If you are interested in joining a committee or becoming a committee coordinator here are descriptions of the positions available. All committee coordinator and member position require one school year commitment.
Corporate Donations Committee
We need the support from our community and beyond. The coordinator and/or committee is responsible to proactively approach various Corporations and local business to solicit donations in the form of products (including gift cards and services) to be raffled off during various fundraising events. And to solicit any cash donations to be made directly to the PTO.
Fundraising Committee
Fundraising is an essential part of our PTO. The coordinator and/or committee will work with the Co-chairs to find new and exciting fundraising opportunities as well as help them execute the fundraisers. This includes creating flyers, setting up a kick-off assembly, getting volunteers, processing orders, delivery and follow-up.
Rewards Committee
Staff Appreciation
Spiritwear/School Store
Recess Committee
This coordinator and/or committee is responsible for distributing information about the rewards programs such as Box Tops, Walmart Roundup, Hannaford Helps, BBBSRI donation bins etc. They will also be responsible for looking for additional programs that can be added for fundraising. The coordinator will follow the guidelines provided by various programs for submission dates.
Community Relations Committee
It is important that the PTO be active and help the Douglas community. This coordinator and/or committee is responsible for fostering community projects such as the Kindergarten meetups the Douglas townwide cleanup etc.
Family Events
This coordinator and/or committee will work with the Co-chairs to provide fun family friendly events through the year. This would include brainstorming ideas and help execute the chosen events. This includes creating flyers, setting up events, getting volunteers and clean up after event.
Throughout the year, PTO tries to remind the teachers and staff how much they are appreciated.The coordinator and/or committee is responsible for creating themes for our bimonthly staff appreciation events. They are also responsible for organizing the event from scheduling, soliciting donations/volunteers, communications, setup and cleanup.
We love to have our town show their school spirit. The coordinator and/or committee is responsible for maintaining monthly contact with the online spiritwear supplier, distributing spiritwear flyers to students/staff and on social media accounts and ordering and stocking the school store that is available to Elementary School students once a month during their lunch period. As well as communication with parents and students and requesting volunteers and managing that schedule.
It is important to our students that they have items to play with at recess. The coordinator and/or committee is responsible for maintaining a steady flow of items or the recess bins at the Primary and Elementary schools and submitting requests for additional items on an as needed basis.