Howdy Wrangler Moms and Dads,
In early April, I sent a note home introducing myself as well as inviting you to ask yourself how you can serve our students at JWE. I am hoping that you’ve had the opportunity to reflect on your interests and skill set and you are ready to say YES to volunteering at JWE! Through volunteering at Williams, I feel as if I am making a direct impact on my children’s education and I’ve met some really fantastic people and forged lifelong friendships. I want you to join me!
We’ve still got a few leadership positions available and nothing would make me happier than going into the summer with everything filled. Below is a short description of each position and its estimated time commitment. Please feel free to email me with any questions or contact the person who oversees each of these positions.
PROGRAMS:
Position: MVP
Description: The Math Volunteers Program at JWE is your perfect opportunity to make a huge educational impact in the lives of the students at JWE. MVP aims to tutor students who don’t qualify for Katy ISD assistance but could use a little help in math. Led by JWE faculty member Mary Harle, the PTA’s MVP Chair will work with Mary by gathering volunteers from local high school programs such as National Honor Society. Mary will communicate with teachers on what individual students’ needs are and coordinate that information with the tutors.
Time Commitment: MVP runs from October through April, Monday – Thursday from 3:00-3:30 pm. The MVP Chair does not need to be present every afternoon but periodic check-ins are a good idea (especially as the program is starting). This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under Curriculum Support, Tiffany Ferrell, who can be reached at
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Position: Robotics Academy
Description: The Robotics Academy at JWE is an after-school enrichment program that is geared toward stimulating the imagination and creativity of our kids through the use of Legos. We are still in the process of planning out next year, but there will likely be three 6-week sessions in which parents can register their students. The duties of this position include getting the word out about signups via the Pony ePress and helping to coordinate the JWE administration and the American Robotics team.
Time Commitment: This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under Curriculum Support, Tiffany Ferrell, who can be reached at
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Position: RSVP
Description: The Reading Support Volunteer Program provides one-on-one reading assistance for our 1st-3rd graders and group assistance for our 4th-5th graders. Led by JWE faculty member Jamie Mullenberg, the PTA’s RSVP Chair will work with Jamie by gathering parent volunteers for 1st-3rd grade and high school volunteers for 4th and 5th. Jamie will communicate with teachers on what individual students’ needs are and coordinate that information with the tutors.
Time Commitment: RSVP runs from October through April. The RSVP Chair does not need to be present for 1st-3rd grade reading sessions. We are still in the planning stages of the 4th-5th grade program. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under Curriculum Support, Tiffany Ferrell, who can be reached at
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MEMBERSHIP:
Position: Yearbook - Portraits
Description: Our yearbook publisher, Jostens, has facial recognition software available that we would like to start using to ensure that every child who is allowed to be is represented in the yearbook. The Yearbook-Portrait position will entail working with teachers to verify that the portraits supplied (and tagged) by the portrait company are accurate, then tagging the photographs placed in layouts designed by the yearbook team.
Time Commitment: The portrait company will upload the portraits into the Jostens database in late November, and initial verification should happen shortly thereafter and should take around 6 hours. The tagging of photographs used in layouts should take around 2 hours per week and can be done off-campus. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under the Yearbook Chair, Sue LaPrade, who can be reached at
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FUNDRAISING:
Position: Fall Fundraiser (Student Fun Run)
Description: Instead of selling cookie dough door-to-door, next year we are trying something new – a Boosterthon Fun Run! The Boosterthon company wraps fitness, leadership and character together in a 9-day fundraising experience for students culminating with the final event – a fun run on Halloween (during school hours).
Time Commitment: According to another KISD school who took part in this fundraiser last year, the Boosterthon Fun Run team does all the heavy lifting. That being said, we will need someone to manage it on our end. I do not know the exact time commitment other than the Boosterthon team will be on campus from October 22nd through October 31st. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under VP Fundraising, Adriana Rubin, who can be reached at
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Position: Various Hoedown Positions
Description: Being our largest fundraiser of the year, Hoedown also requires the most volunteers. There are a variety of Hoedown positions available: Auction Donation Coordinator (assist the Auction Chair), Basket Coordinator (make purchases for and assemble baskets for raffle), Communication Chair (oversee the Catalog, Hoedown Packet, Signage, Proofreaders and Publicity – all of which are available positions), Carnival Chair (oversee Decorations, Food/Drinks and Games – games is the only position filled) and Volunteer Coordinator (organize volunteers).
Time Commitment: Each of these positions vary in time commitment and each of them ramp up at different times. None of them are Executive Board positions, so no monthly meetings are required. However, the Hoedown Committee has meetings approximately once a month. Please contact Kristi Poe at
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VIPS (VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS):
Position: Hospitality
Description: Throughout the year, JWE PTA provides little treats and reminders that our PTA loves our JWE faculty and staff. Our Hospitality Chair organizes these reminders and we are looking for someone who is creative and can make a dollar stretch! I’ve got an entire Pinterest board dedicated to ideas for this position so if you’re remotely creative, please let us know!
Time Commitment: This will depend on your time available and what you decide to do with the position. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under VP VIPS, Tiffany Gwin, who can be reached at
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Position: Interior Beautification
Description: As you walk through the halls of JWE, you will notice three huge bulletin boards the PTA maintains and decorates with interactive themes. The Interior Beautification chair manages these bulletin boards by organizing the use of them by different committees. This summer, we are budgeting money to convert them to murals so that when they are not in use they are pretty enough in their own right!
Time Commitment: With the murals in place, there won’t be any “requirements” for the PTA to embellish the bulletin boards but you are welcome to decorate them as often as you’d like within your allotted budget. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under VP VIPS, Tiffany Gwin, who can be reached at
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Position: Junior Achievement
Description: JA is the world’s largest organization dedicated to education students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experimental, hands-on programs. What the PTA’s Junior Achievement Chair will do is work with Angie Schauer, JWE JA Representative, Homeroom Coordinator and Homeroom Parents in garnering volunteers to teach the program for each homeroom.
Time Commitment: This position requires no on-campus hours as most of the coordination can be handled via email or phone. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under VP VIPS, Tiffany Gwin, who can be reached at
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Position: Music Liaison
Description: Responsibilities include assisting the JWE Music Teacher in coordinating grade-level musical performances (performed at General Membership meetings) and determining whether the PTA can assist any unfilled needs in the music department.
Time Commitment: This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under VP VIPS, Tiffany Gwin, who can be reached at
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Position: PE Liaison
Description: Responsibilities include assisting Brenda Pennington, JWE PE Teacher, with spring field days by organizing volunteers, purchasing PE equipment as needed and as budget allows and assisting and facilitating with PE-related programs. One such program is the running incentive program and inputting the students’ running data into a spreadsheet and generating the shoes that are posted on the gym wall.
Time Commitment: This position requires on-campus hours as the data entry (4-8 hours a week) must be entered into the PE department’s computers. This is not an Executive Board position, so no monthly meetings are required. This position falls under VP VIPS, Tiffany Gwin, who can be reached at
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I look forward to hearing from you! Thank you for your commitment to our JWE Students. I hope you have a wonderful summer!
Sincerely,
Megan Perkins
2012-2013 JWE PTA President
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