PTA Committee Descriptions
*Denotes voting position
ROLE | NAME | DESCRIPTION | |
President* | Zael Zura | President of the PTA | |
Vice-President* | Darin Hanson | Vice-President of the PTA | |
Secretary* | Himela Bahadoorsingh | Secretary of the PTA | |
Treasurer* | Salim Mohammed | treasurer@maywoodhillspta.com | Treasurer of the PTA |
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Afterschool Programs* | Renee Huizenga | Coordinates all afterschool student enrichment programs. | |
Art Docent Program & Art Gallery* | Rachel Asimakopoulos | The Art Docent Program is a quality arts literacy enrichment program provided by volunteers that visit the classroom each month to introduce children (and teachers) to the wonders of art appreciation. | |
Breakfast Club | Michelle Kono | The Breakfast Club is a fun way to spend 30 minutes serving breakfast to our Maywood Hills kids. It is a simple job, requiring little to no set up, a minimal time commitment and the chance to start our kids off with a smile and a warm breakfast. | |
Communications Chair* Webmaster & Newsletter | Chair: Tom Lorusso -Social Media: Michelle Lee -Reader Board: Jessica Schulte | newsletter@maywoodhillspta.com | Creates and manages the PTA communications channels, including the website, Facebook group, newsletter, emails, reader board, and any other method of keeping our membership informed and up to date. |
Community Outreach* | Zael Zura | Organizes and facilitates a variety of programs provided by Maywood Hills and the PTA, most notably the weekend backpack food program. Also works with ASB as a PTA liaison to support student-led outreach efforts such as food drives, sock drives and more. | |
Emergency Prep* | Patty Ponce Zael Zura | This committee maintains classroom emergency supplies that are found in the first-aid buckets. It also maintains the inventory of emergency supplies/information in the container car located east of the upper field, updates emergency nametags and assists with school wide drills. | |
Events Chair (NEW) | Chair: Julia Cole
– Field Day: Brooke -Fifth Grade Party: TBD | Helps create and organize events for our students, staff and community. | |
F.A.C.E. Family and Community Engagement* Committee | Co-chairs: Himela Bahadoorsingh and Jessica Schulte Renee Huizenga | ||
| Fundraising Committee (NEW) | Darin Hanson | vp@maywoodhillspta.com | Creates fund raising events and campaigns to support our annual programs. |
| Historian/Photographer | Michelle Lee | historian@maywoodhillspta.com | Collects photos of students and school activities to be used in the yearbook, slide shows and school displays. |
| Legislative Representative* | Michelle Kono Zael Zura | Michelle.m.kono@gmail.com president@maywoodhillspta.com | Advocates for local initiatives and issues that pertain to local children and education. Attends the annual statewide Legislative Assembly and the annual PTA convention. Is encouraged to attend district board meetings and PTA Regional and Council meetings to stay abreast of issues. |
| Reflections | Danielle Dolbec | reflections@maywoodhillspta.com | This is a National PTA contest that allows students to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students in all grades are encouraged to create and submit works of art in six areas: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual arts. |
| Science Docent | Malia Caracoglia | malia.caracoglia@gmail.com | The Science Docents assist the teachers in the classroom with providing hands-on science lessons. |
| Special Education Advocate | VACANT | ||
| Staff Appreciation* | Brooke Giesbrecht Mary Irving | brookgiesbrecht@gmail.com pachelbeli05@yahoo.com | Plans and hosts several events during the year for all of the Maywood Hills staff members so the PTA can show our appreciation. |
| Watch DOGS* | Douglas Waugh | watchdogs@maywoodhillspta.com | Organizes this dads on campus program, by working together with the principal, teachers, and Maywood fathers. The purpose is to get dads, stepdads, granddads, and other male mentors into our schools and into students’ lives in a positive way by getting male role models on campus to spend a few hours or a full day. |
| Staff Liaisons* / Book Room | VACANT | ||
| OTHER VOLUNTEER ROLES | |||
| Bike Day | |||
| Book Room | Helps to organize and maintain the teachers’ book room. | ||
| Commemorative Books | Works with the school librarian to select new books donated by the PTA in honor of each Maywood class. Honorary labels with the teacher and student names are placed inside each book and students receive a bookmark stating which book has been given in their honor. | ||
| Library volunteer coordinator | Michelle Lee | ||
| Nominating Committee | Committee helps to recruit potential officers to fill Board vacancies at the end of Spring. | ||
| Office volunteers | Coordinates volunteers to assist the office staff with greeting late students, writing late slips, and doing the lunch count. | ||
| Reader Board | Jessica Schulte | Updates the reader board along 104th Ave. with PTA and school information. | |
| School photos | Creates and posts the sign-up sheets prior to picture days, and then provides assistance during picture days. | ||
| State testing support | Organizes snacks and water for all students while they are doing state-mandated testing in the Spring. |