Agenda - Room Parent Committee Meeting

NFES PTO Room Parent Committee Meeting

December 9, 2010 @ 5:30 (BEFORE PTO Meeting)

I.                    Call to Order:

II.                 Minutes from October 21^st meeting: (see below)

III.               Guest Speaker: Principal Jade Bolton, NFES

IV.              Unfinished Business:

a.      Teacher Expectations/Room Parent Responsibilities

b.      Feedback on Fall Character Day Party

c.      Room Parent Expense Report

V.                 New Business/Open Forum:

a.      Room Parent Committee Mission & Objectives (R.O.O.M. – Reassuring, Organizing, Offering, Mindfully)

b.      Holiday Party Preparation (December 16^th @1:15)

c.      Room Parent Blog (Access, Usefulness)

d.      Online Room Parent Documents – NFES website (Access)

e.      Teacher Assistance (Weekly/Monthly Parental Volunteers)

f.        Ideas & Suggestions for improving the Room Parent Role/Committee

VI.              Adjournment:

a.      Q & A

b.      Next Meeting: Thursday, February 17^th at 6:00 (following PTO meeting)

Minutes from October 21^st Meeting

·        Call to Order:

·        Ice Breaker: R.O.O.M. (Reassuring Ours & Others Mindfully)

·        Unfinished Business (Information):

o       Room Parent Role

o       Room Parent Committee Forms

o       Value of Teacher/Room Parent Meeting

o       Value of Room Parent Introduction to Parents

·        New Business/Open Forum (Discussion):

o       Teacher Expectations/Room Parent Responsibilities

o       Online access to Room Parent forms – NFES PTO website

o       Recruiting Other Parents - “Tips and Tools of Successful Recruiting!”

o       Monetary & Non-Monetary Contributions from Parents

o       Party Sign-up Letters

o       Financial Accountability – Room Parent Expense Report

o       Best Practices - Room Parent Best Practices Guide

o       Q & A

·        Adjournment: