2022-23 PTA Committee Descriptions

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1	COMMITTEE	TYPICAL TIMEFRAME (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)	DESCRIPTION
2	Note: The PTA has funds dedicated to each event & committee so if expenses are incurred (within budget) as a committee chair or member, they will be reimbursed by the PTA.
3	Academic
4	Cultural Heritage	Events throughout the fall and spring with a culminating night in March or April	Celebrate all the diverse cultures, heritages and traditions represented at Doss! We want to expand this committee so are welcoming NEW ideas. We hope to have smaller in-classroom activities celebrating the cultures at school and beyond our walls. The culminating event will be a night of international music, arts and crafts, dance, stories, and international food. Volunteers are needed to help plan and coordinate the events and assist with event set up/break down. We are also looking for multi-lingual parents to read to our students in their native language during classroom time.
5	Gallery Greats & Doss Arts	Year Round	Help enrich Doss Arts! Gallery Greats is an art enrichment program led by community and parent volunteers. The goal is to educate children on artists, their history and styles. All materials are provided! Ideally, these sessions would be monthly or every other month. We are also looking to enlist volunteers to assist the Doss art teachers with Artsonia (online Art showcase site) and to help with the school Art Auction.
6	Literacy Library (1st Grade Book Room)	Year Round	Doss has over 5000 books in its Literacy Library that are used by our teachers so that our kids are able to read a variety of books that are reading-level appropriate. Volunteers catalog new books and check-in/shelve books as they’re returned. Scheduling is flexible – typically twice a month for about an hour at a time.
7	Math Pentathlon	Year Round	Math Pentathlon is a program of interactive, problem-solving games that strengthen basic math concepts, develop problem-solving skills, and encourage good sportsmanship. The club is open to all grades and meets weekly after school. Based on grade level, students play five different strategy games that are more like chess or checkers compared to math fact drills. The club is staffed entirely by volunteers, and we need a ratio of one volunteer per 8 students.
8	Friends of the Library, RADical Story Walk & Author Visits	Year Round (Library shifts are weekly)	Want to be in the midst of all that is happening in our beautiful library? Do you have 1-2 hours a week to spare? Volunteers will help our librarians with various projects throughout the year as well as routine library re-shelving and shelf management. The RAD Committee fosters a love of reading through activities such as author visits and reading programs throughout the year. Our goal is to provide diverse activities in order to make connections and spark interest across all of Doss.
9	Read Naturally	Year Round (Weekly time commitment)	Want to help build self-confidence in the classroom and have meaningful one-on-one time helping kids? Volunteer for Read Naturally! Increasing reading fluency makes a big difference for a child -- it's simple and only takes 30 minutes of your time each week. You'll work with two students at a time and make a huge impact in their lives. If you're interested in the rewarding experience of helping our kids read better and excel in the classroom, please join our dedicated volunteers.
10	Reflections	September-November	We are looking for members to encourage and celebrate participation in the arts through the PTA Reflections program. Students are recognized at the Local (Doss), Council (AISD), State and National PTA levels. An invitation to volunteer as judges will be sent out to the entire school in November.
11	Science Fair	October-February	Help plan and execute our annual Doss Science Fair! Volunteers will help coordinate help sessions in the fall, assist with set-up the day before Science Fair, and recruit and check-in judges on the day of the event. An invitation to volunteer as judges will be sent out to the entire school in early January.
12	Science Lab Supplies	Year Round	Help purchase & deliver items teachers have identified on a spreadsheet for monthly science and STEAM activities completed in the classroom and maker spaces.
13	Events
14	Book Fair	November	Come join the Book Fair team to help raise money for the Doss Library! Volunteers will help with planning for the week of activities surrounding the book fair along with transforming the library into a bookstore that fits the year's theme. Volunteers will also help run registers and help at the fair throughout the week.
15	Daughter Dance	January/February	The Daughter Dance Committee will work together to come up with a theme and bring it to life in the Doss cafeteria. Volunteers will help with decorations, getting snacks, securing vendors, setup and clean up.
16	Hospitality	Year Round	This is the perfect place for working parents or those with time constraints who can’t help on campus during the day! The Hospitality Committee provides snacks and drinks for special events such as Parent-Principal Coffees, PTA Meetings, Retirement Receptions, Senior Walk Day, etc. You may help by picking up a carafe of coffee or snacks at the store, or if you have more time, you can help set up and serve (if needed).
17	H'Owl Fall Festival	October	The H’OWL is our fall carnival and community-wide event for the whole family. This has been a Doss tradition for over 30 years! We are looking for key volunteers to help with planning in areas such as food & drinks, student volunteer coordination, and ticket and merchandise sales. Volunteers will also help on the day of the event (typically the Sunday prior to Halloween) with setup and clean up.
18	Son Dance	February/March	The Son Dance Committee will work together to come up with a theme and bring it to life in the Doss cafeteria. Volunteers will help with decorations, getting snacks, securing vendors, setup and clean up.
19	Sports-A-Rama	May	Sports-A-Rama is a fun filled day out on the Murchison track where the students get to "compete" amongst their classmates in friendly competitions. Volunteers will help set up and clean up as well as help manage the student volunteers running each station.
20	Spring Party	October-April	Do you love to plan parties? Do you want to get involved in planning our school's largest (and adults only!) fundraiser of the year? Whether you have experience in event planning or just want to join a FUN committee, there is a place for you! We have a committee for everyone--decorations, auction, food and beverages, entertainment, sales, communication and marketing... The party takes place in the spring, but planning starts in the fall.
21	Staff Appreciation	August, December & May	This is a marvelous committee for the time-challenged parent! We host various appreciation luncheons and breakfasts for our wonderful staff in August, December and May. We need volunteers to assist with planning, set-up, serving, and clean-up.
22	Technology
23	Graphic Designers	As Needed	We want to establish a group of talented graphic designers in our midst. We might call on you for smaller projects like designing a backdrop for the dance all the way to designing the next awesome spirit shirt. The more designers we have, the less work each will have to do!
24	Photographers	As Needed	We want to establish a group of talented photographers (amateur and professional welcome!) in our midst. We might call on you to take pictures at events throughout the year. These photos might be used on social media or in the yearbook. The more photographers we have, the less work each will have to do!
25	Web Team	Year Round (busy times in August & April)	Do you have experience being a webmaster? Want to get involved at Doss but prefer to do your volunteer work outside of school hours? We are looking for individual(s) to help this committee for Doss this year. Responsibilities include making regular site updates, updating the online store, and occasional interaction with the hosting company, Experience with Wordpress, JotForm, and PayPal are a plus but not required. This is a perfect way to volunteer without having to be on campus during normal work hours!
26	Other
27	Hoot & Hammer (formerly 3-D (Doss Dependable Dads))	Year Round as Needed	Calling all helpers that are handy with tools!! Become a part of a volunteer pool to help assist the PTA and staff with activities requiring trade skills, tools, or a little muscle. This committee will be called upon via distribution list when assistance is requested. Help when you can!
28	Doss Distribution Gang	Year Round as Needed	This is a NEW committee! We have a lot of committees that are a committee of one (or two) trusty parents that need help with distribution on one day (i.e. memory books, yearbooks, Sprout school supplies). We will create a distribution list (no pun intended!) and put a call out when there is help needed.
29	Hoot Hoot Helpers	Year Round as Needed	This is a NEW committee. There are classes, teachers and staff (i.e specials, Special Education, health screenings, counselor initiatives, etc) that might need assistance for various ad hoc projects. We will create a distribution list and put a call out when there is help needed.
30	Lost & Found	Year Round	Let’s face it…kids forget stuff! But the Lost & Found committee helps keep this area tidy and returns misplaced items more easily to our students. If you have a few minutes to hang clothes, check for names on misplaced items (so we can return them), organize lunch boxes or stack water bottles, we welcome your help!
31	Outdoor Spaces	Year Round	Whether you're a Master Gardener or just enjoy playing in the dirt, we need your help making the grounds as exemplary as the education! Our main efforts center around 2-3 Campus Clean Up days where we rely on parent & child volunteers, but we are also looking for volunteers to assist with planting, watering and maintaining our beautiful, unique garden space and new outdoor learning spaces.
32	Parent Education	Year Round	The Parent Education Committee was formed to host events designed for parents to learn about relevant and timeline topics. Volunteers for this committee might help think of ideas, procure speakers, help with event logistics and get the word out about events.
33	Sister School	Year Round	Traditionally Doss helps another school within AISD with a less robust PTA with various drives such as clothing, supplies (masks, water bottles, etc), classroom wishlists. We are hoping to expand our reach this year and would love volunteers with a passion of helping all children achieve their potential.
34	"Committees" of a Few (typically only a chair or co-chair without volunteers)
35	No Hassle Chair(s)	September/October	Who wants to go door-to-door selling wrapping paper or candy bars? NOT US! The No Hassle chair/co-chairs will get the word out about our no hassle fundraiser for the PTA. Chairs will use BidPal to collect donations, create email content to distribute and think of a FUN event when the goal is met!
36	Doss Spirit Day/Retail Event Chair	Year Round	This chairperson will schedule our fun Doss spirit nights at area restaurants. The PTA also gets money back from other avenues such as Randall's, Amazon, minted as well as a few other retailer. This chair will get the word out to try to bring in "easy money" for the PTA.
37	Social Media Chair	Year Round	If you are social media savvy and love posting to Facebook and Instagram, this is the role for you. The chair will work closely with the PTA president and Vice President to make sure all upcoming events are advertised and events as they happen are showcased on social media. Postings will be frequent so please only sign up if you have the time.
38	Grade Level Coordinators	Year Round	Grade Level Coordinators (GLCs) work with the lead grade level teacher and the lead room parents from each class in that grade to coordinate events, projects, field trips and communicate it all to the parents with a student in that grade. This position is best served by a parent that has previous lead room experience.
39	Spout School Supplies	August, March-April	This chair coordinates the school supply lists with the grade level teacher leads and our school supply vendor, Sprout. They then help with delivery and distribution of all supply boxes to classrooms beore the first day of school.
40	Homeroom Memory Books	Year Round but busiest in April	This chair makes sure each homeroom has a memory book lead as well as trains those leads on how to create a memory book in Shutterfly. The chair also coordinates collection, ordering and the distribution of memory books at the end of the year.
41	Yearbook	Year Round but busiest in March/April	This chair collects pictures from throughout the year from all events and grades. They create the Doss school yearbook for that academic year.
42	5th Grade Thanks for the Memories Book	April/May	This chair collects parting wishes from the graduating 5th graders and families of 5th graders and compiles a bound book to share with all teachers and 5th graders.
43	Preschool Club and Kinder Coffee & Kleenex	Year Round	This chair will coordinate events for current preK studetns that will be entering Doss as kindergarteners. The chair will close out their tenure by hosting the Kinder Coffee & Kleenex on the first day of school for those teary eyed kinder parents leaving their babies in the solid hands of the Doss team.
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