{"id":1207,"date":"2019-09-02T07:57:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T11:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gomoodypta.com\/PTA_WP\/?page_id=1207"},"modified":"2020-09-09T12:26:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T16:26:47","slug":"pta-board-positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gomoodypta.com\/PTA_WP\/pta-board-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"PTSA Board Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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MMS PTSA Board Member Positions<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Please consider joining our PTSA Board and help support our teachers and students. \u00a0Many of these roles are currently filled by people who work full time jobs and are easily managed within a few hours per month.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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President<\/strong>\u2013<\/span> Our president conducts the general membership and board meetings, facilitates discussions regarding PTA matters, and communicates directly with the Principal and PTA Board.\u00a0 The president oversees all committees and is a liaison between the board and community. Previous board experience is helpful but not mandatory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

VP Programs<\/strong><\/span>\u2013 Our Programs representative is responsible for researching and acquiring programs relevant to the students and\/or parents of our Raider family. These include but are not limited to theater productions, motivational speakers, and parenting concerns. There are existing resources but we are welcome to new and timely material. Our Screenagers program this year was a wonderful and informative presentation for parents and for students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

VP of Communications\/Webmaster<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 This position includes updating the www.gomoodypta.com<\/a>\u00a0 webpage and Facebook page.\u00a0 The Communications person assists in gathering PTA information to include on the Principal\u2019s Sunday Message.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

VP Membership-<\/span>The VP membership works with the membership committee to plan the annual membership campaign. The VP membership is responsible for creating and implementing a membership plan, which include an invitation to join letter, outlining the accomplishment and benefits of PTA, promote PTA membership through social media sites, email invitations, school and PTA websites, setting up membership table at school events. Distribute special invitations for all teachers and staff. Use PTA financial procedures for Collecting membership dues and forms throughout the year (Retain forms for entire year). Maintain a dynamic list as new members enroll and update the same through Virginia PTA website. Attend regional PTA training for Membership Chair Position. Work closely with the PTA president and the treasurer and give a regular membership report to the PTA. Provide copies of list to the PTA president and the treasurer. Collaborate with Raider Fund \/coordinator to maximize employer match from all eligible enrolled members.<\/h5>\n

Secretary<\/span> (Combining the positions of Recording and Corresponding Secretaries) Our Secretary is responsible for taking the minutes of board and general membership meetings and presenting them for approval. He\/She will also handle matters that involve correspondence with faculty, staff and on occasion, outside groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Treasurer<\/span>-Our Treasurer is responsible for all financial matters. This includes helping create a budget to present to the board and general membership, writing checks, making deposits, reconciling monthly bank statements, yearly filing of taxes and membership dues and presenting statements regularly to the PTA board. Financials are monitored strictly and must follow PTA requirements and bylaws. A required audit is completed every year. Accounting knowledge is recommended.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteers<\/span>:\u00a0 This board member helps organize the volunteer lists at the beginning of the year and forwards them to their appropriate committee people.\u00a0 Most of the work is during August through October which is assisting the committees in finding volunteers.\u00a0 This person also is available on an as-needed basis during the school year when volunteer needs come up.\u00a0 Using useful tools like SignUpGenius and email, most of the work is done on computer from home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hospitality:<\/span> Do you like to host a party?\u00a0 Do you hate to cook?\u00a0 Plan the few dinners PTA give to the teachers and staff at Moody throughout the year.\u00a0 The dates are based on back-to-school night and conference nights when teachers can\u2019t leave the building.\u00a0 You get to plan, ask for donations, or order catered meals.\u00a0 There is also a monthly snack basket that is 100% donated by parents but needs set-up first thing in the morning.\u00a0 Other needs are small and easy to accomplish. 4 friends can split up the duties such that each take one of the dinner nights.\u00a0 We have 2 other volunteers interested in being on this team.\u00a0 This committee impacts the school the most as it directly feeds our terrific teachers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raider Fund<\/span> \u2013 This position is responsible for promoting the Raider Fund and collecting Raider Fund donations throughout the year. This person will work closely with Membership, especially at the beginning of the year when the majority of donations are received, and he\/she should expect to volunteer at the PTA table during events such as \u201cRaider, Set, Go\u201d, Fee Day, and Back to School Night. This position is also responsible for securing an incentive \/ reward for donors (such as a car magnet) and distributing these items to the appropriate families. Throughout the year, the person in this position will also be in charge of submitting paperwork or online requests to companies to ensure that we receive corporate matching donations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Directory\u2013<\/span> This position is responsible for working with the Membership chairperson to acquire all information requested for the student directory. If paper directory is being used, the construction and printing is coordinated by this position.\u00a0 Online log in or paper directory is managed and disseminated to members when complete.<\/strong><\/p>\n

County Council:\u00a0<\/span> PTA has a Henrico County level in which representative from every school meets periodically to gather county information.\u00a0 The volunteer board member attends these evening meetings and reports back with what is going on county-wide as a PTA.\u00a0 Much of the information is policy based.\u00a0 They also attend the Moody Board Meetings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lay Advisory:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> A citizen-work committee was formed many years ago to assist the School Board and County PTA on\u00a0researching and discussing matters in the schools.\u00a0 Such items included the changes to the new math curriculum.\u00a0 This meeting meets 3-4 times per academic year, or as-needed if an issue needs researched.\u00a0 Moody Board Representative attends these evening meetings, contributes on behalf of Moody Middle School PTA and reports back to our school the matters being discussed.\u00a0 They also attend the Moody Board Meetings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

BoxTops<\/span>-The Box Top Coordinator will organize the collection of Box Tops throughout the year. Box Tops must be submitted by due dates necessary for rewards. Incentives can be planned for classrooms with most collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflections-<\/span>This position manages the Reflections Arts in Education program at Moody. Responsibilities include publicizing the program, finding judges, collecting entries, and facilitating the judging process. The winning entries must then be sent for further competition and the county level. A celebration is planned and held for all participants by the Reflections representative.\u00a0 The work for this position is completed by December.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Retail Promotions\/Spirit Nights<\/span> \u2013 this person helps secure our popular Moody Spirit Nights throughout the year. Many local restaurants and kid activities such as bowling are happy to host Moody for fundraising nights. This person coordinates these events with the local businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dance<\/span>\u2013 The Dance representative will coordinate, schedule and \u2018host\u2019 two PTA dances (Fall and Spring) throughout the year.\u00a0 This does NOT include the 8th grade dance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8th Grade Dance<\/span> \u2013 this position can be an individual or a individuals that work together to organize and plan the annual 8th grade dance that takes place at the end of the school year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MMS PTSA Board Member Positions Please consider joining our PTSA Board and help support our teachers and students. \u00a0Many of these roles are currently filled by people who work full time jobs and are easily managed within a few hours per month. President\u2013 Our president…<\/span><\/p>\n

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