Community Involvement

Welcome the Community Involvement Commission page. Here you will find great ideas and resources to help you in your position.

A Community Involvement or Volunteer Coordinator is one of the most fun and versatile positions on the PTA/PTSA Board. The list of needs a volunteer can fill is endless. Every community has available talents and resources that benefit the public schools.

Ronda Rose
Community Involvement Commissioner
(801)261-3100
Email Ronda

Volunteering

A volunteer can be many things - a role model for the students, an extra pair of hands to help teachers and staff or a liaison between schools and the community.

Each school can make its own Volunteer Handbook," personalized for your own school. Using the "Guidelines for Volunteers Handbook," please add your own theme and/or school name to the cover page, add a welcome message from your principal on page 2, and list your schools and councils in their region on page 4.

DOWNLOADS:
> Guidelines for Volunteers Handbook
> Why We Volunteer-Lesson in Life
> Community Involvement Events
Emerging Minority Leader PTA Conference
May 15 – 16, 2008 ~ In conjunction with the STATE PTA CONVENTION
DOWNLOADS:
> Emerging Minority Leader Conference Flyer
Appreciating Your Volunteers

Click on the links to the right for different ways you can show recognition to your volunteers.


Click here for more information about "Three for Me".

DOWNLOAD:
>"Golden Apple Award "Oustanding Volunteer
> Utah PTA "Spirit of PTA" Award Application Cover Sheets
>Utah PTA Advocacy Award Application Cover Sheet
> Utah PTA Involvement Award Application Cover Sheet


Teacher Appreciation Week
Since 1984, National PTA has encouraged all citizens to show their appreciation to teachers during the annual National PTA Teacher Appreciation Week. Each May, Teacher Appreciation Week offers the opportunity for citizens to reaffirm their commitment to parent-teacher partnerships. The following is a calendar of publicity and program ideas to prepare you for Teacher Appreciation Week and follow-up ideas to use after Teacher Appreciation Week.

DOWNLOADS:
> Teacher Appreciation Week Brochure
> Teacher Appreciation (sample letter)

LINK:
> National PTA Teacher Appreciation

Father Involvement
Click on the links to the right to get more information on how to increase male involvement with your PTA.
LINK:
> How to Increase Male Involvement
> National Standards for Parent & Family Involvement Programs
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