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Join Today • Background Check & Clearance Links • Board Positions
PTA Vision
PTA Mission
To make every child's potential a reality.
The overall purpose of PTA:
- A powerful voice for all children
- A relevant resource for families and communities, and
- A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
PTA Values
What PTA stands for:
Collaboration: We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to accomplish our agreed-upon goals.
Commitment: We are dedicated to promoting children’s health, well-being, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement.
Accountability: We acknowledge our obligations. We deliver on our promises. Respect: We value our colleagues and ourselves. We expect the same high quality of effort and thought from ourselves as we do from others.
Inclusivity: We invite the stranger and welcome the newcomer. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible.
Integrity: We act consistently with our beliefs. When we err, we acknowledge the mistake and seek to make amends.
Champions for Our Children
Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Faculty, together we can be “Champions for Our Children!”
By becoming a member of the Valley View Elementary PTA, you are becoming a part of an organization that sponsors educational programs, health and safety awareness, book fairs, field trips, in-school activities, family events, and various other opportunities for the children in our schools. A portion of your membership dues goes directly to our state and national PTA’s. These organizations are essential in advocating for the rights of our children.
Additionally, once you become a member of the PTA, there are a multitude of volunteer opportunities available to you. Volunteering is one of the best ways for you to actively participate in your child’s school experience.
By joining, you will have a chance to win the end-of-year-raffle. For every meeting you attend you will earn an additional chance to win!!!
Thanks in advance for joining. We look forward to working with you in the coming year!
Background Checks & Clearance Links
Volunteer background checks are required to volunteer in the school for any PTA sponsored event.
Child Abuse & Criminal Record checks (numbers 1 & 2) are required for volunteers and are free. FBI Report (number 3) is only needed if you have lived in PA less than ten years with a $25.75 fee.
1.) Child Abuse History Clearance:
2.) Request for Criminal Record:
3.) Federal (FBI) Criminal History Report:
Officer Positions
President: The head of the board and of the VVEPTA. Conduct board meetings and ensure that the board’s directives are implemented and monitored. Conduct monthly general membership meetings. Create committees and appoint committee chairs. Collaborate with the board to carry out the mission and ensure accomplishment of goals.
1st Vice-President: Prepared at all times to assume the role of board president, if necessary. The president may delegate special assignments to the vice president, who also works closely with board members and committee chairs to carry out the board president’s vision and directives.
2nd Vice-President: Prepared at all times to assume the role of board president, if 1st Vice President is unavailable. The president may delegate special assignments to the vice president, who also works closely with board members and committee chairs to carry out the board president’s vision and directives.
Treasurer: Serve as the financial officer. Apply knowledge of accounting to monitor finances, while directing the preparation of financial reports and summarizing the reports for the board. Work with board officers and members to develop financial plans and prepare the budget. Review the annual audit and tax forms, and presents the financial material to the board.
Secretary: Take minutes at board and general meetings, and review and distribute the approved minutes. Maintain board records, such as minutes and committee reports, and ensure the accuracy and security of the records. The secretary is prepared to assume the leadership role when the president and vice president are unavailable.
Parlimentarian: Authority in rules of order and the proper procedures for the conduct of meetings of deliberative assemblies. Assist in the drafting and interpretation of bylaws and rules of order, and the planning and conduct of meetings.
Historian: Document all of the past as recorded in sources, such as newspapers and other periodicals, photographs as well as all papers generated and distributed by the VVEPTA.
Board Positions
Anti-Bullying: Coordinate anti-bullying themed activities quarterly and plan anti-bullying assembly for students in grades K-5
By Laws/Legislation: Gather information on PTA legislation and distribute as necessary. Ensure PTA follows all By Laws. Coordinate any By Law changes as needed throughout the year
Child Development: Coordinate child care for General PTA meetings
Field Trip Coordinator – Elementary: Work with teachers and general membership to choose/approve field trips and enrichment day themes for each grade K-2. Coordinate dates/prices with trip/program provider. Coordinate chaperones/buses/water for field trips and volunteers/crafts/station activities for enrichment days.
Field Trip Coordinator – Intermediate: Work with teachers and general membership to choose/approve field trips and enrichment day themes for each grade 3-5. Coordinate dates/prices with trip/program provider. Coordinate chaperones/buses/water for field trips and volunteers/crafts/station activities for enrichment days.
Fundraiser: Coordinate any fundraisers in the necessary amount of money to cover PTA budget throughout the school year.
Homeroom Activities: Coordinate homeroom parents and activities for Holiday Parities.
Membership: Work with president on ideas/themes for membership drive. Organize and keep track of all membership. Send in membership dues to state by required due dates. Coordinate with donations/raffles chair for monthly prize. Ensure membership booths are available at all appropriate PTA functions (meetings, Get Acquainted nights, etc)
Newsletter & Webmaster: Gather information and create/distribute monthly PTA newsletters and keep website updated.
Photography/Publicity: Taking photos of PTA events for future reference and/or newspaper/newsletter submission. Submitting necessary photos/events to the newspaper. Assisting with taking photos for the yearbook
Play Day: Coordinate contest for theme and artwork printed on t-shirts. Research bids on t-shirts for general voting. Gather t-shirt sizes from all children/school staff needed. Coordinate ordering/distributing t-shirts. Coordinate volunteers/water for play day. Coordinate with school/Gym Teachers for each grade play day
Programs: Research and book Arts and Education programs for all grades throughout the year. Coordinate payment reimbursements from the NEIU. Coordinate with administration regarding scheduling and coordinate any volunteers needed.
Donations/Raffle: soliciting donations from business in the area for all PTA Events
Reflections: Publicize information on the Reflections Program to ensure all students are aware of the program, rules, due dates. Encourage children to participate. Coordinate with teachers who are participating. Coordinate judging at the local level and local awards ceremony. Prepare all winning entries for council level judging. Be available for questions at subsequent levels of judging. Assist in preparing for the council awards banquet.
Safety & Health: Researching and booking Health & Safety programs for all grades throughout the year. Coordinating with administration for scheduling and coordinating volunteers.
School Board Liaison: Attend school board work sessions/meetings to communicate information between school board and PTA
Telephone/Sunshine: Send appropriate card/small token to any child, PTA member, or school staff who has been sick for over a week, is in the hospital, or who has had a death in the family. Call all board officers to remind them of meetings, Coordinate call tree for board/officers when information needs to go out.
Yearbook Elementary: Working with Lifetouch to operate their online yearbook designing program. Coordinate ordering of yearbooks and distribution of yearbooks. Encourage parents to upload photos in order for the chair to design the yearbook. Working to get all students in the yearbook. For Grades K-2.
Yearbook Intermediate: Working with Lifetouch to operate their online yearbook designing program. Coordinate ordering of yearbooks and distribution of yearbooks. Encourage parents to upload photos in order for the chair to design the yearbook. Working to get all students in the yearbook. For Grades 3-5.
Teacher Liaison (Elementary) ***MUST BE A TEACHER – Represent teachers of school. Bring suggestions/questions of the PTA to teachers and questions/suggestions from teachers to PTA. Position for a teacher representing grades K-2.
Teacher Liaison (Intermediate) ***MUST BE A TEACHER – Represent teachers of school. Bring suggestions/questions of the PTA to teachers and questions/suggestions from teachers to PTA. Position for a teacher representing grades 3-5.
Chair Positions
Red Ribbon Week: Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October.
Dr. Seuss Day: Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2—Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Purchase hats for all kindergarten and new students. Organize activities for this event.
The Giving Tree: Organize the program designed to financially help families in our school district by supplying toys, sweatshirts, hats and gloves to the children of those families at the holidays.
Box Tops for Education: Organize and submit Box Tops collected from families in both schools.
Teacher Appreciation Week: Organize a week of treats for the teachers as well as a luncheon.
Family Fun Committee: Organize PTA sponsored events for familes in our district. Aquire donations from local businesses. Events are typically free admission for students and families.
Restaurant Nights: Organize designated nights at a local chain restaurants that will donate a portion of the sale to the PTA (Pizza Hut, Texas Roadhouse, etc)
2nd Grade Step-up: Celebration for the 2nd graders who are leaving the elementary and heading to the intermediate school.
5th Grade Farewell: Celebration for the 5th graders who are leaving the intermediate and heading to the middle school.