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Click here for PTA Information
Click here for School Advisory Council (SAC) information.
- What
is the purpose of the Brookshire PTA?
- Brookshire PTA subscribes to the purposes put forth
by National, State and Local PTAs and strives to achieve them. These
are:
- To promote the welfare of children and youth in home,
school, community and place of worship.
- To raise the standards of home life.
- To secure adequate laws for the care and protection
of children and youth.
- To bring into closer relation the home and the school,
that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education
of children and youth.
- To develop between educators and the general public
such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the
highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.
- What is the organizational structure
of the PTA at Brookshire?
The Brookshire PTA is comprised of the Executive
Board, which includes the President, the 1 st Vice President/Awards,
the 2 nd Vice President/Ways and Means, the Treasurer, the Corresponding
Secretary, the Recording Secretary, and the Principal. There are committee
chair people for the five different committees, and the committee
members.
- The PTA Board follows parliamentary procedure to
maintain the integrity of the organization, including keeping minutes
of every meeting, reviewing financial records, and adhering to the
bylaws set forth by the Brookshire PTA.
- What do the officers on the PTA
do?
The President presides over board meetings and
coordinates with board chairs.
- The 1 st Vice President/Awards serves as President-elect
and gathers and submits information for awards consideration from
the state and national PTA.
- The 2 nd Vice President/Ways and Means coordinates
with and assists the fundraising chairs.
- The Treasurer manages the financial affairs of the
association.
- The Recording Secretary keeps the minutes of the
meetings.
- The Corresponding Secretary corresponds with the
Board, school, and community.
- The committee chairs coordinate the activities of
their respective committees.
- What committees are there on the
PTA and what do they do?
The Communications Committee
puts together and distributes the PTA newsletter, handles membership,
oversees the homeroom parents, and coordinates events such as Meet
the Teacher Day.
- The Fundraising Committee
chooses and coordinates the various fundraising activities/events
of the PTA, such as the fall fundraiser, Book Fairs and the Silent
Auction.
- The Hospitality Committee
coordinates Teacher Appreciation, school beautification projects,
and handles special donation requests from the school. They also host
a Back to School social for teachers and PTA Board members.
- The Enrichment Committee
coordinates supplemental reading and math programs for the
students such as Accelerated Reader and Sunshine Math, sponsors cultural
arts programs, coordinates Character Education, and chooses and organizes
various enhancement activities, such as clubs, for the students.
- The Programs Committee
organizes monthly family programs for the Brookshire community,
including the school carnival, pool parties, roller-skating parties,
a Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten parents and monthly Spirit Day.
- How do I become involved in a committee
or with the PTA?
Sign up sheets are posted at Meet the Teacher
Day and in every classroom at the beginning of the school year. Once
school has begun, an interested party may contact PTA Board Members,
Committee Chairs, or committee members to express their interest.
You may join us at our monthly PTA Committee Meetings. Contact names,
numbers, and emails are available in the PTA newsletter or the office.
A list of contact names is also printed in this information packet.
- What is the average amount of volunteer
time a PTA officer devotes to the job? A committee chair? A committee
member?
- Board Members can expect to spend a minimum of 5
hours a week on PTA related things, including meetings and emails.
- Committee chairs can realistically expect to spend
about 2-3 hours a week on committee-related planning and communicating.
- Committee members can spend anywhere from 1 hour
a year on up, depending upon what duties they've chosen to undertake.
- Hours related to PTA can vary depending upon the
time of year and what events/programs are upcoming. For instance,
Meet the Teacher Day requires some planning towards the end of the
school year and summer before school begins, but not during other
times of the year.
- What happens to the dues we pay
for PTA?
- PTA dues at Brookshire are $5.00 per year.
- $1.75 of that goes to National PTA for them to
provide materials and publications, underwrite the national convention,
support workshops that address the welfare of children, keep a
volunteer legislative committee in Washington, D.C. to advocate
for children and youth, and maintain a website.
- $1.25 of the dues goes to the Florida State PTA
to provide materials and publications to the local units, maintain
a state office that serves local units, publish a Florida PTA
Bulletin, finance special projects, and provide leadership training.
- $2.00 of the PTA dues stays at Brookshire to
support various programs and activities in our school community.
- If I don't have time to volunteer,
why should I join the PTA?
- By adding your name to our roster of members, you
increase our collective strength. The impact is strengthened when
representing Brookshire PTA before our school and governmental agencies.
The Florida PTA has more than 368,000 members seeking to unite home,
school, and community. We are part of a National PTA of 7 million
volunteers. Your name increases the strength of the Florida PTA and
National PTA when dealing with the State Legislature or U.S. Congress
on behalf of children.
- Do I have to come to school to volunteer?
- No. There are many activities that can be
done away from the school that would be of great benefit to different
programs and events. Some of these include things like grading Sunshine
Math papers, making phone calls, donating items for classroom events
or parties, or picking up or dropping off items for events.
- Can I only volunteer once in a while?
- Most definitely! Any volunteer assistance at the
school is appreciated. It is all vital to achieving the goals of the
PTA and the school community. Even one hour a school year is of benefit
to a committee.
- How often does the PTA meet?
- The PTA Board and Committees meet monthly. The Executive
Board also meets monthly (usually a week before a PTA Committee meeting).
Individual committees may choose to meet more often based upon their
needs, but may also communicate via telephone and email between monthly
meetings.
- Where and when are the PTA meetings
held? What time do they start?
- PTA Committee Meetings are held on the third Thursday
of the month in the Media Center at Brookshire. Occasionally, the
date of the meeting may be moved up a week if it interferes with another
school event. Notice will be given prior to that happening.
- The meetings begin at 7 p.m. Refreshments are served
and child care can be provided also, with advance request.
- How long are the meetings?
- The general meeting will last from 7-7:30 p.m. From
7:30-8 p.m. , committees will meet. At this time, members are free
to go, but Committee Chairs are asked to stay to inform the Executive
Board of any new business on their part. This will adjourn at 8:30.
- Who comes to the PTA meetings?
- The Executive Board members, Committee Chairs, Principal,
Teacher liaison, and committee members.
- What happens at the PTA meetings?
- Minutes from previous meetings are approved. Reports
are given from the Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Committee Chairs,
and the Principal. New business and unfinished business are discussed.
Announcements are made. Committees will also have a chance to meet
after these reports are completed.
- How does the PTA raise money at
Brookshire?
- The PTA holds a fall fundraiser, which is the primary
source of income for the association. Other sources of income are
membership dues and monies raised at various events such as school
carnival, book fair, and a silent auction.
- What does the PTA do with the funds
raised?
- The money raised by the PTA goes to fund enrichment
programs at the school such as those involving reading and math, monthly
family programs, events for Teacher Appreciation, printing of the
newsletter, school beautification, gifts, donations and special requests
from the school such as purchase of computers or equipment.
- Can I volunteer for more than one
committee?
- Yes! Any help is welcome wherever a volunteer feels
most comfortable.
- Do I need to fill out an application
form to volunteer at the school?
- Yes. These forms are available on-line. You can access
them from the computer in the office. Instructions are posted next
to the computer. You many also access this form from home by going
to http://volunteer.ocps.net
- Do I need to keep track of the time
I spend volunteering?
- Yes. By logging into and out of the computer in the
front office.
- When you come to school, your hours are posted. If
you are volunteering away from the school, and are unable to log your
hours by coming into the school, the Additions coordinator can be
contacted to post them.
- Why do I need to log my volunteer
hours?
- Schools can get two awards that signify excellence.
These are the Five Star School Award and the Golden School Award.
Our volunteer hours contribute towards the school's qualification.
- If I help out with an event or program
that requires purchasing items, am I expected to spend my own money?
- All committees have a budget to spend on events or
programs. If there is an approved expense, a PTA check can be made
out prior to purchase by filling out a check request. Check request
forms, with instructions, are kept in a white binder near the PTA
mailboxes in the computer lab (behind the office/workroom). If there
is a purchase being made ahead of time that is in an unknown amount,
frequently members will make the purchase and then submit a check
request for reimbursement. The turnaround on this is very quick.
- Who do I contact to volunteer?
- Any Committee chair, or Executive Board member will
be happy to assist you in finding the right fit for you if you are
interested in helping out at the school. A list of names and contact
information is listed at the end of this packet.
2007/2008
PTA Board
Executive Board
President: Nancy Mooney
1st Vice President: Toni Turton
2nd Vice President: Nicole Caron
Treasurer: Katrina Jackson
Recording Secretary: Lauren Hamner
Corresponding Secretary: Rebecc Willis
Any questions regarding the Brookshire PTA? Please e-mail
us at BrookshirePTA@aol.com
School
Advisory Council
- Staff members, parents and community partners are
welcome to join Brookshire's School Advisory Council. Although only
members may vote, the public is also welcome to attend.
- The SAC's primary role is to assist the principal
in preparing and implementing the School Improvement Plan. Meetings
are held monthly in the Media Center.
- Being a member of SAC enables you to come together
with other parents and staff with a common interest and goal to improve
our school.
Chairperson-Susan Varan
Secretary-Peggy Lenfest
Click here
for the School Improvement Plan 2007-2008
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