Committee Chairs

Our committee chairs are the PTA’s friendly leaders – they help guide each committee, coordinate volunteers, and bring ideas to life that support our students and families. Committee Chairs work under the direction of a PTA Board member, so you’ll never be on your own in planning. You’ll receive a budget, plenty of guidance, and lots of support along the way – absolutely no experience necessary!

Would you like a co-chair? No problem! Bring a friend and enjoy working together to bring an event to life.

If this sounds interesting to you, we’d love for you to join us! Reach out to to each PTA Board Lead to learn more about how you can support or lead a committee.

  • Duties: Coordinate before- and after-school classes and clubs that give kids a chance to explore new hobbies and skills. Communicate with vendors and parent chaperones.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate, ongoing
  • When: Throughout the school year, with some summer planning
  • Duties: Organize and communicate with classroom docents, keep art supplies stocked, and purchase items as needed. Coordinate the end-of-year Art Walk with Ice Cream Social Chair & Office Manager.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate—heavier in September and May/June
  • When: Ongoing, with busiest times at the start and end of the school year
  • Duties: Plan and organize the welcome-back picnic, including food trucks, activities, and community engagement.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate, with some summer coordination required
  • When: Planning begins in June; event held in September
  • Duties: Create the weekly PTA newsletter using Constant Contact to keep families informed. Post occasional mid-week updates as needed.
  • Time Commitment: Weekly, about 2–4 hours
  • When: Throughout the school year (mostly weekends)
  • Duties: Maintain emergency supplies, attend district trainings, and communicate resources to families.
  • Time Commitment: Light to moderate
  • When: Heaviest just before the start of school
  • Duties: Organize events and trainings that celebrate our diverse community, including Community Serve Day, workshops, and service opportunities.
  • Time Commitment: Ongoing, varies by event
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Organize volunteers, purchase replacement supplies and popsicles to support Field Day activities.
  • Time Commitment: Light
  • When: early June
  • Duties: Communicate with staff regarding classroom support grants, track amounts, and approve purchases.
  • Time Commitment: Light to moderate
  • When: Ongoing throughout the school year
  • Duties: Design flyers, posters, and graphics for PTA events and programs using Canva.
  • Time Commitment: Varies, project-based
  • When: Ongoing throughout the school year
  • Duties: Organize volunteers to support student screenings.
  • Time Commitment: Light, a few days of coordination
  • When: October
  • Duties: Plan and organize a cultural celebration for the school community. Reserve off campus space to hold event . Recruit families, students, and volunteers to participate. Create flyers, signs and sign-up. Communicate with participants and volunteers by email.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate, 2–3 months of planning
  • When: Event in November; planning starts in September
  • Duties: Promote the holiday giving program (virtual fund collection), create bulletin board displays, purchase gift cards, and deliver them to the counselor.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate, short-term
  • When: First two weeks of December
  • Duties: Coordinate the ice cream social portion of the evening while supporting the Art Walk team.
  • Time Commitment: Light to moderate
  • When: May/June
  • Duties: Purchase classroom resources, share inclusion tools, and recommend trainings for staff.
  • Time Commitment: Ongoing, light to moderate
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Organize a family event celebrating reading, including coordinating with local bookstores or partners.
  • Time Commitment: Light
  • When: end of October
  • Duties: Run the Math Challenge program and distribute problem sets to participating students via the Bugle. Purchase completion prizes and distribute.
  • Time Commitment: Light, ongoing
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Organize volunteers to track student laps at recess and encourage participation.
  • Time Commitment: Light, weekly
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Plan and host family movie nights, including snacks and setup.
  • Time Commitment: Light-one event
  • When: end of January
  • Duties: Support rehearsals, volunteers, and logistics for the school play or musical.
  • Time Commitment: Heavy during rehearsal/show months
  • When: February – May
  • Co-Producer: OPEN
  • Co-Producer: OPEN
  • Backstage Producer: Clarisa Tuluca
  • Musical Director/Lead Producer: Lani Lum
  • Duties: Organize volunteers to assist on picture days.
  • Time Commitment: Light
  • When: end of September (individual), Mid-March(class/retakes)
  • Duties: Lead the process of selecting and honoring outstanding volunteers and staff, purchase gifts for awards recipients as well as a thank you gift for volunteers for the Volunteer Tea
  • Time Commitment: Moderate (mostly planning and purchasing on your own time)
  • When: late May, early June
  • Duties: Keep the outdoor sign updated with school and PTA announcements.
  • Time Commitment: Light, weekly
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Run the national PTA art program, encourage student entries, submit qualifying work, and organize judging on the Rockwell level.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate
  • When: September, October
  • Duties: Support the salmon science program, including supplies and organizing volunteers to help care for the salmon fry, keeping the tank clean, feeding, etc.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate
  • When: October-April
  • Duties: Organize volunteers and logistics for the book fair, manage setup and sales.
  • Time Commitment: Heavy during fair week
  • When: January (two weeks around conferences)
  • Duties: Promote and coordinate carpooling/green commuting program. Distribute flyers, submit Bugle articles and collect tracking sheets.
  • Time Commitment: Light
  • When: October and May
  • Duties: Plan and coordinate a fun dance, including volunteers, decorations, concessions, and music.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate
  • When: March
  • Duties: Post updates, photos, and reminders on PTA social channels to keep families engaged.
  • Time Commitment: Light, weekly
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Organize the school spelling bee, including practices, volunteers, and event coordination.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate
  • When: October–February
  • Duties: Manage spiritwear designs, vendors, sales, advertising, and distribution.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate, seasonal pushes
  • When: Ongoing throughout the school year
  • Duties: Plan and coordinate a family night of science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate
  • When: November
  • Duties: Lead recycling, composting, and sustainability initiatives at school.
  • Time Commitment: Flexible, varies by initiative
  • When: Ongoing throughout the school year
  • Duties: Organize Teacher Appreciation Week and other thank-you events throughout the year.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate, heavier in May
  • When: Ongoing; major event in May
  • Maintain and update the PTA website with current information on events, programs, forms, and resources. This includes posting announcements, managing page content, and ensuring the site stays organized and user-friendly.
  • Time Commitment: Light to moderate. Weekly, with heavier lift at the beginning of the school year
  • When: Throughout the school year
  • Duties: Collect photos, design pages, and publish the annual yearbook.
  • Time Commitment: Moderate to heavy in spring
  • When: Ongoing, with busiest time in March/April
  • Duties: Organize decorations, food, and volunteers for the graduation celebration.
  • Time Commitment: Light to moderate
  • When: June (final day of school); 4th grade parents encouraged to chair

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