PTO Activities

The purpose of our Sunday night meeting is to determine what activities PTO should being doing and what activities we should not be doing. (I firmly believe that PTO should not be a "yes, we can" group for every single request we receive, and we should also not fall back on the excuse "we've always done that" either!)  Sunday is also an opportunity to see what programs and activities we need to change. Below are all the activities I could think of that we currently do. Please follow the directions below each section.

If I get all responses by noon on Sunday, I should be able to summarize the information for the meeting. If everyone agrees that something should be deleted, then we don't even need to take time to discuss it. ​If we have time, I'd like to look at the board positions and determine who is responsible for each PTO activity. However, I want the meeting to be no more than 2 hours. That said, let's get focused and knock it out!

Thanks,
Trisha

    ​Board Activities
    ​These activities really can't be deleted. If you have ideas for changing these, please comment below the list.

    Bylaws
    ​Nominations
    ​Thank you cards
    Facility use forms
    PTO closet
    Finances/budget
    ​Teacher grants
    ​Parent portal volunteer coordination
    For the items below, please indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option; I didn't always choose the right type of field and it takes too long to change. Thanks.)

    ​Meetings
    ​Again, these activities really can't be deleted. If you have ideas for changing     these, please comment below the list.

    Agendas
    Minutes
    Bi-yearly DCEF meetings
    For the items below, please indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)

    ​Communications
    ​    For the items below, please indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)
    We have already talked about the Parent newsletter and decided to replace it with a new blog format. We still need to determine how to communicate with the teachers: Teacher Newsletter, Emails or Blog.

    ​Fundraising
    ​​For the items below, please indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)

    ​Staff Appreciation Activities
    ​    For the items below, please indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)

    ​Events
    ​    For the items below, please indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)

    ​Committees
    ​Below are our current committees. Please     indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)

    ​Expenses to Review
    ​Below are some expenses that PTO covers that we need to evaluate. P    lease indicate Yes for "keep," No for "delete," Change for "keep but change," or Maybe if you just don't know. (Please choose only one option.)