PTO Committee Chairs 2022-2023
If you would like to volunteer for an open position, please email [email protected].
| Back to School BBQ | Bethanne Durell | ||||
| Meet other families during lunch on the playground! | September | ||||
| Celebration Books | Lindsay Boyle |
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| Donate a book to the CSS library in honor of your child’s birthday or other special occasion. | Year Round | ||||
| Book Fair | Elizabeth Kassab |
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| Help the children select books during our book fairs twice a year. | September & May | ||||
| Box Tops | Jessica Brooks | ||||
| Help count box tops that are brought into the school during promotions. | Year Round | ||||
| Bricks | Emily Hollenbeck | ||||
| Sell bricks for the walkways outside of school. | Year Round | ||||
| Broadway Cougars | Colleen Durno | ||||
| Coordinate the annual children’s theater production for the community to enjoy. | Spring | ||||
| By-Laws | Jeff Ricker | ||||
| Review the PTO by-laws and suggest updates either required by law or due to changes to the organization. | As needed | ||||
| Cougar Gear | Kim Newton | ||||
| Order and sell Cougar Gear (Cottage tshirts and other merchandise) at PTO events and throughout the year. | Year Round | ||||
| Diversity | Linda Cveckova | ||||
| Help celebrate the diversity of the families by hosting the Cottage Cultural Festival. | Year Round | ||||
| Donations & Giving | Open Position | ||||
| Families have the opportunity to recognize the contributions the teachers and specialists make by donating money at holiday time or the end of the year. | Holiday and Year End | ||||
| F.A.M.E. | Kim Newton | ||||
| This person is the liaison between F.A.M.E. (Friends of Art and Music Education) and CSS PTO. | Year Round | ||||
| Fun Run | Open Position | ||||
| Fun Fair | Jess Brooks, Emily Hollenbeck and Melissa Frazier | ||||
| Fun Fair is our biggest fundraiser of the year. It is a school-wide carnival event held on a Sunday every March that has game booths, raffles and a delicious café. Help is needed with all aspects of this fundraiser. | Preparation begins in January and the event takes place March | ||||
| Black History Month Display | Colleen Durno | February | |||
| Down Syndrome Display | Kim Newton | March | |||
| Rare Disease Day | Bethanne Durell | February | |||
| Lunar New Year Parade | OPEN POSITION | ||||
| Hospitality | Lindsay Boyle | ||||
| Bake desserts for many events that we have through out the year such as teacher luncheons and Fun Fair. | Year Round | ||||
| Ice Cream Social | Neha Jaipuria | ||||
| Help to thank our families at the end of the year by setting up, serving and cleaning up. | June | ||||
| MainSpring House | Elizabeth Kassab | ||||
| Movie Night | Emily Hollenbeck | ||||
| Membership & Directory | OPEN | ||||
| Annual membership drive and designing and printing the Directory. | Year Round | ||||
| Mother’s Day Plant Sale | Lindsay Boyle | ||||
| Help is needed to set up and assist the children with their purchases. | Friday before Mother’s Day | ||||
| New Family Welcome | Mollie Tourjeman | ||||
| Reach out to new families at the beginning and throughout the school year. | Year Round | ||||
| Playground Specialist | James Newton | ||||
| Monitor and maintain playground euipment in coordination with school staff. | Year Round | ||||
| Popcorn Fridays | Rachel DeRoche April Ricker | ||||
| Pop, bag, and sell popcorn for our children on Friday mornings before school. | Every Friday morning, year round. | ||||
| Programs | Emily Hollenbeck | ||||
| Coordinate all of the grade-level and school-wide enrichment programs that are brought to CSS. This is the PTO’s largest budgeted expense on an annual basis. | Year Round | ||||
| Read-a-thon | Emily Hollenbeck | ||||
| STEAM Night | Jessica Brooks Chaitanya Baddam | ||||
| Roller Skating | Aurora Krause | ||||
| Coordinate our annual family event and fundraiser. | January | ||||
| Room Parents Coordinator | Emily Hollenbeck | ||||
| Coordinate room parent volunteers. | Year Round | ||||
| Scholarship | Ann Keitner | ||||
| Choose a deserving former CSS student who is now a High School senior to receive a scholarship for college. | April/May | ||||
| School Pictures | Melissa Frazier | ||||
| Coordinate annual student and class picture days. | September | ||||
| Teacher Appreciation |
Emily Hollenbeck |
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| Organize the events for Teacher Appreciation Week in May and show the teachers our gratitude all year. | Year Round and MAY. | ||||
| Screen Free Week | Julie House | ||||
| Students sign a contract to not watch TV or play video/PC games for a week. | May | ||||
| Website | Bethanne Durell | ||||
| Update CottagePTO.org with current activities and information. | Year Round | ||||
| Winter Dance | Vicki Allen | ||||
| Coordinate the family dance party! | December | ||||
| Yearbook | Mollie Tourjman | ||||
| Publish an annual yearbook with photos from all grades and events throughout the school year. |
Year Round |
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