Committees

TIPS AND TRICKS

COMMITTEE	DESCRIPTION	2022-2023 CHAIR
Around the World Night	Coordinates annual event that celebrates the cultural diversity of our school community by presenting ethnic food tastings, cultural performances, a global fashion show, crafts, an info table for each country, a photo booth, passports and other giveaways to help students and their families share and explore different countries without having to hop on a plane!	Binnish Mustafa
Welcome Back Bash/End of Year Picnic	Coordinates Back to School and End of Year Picnic Set up and manage stations such as dessert/drinks table, manage the welcome table with leis colored-coordinated according to grade level, games and crafts area	Kate Mahoney Jessica Lorey
Bingo Night	Coordinate bingo night for student community and teachers about 100 people attend by managing the following: Event will be held on a Friday(6:30-8:30), order bingo sheets and buy prizes, reserve and rent bingo equipment if needed, advertise flyers / posters, coordinate pizza / cookies / water, solicit and/or purchase prizes, etc.
Book Fair	Organizes event with Scholastic Books and sets up for book fair. Volunteers needed to help collect payment, restock shelves and help students purchase books. (Events held in Sept./Oct. and May/June)	Colby James Gaby Rojas
Cultural Arts Assemblies	Coordinate at least 3-4 school-wide / grade-specific cultural assemblies per school year. work with administration to secure suitable dates. Responibilities also include distibuting flyers about the assembly and sending information or teaching guides to the CG staff. Attend the Cultural Arts Showcase (a 4-day event held in the fall to showcase the talents of a variety of performers for MCPS assemblies) to make better informed decisions about assemblies to sponsor at CGES. If possible, you are encouraged to bring along your best critics to this event – your children!	Binnish Mustafa
Enrichment	Be the liaison to FLEX Academies (or any other after school program providers that we have a contract with ) Give insight on what programs have worked in the past and what has not to help create each session. Help coordinate fall, winter and spring sessions with FLEX. Advertise classes being offered and deadlines for registration. Advertise on Facebook, The Spotlight, The Bear Post, and the PTA website.
Social Media	Maintain the Cedar Grove PTA FaceBook page and other social media accounts	Jessica Lorey
Financial Committee	Assist PTA Board with developing the next fiscal year budget (4-8 hours) as well as assist with conducting audit of PTA books (6-16 hours depending on the number of volunteers.) Committee meets March – April for budget (final budget will be voted on at May PTA meeting). Audit will take place in summer (July-Aug) or early fall if no CPA volunteers (Sep).	Ubong Nicol
Fundraising	Assist the PTA board with PTA fundraising activities and events	Binnish Mustafa
Kindergarten Meet-n-Greet	Coordinates Kindergarten Playground Social for students entering Kindergarten and their families throughout the summer before the school year starts	Debbie Voiner
Membership Committee	Assists PTA Board with outreach at beginning of the year events. Collects membership forms and fees. Transfers checks/cash to PTA Treasurer for deposit. Tracks memberships on web page. Provides membership numbers to the PTA Treasurer for dues payments to MCCPTA and MDPTA.	Natasha Dotrang
Newcomers’ Welcome Committee	Coordinates welcome for new families; arranges and runs Buddy Family Program
Popsicle Social	Coordinates Popsicle Social immediately following the Teacher Meet-n-Greet Open House the Friday before school starts.
PTA Bulletin Boards	Displays PTA information and photos on bulletin boards in front of school
Special Needs	Provides information on county programs to parents of special needs students
Spirit Nights	Committee works with local restaurants to arrange an evening where Cedar Grove families are encouraged to eat out. Local restaurants will donate a % of their sales back to Cedar Grove. Make and distribute flyers to students.	Debbie Voiner Anna Bieniek
Spirit Wear	Choose vendor as well as items to be sold to the CGES community. Promote sales online, via web page, Facebook, and through flyers sent home with students. Make sure that spirit wear is delivered to all who ordered.	Jennifer Eng Cecilie Olsen
Staff Appreciation	Coordinates recognition and appreciation efforts for staff Coordinates 3 lunches for staff throughout the year and coordinate small tokens of appreciation throughout the year. Coordinates Welcome Back breakfasts for teachers during August
Sunshine Committee	Provide support (meals and other) to families and staff during times of need
Volunteer Coordinator	Organize volunteers for PTA Committees and events, hold at least one volunteer Orientation for new volunteers each year, record volunteer hours and submit records to Montgomery County.	Gabriela Rojas
Webmaster	Update website on a regular basis. These responsibilities are heaviest in the summer with updating to the new board and committee chairs as soon as they are known, which should be right as the old school year ends. The calendar is also set over the summer so events are added to the calendar when they are known. Depending on how the board operates, this may end up happening in the fall, but ideally it happens before the school year starts.	Kavita Patel
Yearbook	Volunteers are needed to put together the school yearbook. Including taking candid photos throughout the year, using the software programs to build the book and collect student orders to purchase yearbook. advertising and distribution.	Ivy Doss
Classroom Parent Chair	Coordinates with teachers and classroom volunteer parents to organize three class parties during the year. Fall Party, Valentine's Day Party and End of Year Party.	Irit Goldman

Committees

TIPS AND TRICKS

COMMITTEE

DESCRIPTION

2022-2023 CHAIR

Around the World Night

Welcome Back Bash/End of Year Picnic

Coordinates Back to School and End of Year Picnic

Bingo Night

Book Fair

Organizes event with Scholastic Books and sets up for book fair. Volunteers needed to help collect payment, restock shelves and help students purchase books. (Events held in Sept./Oct. and May/June)

Cultural Arts Assemblies

Coordinate at least 3-4 school-wide / grade-specific cultural assemblies per school year. work with administration to secure suitable dates. Responibilities also include distibuting flyers about the assembly and sending information or teaching guides to the CG staff.

Enrichment

Social Media

Maintain the Cedar Grove PTA FaceBook page and other social media accounts

Financial Committee

Fundraising

Assist the PTA board with PTA fundraising activities and events

Kindergarten Meet-n-Greet

Coordinates Kindergarten Playground Social for students entering Kindergarten and their families throughout the summer before the school year starts

Membership Committee

Assists PTA Board with outreach at beginning of the year events. Collects membership forms and fees. Transfers checks/cash to PTA Treasurer for deposit. Tracks memberships on web page. Provides membership numbers to the PTA Treasurer for dues payments to MCCPTA and MDPTA.

Newcomers’ Welcome Committee

Coordinates welcome for new families; arranges and runs Buddy Family Program

Popsicle Social

Coordinates Popsicle Social immediately following the Teacher Meet-n-Greet Open House the Friday before school starts.

PTA Bulletin Boards

Displays PTA information and photos on bulletin boards in front of school

Special Needs

Provides information on county programs to parents of special needs students

Spirit Nights

Spirit Wear

Choose vendor as well as items to be sold to the CGES community. Promote sales online, via web page, Facebook, and through flyers sent home with students. Make sure that spirit wear is delivered to all who ordered.

Staff Appreciation

Coordinates recognition and appreciation efforts for staff

Coordinates Welcome Back breakfasts for teachers during August

Sunshine Committee

Provide support (meals and other) to families and staff during times of need

Volunteer Coordinator

Webmaster

Yearbook

Volunteers are needed to put together the school yearbook. Including taking candid photos throughout the year, using the software programs to build the book and collect student orders to purchase yearbook. advertising and distribution.

Classroom Parent Chair

Coordinates with teachers and classroom volunteer parents to organize three class parties during the year. Fall Party, Valentine's Day Party and End of Year Party.