Committee

Description

Chair(s) / Contact(s)

Community Relations

Communicate on a regular basis with pertinent community groups such as HISD, the City of Bellaire, and Harris County that materially affect Horn Academy. Relate important opportunities and issues to Horn PTO and recommend action.

Wendy Granato

Audit

Review treasurer’s report and all financial records of the year and present a report to the executive board and the general membership to be approved at their first meetings of the school year.

Alan Rossiter

Directory

Produce Horn directory in the fall, to include student contact information and advertising.

Carol Schanzmeyer

Fifth Grade Coordinator

Coordinate fifth grade end-of-year activities.

Stefanie Binder
Toni Thomsen

Master Plan

Solicit, review and make recommendations regarding financial requests to the PTO in excess of $2,500.

Philip Golden

Membership

Encourage an informed and participating membership by enrolling parents, teachers and staff. Organize membership drive, and maintain membership records.

Cheryl McCaleb:

Newsletter

Produce ten monthly issues of "The Horn Trumpeter" newsletter, and weekly issues of the “Horn Notes” bulletin.

TBD (Newsletter editor)

Monica Heller (Horn Notes editor)

Nominating

Select candidates for the following executive board officer positions: first vice president, second vice president, third vice president, fourth vice president, secretary, and treasurer-elect.

Contact PTO

Photograph

Coordinate production and sale of annual school yearbook. Compile annotated digital and print photographs of events and activities of the school. Act as custodian of all previous photographic records.

Contact PTO

Program

Arrange programs to increase attendance at general membership meetings. Announce the general membership meetings at least seven (7) days in advance in the form of flyers, signs, and reminders.

Contact PTO

Auction

Organize a fundraising auction in the spring.

Lisa Porter

Book Fair

Organize book fairs in fall and spring, the spring event to coincide with the date of the spring carnival. Coordinate these activities with the school librarian.

Diane Gerlich

Bellaire Builder’s Showcase Home Tour Coordinator

Lisa Martin

Entertainment Books

Organize entertainment book sales in early fall.

Michelle Metzger

Magazines

Organize magazine sale in early fall.

Mary Cohn
Sandra Stavinoha

Refreshments

Carry out the sale of snow cones and other food items as fundraising events.

Contact PTO

School Store

Oversee operation of the school store.

Contact PTO

School Supplies

Organize the annual sale of school supplies. Coordinate grade level needs in conjunction with teacher input.

Contact PTO

Spaghetti Supper

Organize a spaghetti supper in the fall.

Deena Hill
Tracy Zepeda

Spring Carnival

Organize a spring carnival.

River Bakos-Block

Uniforms

Organize ordering and distribution of school uniforms.

Anne Lauinger

Wrapping Paper

Organize wrapping paper sales in early fall.

Mary Beth Yard

Campus Beautification

Organize projects to improve the appearance of the school campus and playgrounds.

Jocelyn Ellis

Dad’s Club

Increase participation by fathers through the hosting of activities and support of PTO events.

Blake Rasmussen

Hospitality

Create welcoming atmosphere at PTO meetings. Arrange social functions, such as kindergarten welcome and teacher in-service breakfasts.

Linda Rodekohr

Norma Krahe

Partners at Learning

Coordinate tutoring program.

Karen Payne

Room Representative

Serve as liaison between room representatives and school and PTO administration. Coordinate classroom activities with PTO activities.

Lynn McCarley

VIPS

Coordinate PTO and school-wide volunteer activities. Encourage volunteerism among parents & community.

Andrea Ehlers

Chamber of Commerce Liaison

Primary contact between the PTO and the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce, as long as the PTO maintains a membership with that organization. The Chamber of Commerce liaison will forward chamber communications to PTO members, participate in chamber networking opportunities, and encourage other PTO members to participate in chamber networking opportunities.

Contact PTO

Grants

Research and apply for grant funding to support Horn programs and activities.

Contact PTO

Horn Helping Hands

Coordinate parent and child involvement in community service projects.

River Bakos-Block
Deena Hill

Incentives

Coordinate incentive programs to encourage students and teachers.

Olga Ferrell

Partners in Education

Coordinate local business sponsorship and support of Horn funds and activities. Oversee school rebate programs.

Kathy Lopez (Los Tios, Borders):

Scholarship

Provide PTO scholarships to faculty for training and educational opportunities according to PTO policy.

Gigi White

Technology Liaison

Parent representative who serves on the Horn Academy technology committee as a PTO liaison, who will advise the PTO executive board and master plan committee of school technology needs.

David Trevas

SDMC Representative

Representative on the Horn Academy Shared Decision-Making Committee

Sandy Twyman