Committee Description

Audit Committee: This committee initiates the annual audit and, at their discretion, a mid year audit process. Upon completion of the annual, the Audit Committee shall provide a final written report to the PTA at the first meeting of the PTA in the fall.

Birthday Book Club: This committee will be in charge of the Birthday Book Club program which allows parents to donate money for books in honor of their child's birthday.

Book Fair: This committee is responsible for organizing a yearly book fair and securing volunteers to run it.

Budget: Duties of this committee include the review, organization, and approval of each committee budget. The committee will submit proposed budgets to the EC for approval prior to the last general PTA meeting of the school year. This committee's chairperson will be a non-officer elected by the EB at the April PTA election. The committee members will include the Treasurer, the 2nd, 4th, and 5th VPs.

Bylaws: This three (3) to seven (7) member committee (which must include at least one EC member) reviews and updates the Bylaws every two (2) years in odd number years. This committee also annually reviews and updates the Standing Rules.

Cafeteria: This committee will be responsible for the organization of the volunteers serving lunch in the cafeteria.

Civics and Safety Committee: This committee will coordinate all matters pertaining to the safety of children, such as the McGruff program; bus, playground and bike safety, as well as traffic control around the school. This committee will also be responsible for overseeing the annual Bike Rodeo on an afternoon in the spring.

Clubs: This committee will coordinate the winter lunchtime Clubs Romona program. This includes determination of clubs offered, soliciting club leaders (paid and volunteer), establishes club fees and budgets with the approval of the 4th VP, and organizes the enrollment process.

Community Review Committee (CRC): This committee will serve on the Village-Wide CRC, which meets in the evenings and researches important educational issues pertinent to District 39 students. This committee has two (2) volunteers, each for 2-year terms per CRC rules.

Directory: This committee will coordinate the publication of the Romona School Directory.

District 39 Educational Foundation: This committee will serve as Romona's liaison to the Foundation, attending monthly evening meetings and reporting back to the PTA and in the Romona Reporter. This is a one (1) person committee per Foundation rules.

Early Childhood Liaison: This person communicates between the PTA and the Early Childhood parents and staff to provide Early Childhood with pertinent PTA information and to provide the PTA with information and updates regarding the District 39 Early Childhood Program.

Enrichment: This committee will work with teachers to coordinate field trips, assemblies, and other enrichment programs for each grade level.

Environmental Awareness: This committee will coordinate environmental awareness activities at Romona, coordinate the printer cartridge recycling program, and attend district-wide committee meetings, and oversee the Red Dot program which eliminates multiple copies of the same document going to Romona families with more than one student.

Fall Event: This committee is responsible for planning the fall fundraiser.

Family to Family: This committee will arrange assistance to Romona families in need by other Romona volunteer families. This may include coordinating childcare, dinners for families, transportation and fundraising.

Family Awareness Network (FAN): This committee will coordinate activities relating to family life and health. They will also attend District-wide meetings and report back to the PTA and in the Romona Reporter.

Family Event: This committee plans the family fundraiser, i.e. Movie Night.

Fourth Grade DVD/Party: This committee will produce a DVD to be given to each fourth grade student and also plan the end of the year 4th grade class party with the help of the 4th grade Room Parent Coordinator and room parents.

Grocery Dollars: This committee will coordinate the grocery dollars program, including publicity, order filling and delivery.

Health and Fitness: This committee encourages health and fitness for our students through activities that promote food and nutrition awareness and physical activity. This committee's works include health tips for parents to be reported in the Romona Reporter as well as one all school fitness event.

Landscaping: This committee will coordinate the beautification of the school grounds.

Legislation/Standing Rules: This committee keeps records of and should be familiar with the Romona PTA bylaws, and will become familiar with the bylaws of the Illinois PTA and the National PTA. The committee will advise on parliamentary procedure when requested, and will monitor, and advise PTA of laws effecting children. The committee chairperson will assist the Bylaws Committee, as necessary, in reviewing and revising the bylaws.

Membership: This committee will collect PTA membership dues, keep membership records, and distribute membership cards. This committee will also publish a membership directory email members with a group email distribution list and update as necessary.

Multicultural: This committee will coordinate with the Romona Principal and teachers to organize school and family activities highlighting cultures represented by Romona students, including the annual International Fest.

Picture Day: This committee will be in charge of all aspects of school picture days, one in the fall, and one in the spring.

Product Premiums: This committee will coordinate the collection of product labels that are redeemed for cash or equipment for the school.

Publishing Center : This committee will coordinate volunteers to assist the students in binding and illustrating the covers of their written works and to assist kindergarten students in creating and typing their books.

Romona Reporter: This committee will be responsible for the publication of the Romona newsletter as well as coordinating and collecting for any classified ads. They will also work with the Principal, teachers and PTA members to submit information to the Pioneer Press and other local publications. They will edit and formal articles submitted, photocopy and distribute the newsletter.

Romona Wear: This committee will collect and fill orders and maintain stock of Romona school logo merchandise.

Room Parents: This committee will gather names of volunteers for classroom parents and select two room parents for each classroom by lottery. The committee will select Grade-Level Chairpersons from the volunteer list, giving preference to those with room parent experience. They will act as liaison between PTA committees and Room Parents. Membership on this committee does not guarantee selection as a room parent.

School Gift Committee: This committee will coordinate the selection and purchase of a yearly gift to the Romona School as well as holiday and end-of-the-year gifts for school support staff (i.e. secretaries, head custodian, kitchen staff). The 1 st VP will be the chairperson of this committee.

Social/Teacher Appreciation Committee: This committee will coordinate events during Teacher Appreciation week in May as well as other Teacher appreciation activities throughout the year. They will plan the June PTA Coffee and the Opening Day PTA Coffee. This committee will organize refreshments, if any, for general board meetings, and will be in charge of invitations, decorations, and food for all PTA sponsored luncheons.

School Store: This committee will purchase school supplies for the school store and coordinate volunteers to run the store.

School Supplies: This committee coordinates the springtime order of next year's school supplies for all interested families and coordinates the receipt and distribution of the supplies. In addition, this committee coordinates the used school supply donation program.

Spring Event: This committee is responsible for planning the spring fundraising event.

Webmaster: This committee is responsible for the timely posting of approved information on the Romona PTA web page as well as general maintenance of the web page.

Welcoming Committee: This committee will plan the Kindergarten Picnic to take place in August, and assist in other programs for the new families as needed.

Winter Festival: This committee is responsible for planning the winter time fundraiser.

Wrapping Paper Sale: This committee oversees the fall wrapping paper fundraiser.

Yearbook: This committee will work with a yearbook publisher to compile the yearbook and will coordinate its sale and delivery.

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