Your school needs you!

What's PTA? The Parent Teacher Association is a non-profit organization whose goal are to connect parents and  teachers and enrich the educational experience for children. It's run by an executive board. The board is made up of  teacher representative Jen Smith, the principal, Jim Girdner, and parents like you who've decided to spend a year or two working hard to improve things at Madison. If you want to make a BIG difference in your child's school, consider running for a board position. Most board members have little or no previous PTA experience. 

What does PTA do at Madison?

Madison PTA provides valuable activities, services and funds to Madison through parent and teacher volunteer work. This means you! From planners to help teach organization to carnivals to have fun, PTA provides more to Madison than you may realize. Funds raised from PTA projects pay for books, field trips, money for teachers to buy supplies for the class, the Mustang Press program, the Mustang newsletter, playground equipment, carnivals, author visits, Donuts with Dad and Muffins with Mom, and much much more.

So if money is such a big deal, how does PTA raise funds?

Based on parent feedback, we've moved away from catalog based sales (where kids ask you, your family, friends and neighbors to buy products) to many smaller service based fundraisers. We sold wreaths, are selling scrip (thank you Amy Geiger!) and Hy-Vee coupon books, cleaning the Rough Rider's arena, will be collecting cans, have a hat-week, are holding the annual Walk-A-Thon and hosting a HUGE spring carnival. These need your involvement to work! Volunteering for non-fundraising events also helps others spend their time making the fundraisers more successful. Getting involved can mean helping once at an event or regularly volunteering - it's up to you. Your kid(s) will benefit from your involvement - when you're more comfortable and connected with school, they will be too.

How can you help?

Volunteer! Come to PTA meetings, join PTA, know what's going on, encourage other parents to do the same. Respond to fliers that come home with your child. Participate in PTA programs like scrip, coupon sales, upcoming can collection and hat day, go to school carnivals and festivals. Invite your kids to come with you to any and every PTA event - it gives your kids a sense of importance and community, and that helping can be fun. Voice your opinion - PTA represents all parents and teachers, and we need your ideas! Our PTA website is now up (see link below) for more information on everything PTA at Madison.

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