Akron PTA

Committees

The Akron PTA is a group of parents, grandparents, community members, school faculty and staff that struve to meet various needs of the elementary, middle school and high school students throughout the Akron Central School District. Through a few fundraising endeavors, the PTA is able to provide many programs and services to the student population. The PTA is a non-profit, volunteer organization that uses all funds for the programs and services it provides. The PTA is always looking for fresh ideas and volunteers tohelp with programs and events!

Below is a list of officers, committees, chairpersons and job duties. If you have any questions or would like to join a committee please contact us at 542-5030 x 5507. Or you can e-mail us at PTA@akronschools.org.

2011-12 PTA Officers:

President - Christine Papke Vice President - Cheryl Esposito

Secretary - Kellie Murty Treasurer - Margie Wagner

Committee	Chairperson	Job Duties
Appreciation	Jacki Janis & Sheri Czechowski	Recognizing school faculty and staff with small tokens of appreciation for their efforts and involvement with our children.
Arts and Education	Wendy Pazderski & Donna Henning-Joseph	Enriching children's academic experience through art activities. This committee also prepares "Showcase of Talents", the student displays of artwork throughout the community.
Baking	Tammy Holtz	Preparing baked goods for PTA events.
Book Fairs	Kathy Chubb Kellie Murty	Organizing and working at the two elementary Scholastic Book Fairs. September and spring time.
Box Tops www.boxtops4education.com	Barb Kaufman	Counting and packaging box tops from an assortment of products that are turned in by students. Money is earned from the Box Tops program.
Family Fun & Movie Night	Becky Grant & Melissa Polkowski	Planning and helping with the operations of family events and elementary movie nights.
Fundraising	Anne Paquin Emily Kenline Wendy Pazderski	Organizing and managing PTA fundraisersGertrude Hawk chocolate sales and a few other small fundraising events.
Health & Wellness	Heather Stone & Amy Critelli	Organizing programs developed through the Family Support Services and School Nurses (ie: allergy support group).
Holiday Correspondence	Phil & Emily Kenline	Helping all the letters to Santa find their way to the North Pole and making sure Santa delivers the return letters on time.
Holiday Shoppe	Michelle Young	Organizing, managing and working at the Holiday Shoppe in December.
Membership & Odd Jobs	Becky Grant	Maintaining membership records and calling on other volunteers who have signed up to help in certain categories. Odd jobs are one-time functions or events that the PTA has been asked to help out with (Picture day, kids vote, phone tree, Budget Advisory Committee).
Public Relations	Jim Grant	Provides the PR for the PTA. Informs the school community and community at large of what the PTA is doing to support education.
Reading Program	Cheryl Esposito	Promoting reading among the student population. The monthly elementary reading calendar, the Reading Carnival and Reading Challenge.
Reflections	Marlene Stone	Promoting school wide involvement in the National PTAs annual art competition. This event happens during late fall/early winter.
Secondary	Open	Overseeing MS and HS programs (ie: Freshman Fun Day, college scholarships, National and National Junior Honor Society receptions).
Summer Workbooks	Michele Covell	Advertising and managing the sale of summer workbooks for elementary students. The workbooks offer a review of the past school year's skills.
Supply Kits	Open	Advertising and managing the ordering for next years pre-packaged school supply kits and homeroom delivery of the kits prior to the start of the new school year. (Spring and Summer of 11).