Committees

The Akron PTA is a group of parents, grandparents, community members, school faculty and staff that strive 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 to help 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 us at PTA@akronk12.org.

2017-18 PTA Officers:

President - Melissa Garverick (716-984-0661) Vice President - Ashley Snyder

Secretary - Holly Berghorn/Melissa Polkowski Treasurer - Kim Robinson

Committee	Chairperson	Job Duties
Appreciation	Tammy Holtz Renee Orr	Recognizing school faculty and staff with small tokens of appreciation for their efforts and involvement with our children.
Arts and Education	Melissa Polkowski	Enriching children's academic experience through art activities. This committee also prepares "Showcase of Talents", the student displays of artwork throughout the community.
Baking	Jody Brege	Preparing baked goods for PTA events.
Book Fairs	Elem: Ashley Snyder & Melissa Garverick MS: Melissa Polkowski & Kathy Chubb	Organizing and working at the two elementary Scholastic Book Fairs. September and spring time. Middle School book fair is held in November, coinciding with November Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Box Tops www.boxtops4education.com	Melissa Siska	Counting and packaging box tops from an assortment of products that are turned in by students. Money is earned from the Box Tops program.
Enrichment	Colleen Scotch Heather Cayea Laura Penn	Enriching children's academic experience through extracurricular activities such as Spanish classes and Nature Ed-Ventures.
Family Fun & Movie Night	Kim Robinson Jason Amirian	Planning and helping with the operations of family events and elementary movie nights.
Fundraising	Anne Paquin Emily Kenline	Organizing and managing PTA fundraisersGertrude Hawk chocolate sales and a few other small fundraising events.
Holiday Correspondence	Kim Robinson Jason Amirian	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	Taryn Vohwinkle	Organizing, managing and working at the Holiday Shoppe in December.
In Lieu Of	Melissa Siska	In lieu of a holiday gift for a child's teachers, donations are collected to purchase and item(s) for the school or a charitable cause.
Membership & Odd Jobs	Taryn Vohwinkle	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	OPEN	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	Kim Robinson Shannon Priebe Michelle Dean	Promoting reading among the student population. The monthly elementary reading calendar, the Reading Carnival and Reading Challenge.
Reflections	Theresa Mussell	Promoting school wide involvement in the National PTAs annual art competition. This event happens during late fall/early winter.
Secondary	Melissa Polkowski	Overseeing MS and HS programs (ie: Freshman Fun Day, college scholarships, National and National Junior Honor Society receptions).
Special Education	Heather Cayea	The Special Education Committee offers parent support for families with special need students and raises awareness of students with special needs within the school and community.
Supply Kits	Erin Polkowski	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).