Volunteer! There are lots of ways...
Volunteering is a great way to get to know your child's school, their friends, the staff, and other parents. You can do a little or a lot, all help is appreciated. There are several committees that are currently open, committees that need assistance, some that require more time than others, and there are plenty of ways to help volunteer without donating your time or money!
* Box Tops for Education
* Hy-Vee receipts
* Inkjet/cell phone recycling
* PTA membership drive
* Paper recycling
* Spirit Wear
* Yearbooks
* Chef's Choice fundraiser
* Skate Night participation
* Paradise Park fundraiser
PTA Committees
With the help and support of our parent volunteers, the Westview PTA has been able to make many positive contributions to our school over the years including school picnics & carnivals, adding the walking trail, contribution towards the new playground equipment, multiple SMART boards for the classrooms, the climbing wall in the gym and more! Parent volunteers are always needed to continue these PTA support activities. If you would like to know more about how to participate in your PTA, please contact any PTA Executive Board Member. ALL volunteers are appreciated!
Curious to see where your talents are needed?
AWARDS APPLICATIONS – Responsible for being aware of requirements of various state and national PTA awards. With help from PTA members, will complete and submit any applications for awards for which our unit qualifies.
BYLAWS – Responsible for an annual review of the organization’s bylaws and standing rules and then submit recommended changes to the board and unit for approval.
CARNIVAL – Responsible for planning and coordinating activities and volunteers associated with the school carnival.
COUNCIL DELEGATE – Attends monthly area council meetings voting on behalf of our unit. Keeps unit informed of council activities.
CULTURAL ARTS – Responsible for obtaining cultural and educational programs for students.
DEVOTIONAL – Responsible for providing inspirational thoughts at the beginning of each board and unit meeting.
DECORATIONS – Responsible for maintaining display cases in school entrance. Also maintains and changes other decorative items in the entrance as needed.
DIRECTORY – Collects student phone and address data and publishes it in a directory to be distributed early in the school year.
FACULTY ADVISORS – Responsible for providing input from the teachers’ point of view in PTA decision-making. Also should communicate with staff about PTA activities.
FUND-RAISER – Responsible for organizing and implementing fund-raisers to raise enough money to support the unit’s budget.
HOLLY FESTIVAL REPRESENTATIVE – Responsible for attending Holly Festival meetings in the fall and assisting with the festival activities.
HOSPITALITY – Responsible for organizing hospitality tables at occasional PTA events and the planning and implementation of staff appreciation events.
LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS – Receives and reports on information about legislative issues concerning schools and children. The chairperson also recruits volunteers when our PTA is asked to assist in local and national elections.
LIBRARY – Responsible for recruiting and scheduling volunteers to work in the library.
NEWSLETTER/WISHLIST – Responsible for preparing and issuing the weekly school newsletter. (Publishing program for your computer is helpful.)
PAFLE – ‘Parent and Family Life Education’. Responsible for informing and encouraging students and parents to participate in school and/or community functions as a family.
PARLIAMENTARIAN – Serves as advisor to Board when questions concerning parliamentary procedure arise.
PICNIC – Works with a committee to organize and implement the annual Westview Fall Picnic.
PUBLICITY – Responsible for the timely submission of informative articles and/or pictures taken of Westview students for local publishing.
REDEMPTIONS – This chair currently collects General Mills Box Tops, Hy-vee receipts, Campbell soup labels and used computer ink cartridges from students and submits them to the respective companies in exchange for donations to our PTA. Other companies may offer similar redemptions and may be promoted with approval from the PTA Board.
REFLECTIONS – Responsible for the implementation of the Reflections program as dictated by the National PTA. This is a student contest in which students are invited to submit artistic and literary works that may eventually qualify for national competition.
ROOM PARENTS – Responsible for recruiting and organizing volunteers to serve as room parents.
SCHOOL STORE – Responsible for the purchase of all supplies for the school store and managing the sale of those items. The school store is currently open one morning each week from 8:45am to 9:00am.
SKATE PARTY - Responsible for organizing five Westview skate parties and one kindergarten fundraiser for the school year. Proceeds from these parties raise money for our school.
TICKET SALES – Responsible for promoting the sale of Kansas City Royals’ tickets and Dickinson movie passes at the end of the school year. Proceeds from these sales raise money for our school.
WELCOMING – Responsible for contacting new families who come to Westview during the school year and providing information on school activities and PTA.
WESTVIEW WEAR or T-SHIRT SALES – Responsible for obtaining a design if one is needed; ordering and selling school-themed clothing.
YEARBOOK – Responsible for creating, selling and distributing the Westview yearbook.
