Officer & Chairperson Descriptions:
President
The President will have the responsibility of running the PTO. The President shall be available for questions and will provide leadership to the PTO in general. All agendas and ideas for meetings shall go through the President for final approval. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the organization and, subject to the control of the Executive Committee and the direction of the membership shall in general supervise and control all of the activities of the organization.
Other duties of the president shall include, but not be limited to:
- representing the PTO outside of the school community, such as at school board meetings, at the state legislature, or in meetings with other external organizations, and to disseminate information from those meetings to the LNFI community.
- developing PTO meeting agendas in cooperation with the Executive Committee and to facilitate PTO meetings.
- to represent or assign a representative to attend staff meetings, or prepare PTO notes to send to the school principal.
Vice-President
The Vice President will have the responsibility of assuming the duties of the President as defined above in the event that the President is absent or cannot otherwise perform his or her duties. The Vice President shall serve as advisor to the President.
Other duties of the vice-president shall include, but not be limited to:
- Serving as a liaison between the LNFI community at large and the Executive Committee through active participation in events involving LNFI community members.
Treasurer
All money for the PTO will go through the treasurer. The treasurer will have charge of and be responsible for all funds of the organization and shall receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the organization from all sources and shall deposit such funds in such bank or other organizations as are recommended by the treasurer and approved by the Executive Committee. The treasurer shall make disbursements as budgeted annually by the PTO, or additionally as approved by the Executive Committee, in a timely and responsible manner. The treasurer will reconcile all PTO bank accounts monthly and submit a written Balance Sheet and Income Statement at each general meeting of the PTO. The treasurer shall also oversee the preparation of and timely submission of the annual LNFI PTO tax filing.
Fundraising Committee Chairpersons (2 Positions Open)
This committee is a vital part of LNFI since the entire Intern Program and ALL the enrichment programs at the school are funded solely by the PTO.
This committee stands behind and assists with several of the social events the PTO hosts (fall and spring events) because those events also are the PTO’s larger fundraising events. The committee also conducts a direct donation drive and a fun run during the year, participates in Give to the Max Day and is responsible for keeping the LNFI community “in the loop” as far as funds raised. Fundraising committee weekly commitments will vary by events hosted.
Intern Committee (2 Positions Open)
One exciting and important highlight of attending LNFI is the Intern Program! Our school hosts 4-6 native French-speaking interns each year. Interns spend 4-5 months with two different families. There is plenty of behind-the-scenes tasks to be done to orchestrate their stays and work at LNFI!
This committee is responsible for:
- Recruiting host families for the interns
- Hosting intern/family social nights at the school
- Working with visa organizations
- Working with the school to ensure interns have positive classroom learning and teaching experiences
- Keeping families informed of intern events, recruiting info, etc.
Communications Chairpersons (2 Positions Open)
Are you knowledgeable with or willing to learn how to operate WordPress and provide website management? Are you knowledgeable with or willing to learn how to manage and create social media content? Do you feel creative and excited about creating and distributing LNFI news content? If you feel communication between the school, PTO, and LNFI families is important, then this is the spot for you! This committee is responsible for getting as much pertinent information as possible from the school and PTO out to the LNFI community. This website you’re looking at…yup, that’s the Communications Committee! Rounding up families for the PTO directory? Yup, that’s us too! Communications board chair commitment will require 5-10 hrs/ week.
We also perform duties such as:
- Communicating with LNFI families via this website, Facebook, and email
- Maintaining the PTO app
- Designing and printing flyers
- Working with other PTO committees to get important information sent home
- Developing other ways to communicate with parents