This year I'm going to door prizes at the meetings. I think this will be fun and business can get recognition in the newsletter. Why not give this a shot!
This might sound like a wise-guy remark, but I'd suggest reversing your time-frame in that first meeting. Sounds like you want quick welcome so that you can get to the business portion. I'd suggest quick business portion so you can get to the welcoming. Nothing is more importnat than connecting with parents and getting them enthused about involvement.
Make it your goal to push as much of the business portion of (all) your meeting(s) out to the committees and the board. Your general meetings don't *have" to be filled with debates over which fundraiser to run or how the fair will be conducted -- that's why you have committees. Your treasurer doesn't have to read each line item if she has a written report that she can distribute ahead of the meeting. Then all she'll need to do is answer $ questions, if there are any.
The end result -- meetings that provide value for the parents that come. Content, fun, community, involvement. Make that the goal of all your general meetings.
Hello! I am a new PTC president and have been involved in my PTC for 4 years now- we suffer from the usual: The same old people doing all the work. We have lots of event volunteers but not as many new committee or board members. At the end of last year as incoming Pres and over the summer I have been recruiting like crazy! We were successful. My first official mtg is coming up and I know we will have lots of new people, I want a way to have a bit of fun, get to know new people and maybe have a small, inexpensive gift. Mostly I want to welcome people but do it quickly and get on with the business part of the meeting. Any suggestions?
