Hi,

I have a few different types of volunteer/membership forms for all to see
www.orgsites.com/ma/ptoinfo

good luck
Andrea

One way to encourage more parent involvement that we're working on for this year begins with recruiting (through cold phone calls using the student directory) room parents for every class. Main jobs: holiday parties and general helping out per teacher request. From this, we hope to 'grow' more parent interest in what they can do for/around the school. From there, we hope to branch out into the parent-teacher organization volunteering stuff.

I think some problems with getting parents involved is that a)they don't know what our organization does b)they don't know any other people and feel awkward c)they don't feel like they have the time and d)they haven't bought into the value of what we hope to accomplish--probably because they don't have enough info yet. My feeling is to start small--if I can convince 5 people to volunteer, and if they have a great time doing it, maybe next time they will ask one or two friends each, then pretty soon I'll have lots more people helping.

Amy & Chargreg,

I have emailed you my forms. Shamrock, I don't have your email address. If anybody else would like a copy of my forms, please email me direct at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and put Volunteer Forms in the subject line.

Thanks.
Melissa

Please send me one. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Melissa,

Could I get a copy of that form also? We are starting a Family School Association this year and needs lots of help. Thanks.

We are trying the Three for Me program this year. They have lots of free forms and good information on their web site at www.three4me.com.

We did tweak their forms though to fit our organization. This took some time; however, the end result looks good. We are just praying it works!!

Good Luck!

Kim