There are many opportunities to assist the PTA in many different ways throughout the year. Below is a list of our current committees and a short description of what is involved. We are also still looking for several committee chairs to coordinate committees. Please contact Charlotte Salvesen at charlottesalvesen@hotmail.com to chair a committee, volunteer for a specific committee or get more information.
* Cook’s Night Out - Chair Needed - volunteers contact local restaurants and schedule monthly fundraising events.
* Reflections - Chair Needed - distribute information and coordinate entries for this nationally sponsored fine arts competition.
* School Supply Kits - Chair Needed - communicate and coordinate with school supply vendor and Monroe staff for supply lists by grade, delivery of supplies and send info out to families in late spring. Coordinate volunteers to sort and organize add on school supplies, then distribute to families on schedule pick up day in August. If the chair position is not filled, school supplies will not be available to purchase from the PTA.
* Spirit Wear - Chair Needed - communicate with vendor and coordinate back to school, holiday and late spring sales.
* Beautification - Chair Needed - coordinate Monroe families and staff for fall and spring landscape clean up in front of school.
Library Learning Center - volunteers help with book fairs and other projects needed by the LLC director.
Scholarship - volunteers read applications from Senior WN students and decide who receives $500 scholarships for former Monroe students. Need 1 parent from each feeder school (Emerson, Pleasant Hill, Sandburg, and Washington) to participate.
Staff Appreciation - volunteers sign up and send in food and drinks for Monroe teachers and staff 3 times a year.
Hospitality - volunteers sign up and send in food and drinks for the CUSD200 Board of Education meeting on Valentine’s Day hosted at Monroe.
Vision/Hearing Screenings - volunteers come into Monroe 2 days during fall to assist nurses with collecting students from classrooms, walking students to screening area and keeping students quiet in hallways.
8th Grade Breakfast - volunteers sign up and send in food and drinks for yearly breakfast before promotion event. Volunteers are also needed to help set, assist during and clean up after the breakfast.
