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Fulfilling our Mission: Parent Participation at Aurora September 13, 2012. Agenda. Welcome and Introductions What is APTO ? Road Map for School Involvement School Service Hours Fundraising Admissions Marketing Hours Community Building Opportunities Communications at Aurora Questions ?.
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Fulfilling our Mission: Parent Participation at AuroraSeptember 13, 2012
Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • What is APTO? • Road Map for School Involvement • School Service Hours • Fundraising Admissions Marketing Hours • Community Building Opportunities • Communications at Aurora • Questions?
WELCOME • Mission Statement: Families at Aurora actively share in the opportunity to grow along with their children, confident they will thrive in the world. • Parent Participation • 30 Volunteer Hours/15 single parent (15 Fundraising Admissions Marketing/15 School Service) • Buy out option ($25 an hour) • APTO Co-Chair Introductions
2012-2013 APTO Co-Chairs: • Sonia Beers • Parent of Dillon Beers, 2nd Grade, Room 4 • Email: soniabeers@gmail.com • Phone: 510-385-9968 • Monique Does • Parent of Oliver (5th Grade, Room 6) and Natalie (2nd Grade, Room 4) • Email: mamadoes@gmail.com • Phone: 510-381-3303
2012-13 Goals of APTO • Build School Community • Foster Communication and Involvement • Raise Funds for the School • Parent Education
How can you fulfill your parent participation hours? We are so glad you asked!
SCHOOL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES • Work Days/school beautification • Halloween Fall Festival • Friends and Family Day • Traffic Safety • Diversity and Inclusion Committee • Library • Spring Adult Celebration • Community Coffee Hour • Staff/Faculty Appreciation Lunches
Volunteering in the Classroom (School Service Opportunity) • Room parents • Field trip drivers • Classroom volunteers • Hair health checks
FAM OPPORTUNITIES IN ADMISSIONS • Tour Docent • Parent Information Night • EBISA Fair • Assessments • Home Reception • Preschool Events • Public Relations
FAM Opportunities in Development • On-line Auction/Spring Adult Celebration • Fund for Aurora • Merchant Rebates/Escrip: Contact for Merchant Rebates:Amanda Brunatocreatingme@comcast.net • Book Fairs • Fall Festival Bucket Raffle • Marketing • Alumni Relations
Community Service Opportunities (No hours accrued/Karma Points) • Community Service • Community Dinners • UNICEF (Fall) • Winter Coat Collection • Toiletries Collection (February) • Spring Book Drive • Contact Monique Does at mamadoes@gmail.com to help out with Community Service Opportunities
How do I sign-up? • i Volunteer sign-ups online Sign up online athttp://aurora_school.i-volunteeronline.com/ For help with I Volunteer contact: nikki@auroraschool.org • Tracking my hours • Sign-up for Escrip
i-Volunteer Instruction Sign-Up • 1. Open the i-Volunteer home pagehttps://aurora_school.i-volunteeronline.com • 2. Scroll down through event list and click for volunteer details • 3. Browse through various tabs and specific volunteer tasks and click the orange VOLUNTEER button. • 4. Enter email, first name, last name, and click VOLUNTEER to confirm. • 5. Confirmation email will be sent to your email inbox, please follow link and confirm.
Communications at Aurora • Friday Features • Classroom Newsletters • Specialists’ Monthly Update • Emails from Administration • Google Facebook • Google Calendar (links in Friday Features) • Bulletin Board • Informal Class Google Groups • New Website on the way!
Any questions? Thank you for coming. We look forward to a great year!