PTO Volunteer Committees

For more detailed job information on any of these opportunities, please contact one of the PTO Volunteer coordinators: Sally Lechin or Linda Elmer

School Life

Chair:
Responsible for enhancing the morale, welfare, communication and sense of community among students, parents, guardians, faculty and staff.

Directory
Responsible for production of the annual school directory of names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for students, along with other important school information. Collects contact data from families, sells advertising, lays out the pages and coordinates with the printer.

Hospitality:
Plans and coordinates teacher appreciation lunches, kindergarten orientation breakfast, farewell appreciation events and other events as needed.

Publicity:
Promotes school, student and faculty activities, achievements and events. Maintains a database of media contacts, coordinates with HISD as needed, writes and distributes press releases, and coordinates photography and videography as needed.

Ways & Means

Chair:
Oversees ROE fundraising activities and provides guidance to event chairs. Helps develop a fundraising plan and schedule for the academic year, in cooperation with event chairs and others as needed. Oversees family and corporate underwriting efforts.

Auction:
This event is one of the PTO's major fundraisers and the school's biggest event for parents. The 2006 Auction raised approximately $100,000 for the school, including $30,000 for additional playground equipment. . Businesses and parents donate a wide range of items for the auction. These include sports and performing arts tickets, restaurant and retail gift certificates, travel and vacation packages, photography sessions and much, much more. School spirit items include a VIP parking space and birthday messages on the Kirby Drive marquee.

Book Fair:
The book fair is a fund-raising event for ROE families. Historically we have held 2 book fairs; one in early December and the other in the Spring. Special events for the kids take place within each book fair.

Family Day/Fun Run:
Our Family Fun Run features a breakfast, door prizes and special attractions. A fall tradition at ROE. Students, teachers, family members and friends participate in races and other fun games. Medals are presented to race winners.

Carnival:
Booths, activities, food and fun for the whole family.

Sally Foster Gift Wrap Fundraiser:
This is a popular and important fundraiser for ROE. Students raise money by selling wrapping paper, candy, stationery and gift items from the Sally Foster catalog. All items are also available online.

School Supplies:
The selling of school supplies is a service provided by the PTO in an effort to take the hassle out of shopping. If parents order the supplies before school starts, the supplies are delivered to the child's classroom before the first day of school. Parents are encouraged to order supplies from the school so (1) the students have their supplies on the first day like everyone else and (2) everyone will have the supplies (brand, quantity) that were selected by the teachers.

After School Program

Director: Sylvia Ponce de Leon
On-site Coordinator: Ebony Blacklaw
For more information on the After School Program, click here.

Odyssey of the Mind

ROE OotM Coordinator: Sarah Slemmons
For more information on the Odyssey of the Mind, click here.

ROE Yearbook

The yearbook is a commemorative publication. It contains school photos of each child and group photos that document the people and activities during the school year. As a parent, you are encouraged to submit photos online to be included in the yearbook. Volunteers are needed to assist with the layout of the yearbook and to assist in the financial side of the yearbook.