The mission of the Prospect PTSA is:
- To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school and community.
- To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth, and
- To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental and social education.
Tax Information
The Prospect PTSA has a 501(c)(3) tax status which means that all contributions to it are tax deductable.
The tax id number is 23-7184788
PTSA Job Descriptions
- President
- Oversees the running of the PTSA organization
- Chairs monthly meetings
- Assists with budget preparation in the summer
- Involved in recruiting other board and committee members
- Prepares monthly agenda
- Liaises with Principal throughout the year regarding various parent student events, e.g. back to school night
- Attends parent student events as main PTSA representative
- Vice President
- Supports President
- Runs monthly meeting in absence of President
- Treasurer
- Responsible for accounting of PTSA monies
- Issues reimbursement checks
- Deposits money
- Prepares monthly budget report
- Secretary
- Takes minutes at monthly meetings
- Collating
- Coordinates volunteers for monthly Parent Page collating
- Helps with volunteers for summer registration mailing packet
- District Rep
- Attends monthly meetings with other schools’ district reps with district office personnel to share information
- Reports back to PTSA
- Hospitality
- Coordinates the volunteers who provide refreshments for various functions, e.g. back to school night, senior awards, open house, teacher appreciation lunch throughout the school year
- Membership Drive
- Responsible for distributing membership flier to parents at beginning of school year
- Creates spreadsheet of volunteers that are available to cover various positions throughout the school
- PHS Store
- Responsible for purchasing of school merchandize, e.g. sweatshirts, and selling these at sporting and school events
- Office Volunteer Coordinator
- Responsible for placing volunteers in main, guidance, health offices, library
- Provides additional volunteers as needed for these offices and other events throughout the year
- Open House Coordinator
- Schedules dates with Principal for Open Houses (October)
- Creates fliers and information which are distributed to feeder schools
- Recruits parent and student volunteers to lad tours at Open House
- Moreland and EDS Reps
- Liaison between main feeder middle schools and Prospect parents
- Senior Scholarships
- Publicizes annual PTSA senior scholarship opportunities to seniors
- Recruits and chairs parent volunteer selection panel
- Covers all related paperwork
- Mini-grant/Donation Drive Coordinator
