Stilwell Newsletter

Stilwell Families —

The last PTO meeting of the year has been scheduled for this coming Thursday, May 18, at 5 p.m. Our meetings have been virtual this year, but for our last meeting of the year, we are going to have it in person at Stilwell. The in-person meeting will be largely geared towards new families and will give important information about what most families need to know to have a successful transition to Stilwell. We are also going to explain where families can get involved with the PTO at the junior high level. We are asking families to fill out the following form even if they can't make it to the meeting. Below is much of the information you will need to fill out the form. LINK

23-24 Stilwell JH Parent Committee Position Overview

EXTREMELY DIFFERENT:
This is NOT your elementary parent committee. As your children move
into their next educational phase into junior high, the expectations of the parent committee will decrease immensely. Parent Committee meetings are organized and run by the principal of Stilwell. Committees are down to a small handful. This provides parents the chance to help with their children’s school while expanding their other commitments as their children get older. It also starts to align with how the high school parent committee runs. Below are descriptions of the open positions for '23-24 school year. Please review the positions and fill out the Google Form. Thanks for any help you can provide.

President: The Vice President in 7th grade becomes the President of the PTA in 8th grade. Time Commitment: Average 2 to 4 hours a month.

• Busiest Times of the Year: Beginning of School
• Act as liaison between parents and principal/staff
• Update Facebook committee news
• Collaborate with Principal when needed
• Recruit two parents to help with the fundraising assembly
• Introduce yourself at the first PTA meeting of the year
• You do not have to set up meetings or agendas, the principal handles this task
• Attend PTA meetings when available

Vice President:
Time Commitment: 2 to 4 hours a month and commit to two years. Busiest Times of the Year: Beginning of School.

• Vice President will become President the following school year
• Back up for President
• Shadow the President on communication and meetings with Principal/staff
• Attend PTA meetings when available

Hospitality Chair(s):
Time Commitment: 1 hour per month (can be a shared position). Busiest Times of the Year: Fall/Spring Conferences and May for Teacher Appreciation.

• Organize and set up the conference meals/food in the fall, create sign-up donations and communication
• Organize and set up the conference meals/food in the spring, create sign-up donations and communication
• Organize and set up the teacher appreciation week, create sign-up donations and communication
• Attend PTA meetings when available

School Supply Chair:
Time Commitment: 2 to 4 hours in July /August. Busiest Time of the Year: August

• Primary contact for the vendor
• Create and contact school to send out communication
• Distribute the school supply boxes
• Attend PTA meetings when available

Spirit Wear:
Time Commitment: 2 hours in August. Busiest Time of the Year: August.

• Primary contact for the vendor
• Create and contact school to send out communication
• All orders are online and mailed out to families, no distribution
• Attend PTA meetings when available

Mitch Kuhnert- Principal

David Perrigo- Associate Principal