Charlton Heights Elementary School PTA

Star of the Week
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Program Description: Star of the Week

Funding: The executive board will announce the funding for this program.

Program Dates: year long

Volunteers Needed:

1 Chairperson – 1 or 2 Co-Chairpersons – only one chair needed, but one for shadowing would be ideal. Need to send out correspondence and organize folders.
Worker Bees - 3-7 volunteers are helpful so that they can sign up for one month's worth of star hanging.

Time Commitment Expected:

Chairperson – September/October will require about 4-6 hours total, 1 hour for the rest of the year.
Co-Chairperson – none needed, except for shadowing.
Worker Bees – 3-7 volunteers could change the star board by putting up new students stars from each class on the end of the day Friday or first thing Monday morning on a weekly basis for one month. This takes about 15 minutes or so a week and can be done any time the building is open.

Skills Needed: some computer and organizantional skills.

Chairperson Responsibilities:

Mid September – get class list from main office. Photocopy stars and collate with notes to parents and teachers. Each grade gets a different color star (save pink for the Kindergarten. Create an announcement list for the weekly postings.
October 1^st – send stars home with students. Put collection box up in teachers lounge above mailboxes.
October 15^th – send memo to teachers to collect and deposit stars. Set up a monthly schedule for volunteers to put up stars.
Mid to late-October – start the Star of the Week board. Leave extra blank stars with main office.
Throughout the Year – remind volunteers a few days before they are scheduled to put up the stars.
May-June – at end of the year -- once all stars have been posted, return all stars to teachers.

Meeting and Planning Schedule: could be done completely through email and phone calls outside or during school hours.

Primary Files and Forms that will be helpful in running the program: