Boosting Parent Participation in Your PTA or PTO
•Transferir como PPTX, PDF•
1 gostou•884 visualizações
Boost Parent Participation in your PTA or PTO with these community-building tips, best practices, and ideas!
Recomendados
Recomendados
Mais conteúdo relacionado
Mais de SignUp.com
Mais de SignUp.com (20)
Último
Último (20)
Boosting Parent Participation in Your PTA or PTO
- 1. @TXStatePTA #SLSAustin Boosting Parent Participation Facilitator: Karen Bantuveris, Founder & CEO @VolunteerSpot @VSpotMom
- 2. OUCH! What are your biggest Parent Participation pain points? Groups of 3-5 * 2 minutes VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 3. Q: Why Parent Participation? VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 4. Q: Why Parent Participation? Involvement Improves Student Performance & Builds Commitment… to our Schools, Communities and ALL our Children!
- 5. Journey of a Volunteer Thanks to Chris Jarvis, @RealizedWorth VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 6. Participation Best Practices 1. Go Wide 2. Think Flexible 3. Tune In 4. Just ASK 5. Get Specific VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 7. 1. Go Wide • Focus on broad participation • ALL involvement is important • Cultivating future leaders, champions & donors VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 8. 2. Think Flexible Something for Everyone • Ongoing • Special events • On-the-Go • At home • Weekend • On-line • Special Skills & Interests VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 9. 3. Tune In Family Needs? • Working • Unemployed • Immigrant • Military • Grandparents • Small kids • Dads VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 10. 3. Tune In Customize Engagement and Opportunities to meet diverse needs of YOUR Community! Which flexible solutions apply to your community? VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 11. A Shout for Dads! Dads Participate! http://blog.VolunteerSpot.com VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 12. ACTIVITY: Best Practices 1. Go Wide Groups of 3-5 2. Think Flexible 10 minutes 3. Tune In Best-Practice Sharing & Application Review Engagement Handout for Ideas VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 13. How do you Boost Parent Participation at Your School? • Classroom Involvement 1. Go Wide • Fundraisers 2. Think Flexible • Back 2 School 3. Tune In • PTA Meetings • Membership • Legislative Advocacy **** Any focused engagement with special groups? VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 14. Participation Best Practices 1. Go Wide 2. Think Flexible 3. Tune In 4. Just ASK 5. Get Specific VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 15. 4. Just ASK "Have you thought about how you would like to get involved this year?" VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 16. 4. Just ASK ! Overuse of any channel gets ignored/ avoided - especially email! VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 17. 5. Get Specific 1. (newsletter) Cafeteria Lunch Volunteers needed – please email mary@schoolPTA.org if you can help on Mon. or Tues. (or just show up, THANKS!) 2. (email) Urgent: 5 Volunteers needed in the Cafeteria next week on Mon. at 11am or Tues. at noon. Please let me know if you can help – thanks! 3. Urgent: We need your help at lunch next week in the cafeteria to give our teachers a well-deserved break (and your kids will LOVE seeing you by day). Please click here to choose a fun 50 minute shift. Thanks! VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 18. 5. Get Specific FREE! Online Signups For: Cafeteria Concessions Carnivals Class room Workroom Library Literacy Teacher Conferences Parties & Socials Book fairs Walkathons & more! Online Sign Up Sheet Example VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 19. Participation Best Practices 1. Go Wide 2. Think Flexible 3. Tune In 4. Just ASK 5. Get Specific VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 20. Accelerate the Journey Thanks to Chris Jarvis, @RealizedWorth RECOGNITION & FEEDBACK VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 21. Trust-Breaking Mistakes 1. Only contact when you need something 2. Not calling back / losing participation interest forms 3. Not reminding people 4. Not needing people when they show up 5. Keeping ‘em too long 6. Calling same CLIQUE NY Times 12/10 7. Not sharing results 8. Not thanking ‘em VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 22. Recognition • Face-to-Face • Photo Walls • Personal Letters • Newsletter Shouts • Hours Awards • Social Media • Stats & Thermometers VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 23. Back-to-School Bonus Tips 1. Welcome letters 2. Share How Volunteers Make Difference 3. Social Events 4. New Parent Coffee 5. ASK visibly and often 6. Capture ALL interest & ACT on it! VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 24. How do you Recognize Parent Participation? Groups of 3-5 4 minutes Best-Practice Sharing VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 25. Ask for Feedback • How can we improve? • What are your most/least favorite activities & events? • I feel … welcomed valued that my opinions and suggestions matter VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 26. THX 4 Making a Difference! FREE Encore Webinars for your PTA Leaders at home! Check your handout for details. Thank you!! ~ Karen Facebook.com/VolunteerSpot @VolunteerSpot @VSpotMom VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
- 27. Save Time. Get More Parents Involved! FREE and Easy Online Parent Coordination PTA and fundraising volunteers, classroom helpers, parent-teacher conferences, concessions, tournaments and more… Free Webinar in your handout VolunteerSpotTM, DOING GOOD just got easier.
Notas do Editor
- I am here who I am & VolunteerSpot
- Flip
- It’s the magic ingredient for cultivating ownership in our schools and communities and life-long supporters of our children’s education and children's welfare. 10 times more likely to support financially, budget cuts
- Goal: Most parents participating throughout the year. Think of filling up a virtual passport with all kinds of opportunities to get involved through the year – what kinds of ATTRACTIONS can you, your principal and teacher design to cultivate more parent TOURISTS?? YOU ARE GUIDES (CONGRATS) !! We want to cultivate more!
- Goal: Most parents participating throughout the year
- Goal: AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE. Most parents participating throughout the year. Weekend family opporutnies like school garden. On-line from home like updating the website, science moms, artist dads, native holidays and tradtions. Short-time frame and ongoing. Read to the class vs help as a literacy coach. Maybe need to adjust times to meet more parents’ schedules.
- Goal is to be inclusive and connect with all kinds of families – who’s at your school that you can reach out to? DADS – Watch-Dogs
- One size does not fit all!! Day care at meetings – ask for low donation fee
- One size does not fit all!!
- Think back to pain points and now ideas to solve. NEW IDEAS
- Share with what has worked for you?
- GIVE VS mention. Make sure they know how to get involved?
- Back to our Radio – ASK in multipe ways – WHERE YOUR PARENTS ARE.AKS FREQUENTLYASK IN DIFFERENT WAYSAVOID ASKING THE SAME PEOPLE OR YOUR FRIENDS OVER AND OVERClipboards are OK but ask them where they are at. Ask them in carpool line.
- Come if you can leads to too many or too few volunteers. They won’t come back!!
- Goal: Most parents participating throughout the year. Think of filling up a virtual passport with all kinds of activities through the year – what kinds of ATTRACTIONS can you, your principal and teacher design to cultivate more parent TOURISTS??
- NYT article – volunteer burnout.
- NYT article – volunteer burnout.
- NYT article – volunteer burnout. Coffee with the Principal
- NYT article – volunteer burnout.
- LOTS of ebooks, resources and articles on boosting parent participation. This summer on our blog we have a parent engagement series featuring top teacher bloggers talking with parents. And, volunteering in school section. If you’re on FB – plz ‘like us’ – will get updates for our