Parent Engagement Ideas Group Brainstorm – Parents’ Night Out Silent auction BLVD (Jim Cameron) Low cost Incremental donations tax deductible? – Childcare combine w/ a movie night? Swap childcare w/ another PTO? – Need a process for event planning helps drive engagement – Jen Cameron has a template we could use Meet-n-Greet Events Idea = Inneractive Meet the parents where they are Consider AM and PM connections i.e. coffee 1st day of K moms get-together Sledding day supply hot chocolate – Speed volunteering event Sandwich guy FMSC mobile Second Harvest Bikes for Kids Playground night all? By grade? By grade groups? – Roller Garden family event Speaker series social time + speaker – Focus on parent education topics PTO meeting hold at social events (versus the other way around) Volunteer appreciation event More specific, directed volunteer opportunities Kid/parent events Gym Dance night Split between younger kid focus vs. older kid focus Math game for parents (teach new math!) Talk to parents at drop off line Calling tree Grade-specific engagement Grade level connector Playground night by grade Ask parents how they can contribute to school let them suggest – Facebook parents page PTO introduction / promotion at Tanglen events (especially Kindergarten) Volunteer Update Lara Erpelding – Dinner on Us April 4th signupgenius going out this week – –
Parent Engagement Ideas – Group Brainstorm Parents’ Night Out Silent auction BLVD (Jim Cameron) Low cost Incremental donations – tax deductible? Childcare – combine w/ a movie night? Swap childcare w/ another PTO? Need a process for event planning – helps drive engagement Jen Cameron has a template we could use Meet-n-Greet Events Idea = Inneractive Meet the parents where they are Consider AM and PM connections i.e. coffee 1st day of K moms get-together Sledding day – supply hot chocolate Speed volunteering event Sandwich guy FMSC mobile Second Harvest Bikes for Kids Playground night – all? By grade? By grade groups? Roller Garden family event Speaker series – social time + speaker Focus on parent education topics PTO meeting hold at social events (versus the other way around) Volunteer appreciation event More specific, directed volunteer opportunities Kid/parent events Gym Dance night Split between younger kid focus vs. older kid focus Math game for parents (teach new math!) Talk to parents at drop off line Calling tree Grade-specific engagement Grade level connector Playground night by grade Ask parents how they can contribute to school – let them suggest Facebook parents page PTO introduction / promotion at Tanglen events (especially Kindergarten) Volunteer Update – Lara Erpelding Dinner on Us – April 4th – signupgenius going out this week
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