Briarmeadow Charter School

The PTO needs your help in 2019-2020.

• This year ten families held leadership positions in the PTO and did a lot of the volunteering to support the school, doing work for multiple committees.
• With over 600 students, we need help from more families to keep BCS a great school with fun activities that serves students’ needs.
• We need new leaders and more people to join committees.
• We need people to lead committees and people who can organize one project (like the Earth day picnic).

Click here to see open positions in 2019-2020.

Think about how you can best help, what your talents and interests are, and get in touch with us:

• Email us at [email protected],
• Fill out the volunteer interest form
• Or talk to one of us at school

The PTO:

• Raises funds throughout the year:
  • Curriculum fund fees,
  • Fall Fundraiser sales (chocolates & cookie dough),
  • Fall Festival ticket sales,
  • Spring Fun Run,
  • Corporate sponsorships for school events
• Pays for:
  • All field trips (except the 8^thgrade DC trip),
  • Field trip buses,
  • IB curriculum purchases,
  • Classroom technology not funded by HISD,
  • Fall Festival costs,
  • Teacher appreciation
• Organizes school events:
  • Back to school snow cone social,
  • Grandparents’ day,
  • Pastries with parents,
  • Peace day picnic,
  • Fall Festival,
  • Earth day picnic
• Keeps families informed:
  • PTO website and calendar,
  • Biweekly newsletter,
  • Facebook page,
  • Event flyers and forms
• Other areas:
  • Recruits and organizes after school program vendors,
  • PK and K round ups to orient new families,
  • PTO store including Briarmeadow t-shirt and jacket sales,
  • Coordinates room parents,
  • Organizes teacher appreciation week

If your talent is:

• Writing—join the communications or volunteers team
• Websites/technology/social media—join the communications team or the PTO store team
• Spreadsheets—join the fundraising team
• Getting corporate donations—join the fundraising team
• Organizing parties/events—join the school life, volunteers, or fundraising teams
• Construction—join the buildings and grounds team
• Talking to people—join the volunteers team
• Doing Pinterest-y things—join the room parents team
• Asking questions & gathering information—join the communications team