The Parent Teacher Group is a support system that is structured to offer a social atmosphere to St. Leander School. The parents work together to create a spirit of community within the school and parish. The PTG provides a social atmosphere through various gatherings to incorporate new families into the school and parish community, to assist the school through the implementation of fundraising events, and to provide opportunities for as many parents as possible to participate in school activities.

Open Parent Teacher Group (PTG) Meetings are held in the Computer Lab as noted on the school calendar. Parents are encouraged to attend.

PTG Parent Leadership Team

Executive Committee

President:
Duties: Serving as President of PTG includes the responsibility to lead our PTG toward specific goals chosen by its members in conjunction with the administration of St. Leander School. The goals must be consistent with the mission of the school to ensure a successful term of office. The President is the presiding officer and the official representative of the association. The President will recruit chairs and committee members, striving for a balance of experienced and new members. When filling positions, the President should ensure that all areas of the community are represented.

Vice President:
Duties: The Vice President serves in support of the President and may temporarily assume the place of the President. Therefore, the Vice President should make a thorough study of the President’s duties and responsibilities. The Vice President also acts as an aide to the President and assumes responsibility for duties assigned by the President. Additional duties may also be outlined in the bylaws. Other duties of the Vice President include:

• Lead meetings in President’s absence
• Accept delegated responsibilities
• Participate in executive board meetings and provide input for decisions
• Serve as liaison for new families
• Lead the annual membership drive

Recording Secretary:
Duties: The Recording Secretary compiles, organizes, and shares meeting minutes and agendas.

Communications Secretary:
Duties: The Communications Secretary focuses on the public relations aspect of PTG; serves as liaison with local newspapers and parish bulletin. This office gets the good word out about St. Leander School!

Fundraising Chairs:
Duties: The Fundraising Chairs coordinate the major fundraisers of the school. They coordinate ordering, collecting, tabulating, and overseeing of delivery and distribution of products as appropriate.

Standing Committees

Health Chair:
Duties: The Health Chair assists the Vice Principal with health records; attends Diocesan health meetings once per year.

Hospitality Chairs:
Duties: The Hospitality Chairs will organize refreshments for PTG meetings, Back to School Nights, Parent meetings, and teacher lunches.

Campbell’s Soup Labels/Boxtops for Education Chair:
Duties: This Chair will advertise to the parent community to send in boxtops and soup labels. She will collect and tabulate the collections for supplemental income for St. Leander School.

Outreach Chairs:
Duties: These Chairs organize outreach to school families experiencing illness or crisis.

Events Chair
Duties: These Chairs organize the fall Family BBQ, Cookies with Santa, Book Faire, and Grandparents Day Tea. Planning information is available from the office.

Room Parents Chair
Duties: Room Parents Chair makes sure we have at least one Room Parent per grade and holds a meeting at the beginning of the year with all Room Parents to discuss Room Parent Handbook (provided by school office) and is a point of contact for the school and Room Parents.

Uniform Closet Chair:
Duties: The Uniform Closet Chair takes periodic inventory of donated uniforms, makes sure they are in good condition, labels sizes with masking take and displays uniforms on tables at all parent and family functions.