PTA Committees

2023-2024 Easley PTA Committees


Committee work will happen on a schedule set by that committee, and our hope is that larger committees will allow more people to divvy up work into more manageable portions (we get it, we are busy parents as well!) Committees may structure work into subcommittees. 


A list of committee descriptions is below  and signups are here. You may sign up for more than one committee.

 

If you are also interested in chairing a committee, or if you are interested in work beyond the scope of these committees, please email Erin Medlyn at erinmedlyn@gmail.com

Activities Committee  

This committee plans and organizes our free-of-charge Easley community events, such as the fall festival and spring event. The group also organizes activities to beautify Easley, such as maintaining our discovery garden. Responsibilities include brainstorming and planning themes around events, organizing volunteers, researching vendors and planning event logistics. This committee will also collaborate with the PTA officers to sign contracts, stay within a budget and share information for community-wide communications. If you like throwing parties (or attending them) this could be a committee for you! Join here.   


Fundraising Committee

This committee is tasked with coordinating our PTA fundraisers. Our largest fundraiser, Apex, requires very little work by volunteers. Because Apex raises the majority of money needed to support PTA efforts, we engage in very few other fundraising efforts. This committee will focus mainly on supporting the fall and spring book fairs with the media coordinator, in an effort that specifically benefits the school’s media center. This work mainly consists of volunteer coordination. The committee will also organize Easley Night Out throughout the year, in which restaurants donate a portion of proceeds to the PTA, for either take-out or dine-in meals. The committee will coordinate logistics with the restaurants and work with PTA officers to provide necessary paperwork or sign contracts. The committee will also work with PTA officers in providing information for community-wide communications. If you like organizing logistics, without planning themes or larger events, this could be a committee for you. Join here.


Community Support Committee

This committee is tasked with showing the love for our community. It supports teacher and staff appreciation efforts, not only during Teacher Appreciation Week in May, but throughout the academic year. This means organizing special treats for teachers and staff, like lunches on early release days. The committee also supports Crayons2Calculators, a non-profit effort which provides free school supplies to teachers. The committee will organize volunteers to “shop” teacher orders on designated days and deliver them to Easley. This committee also includes inclusion representatives who help ensure our PTA events and activities are accessible to our entire community—and may also serve on district-wide committees such as Parents of African American Children (PAAC). Finally, this committee also organizes room parents for each classroom, supporting the classroom teacher with individual classroom needs, as well as serving as the conduit for classroom communications of PTA information. If you are the person who finds joy in demonstrating how much you value others, this might be a committee for you. Join here.  


Auditing Committee

This committee will review a report generated by the PTA Treasurer in the fall of each year to ensure fiscal soundness of the organization. The report is then submitted to the NC PTA to ensure we remain in good standing. The time commitment is minimal, and this committee only needs three members. If you are the “numbers” person, this could be the committee for you. Join here. 


Nominating Committee

This committee is responsible for collecting and suggesting nominations for PTA officer positions in the spring of the academic year. The committee will solicit nominations and confirm with each person they desire to run. Then the committee will share biographical materials with PTA members for the officer elections, following the NC PTA bylaws. The time commitment is minimal, work activity is limited to the early spring, and this committee only needs three members.  Ideally members of this committee are also serving on other committees so they are plugged into PTA work. If you are good at spotting skill sets in other people, this could be a committee for you. Join here.