Indian Creek Elementary PTA
Every Child. One Voice
Dates to Remember
March
- 1st - PTA Board Meeting, 6:30
- 2nd - Dr. Seuss Spring Social/Family Book Night
- 8th - Read Across Indian Creek Elementary
- 8th - Indian Creek Open House
- 9th - Deadline to purchase yearbooks, buy them HERE
- 11th - Daylight savings time begins, change your clocks!
- 12th-16th - Spring Break, no school
- 22nd - Volunteer Open House, come anytime between 8am-3pm, PTA Room
- 22nd - PTA Meeting & 4th Grade Sharing, 6:30 PM, Indian Creek ES Cafeteria
- 29th - Early Release
- 30th - Student Holiday, no school
April
- 5th-6th - Kindergarten Round Up (SIGN UP HERE TO HELP)
- 6th - PTA Skate Night at InterSkate in Lewisville, come out to support the PTA!!!
- 10th-11th - STAAR Testing
- 12th - Board Meeting, 6:30
- 20th - Bad Weather Day
- 26th - PTA Meeting, 6:30 PM, Indian Creek ES Cafeteria
- 30th - Kinder Parent Night
We want to know!!
Dr. Seuss Spring Social
The PTA sponsored the 2018 Spring Social at the beginning of March in tandem with the book fair and it was a huge success!!!
The whole school was decked out in Dr. Seuss themed décor thanks to some AWESOME PTA volunteers & our AMAZING ICE teachers and faculty who took the time to decorate their doors for a little friendly competition!!
We had Dr. Seuss themed food & drinks, games, crafts, a photo booth, and face painting...but what really made the night special is seeing what an incredible turn out we had!!
The PTA was also able to sponsor $250 worth of book fair books to some of our OUTSTANDING ICE students!!
Thank you to all of our MEMBERS who make things like this possible!!! You are appreciated!
To check out more pictures from this great event, CLICK HERE & like us on FACEBOOK!!!
Dr. Suess Door Contest Winners
Valentine Staff Appreciation Lunch
Volunteer Opportunities
Join the ICE PTA
What is PTA? Why join PTA? The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more PTA advantages:
- Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.
- Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.
- Tap into a Network. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind. You can share ideas, concerns, and experiences.
- Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause—your child and all children in the community.
- Speak Up. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.
- Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role by supporting building improvements through advocacy and play an important role in fundraising for curriculum based programs and social events.
- Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
- Enjoy Substantial Benefits. Individuals and local units can take advantage of a host of benefits from PTA membership including discounts and offers from member benefits providers and sponsors, magazine subscriptions, leadership training, e-newsletters and much more.
For less than 3 cents a day, you can become a PTA member, joining more than 4 million other people who share your interest in issues affecting children. Everyone—parents, educators, students and other citizens active in their schools and communities—is invited to join our not-for-profit parent association.
ICE PTA Executive Officer Positions
President Duties at a Glance
- Prepare written agendas and preside at all Association and
board meetings. - Ensure your Local PTA meets all requirements of the Standards of
Continuing Affiliation. - Ensure all members and dues are reported to Texas PTA in a
timely manner, at least monthly. - Work with all board members to help meet their goals and
required duties. - Sign all contracts which have been approved by the board.
- Be an authorized signer on the bank account.
- Foster an environment of open communication among all board
members. - Appoint a Financial Reconciliation committee at least 30 days
before the last association meeting of the year. Appointments are
subject to the approval of the board. - Represent Local PTA as a delegate to Council PTA, if applicable.
- Serve as an ex-officio member of all committees, except the
Nominating and Financial Reconciliation committees.
Programs Duties at a Glance
- Identify community needs by surveying families and school
personnel. - Evaluate existing programs and determine relevancy and future
plans. - Research program providers and/or ideas aligned with identified
needs and goals. - Adopt annual goals to increase family engagement using the
National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. - Provide year-round programming to establish the PTA's focus on
family engagement, not only fundraising. - Network with PTA Programs Leaders in your community to
collaborate on common goals.
Fundraising Duties At A Glance
- Set and achieve fundraising goals that support ICE PTA.
- Support the President and work with board members to encourage the success of their programs.
- Presides in the absence of the president (in designated order)
- Evaluate existing fundraisers and determine relevancy and future plans.
- Responsible for standing and special committees created to support ICE PTA fundraising goal.
Membership Duties at a Glance
- Submit members and dues to Texas PTA at least monthly.
- Ensure your Local PTA meets all requirements of the Standards of
Continuing Affiliation. - Recruit new members throughout the year with the goal of
recruiting one member for every student on your campus - A
Voice for Every Child! - Engage school administration and faculty in supporting your PTA
through membership. - Reach out to all families, new and returning, to become a member
of your PTA. - Share the importance of PTA and publicize the vision, mission,
priorities, and benefits of membership. - Promote Member Programs available exclusively to PTA campuses
and their members. - Distribute membership cards to all members and request
additional cards as needed. - Thank your members for supporting PTA and recognize
outstanding contributions with Texas PTA Honorary Life
Membership or Extended Service Awards. - Celebrate your successes at association and board meetings,
through social media, and by receiving Texas PTA Membership
Awards.
Treasurer Duties at a Glance
- Study all references to duties and finances in the PTA bylaws,
policies and standing rules. - Ensure your Local PTA meets all requirements of the Standards of
Continuing Affiliation. - Keep an accurate and detailed account of all monies received
and disbursed. - Ensure all cash funds are counted by multiple individuals and
documented with a Deposit Form. Triplicate Deposit Forms may
be purchased from Texas PTA. - Keep on permanent file the PTA Employer Identification Number
(EIN), as assigned by the IRS, and the PTA sales tax permit, as
assigned by the Texas Comptroller. - Present a financial report of all accounts at all Association and
board meetings. View a Sample Financial Report. - Make timely deposits to the PTA bank account.
- Make disbursements in accordance with the budget, as adopted
by the association membership, and verify each transaction is
accompanied by a Check Request and necessary documentation. - File the appropriate Form 990 within 60 days of the end of the
fiscal year. PTAs are no longer required to report their filings to
Texas PTA. - File sales tax reports to Texas Comptroller as required (annually,
quarterly or monthly). - Maintain a list of assets owned by the PTA.
- Submit all required items to the Financial Reconciliation
Committee in a timely manner.
Secretary Duties at a Glance
- Maintain all official records of the association.
- Record in the minutes all business transacted at each association
and board meeting. View Sample Meeting Minutes. - Notifies board members, as requested by the president, of all
called meetings. - Assist the president in determining a quorum at association and
board meetings. - Present minutes from the previous meeting, association or board.
- Present a report of board meetings to the association membership
as needed. - Prepares a draft of the minutes of each meeting within two to five
days of the meeting. - Act as the corresponding secretary, reading communications at
meetings and writing thank you notes, etc. - Assume the duties of the historian if one is not designated in the
bylaws.
Parliamentarian Duties at a Glance
- Maintains copies of current governing documents - bylaws,
standing rules, policies and parliamentary authority. - Provides guidance to members and board members on issues
outlined in governing documents. - Ensure your Local PTA meets all requirements of the Standards of
Continuing Affiliation. - Confer with president prior to the meeting regarding business
items on the agenda. - Advises the president on points of parliamentary procedure.
- Maintains a position of impartiality and does not make motions,
enter debate or vote.