Open PGO Positions

PGO Core Leadership Positions Needed for 2021-2022 School Year

No experience is required for any of these positions. Please fill out this volunteer form. Email wildwoodelementarypgo@gmail.com if you have specific questions.

attend PGO core monthly meetings.
create, distribute, and collect a recruiting flyer at the beginning of the school year
maintain a database of volunteers throughout the school year, which includes contacting the librarians and art teacher to get a list of regular volunteers. (NOTE: often people reach out to the librarians or the art teacher directly)
contact and recruit volunteers, as needed, for tasks based on preference.
should be comfortable contacting people by email, phone or text (according to their preferences)
Create and manage a committee to help if needed.

Create a system for connecting teachers to community organizations and parent volunteers to bring real-world experiences that are connected to curriculum.
Possibly develop a committee for helping with this work.

Update old content
Maintain broken links
Add new content from semi-regular newsletter / store information on past events and mini grants that we can use to talk up the PGO to new wildwood community members

Write blurbs for the blog / newsletter/social media as directed to by the communications chair

The following are a list of the other positions on the core leadership that are currently filled for the 2020-21 School Year:

Works with the WW principal and office to determine date and times for upcoming school and PGO events.

Sets agenda for and attends/leads “Core” PGO leadership meetings (these meetings often address issues that come up throughout the year).
Attends district meetings a few times a year with other schools’ PGOs and Superintendent. Works with other PGOs on district-wide initiatives.
Works with core leadership, especially Volunteer Coordinator, to make sure upcoming events are on the radar and are delegated to event volunteer coordinators.
Works as liaison to the office and the parent community to make sure there is clear communication.
Creates vision for the PGO and works with other Core leadership to implement vision.
Commits to serving for 1.5-2 years–stagger so there is always one chair left to train another co-chair.
Time Commitment: 4-8 hours a month.

Advertises and maintains passive fundraising (Stop and Shop, Atkins, AmazonSmile, Boxtops, Baystate Textiles).
Coordinates, or manages volunteers to coordinate, two major online and brown envelope fundraisers – Valley Gives (December) and Wildwood Gives (May).
Helps brainstorm new streams of revenue.
Time Commitment: In general 2-4 hours/ month; more during Dec. and May.

We could use someone who could “intern” this year with this team to take it on next year

Oversees the wildwoodpgo email inbox and forwards/acts on emails as appropriate ( this may be a role the chair wants to take on/share)
Posts email blasts when directed by the communications chair / Core PGO team
Posts weekly blog based on content from the communications chair, advertiser events and appropriate free community events that come through OR posts semi-regular email blast newsletters based on content provided by the communications chair
Post to social media based on based on content from the communications chair, advertiser events and appropriate free community events that come through

Attend monthly leadership meetings
Strategize with principal about how to make communication stronger throughout school.
Work with principal to make communication from the office more consistent (e.g. hly newsletter)
Work with Blog Coordinator to get information to parents.
Lead the communication side of important events and fundraisers – work with Nick/Core PGO/other relevant wildwood community members on flyers, email text, communication plan (e.g., what, when, and how frequently). Pass on final information to the blogger/communication team to execute.
Work closely with the treasurer/fundraising team to cultivate advertising relationships with local businesses/organizations, and ensure we are posting their content on our blog/newsletter
Develop ideas for blog/newsletter content from recaps of events, overviews of mini-grant projects, etc. Delegate the write ups, edit, and send final versions to the blogger/communication team to execute.
Determine what social media platform(s) – if any – we should be using and how we should keep them up
Help the blogger/communication team understand the “rules” of the blog (and social media) and be point person when a question comes up about whether something is appropriate to post