Board position. 

Position Summary: The Staff Appreciation Committee Chairs manage the PTA staff appreciation budget, stock the staff lounge with snacks and drinks, decorate/tidy the staff lounge periodically, facilitate the schedule for Teacher Appreciation Week, and communicate plans and staff needs with the grade reps, Exec Team, etc. as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the staff appreciation budget

• This is primarily used for stocking the staff lounge, a light meal on Curriculum Night, and a budget-friendly catered meal during Staff Appreciation Week

• Staff lounge

• Keep it stocked with snacks and soda water within budget guidelines. There is a small PTA budget for this committee, but keeping the room stocked all year requires parent participation/monetary involvement. The Chairs could create an Amazon wish list or partner with grade reps to create a month specific SignUp Genius. Chairs are welcome to use any other mechanism they feel is a good fit to communicate needs with parents

• Facilitate Teacher Appreciation Week (May)

• Each day that week, one grade is responsible for a staff-wide recognition (grade assignments are made to the Grade Representatives at a PTA Working Meeting).  

• Here is an example plan for staff appreciation week.

• Consider other opportunities to show appreciation to staff throughout the school year as you see fit. This could include freshening the staff lounge, recognizing staff birthdays, providing an occasional breakfast, etc.

• Manage the Adams Staff Favorites spreadsheet. Work with Patty in the office to make sure all new staff fill out the staff favorites form. A physical copy is stored in the binder in the office and a digital copy exists here.

• Consider other days of recognition as you see fit. This could include Custodian Day, Principal’s Day, School Nurse Day, School Counselor Day, etc.

• Send communication to class chairs regarding money collection for teacher gifting before Winter Break and at the end of the year. Organize gifting for non-classroom teachers in conjunction with classroom teacher collections. See Adams PTA gifting policy.

Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per month, except September (getting set up for the school year) and May (Teacher Appreciation week) when it’s probably 5-6 hours per month.  

When does the role start: Will be open for 2025-26 school year. Email interest to ptavolunteer@adamselementary.org and ptavp@adamselementary.org.