Why Should I Join the Sharon PTO?

Provide Needed Resources For Our School

• We coordinate a number of fundraisers that provide various programs, activities and incentives for our children.
• By becoming an ACTIVE member you can help coordinate these events and make a difference.

Leadership and Decision Making

• ACTIVE members participate in meetings to determine committee leadership, vote on various projects/request, and decide how to best provide resources for the students and teachers.
• Fundraising:  At meetings, members bring up things the school needs help buying from art supplies to computers - as a member, we decide how to raise funds and how to distribute funds.
• Influence important decisions.

Additional Benefits

• Volunteering and attending various events and meetings are a great way to meet other parents and stay informed.
• Teacher Appreciation:  The PTO takes charge of showing that the teachers are valued through various ways during Teacher Appreciation Week as well as at other specified times throughout the school year.
• Student directory
• Email updates including the newsletter and PTO meeting minutes
• Get to know staff members
• Learn how the  school operates
• Participate in YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION
• When you are involved in the PTO, YOUR CHILD BENEFITS THE MOST!
• Discover answers and discuss opinions on questions you may have about your child's education.
• Improve teacher morale.
• Be up to date on what's going on at Sharon Elementary.
• MOST IMPORTANTLY, IMPROVE SHARON ELEMENTARY FOR ALL STUDENTS!!
• Join because you care about your child.
• Your child spends the majority of his/her day at Sharon Elementary School.  Help make it a better place to learn and to live!

Goals of the Sharon PTO

• Increase PTO membership of both parents and teachers
• Increase parent and teacher participation
• Sponsor exciting student activities
• Provide incentives for students' achievement
• Purchase board games for indoor recess
• Purchase smart boards and document cameras for all student use