After-School
Programs
Coordinates after-school programs such as chess club,
art class and Spanish lessons.Arts Awareness (3 positions)
Coordinates fall state/national PTA Reflections program.
Coordinate EPA/TX PTA environmental poster program.
Book Fair
Coordinates and supervises book fair with school
librarian.
Citizenship/Legislation
Keeps PTA advised on current PTA legislation and actions
in education and keeps PTA advised on the actions of the RISD Board of Trustees.
Correspondence Secretary
Handles both outgoing and incoming PTA correspondence.
Council Delegate (2 positions)
Attends RISD Council of PTA meetings on the
first Thursday of each month. Coordinates 1st and
2nd grade field trip to council play in the fall and
NHE participation in the spring council used book
fair.
Directory
Compiles, prepares and distributes school directory to
members in the fall. Sells advertising to support the
directory.
Enews
Coordinates electronic communications and newsletters.
Enrichment
Coordinates Math and Science Think Tank volunteers and
provides assistance with the Think Tank operations.
Field Day (2 positions)
Coordinates and organizes all Field Day activities held
in May.
Health & Safety
Coordinates volunteers for vision and hearing screening
in the fall, assists counselor to promote Red Ribbon
Week drug awareness activities in October.
Homeroom Representative
Coordinates volunteers for homeroom reps and serves as
liaison between reps and school events and classroom
teachers.
Hospitality (3 positions)
Coordinates requested refreshments and decorations for
selected PTA meetings, teacher appreciation events and
Kindergarten Round Up.
Inter-School Liaison
Promotes involvement with Westwood Junior High and
Richardson High School and keeps the board informed
about activities at these two schools.
Library
Coordinates volunteers and provides assistance to the
librarian.
Multi-Cultural
Promotes multi-cultural awareness and understanding.
Coordinates annual NHE multi-cultural dinner and assists
1st VP Programs.
Newsletter
Compiles, prints and distributes monthly PTA newsletter.
PAC Representative (2 positions)
Represents NHE at the quarterly RISD Parent Action
Committee (PAC) meetings and reports back to
the board.
Parent Education
Promotes parent education materials and programs;
assists 1st VP Programs.
Playground/Landscaping
Maintains/plants seasonal color and serves as liaison between RISD
and NHE to ensure safety of playground equipment.
Public Relations
Promotes school activities to the general public,
organizes and coordinates Kindergarten Round Up and
orders appropriate publications for officers.
Publicity
Publicizes all school events, maintains and changes
school marquee and PTA bulletin board.
SAGE
Represents NHE at the RISD Special and Gifted Education
(SAGE) meetings and reports back to
the board.
Student Aid
Collects gently-used items for the RISD Clothes Closet
and works an occasional shift at the Clothes Closet,
serves as liaison between NHE and RISD Clothes Closet.
Volunteer Services
Coordinates school volunteers, compiles and submits
volunteer hours to state PTA and coordinates awarding
the Golden Apple Award.
Ways & Means Assistant (3 Positions)
Works with 3rd VP Ways & Means to coordinate and
organize all fundraising activities for the year.
Webmaster
Updates the Web site.
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