Tesla STEM High School PTSA 

Committee Position Descriptions 

ACT/SAT Prep  

• Identify and work with a testing partner to offer 1-3 annual SAT/ACT practice tests to students 

• Arrange the dates and times for the practice tests 

• Advertise and publish registration for practice tests via PTSA and school communication channels   

Awards 

• Publicize the “Educators of the Year” awards through various channels such as the newsletter, social media and school announcements 

• Establish procedures for voting and eligibility criteria 

• Create and distribute voting ballots and facilitate voting process 

• Collect and tally results and present awards at the yearend membership meeting.  

Emergency Prep 

• Coordinate emergency packs for each room in the school, replenishing supplies as needed  

• Attend the Emergency Preparedness meetings at Lake Washington PTSA council  

Financial Review – 3-person committee  

• Work from an official checklist to review the PTSA financial documents 

• No financial/accounting background needed; time commitment is 2-3 hours.  Financial reviews occur 2x a year - 

Fundraising  

• Organize and coordinate donation fundraiser in September 

• Seek out new passive fundraisers such as Give with Bing, employer matching  

• Promote fundraisers in the newsletter and social media 

• Work with the PTSA board to establish clear financial goals for the year  

• Develop and execute a long –term fundraising strategy that aligns with the PTSA’s goals 

Lake Washington School Foundation (LWSF) Ambassador 

• Promote LWSF’s mission and goals to Tesla STEM community  

• Act as the liaison between LWSF and Tesla STEM  

Newsletter Editor 

• Manage the process of receiving submissions for the newsletter  

• Review various sources for possible articles including school administration communications, LWPTSA council website, LWSD communications channels  

• Create weekly newsletter 

• Maintain newsletter subscription list  

• Post archived newsletter to PTSA website  

Nominating Committee – 3-person committee elected by Tesla STEM PTSA members  

• Ability to network with other parents to find potential candidates  

• Reach out to feeder schools to publicize PTSA board and committee positions at Tesla STEM  

• Identify and recruit qualified candidates for board and committee positions for next year’s PTSA. 

• Present slate of candidates to the Board and PTSA membership for voting  

Reflections 

• Coordinate implementation of National PTSA Reflections Art program  

• Attend Reflections district meeting to learn about program, exhibit, entry and submission process 

• Advertise the current year’s Reflection theme to the student body and collect entries 

• Maintain correspondence with entrants regarding the competition  

• Transport projects, forms and hang entries for district wide exhibit at LWSD Resource Center  

• Announce entry results to the Tesla STEM community via newsletter, social media, etc.  

Staff Appreciation  

• Organize events and activities to show appreciation to school staff  

• Plan and provide meals, snacks or treats regularly throughout the school year.  Events can include potlucks, catered meals, or snack baskets.  

• Collaborate with school administration to coordinate events 

• Gather feedback from staff to understand preferences 

• Promote staff appreciation efforts with school community to solicit food donations and volunteer help with set up and clean up  

• Collect and publish “Staff Favorite Things” on PTSA website 

Senior Celebration Committee  

• Responsible for overseeing all aspects of planning and execution of Senior Celebration Party  

• Identify and work with vendors for location, transportation, catering, activities, etc.  

• Develop a budget for the event and present for PTSA board approval 

• Plan a fun and safe party for graduating seniors 

• Publicize the event throughout the year via newsletter, PTSA website, social media, etc.  

• Work with Senior Class representatives to advertise the event and encourage participation 

• Create ticket purchase and registration process 

• Recruit adult chaperones for the event  

• Organize check in and check out process for the day of the event  

Social Media Editor  

• Create and publish regular posts to PTSA Facebook page, and other social media outlets as needed.  

• Administer the Tesla STEM Carpool Facebook group  

• Create graphics as needed for various communications channels  

Webmaster 

• Maintain the Tesla STEM PTSA website 

• Work with the Board to get up to date information for the website  

• Create new website pages as needed