Core Team — PTSA leadership responsibilities and transition

Reviewed the PTSA President job description and the proposed shared-leadership approach.

• Coordinates the work of PTSA parent leaders to run effectively, while adhering to the group’s goals and mission.
• Participates in PTSA meetings (twice a month).
• Helps with recruitment and orientation efforts for PTSA parent leader positions.
• Coordinates with Family Connectors (Somali, Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish) / language chat group leaders to connect them to greater team.
• Welcomes new folks.

Interfaces with school staff

• Works with the school principal to finalize events calendar, regular check-ins, and primary liaison to the PTSA.
• Coordinates with ELL Team to better reach EL families, pass on translated pieces of information.

Interfaces with community

• Represents Kimball at events and meetings in our community as needed.
• Coordinates or delegates coordination of interpretation for meetings.
• Shares info on how to get things translated.

WSPTA

• Oversees compliance with Washington State PTSA guidelines.

Communications

The communications role served as the official PTSA contact and representative to school staff and families, responded to parent-leader inquiries, and coordinated with the Treasurer on teacher-grant support. Action items included checking how to update website membership information, giving school staff feedback on in-person events and alternatives, creating shared document folders, inviting parents to consider a Building Leadership Team representative role, and asking prospective leaders about responsibilities they could take on.