Parent Organizations at Deterding Elementary School

DART

Deterding Arts Resource Team is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 by Deterding Elementary parents on the principle that an art and music education is important to the development of a well rounded child.

PTA

The PTA is organized through the Executive Board and supports Deterding many ways. PTA organizes, funds and provides volunteers for many of the social and educational programs at Deterding.

PERLE

Parents Enriching a Rapid Learner Environment.
 

  
     
     
 

Parent Participation : Deterding encourages parents to become active partners in our school.

At Deterding, parent participation takes many forms. Families are able to volunteer at the school in a variety of ways to enrich the education of their children. Deterding’s outstanding educational program could not exist without the enormous amount of time, energy and talents provided by our parents. Working together, we have provided over 18,000 hours of volunteer time to support our students.

Here are some ideas of our yearly volunteer needs:

  • School site committees
  • School wide events - DART Art Festival, Jog-a-Thon, International Food Festival, Book Fairs, Open House, Back to School Night, Back to School Picnic, Red Ribbon Week, and Reading Incentive Month
  • Field trip drivers
  • Art docents
  • Help supervise students in the cafeteria
  • Early morning Choir Assistant
  • Library Aide
  • Yard Duty at recess
  • Parking Lot Assistant
  • Collating school newspaper on Friday mornings
  • Copying homework and other school wide information
  • Making posters and signs for school events
  • Build some classroom shelves, coat racks, cubbies, etc.  (Check if there is a need.)
  • Share your expertise in a subject matter that a class is studying.  Examples are:  archeologists, artists, writers, puppeteers, firefighters, gardeners, tutors, photographers, computer experts, doctors, nurses, builders, newscasters, truck drivers, chefs, or mechanics.
  • Help organize the Clothes Closet and the Lost and Found areas
  • Tutor students
  • Listen to a student's needs
  • Fundraise for school wide projects
  • Parenting classes
  • Sharpen pencils
  • Clean watercolor pots
  • Adopt a garden area on the school campus - Plant, water, weed, etc.
  • Adopt a room - help to keep it clean
  • Sweep the pavement
  • Make ice-bags for owies
  • Purchase hours - $10 per hour
  • Coordinate a school club.  Examples are:  Student Newspaper, Chess Club, Garden Club, Book Club, Student Council, Nature Bowl, etc.
  • School Beautification Days - This is a perfect opportunity for busy work schedules and/or language barriers.  Everyone in the Deterding community works together gardening, sweeping, cleaning, and painting.
  • Donate - Books, computers, calculators, art supplies, school supplies, computer software, clothes for the clothes closet, money for the student lunch fund.  (Must obtain School Office authorization for these.)
  • Design your own idea and let the Principal and the Volunteer Coordinator know!

See Also

DART > What Can I Do?
PTA > Become a Member