Executive Board and Committee Members

 

Executive Board

 

 POSITION
 NAME
 DESCRIPTION
 President  Ashley Heinen

Shall reside over all PTO meetings, shall attend all SITE-BASED meetings, coordinates the work of the officers & committees.  Full year commitment. 

 

 Vice-President 

Tara Sylvia

Shall preside in the absence of the president, act as an aide to the president & perform all other duties designated. The vice president will assume the position the following school year.  Two-year commitment. 

 

 Treasurer 

Keith Murty

Responsible for accounting records, receives all funds of the Ride PTO & keep an accurate record of all receipts & expenditure. Pay all funds as authorized by the PTO board & in accordance with the budget adopted by the organization. Provide updated budget report at monthly PTO meetings.  Full year commitment. 

 

 Membership 

 Sara Hemsath

Organizes the PTO membership drive, sells ads for online directory, & assists new families with gaining access to our online directory.  Majority of duties performed June-September, selling ads in summer and recruiting members at start of school. 

 

 Volunteer

 Coordinator 

 

Bethany Lund

Coordinates volunteers for school wide sign ups.  Greets volunteers at events and assists in getting volunteers to their assignments.  Duties are sporadic throughout the year, when PTO hosts events requiring volunteers. 

 

Secretary  Hilary Toma

Records minutes at all PTO meetings & submits for approval.  Makes minutes available to all PTO members following meetings.  Full year commitment, but meetings only held once a month. 

 

Fall Fundraiser

Chair(s) 

 

Kim Brice

VACANT 

Plans and coordinates fall fundraiser in conjunction with Teacher Representative.  Communicates to students & parents.  Collects money and distributes prizes.  Planning should ideally begin in May-June, with majority of duties taking place Aug-October.

 

Spring Fundraiser

Chair(s) 

 

Lauren Ksiazek

VACANT

Plans and coordinates a fun, family event that raises money for the PTO.  Leads the following subcommittees: Silent Auction, Raffle, Decorations, Games & Entertainment, Food, Volunteers, Ticket Pre-Sales.  Planning should begin in December or early January, with event in late March-early April. 

 

Parliamentarian Allison Slater

Enforces the provisions of the by-laws & renders a judgment on all questions concerning the by-laws.  Full year commitment, but meetings only held once a month. 

 

Parent Liaison  Tara Sylvia Acts as a liaison between parents & the PTO board. Communicates with room parents.  Duties sporadic throughout the year.

 

Committees 

 

 POSITION
 NAME
 DESCRIPTION

Auditor

 VACANT

 VACANT

 

Qualified auditor to review and audit the treasurer’s books at the end of the fiscal year. Provide an audit report to the treasurer to be reviewed at the 1st meeting of the school year.  Duties performed over summer as fiscal year closes on May 31. 

 

Bike Rodeo

Lauren Ksiazek

Natalie Crawford

Coordinates the Spring Bike Rodeo with Conroe ISD Police Department, school volunteers, and local community members.

 

Sponsorships/

Community

Partners

 

VACANT

Organizes local sponsorships and community partners.  Full year commitment.  In addition, in charge of communication about other give-back programs – Mabel's Labels, Minted, Box Tops, Kroger, etc. 

 

Enrichment VACANT

Coordinates with art, music, and P.E. teachers for any classroom or volunteer needs.  Duties are minimal and throughout the year.

 

Field Trips

Cathy Estep

Coordinates and plans grade level field trips. 

 

Grandparents

Day

Mary Sanders

Plans and organizes event for grandparents to come eat with their student.  Planning begins in summer.  Event held close to official Grandparents Day, which is always the first Sunday after Labor Day.

 

Hospitality Ashley Dalrymple

Welcomes new students and parents. Hosts Blast Off Bash, Tears and Cheers Breakfast, Muffins with Moms, Donuts with Dads, and any other PTO social event.  Duties sporadic and throughout the year. 

 

Landscaping

Kathlyn Curry

 

Replenishes and maintains front flowerbeds.  Full year commitment, but work performed intermittently. 

 

     
Outdoor Refresh

Whalin Harter-Leahy

Theresa Elston

Coordinates and plans outdoor beautification initiatives in partnership with school administration. 

     

Ride Spirit

Nights

 

 

 

Kelli Heath

Coordinates with local restaurants & businesses to schedule spirit nights to give back a % of proceeds to the school.  Full year commitment, but most scheduling work done prior to the start of the school year.  Ride Spirit Nights are held once a month. 

 

Red Ribbon

Week

Emily Lashbrook

Jaclyn Babcock

Coordinates with counselor.  Plans and assists with Red Ribbon Week, which is usually held in October.

 

Red Wagon

Parade

Chatique Dhanormlchitphong

Shanyn Strickland

Coordinates with front office admin. to create a red wagon parade float for the CP feeder schools Red Wagon Parade at Woodforest Stadium.

 

School Supplies

 

Adrienne Asby

 

Works with teachers, parents & suppliers to provide the service of having uniform school supplies for the students. Orders & distributes the school supplies.  Duties from late April-May, then heavy work in August to organize and deliver school supplies to classrooms.

 

Staff 

Appreciation

Cory Cummings

Krystal Eicher

Plans and executes staff appreciation monthly luncheons & Teacher Appreciation Week. Coordinates with principal & PTO president.  Full year commitment.

 

Story Time with

Santa

Julie Brentlinger

Heather Zazulak

 

 

Helps with planning, decorations, games, food, set-up & clean-up.  Planning should begin by October for the December event.
T-Shirts

Tara Sylvia

Ashley Heinen

Helps with design, orders & distribution of SKR spirit wear.  Duties begin over summer to design and plan shirts.  Most duties completed in the first month of school. 

 

Chalk the Walk

Julie Brentlinger 

 

Decorate the sidewalk for various events including walk to school day.  Sporadic duties throughout the year. 

 

Web Admin Sara Hemsath

Maintains PTO websites, assists other PTO committee members as necessary with web functions.  Full year commitment. 

 

Yearbook

 

 

 

Social Media

Susan Noski

Cathy Estep

Andrea Poole

 

Sara Hemsath

Coordinates with teacher representative.  Full year commitment with much of work done in spring to create, order, and deliver yearbooks.

 

 

Creates and posts flyers and announcements to Instagram and Facebook. Works closely with activity chairs and school secretary. Full year commitment.