The purpose of a Room Parent is to help his/her teacher accomplish their classroom goals. The role is to help the teacher in whatever way is needed:
- Organizing classroom volunteers (Paws-N-Go assignments, library volunteers, classroom events, classroom volunteer days, soliciting for item requests, SOPA events, etc.)
- Contacting parents with pertinent classroom information (no personal solicitations)
- Coordinating parent involvement in school events and projects
- Planning class events, teacher's holiday/birthday gift, Teacher Appreciation Week, end-of-year (EOY) gift
- Collecting class-fund donations and tracking/reporting funds
- Manage/upload class photos (with ParentSquare) and submissions for yearbook