President

Time Commitment: 4-8 hours per week

Busiest Times of Year: Busiest at the beginning of the year but flattens out; additional special projects as desired

Key Responsibilities: Manage overall objectives and strategies of PTA; act as liaison between parents, principal, and staff; create agenda and facilitate PTA meetings; attend monthly PTA Council meetings and other special events.

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1st VP - Programs

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week

Busiest Times of Year: Prior to school starting and early part of the school year.

Key Responsibilities: Explore the possibilities of new and continued after school enrichment programs; plan parent and enrichment programs; publicize and attract attendance to after school and parent programs.

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2nd VP - Membership

Time Commitment: Up to 8 hours; Good job for parent working daytime hours

Busiest Times of Year: September

Key Responsibilities: Review and plan membership drives according to the Membership Awards deadlines posted on TxPTA.org; collect, count, and deposit money with treasurer; generate a monthly report of new members to be submitted to TexasPTA.

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3rd VP - Ways and Means

Time Commitment: 2 hours per week; much more during peak times

Busiest Times of Year: Around our major fund raisers

Key Responsibilities: Support committee chairs for key fundraising events; continue to monitor success of fundraisers and recommend changes to fund raising objectives and strategies.

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4th VP - Volunteers

Time Commitment: Varies by activity         

Busiest Times of Year: Start of school year

Key Responsibilities: Works with the principal, the teachers, the volunteers, and PISD volunteer coordinator; create sign-up forms for volunteers as needed; help volunteers become familiar with the school policies, people, programs, and the building itself.

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Communications & Technology

Time Commitment: 10+ hours a week

Busiest Times of Year: Steady effort throughout the year

Key Responsibilities: Publicize school and PTA information and events on website; maintain web presence by updating information and beautifying the site; ensure that online calendar content is up-to-date. Maintain MMS' web presence by updating web information and beautifying the site; ensure that paid services are renewed annually; manage the administrative side of the MMSPTA.org Google Apps account by creating and maintaining email addresses; support board members with various Membership ToolKit functionalities and features.

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Council Delegate

Time Commitment: Up to 5 hours a month

Busiest Times of Year: Around PISD Council meeting dates

Key Responsibilities: Receive information from the council (Plano ISD Council of PTAs); report actions back to MMS PTA; vote as directed by the local unit membership.

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Time Commitment: 5-8 hours per month

Busiest Times of Year: On-going

Key Responsibilities: Recruit committee of helpers and focus on making all /staff feel welcome; hosting several events during the school year including teacher luncheons and back to school events.

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Parliamentarian

Time Commitment: 40 hours annually, without amending any bylaws

Busiest Times of Year: On-going

Key Responsibilities: Attend all PTA general meetings and PTA board meetings; ensure all present at meetings act within Bylaws, and within some approximation of parliamentary procedure; Chair the Bylaws Committee and review bylaws and standing rules annually; formal adoption of new bylaws is completed every other year.

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Secretary

Time Commitment: 30 hours per year

Busiest Times of Year: Following each PTA meeting

Key Responsibilities: Take minutes at PTA meetings, then forward to president and Minutes Review Committee; submit minutes for inclusion on the website; make copies of the minutes for the next PTA meeting so they can be approved by the membership.

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Treasurer

Time Commitment: 100 hours per year, including attending PTA meetings. Tax return  takes about 4 hours

Busiest Times of Year: Beginning of the year due to learning curve; some late Spring/Summer work getting budget ready for Fall with the president.
Key Responsibilities: Prepare the annual tax return; generate and maintain the PTA budget; inform committees of budgeted funds; pay bills and reimbursements as required; prepare and present budget report for each PTA board and general meeting.

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5K Family Fun Run/Check Writing Campaign

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8th Grade Celebration

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Bank Statement Reviewer

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Community Outreach

Time Commitment: 
Busiest Time of Year:
Key Responsibilities: Community Outreach involves knowing the community surrounding your school and the families attending it. As the chair, you may be asked to assist in a variety of drives for worthy causes. Past examples include collecting goods/donating to: Plano ISD Education Foundation (school supplies, grants), North Texas Food Bank, Community Outreach programs organized by the Plano ISD Council of PTAs, other local PISD Title 1 Schools.

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Community Partners

Time Commitment: 
Busiest Time of Year:
Key Responsibilities: Work within the broader Murphy and Plano communities and partner with local businesses. Organize donation or membership packages for businesses, and provide opportunities for school parents and local businesses to connect in ways that are mutually beneficial.

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Copy Room Chair

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Environmental

Time Commitment: Approximately 8-10 hours per month
Busiest Times of Year: On-going
Key Responsibilities: Promote participation in America Recycles Day, Earth Day, Texas/National Arbor Day; work with community organizations that promote environmental priorities, such as the City of Plano Sustainability and Environmental Education Division; encourage campus participation in activities that promote “reduce-reuse-recycle” practices on campus.

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Library Coordinator

Time Commitment: 75 hours per year

Busiest Times of Year: Very intense for the weeks surrounding the Fall and Spring Book Fairs

Key Responsibilities: Coordinate the marketing, sales, set-up and tear-down, staffing (with assistance of VP Volunteers), inventory control, and overall operations of our Fall and Spring Book Fairs; prior to each book fair, coordinate with PTA Treasurer a schedule for depositing cash on a nightly basis.

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Multicultural

Time Commitment: 75 hours annually
Busiest Times of Year: Surrounding Multicultural Night
Key Responsibilities: Complies with and promotes the Inclusiveness Committee of the Texas PTA Board of Directors' mission: "To continually be a voice for all children by reflecting diversity and being inclusive in our membership, leadership, program content, advocacy, training, partnerships and communications." Promotes cultural awareness and communication among all cultural groups; organizes and participates in school and community events that promote this mission, including responsibility for school's annual multicultural event.

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Reflections (Arts in Education)

Time Commitment: 

Busiest Times of Year: Fall (Reflections)

Key Responsibilities: Ensure that your PTA is supporting access to the arts, year-round, by identifying arts-related activities.
Organize and promote the National PTA Reflections Contest at Murphy MS. Collect student entries, verify PTA membership, organize and complete judging of entries. Coordinate with Plano ISD Council of PTAs to advance winning entries to the district level. If necessary, coordinate with Texas PTA and National PTA for advancing entries.

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Restaurant Spirit Nights

Time Commitment: About 1-2 hours a month

Busiest Times of Year: Prior to school starting

Key Responsibilities: Schedule and plan monthly/bimonthly restaurant nights using the principal approved school activity calendar; securing the dates in the summer is best.

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SAGE

Time Commitment: 3 hours per month, based on activities

Busiest Times of Year: Based on activities

Key Responsibilities: SAGE stands for Special and Gifted Education and the mission of our SAGE Committee is to provide an opportunity for families and teachers of students who learn differently to share resources and friendship. SAGE volunteers at both Council and local Chapter PTAs work together to provide education, communication and support. 

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School Supplies

Time Commitment: About 60 hours in total

Busiest Times of Year: February-May & August

Key Responsibilities: Work with the PTA Board, Principal, teachers (as necessary) and a school supply vendor to assemble an MMS-specific school supply packet for each grade level; coordinate orders and to deliver purchased supplies at Maverick March.

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Spirit Wear

Busiest Times of Year: Beginning of school year

Time Commitment: About 60 hours in total

Key Responsibilities: Design and order MMS Spirit Wear items; work with a vendor to create the design; fill incoming orders placed through our online system and facilitate the delivery of items to students; utilize the Order Fulfillment features of Membership Toolkit to keep track of all orders filled.

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Teacher Grant Committee

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Social Media

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours a week

Busiest Times of Year: Beginning of school year, then steady effort throughout the year.

Key Responsibilities: Publicize school and PTA information and events on social media.  Facebook/Instagram/X (formerly known as Twitter).

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Hospitality Committee

Time Commitment: 5-8 hours per month

Busiest Times of Year: On-going

Key Responsibilities: Focus on making all staff feel welcome and appreciated; host several events during the school year including teacher luncheons and back to school events.

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Socials Committee

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