ROOM PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Being a Room Parent is a wonderful way to be involved with your child’s class. The main
responsibility of a Room Parent is to help with class communication. It is not the Room Parent’s
responsibility to be present at every room party and sponsored event.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Attend the Room Parent Meeting:
• TBD - One meeting at the beginning of the school year.
Coordination of classroom activities:
• Class parties – (Fall, Christmas & Valentine parties)
• Teacher’s birthday
• Teacher Appreciation Week
Coordination of class-sponsored event
• Each class is responsible for being the primary volunteers for one PTL sponsored event.
Correspondence/Communication:
• At the start of the school year, create an e-mail list of all classroom parents and distribute it
to make connections about classroom events and requests easier.
• Recruit parents for class sponsored event and/or special projects.
Creating community in the classroom family:
• Welcome all new families to the classroom.
• Respond when life cycle events take place in the family of one of the students or teachers.
This might include coordinating meals to families that have just had a birth or death in the
family.