Join the Tavelli PTO Community

Together, we’re enhancing education and building a supportive, vibrant school community.

We are an all-volunteer, parent-run, non-profit organization committed to enhancing and enriching the education of our children and fostering a sense of community within our school. We collaborate with the staff and teachers at Tavelli Elementary to sustain our school's educational performance, provide resources, and create experiences to bring our community together. We seek to keep parents connected and informed by facilitating a closer relationship between school and home and serving as the communication link between the two. 

We invite you to come to a meeting, volunteer at an event, or reach out and let us know what you’d like to see happening at Tavelli Elementary: let’s build our community together.

There is no membership fee, and membership is automatically granted to all current Tavelli guardians.

Volunteer Opportunities

Tavelli Elementary offers a range of volunteer opportunities throughout the school year to fit every schedule and skill set! To get started, sign up as a district-approved volunteer through the Raptor volunteer program and select Tavelli as your school of choice to receive event notifications directly from the district.

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For PTO-specific volunteer opportunities, join our community to receive emails and stay in the loop.

PTO Board Positions and Committees

Membership is open year-round! We welcome all Tavelli parents, guardians, and staff members to join as general members and attend meetings whenever possible. Per our bylaws, membership is granted to all Tavelli parents, guardians and staff, with voting privileges (one vote per household). There is no membership fee.

Whether you can contribute time, resources, or encouragement, we’d love to hear from you!

Elections for the 2025-2026 school year will be held at the April 2025 meeting.

Available positions include President, VP, Treasurer and Member at Large. We are also looking for a Book Fair Host. All positions will ideally commit to a two-year term, however, one-year terms are permitted.

If you have questions about or are interested in a position, please reach out to TavelliPTO@gmail.com.

  • Attend all PTO Meetings when possible

    Volunteer for specific roles under other committees as they fit your schedule and abilities

  • You can volunteer to support a specific activity under this committee.

    Activities under the this committee committee include:

    • Parent-Teacher conferences (Fall/Spring)

    • Holiday gifts for staff/teachers

    • Classified Employee Week (February)

    • Teacher Appreciation Week (May)

    • Expanded opportunities at the committee’s discretion

  • You can volunteer to support a specific activity under this committee.

    Activities under the Fundraising committee include:

    • Walk-a-thon (March): Involves seeking corporate sponsors and prize donation, volunteer management and fundraising tally

    • $20 for 20 Thanks for Giving Campaign (November): Involves keeping track of online and cash/check donations by grade/class

    • Spirit Gear

  • You can volunteer to support a specific activity under this committee.

    Activities under the Events committee include:

    • Book Fair (Fall/Spring)

    • Movie Night

    • Summer Blast Off

    • Restaurant Nights

  • You can volunteer to support a specific activity under this committee.

    Activities under the Communications committee include:

    • Monthly newsletter

    • Email management

    • Collaborate with front office to include PTO-related updates in Parent Weekly Thursday Note and flyers in Thursday folders

  • Activities under the Grant Writing committee include:

    • Seeks opportunities for PTO to apply for small local grants to support teachers and students

    • Opportunities to connect with local businesses through community collaborations

  • The Tavelli PTO President shall preside at general meetings and Board meetings, be an ex-officio member of all committees, appoint chairpeople of standing and special committees and perform all other duties pertaining to the office.

    Core responsibilities include:

    • Be an active voting member of the PTO

    • Government forms for 501c3 and District registration for support organization

    • Schedule Board Meetings + Agenda owner

    • Working with Staff/Principal

    • Delegate on PTO Chase bank account

    • Oversee Fundraising and Events Committees

  • The Tavelli PTO Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in absence or inability of the President, assist the President whenever called upon.

    Core Responsibilities include:

    • Be an active voting member of the PTO

    • Oversee teacher appreciation programs and committee

    • Help with school events and other activities whenever possible

  • The Tavelli PTO secretary helps keep the board up to date and on task while informing and engaging the Tavelli community.

    Core Responsibilities include:

    • Be an active voting member of the PTO

    • Capture meeting minutes and action items

    • Send out meeting minutes and action items to all PTO participants and track progress before next meeting

    • Update the PTO website with the meeting minutes and relevant actions and/or timelines

    • Manage PTO email and online Google Drive

    • Assist with writing and sending monthly e-newsletter

    • Help with school events and other activities whenever possible

    • Oversee Communications Committee

      • Parent Communications such as weekly Thursday Note info

      • Flyers for events

  • The Tavelli PTO Treasurer shall receive all monies of the organization, keep accurate record of receipts an expenditures, pay out funds only as authorized by the budget or non-budgeted items approved by the Board; present a statement of account at each general board meeting and at other times when requested; and make a full report at the last meeting of the school year.

    Core Responsibilities include:

    • Be an active voting member of the PTO

    • Budget management and reporting:

      • P&L management

      • Taxes

      • Reimbursements

    • Primary on the PTO Chase bank account

    • Help with school events and other activities whenever possible

    • Other duties as requested to support committees and board members

  • The Tavelli PTO Member at Large shall perform and assist all other Board members as needed.

    Core responsibilities include:

    • Work with businesses to set up community nights

    • Coordinate with staff to advertise events to Tavelli families

    • Coordinate PTO involvement in school wide events

    • Coordinate volunteers

    • Oversee Community Engagement/Events Committee