JBD PTA Committees
Committees
Beach Bash (5th Graders)
This committee plans a fun event for the 5th graders at the end of the school year. The school is transformed into a fun Beach scene for the kids to hang out and enjoy the end of Elementary school together!!!
Beautification/Garden Club
The Beautification Committee is responsible for keeping up with the flower pots at the front entrance/courtyard areas, assisting with planting/watering/weeding of the vegetable garden outside, and decorating for Holidays. Beautification efforts are ongoing throughout the school year. Attending monthly PTA meetings is requested.
Bingo Night
This committee organizes the annual Bingo Night fundraiser. This is a family event that is held in the evening at the school, although the event may be virtual based on current COVID guidelines. The committee is responsible for gathering silent auction items from community businesses, finding a supplier for the food, acquiring bingo tickets, having an MC for the evening to call the numbers and attending the event. Attending monthly PTA meetings is requested.
Boosterthon Fun Run
The Boosterthon Committee coordinates between the school and a third-party company who puts on the event. Boosterthon is a a fundraiser where families donate a certain amount per lap. The Committee with coordinate marketing of the event, decorations, set-up and break-down the day of. Lots of fun!!
Clean the Bay
Every year JBD families and staff gather to collect trash along the Chesapeake Bay. This is a great way to learn about the importance of taking care of the environment and doing our part to keep our beaches clean. The Committee is responsible for marketing the event, setting up a location for "check-in", and discarding the trash after the event.
Destination Imagination
DI is an international problem-solving competition for students of all ages. The student-led STEAM-based challenges reinforce core SEL competencies—social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making, self-awareness, and self-management. The Committee will work with the VA PTA to communicate guidelines, rules, and be the go-to person for all things DI.
Field Day
Field Day is an all day event held on a Friday in early June. The day consists of fun outdoor activities such as team relays, collaboration games, and an obstacle course for all the students to participate in. The day is usually split up with half of the grades participating in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. Coordinators work with the school staff to plan the day’s events and ensure the day runs smoothly. They are also encouraged to attend all board meetings. Both parents and Cox high school volunteers are needed to help run the event as well as assist the room liaisons with individual classrooms.
5th Grade Graduation
This committee is composed of at least one 5th grade and 4th grade parent volunteers. They are responsible for working with the 5th grade lead teacher to organize the activities related to the 5th grade “moving-on ceremony”. Since 2020 this event has moved towards a parade, which the kids enjoy so much more. The families are encouraged to decorate their car and drive through a decorated route towards the "finish line".
Gull Gift Shop
This committee organizes a 3 day shopping event in December for students to shop for $2 gifts for their family and friends. You will begin preparing in October so all gift items are purchased, received and ready to be purchased for the event.
Halloween Parade
The Halloween Committee will organize a Halloween Parade throughout the school. This includes decorations, coordinating volunteers, and purchasing items to be handed out to students.
Hospitality
The PTA supplies the teacher lounge with snacks and drinks throughout the year. We deliver treats to the teachers for various holidays. We sponsor a back-to-school luncheon for all teachers and lunch during Teacher Appreciation Week. We also recognize staff such as bus drivers, secretaries and the school nurse. This committee is active all year. Committee members are expected to attend monthly board meetings.
Lost & Found
This chair organizes the Lost and Found located in the cafeteria. You will try to locate the owner of the items that were lost and then donate anything that is left to a local charity.
Math Night
The Math Night committee with work with our Food Lion partner (Shore Drive) to create a fun Math experience at the grocery store. The kids are challenged to solve Math problems by searching for items within the store and solving the case. The committee will coordinate with Food Lion on details, and will provide a fun incentive for students who participate.
Military Liaison
You will organize events for Veteran's Day for the entire school to participate. You can also help celebrate the military child in fun, creative ways.
Partners In Education
This committee actively seeks local businesses and community members to volunteer their time and/or services to the students at JBD. Some examples include locating businesses to provide a schoolwide assembly, employees to be reading volunteers or businesses willing to donate materials or supplies.
Reflections (Arts in Education)
The annual PTA Reflections program is one of the best hands-on activities of the PTA. Every student is challenged and encouraged to produce an original artistic entry via literature, music composition, photography, dance, video or visual art. The Reflections committee is responsible for marketing the event to students in order to obtain the highest number of entries possible. This is done through flyers, posters, morning announcements, bulletin boards, entry packets and classroom visitations. The Reflections committee is responsible for producing all of the above items. They are also responsible for obtaining judges and couriering entries to and from judges. The first place entries also need to be delivered to the designated citywide location for inclusion in the citywide contest. An assembly is planned by the committee chairs to present all participants with an award or participant ribbon sometime in December. The committee procures these prizes/awards. Work can be done at home or at school, but committee members will need to go to the school to pick up submitted entries. Chairpersons for this committee are expected to attend monthly board meetings.
Room Liaison Coordinator
This chairperson will work directly with each teacher's room parent. You will attend the monthly PTA meetings in order to be able to distribute the information to each room respresentative. Individual classroom teachers select a Room Liaison at the beginning of the school year. The room liaison coordinator holds an orientation session at the beginning of the school year for all room liaisons. At this meeting the Room Liaison Handbook is distributed and the duties of the Room Liaisons are discussed. The Room Liaison Coordinator compiles a list of room liaisons and contact information. They also are responsible for notification of room liaisons regarding special events taking place at John B Dey so that all room liaisons are doing similar things for all teachers. Room Liaisons and Teachers benefit from this committee because it keeps everyone on the same page with the same goals in mind.
Savings For Seagulls
Shopper Cards - The chair organizes the linking of Harris Teeter and Kroger shopper cards from parents, teachers and staff. You will work closely with the PTA Treasurer as funds are received. Chairs should anticipate working several hours/week in the fall and the same in the spring when collection deadlines are looming.
Amazon Smile - We will receive a percentage of each purchase made using Amazon Smile with the JBD PTA selected as the recipient. You are to encourage all parents, teachers and staff to participate in this program.
Scholarship
JBD PTA funds five scholarships annually. The scholarships were established in the memory of past school employees and are awarded to graduating seniors that have attended JBD for at least two years in the past and/or to current teachers who are furthering their education. The Scholarship Committee is responsible for judging scholarship applications and determining the winning applicants. The Committee Chair is active in Dec/Jan and then again in April and is encouraged to attend all board meetings. The committee must have 9 volunteers and one chairperson. The 9 volunteers need to devote time in April to evaluating the scholarship applications. The volunteers are grouped into 3’s and given copies of the scholarship applications to read and judge. The judging can be done at home.
Silver Graphics
This is a fundraising committee for the PTA. Chairpersons are responsible for coordinating with the Art teacher, an outside vendor, the principal and the PTA president. Children draw a picture in art class. The picture is sent to an outside vendor who reproduces the picture onto various items (i.e. mugs, tee
shirts, tiles) that are then made available to families for purchase. The coordinators handle all communication with the vendor, order processing, money collection, distribution of the art items, and follow up as needed. This committee is active at the beginning of the school year and usually wraps up by January. Chairs for this committee are also expected to attend monthly board meetings.
Spirit Sticks
Spirit Sticks is a new Committee as of 2021. This Committee with distribute Key Chains at the beginning of the school year to all the students. Throughout the year, students will have opportunities to earn a Spirit Stick to attach to the Key Chain (which most kids will attach to their backpack). The Committee will work with teachers and staff to come up with incentives and ensure all students have an opportunity to earn sticks.
Spirit Wear
This committee is responsible for working with the PTA officers to determine the year’s theme and LOGO. The committee chair chooses a vendor to reproduce the LOGO onto tee shirts or other items that will be made available to teachers, staff, students and families for purchase. Chairpersons are responsible for coordinating the advertising, ordering, distributing, and follow-up with the purchase of these items as well as attending monthly board meetings.
Volunteers in Education (V.I.E.)
The VIE consists of two co-chairs that share the responsibility of coordinating and recognizing the volunteers throughout the year at JBD. In this position you interact with all the committees, administration, faculty, staff and parents in the school. Each month the co-chairs select the volunteers of the month from the nominations, recruit volunteers for various events, tabulate volunteer hours, place volunteers, maintain paperwork and databases and attend the board and general meetings of the PTA. This committee is active beginning in August, to prepare for the new school year and winds down in June. Most of this work can be done from home.
Volunteers in Education (V.I.E.) Website - The VIE chairperson is the webmaster of our volunteer website and creates volunteer slots and descriptions for both the school and PTA's volunteer needs. http://www.jbdpta.my-pta.org
Webmaster - JBD PTA Website
This chairperson is responsible for keeping the JBD PTA website current and up to date. You will work closely with the PTA President to ensure accuracy of information posted to the site.
This committee plans a fun event for the 5th graders at the end of the school year. The school is transformed into a fun Beach scene for the kids to hang out and enjoy the end of Elementary school together!!!
Beautification/Garden Club
The Beautification Committee is responsible for keeping up with the flower pots at the front entrance/courtyard areas, assisting with planting/watering/weeding of the vegetable garden outside, and decorating for Holidays. Beautification efforts are ongoing throughout the school year. Attending monthly PTA meetings is requested.
Bingo Night
This committee organizes the annual Bingo Night fundraiser. This is a family event that is held in the evening at the school, although the event may be virtual based on current COVID guidelines. The committee is responsible for gathering silent auction items from community businesses, finding a supplier for the food, acquiring bingo tickets, having an MC for the evening to call the numbers and attending the event. Attending monthly PTA meetings is requested.
Boosterthon Fun Run
The Boosterthon Committee coordinates between the school and a third-party company who puts on the event. Boosterthon is a a fundraiser where families donate a certain amount per lap. The Committee with coordinate marketing of the event, decorations, set-up and break-down the day of. Lots of fun!!
Clean the Bay
Every year JBD families and staff gather to collect trash along the Chesapeake Bay. This is a great way to learn about the importance of taking care of the environment and doing our part to keep our beaches clean. The Committee is responsible for marketing the event, setting up a location for "check-in", and discarding the trash after the event.
Destination Imagination
DI is an international problem-solving competition for students of all ages. The student-led STEAM-based challenges reinforce core SEL competencies—social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making, self-awareness, and self-management. The Committee will work with the VA PTA to communicate guidelines, rules, and be the go-to person for all things DI.
Field Day
Field Day is an all day event held on a Friday in early June. The day consists of fun outdoor activities such as team relays, collaboration games, and an obstacle course for all the students to participate in. The day is usually split up with half of the grades participating in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. Coordinators work with the school staff to plan the day’s events and ensure the day runs smoothly. They are also encouraged to attend all board meetings. Both parents and Cox high school volunteers are needed to help run the event as well as assist the room liaisons with individual classrooms.
5th Grade Graduation
This committee is composed of at least one 5th grade and 4th grade parent volunteers. They are responsible for working with the 5th grade lead teacher to organize the activities related to the 5th grade “moving-on ceremony”. Since 2020 this event has moved towards a parade, which the kids enjoy so much more. The families are encouraged to decorate their car and drive through a decorated route towards the "finish line".
Gull Gift Shop
This committee organizes a 3 day shopping event in December for students to shop for $2 gifts for their family and friends. You will begin preparing in October so all gift items are purchased, received and ready to be purchased for the event.
Halloween Parade
The Halloween Committee will organize a Halloween Parade throughout the school. This includes decorations, coordinating volunteers, and purchasing items to be handed out to students.
Hospitality
The PTA supplies the teacher lounge with snacks and drinks throughout the year. We deliver treats to the teachers for various holidays. We sponsor a back-to-school luncheon for all teachers and lunch during Teacher Appreciation Week. We also recognize staff such as bus drivers, secretaries and the school nurse. This committee is active all year. Committee members are expected to attend monthly board meetings.
Lost & Found
This chair organizes the Lost and Found located in the cafeteria. You will try to locate the owner of the items that were lost and then donate anything that is left to a local charity.
Math Night
The Math Night committee with work with our Food Lion partner (Shore Drive) to create a fun Math experience at the grocery store. The kids are challenged to solve Math problems by searching for items within the store and solving the case. The committee will coordinate with Food Lion on details, and will provide a fun incentive for students who participate.
Military Liaison
You will organize events for Veteran's Day for the entire school to participate. You can also help celebrate the military child in fun, creative ways.
Partners In Education
This committee actively seeks local businesses and community members to volunteer their time and/or services to the students at JBD. Some examples include locating businesses to provide a schoolwide assembly, employees to be reading volunteers or businesses willing to donate materials or supplies.
Reflections (Arts in Education)
The annual PTA Reflections program is one of the best hands-on activities of the PTA. Every student is challenged and encouraged to produce an original artistic entry via literature, music composition, photography, dance, video or visual art. The Reflections committee is responsible for marketing the event to students in order to obtain the highest number of entries possible. This is done through flyers, posters, morning announcements, bulletin boards, entry packets and classroom visitations. The Reflections committee is responsible for producing all of the above items. They are also responsible for obtaining judges and couriering entries to and from judges. The first place entries also need to be delivered to the designated citywide location for inclusion in the citywide contest. An assembly is planned by the committee chairs to present all participants with an award or participant ribbon sometime in December. The committee procures these prizes/awards. Work can be done at home or at school, but committee members will need to go to the school to pick up submitted entries. Chairpersons for this committee are expected to attend monthly board meetings.
Room Liaison Coordinator
This chairperson will work directly with each teacher's room parent. You will attend the monthly PTA meetings in order to be able to distribute the information to each room respresentative. Individual classroom teachers select a Room Liaison at the beginning of the school year. The room liaison coordinator holds an orientation session at the beginning of the school year for all room liaisons. At this meeting the Room Liaison Handbook is distributed and the duties of the Room Liaisons are discussed. The Room Liaison Coordinator compiles a list of room liaisons and contact information. They also are responsible for notification of room liaisons regarding special events taking place at John B Dey so that all room liaisons are doing similar things for all teachers. Room Liaisons and Teachers benefit from this committee because it keeps everyone on the same page with the same goals in mind.
Savings For Seagulls
Shopper Cards - The chair organizes the linking of Harris Teeter and Kroger shopper cards from parents, teachers and staff. You will work closely with the PTA Treasurer as funds are received. Chairs should anticipate working several hours/week in the fall and the same in the spring when collection deadlines are looming.
Amazon Smile - We will receive a percentage of each purchase made using Amazon Smile with the JBD PTA selected as the recipient. You are to encourage all parents, teachers and staff to participate in this program.
Scholarship
JBD PTA funds five scholarships annually. The scholarships were established in the memory of past school employees and are awarded to graduating seniors that have attended JBD for at least two years in the past and/or to current teachers who are furthering their education. The Scholarship Committee is responsible for judging scholarship applications and determining the winning applicants. The Committee Chair is active in Dec/Jan and then again in April and is encouraged to attend all board meetings. The committee must have 9 volunteers and one chairperson. The 9 volunteers need to devote time in April to evaluating the scholarship applications. The volunteers are grouped into 3’s and given copies of the scholarship applications to read and judge. The judging can be done at home.
Silver Graphics
This is a fundraising committee for the PTA. Chairpersons are responsible for coordinating with the Art teacher, an outside vendor, the principal and the PTA president. Children draw a picture in art class. The picture is sent to an outside vendor who reproduces the picture onto various items (i.e. mugs, tee
shirts, tiles) that are then made available to families for purchase. The coordinators handle all communication with the vendor, order processing, money collection, distribution of the art items, and follow up as needed. This committee is active at the beginning of the school year and usually wraps up by January. Chairs for this committee are also expected to attend monthly board meetings.
Spirit Sticks
Spirit Sticks is a new Committee as of 2021. This Committee with distribute Key Chains at the beginning of the school year to all the students. Throughout the year, students will have opportunities to earn a Spirit Stick to attach to the Key Chain (which most kids will attach to their backpack). The Committee will work with teachers and staff to come up with incentives and ensure all students have an opportunity to earn sticks.
Spirit Wear
This committee is responsible for working with the PTA officers to determine the year’s theme and LOGO. The committee chair chooses a vendor to reproduce the LOGO onto tee shirts or other items that will be made available to teachers, staff, students and families for purchase. Chairpersons are responsible for coordinating the advertising, ordering, distributing, and follow-up with the purchase of these items as well as attending monthly board meetings.
Volunteers in Education (V.I.E.)
The VIE consists of two co-chairs that share the responsibility of coordinating and recognizing the volunteers throughout the year at JBD. In this position you interact with all the committees, administration, faculty, staff and parents in the school. Each month the co-chairs select the volunteers of the month from the nominations, recruit volunteers for various events, tabulate volunteer hours, place volunteers, maintain paperwork and databases and attend the board and general meetings of the PTA. This committee is active beginning in August, to prepare for the new school year and winds down in June. Most of this work can be done from home.
Volunteers in Education (V.I.E.) Website - The VIE chairperson is the webmaster of our volunteer website and creates volunteer slots and descriptions for both the school and PTA's volunteer needs. http://www.jbdpta.my-pta.org
Webmaster - JBD PTA Website
This chairperson is responsible for keeping the JBD PTA website current and up to date. You will work closely with the PTA President to ensure accuracy of information posted to the site.