COMMITTEE

CHAIRPERSON(S)

MEMBER(S)

Art Teacher Volunteers
Help display art work by our children around the school and especially for art night in May

Lakshmijay Raman

Cathy Earley
Marisa Campisano
Sharon Crehan
Nancy Cochrane
Wendy Shrago

Beautification
Help with projects to maintain the grounds of the school throughout the school year

Deb Spencer
Katie Allaire

Cathy Earley
Marisa Campisano
Nancy Cochrane
Amy Wiebe
Helle Ransiou
Jennifer Waterman
Lena Baitman

Birthday Book
Coordinate book donations to the CSS library in honor of your child’s birthday

Amy Hearne

Bridget Young
Denise Sloan

Book Fair 
Help the children select books during our book fairs in September and April

Mary Lang

Phyllis Gorman
Kara Selsman
Yujie Hu

Box Tops
Help count box tops that are brought into the school during promotions

Kelley Hippler 

Kara Selsman
Kristen Camilli
Yujie Hu
Amy Wiebe
Kristen Thomas

By-Laws
Periodically reviews the PTO by-laws and suggests updates either required by law or due to changes to the organization to then be voted on by membership

Kim McCabe 

Cougar Gear
Arranges sale of “Cougar” apparel for “Cougar Day”

Rhonda Jansky
Irene Fahy

Cougar Publishing
Helps kids to publish their writing.

Chris Getchell

Nancy Johnson
Bridget Young
Lena Baitman
Sue Klein

Daffodil Days
Coordinates sale of daffodils as part of the American Cancer Society’s spring fundraising drive

Amy Hearne

Sue Klein

Directory
Compiles annual telephone directory of CSS students, given free of charge to all PTO members

Stephen Shrago
Kara Selsman 

Diversity

Naureen Attiulah
Lakshmijay Raman

Donations - Holiday & Year End
Offers opportunities for families to make monetary contributions at holiday time or the end of the year to teachers and specialists for classroom use

Kara Selsman

Beckie/Andre Gray
Jennifer Watka          

Mary Alice Nathan  

 Leah Wasserman
Wen-Ling Lin

F.A.M.E.
Serves as the liaison between CSS PTO and F.A.M.E. (Friends of Art and Music Education), which provides grants if needed to help offset cost of programs that involve the Arts

 Mary Alice Nathan

Family Nights
Organizes evening events for family participation such as game night and movie night

Kelley Hippler

Carol Garfinkle
Leah Wasserman
Allyson Litner
Beckie Gray
Holly Davis
Alise Jansen
Lauren Jonas
Leah Wasserman

Fun Fair
Coordinates the PTO’s biggest fundraiser, a school wide carnival held on a Sunday in March - help is needed with all aspects of this fundraiser!

Kara Selsman
Sue Klein 

Cathy Earley
Sharon Crehan
Jennifer Cooperman
Amy Hearne
Ann Burns
Michele Nelson
Linda D'Amore
Alise Janson
Lauren Jonas
Nancy Johnson
Ali Reyes
Leah Wasserman
Lena Baitman  

Stephen Shrago 

Larry Jonas
Jon Wasserman

Gift Wrap
Helps with distribution when gift wrap orders arrive in November

Sue Klein 

Kristen Thomas
Bridget Young
Leah Wasserman
Lauren Jonas

Hospitality
Bakes desserts for many events throughout the year, such as teacher luncheons and the Fun Fair

Jeanne-Marie McCann
Monica LaFond 

Kara Selsman
Phyllis Gorman
Katie Allaire
Mary Lang
Carol Garfinkle
Margery King
Amy Steinberg
Kristen Camilli
Amy Hearne
Kristen Thomas
Jennifer Cooperman
Amy Wiebe
Jennifer Watka
Michele Nelson
Laura Hess
Nancy Hall
Kim McCabe
Sue Klein
Ali Reyes
Lauren McLaughlin 

Ice Cream Social
Helps set up, serve and clean up at this year-end celebration for families

Nancy Hall 

Mary Lang
Helen Ransoui
Carol Garfinkle
Kara Selsman
Nancy Cochrane
Sharon Crehan
Allyson Litner
Ann Burns
Lauren Jonas
Nancy Johnson
Ali Reyes
Leah Wasserman  

Kick Off Cookout
Helps set up, serve and clean up at this celebration for families at the start of the school year

PTO Board Members

Library Volunteers
Recruit parents to help the librarian during the school day

Deb Spencer

Yujie Hu
Bridget Young
Smita Bharadwaj

Lunch with the Bunch
Organizes opportunities for parents to enjoy lunch in the cafeteria with their children and their friends

Nancy Johnson 

Beth King

Mainspring House Lunch Program
Public service to help children make lunches for the residents of Mainspring House.

Lauren McLaughlin
Sheila Griffin

Membership
Runs the yearly membership drive

PTO Board Members

Mother’s Day Plant Sale
Help set up and to assist the children with their purchases

Kara Selsman
Sue Klein

Allyson Litner
Amy Steinberg
Mary Lang
Beth King
Michele Spiewak
Jennifer Watka
Lauren McLaughlin

Nomination Committee
Recruit interested parents to serve on the Executive Board

Kara Selsman

Popcorn Fridays
Help pop and bag popcorn Friday mornings before school

Mary Lang
Cathy Ruvich

Allyson Litner
Laura Hess
Helen Ransoui
Leah Wasserman
Wen-Ling Lin

Publicity
Publicize PTO events

Rhonda Jansky
Tara Frier 

Programs
Coordinate all of the grade-level and school-wide enrichment programs that are brought to CSS.

Rhonda Jansky
Sharon LeBlanc 

Recycling
Help with our recycling efforts throughout the school year

Sharla Kaplan

Michele Spiewak
Kathi Mirza

Mary Lang 

Scholarship
Help choose a former CSS student who is now a high school senior to receive a $750 scholarship to college

Kim McCabe

Illyse Habbe
Kara Selsman
Denise Sloan

School Picture Day
Coordinates annual student and class pictures

Mary Lang 

Teacher Appreciation Week
Organize events for Teacher Appreciation Week in May and show the teachers our gratitude throughout the school year

Katie Oakes
Lakshmijay Raman

Kara Selsman

Theme
Work on projects promoting the school theme for the year (Our theme for 2009-2010 is “The Year of Celebration”)

Mary Alice Nathan
Susie Horvitz

Holly Davis
Michele Spiewak

Turn Off the TV Week
Coordinates this weeklong program (which occurs the first week back from April vacation), in which students sign a contract to not watch TV or play video / pc  games for a week and get certificates at the end of the week

Cathy Ruvich

Laura Hess