Hi Leaphart mom,
On the Room Mom front, schools have different traditions. But Room Mom selection can be a little tricky. Sometimes parents can feel slighted or feel the process is political of teachers or PTO leaders just pick. I may have mentioned in a a previous post that I can recall the PTO president at my children's school putting names of Room Mom volunteers into a hat and having the school secretary pick. This was to avoid giving the impression that anyone was playing favorites.
But, onto your bigger (and some would say) more important point about being a Volunteer Coordinator. If you are no longer involved with Room Moms, there's so much more you can do. You can conduct a survey to find out what volunteers are able to do. You can help coordinate schedules for events. You can start a program of thanking volunteers and showing appreciation so they feel like their contribution matters. You can work on recruiting new volunteers. If you take a look at our Volunteer Section on our website, I think you'll find some great ideas to make your job as Volunteer Coordinator really interesting and rewarding.
- Rose H
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our Volunteer Section: https://www.ptotoday.com/volunteers?position=footer