Treasurer

Aesthetics

Bingo Night

Community Service

Craft Connection

(Grades K, 1, and 3)

Directory

Educational Enrichment

Family Curriculum Night

Fundraising

Gardening

Hospitality

Library

Lunch/Recess Staffing

METCO Liaisons

Room Parent Coordinator

School Photo Coordinator

Social/Nixon Community Events

Teacher Dinners

Website

Treasurer

1 position

The co-treasurers are the PTO’s chief fiscal officers and are responsible for managing the PTO’s bank accounts and funds and reporting on the same at PTO meetings.  Both co-treasurers are members of the Executive Board and actively participate in all PTO functions. 

Aesthetics

Aesthetics is responsible for overseeing the schools/PTO bulletin boards.  This includes scheduling committee/event postings and putting up filler displays.  Also can include the opportunity to find creative ways to beautify our school.

Community Service

Committee members help oversee Nixon’s commitment to provide food to the Sudbury Food Pantry.

Computer/Website

This committee runs the Nixon Gazette website, providing weekly updates to parents about the school, the PTO, and the community at large. 

Craft Connection

This committee supports grades K-3 by coordinating curriculum-related craft projects and/or supporting grade level “festivals”.  There are two coordinators for each grade.

Directory

At the beginning of the year, these committee members put together the school directory for distribution at Back To School Night.

Educational Enrichment

This committee is responsible for bringing in enrichment programs both for the whole school and for individual grade levels.

Family Curriculum Night

1 year only

This committee organizes the annual family curriculum night.

Fundraising

2 positions

This committee coordinates all PTO fundraising efforts and serves on the Executive Board. 

Bingo Night

This committee plans and runs the annual Nixon Bingo Night held each spring. 

Gardening

Put your green thumb to work keeping Nixon’s grounds looking beautiful by providing plants and seasonal decorations for the Nixon entrance and courtyard. 

Hospitality

This committee provides refreshments for PTO meetings and principal coffees and coordinates the Teacher Appreciation activities.

Library

Library co-chairs coordinate the library volunteer schedule and run the Fall and Spring book fair.

Lunch/Recess

This committee coordinates the lunch/recess volunteer schedule and holds a volunteer orientation at the beginning of the year.

METCO Liaison

This committee organizes events for our Boston students and their Sudbury host families, including METCO play dates at Nixon on several early-release Wednesdays during the year. 

Photo Coordinator

Committee members serve as the liaison with Coffee Pond Photography for our school photos.  On school picture day, they assist photographers and help coordinate volunteers.

Room Parent Coordinators

Co-chairs are responsible for overseeing Nixon’s Room Parents.  Duties include a beginning of the year orientation, emergency phone tree, and forwarding of occasional PTO emails for room parent distribution.

Social

This committee coordinates and runs community building fun events such as movie night, family potluck or other ideas.

Teacher Dinners

This committee provides dinner to Nixon teachers and staff on Back to School Night and before PTO evening family events.  In addition, this committee provides lunch to the teachers on their first day back to school at the end of August.