October 20, 2021
GRADE COORDINATORS NEEDED!








Necessary qualifications or experience
  • If you care, you're qualified.
  • If you have 2 hours a month you’re in.
 
Specific responsibilities and typical tasks
  • ​Coordinate at least one in-person event (following MMSD school policy and CDC best practice guidelines for COVID-19 safety) and one virtual event per month, at least one must be for students/families, the second could be for caregivers or students/families.
  • ​Facilitate two teacher appreciation activities during the year.
  • Communicate with caregivers and teachers (to the extent the teacher desires) to better understand the needs of families.
  • ​Be available to support teachers as the teacher desires.

Time commitment per month
  • 1.5 hours communicating with or in events with students/families or caregivers
  • 0.5 hour communicating with School Coordinators
  • School Coordinators will communicate with PTO liaison as needed, more time early in the school year, less as it goes on, approximately ½ hour per month

Support structure
  • Two coordinators per grade
  • One school coordinator for Franklin one for school coordinator for Randall
  • One liaison on PTO
The Franklin-Randall PTO needs your help for Badger football game parking!
Please volunteer to help manage traffic and direct fans into their parking spaces at the Randall Elementary School parking lot and playground for the UW Badger home football games. There are 6 volunteers required per game and the time commitment is for approximately 3 hours, starting 3 1/2 hours prior to kickoff. Many of the kickoff times have yet to be announced, I will update the sign-up sheet as game times become available.
 
The proceeds raised from your volunteer work will directly benefit your children at Franklin and Randall as well as additional elementary schools in MMSD.
 
Please review the available slots using the sign-up genius link below and click on the button to sign up. I will reach out directly to volunteers with more detailed information.
 

For questions, please contact Mary Rihani, mbkrihani@gmail.com
Equity and Inclusion (E & I) Committee

Our community needs leaders to bring students, caregivers and teachers together in one safe space.

We need YOU! as a Franklin - Randall E & I Committee Chairperson or Committee Member.

If you’re interested, please email: Coral at communityengagementfrpto@gmail.com
 
Responsibilities and tasks
Together, the committee chairperson and committee members will articulate a vision, and develop and implement an E & I program for the year. The chairperson(s) will organize and keep the committee focused on their goals. Last year the committee chose to have monthly educational discussions around anti-racism and work towards awareness of and collaboration with other MMSD groups doing anti-racism work. The scope for this year could be very similar or drastically different; it’s up to the committee.
 
Qualifications and Commitment
If you want to do it and can commit about 3 hours a month, you’re qualified! 
 
Support structure
The Franklin-Randall PTO is committed to support you with whatever you need to succeed.  

If you’re interested, please email: Coral at communityengagementfrpto@gmail.com
Join Cub Scouts Pack 302!
The outdoors are still as great as ever, and Cub Scouting will take you there!  Pack 302 is now accepting boys and girls ages 5 through 10 to join Cub Scouts. The purposes of Scouting are always the same—teaching youth lifelong lessons in leadership, citizenship, the outdoors, and plenty of other skills. For this year, the pack will have regular small-group den activities, as well as monthly pack meetings for service projects and other fun-filled experiences. Events will be outdoors as much as possible, and always under the supervision of trained volunteer leaders and other parents.

For more information or to apply, enter your ZIP code and search for 'Pack 3302' at BeAScout.org. Annual dues are typically required, but financial assistance may be available. Any questions about membership or activities can be sent to pack302madison@gmail.com. 
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Goals of the Franklin-Randall Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) include helping children, parents, teachers and schools build a strong and positive school community.