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President's Forum details parent partnerships, highlights PTO role and volunteer resources
Summary
District staff and President's Forum leaders described opportunities for parent engagement, student outreach and PTO collaboration across Rockwood's 29 schools, and reported PTO and booster cash contributions of $225,910 in 2024-25.
Representatives from the district communications office and the President's Forum told the Rockwood Board of Education on Dec. 16 that the district offers multiple formal avenues for parent partnership, from curriculum review to principal interview participation and crisis-planning workshops.
"President's Forum is a district-wide organization that connects PTO presidents and their executive boards with district leadership, the board of education, and each other," said Carrie Layman of the district communications and community-relations team. She described the forum's role in sharing curriculum updates, safety and nutrition resources, and best practices among 29 schools and three early-childhood centers.
Andrea Krauss, the forum treasurer, said the forum meets monthly, rotates meeting locations across the district, and helps newer PTO leaders with operational topics including treasurer duties and IRS filings for 501(c)(3) organizations. She noted that PTOs and booster clubs contributed $225,910 in cash donations during the 2024-25 school year.
Board members and forum representatives discussed ways to increase parent attendance at school-level meetings and recommended using the President's Forum to disseminate legislative updates and correct social-media misinformation about curriculum and budgets. Several board members urged parents to attend at least one local PTO meeting to learn factual details rather than relying on online chatter.
The President's Forum will continue planned presentations in February on business partnerships and internships and in April on school-faith-based partnerships. A post-election survey on Proposition S is planned for January, with results to be shared at a February board meeting.
