Meyerholz School -Volunteering

This year (2008), we at Meyerholz are piloting a new on-line volunteer coordination tool called PTO Manager. PTO Manager provides an easy means for matching your interests with the needs of the school administration, the teachers and parent organizations (PTA and CLIPCO). It also facilitates communication with our volunteers via email. Go ahead and sign up now...

A.	Volunteers (that's you) register by going to http://www.meyerholz.ptomanager.com. Look in the "lower right hand corner" where it says: "New PTO Manager User?" and "click to register". You will then be asked to enter your email and create a password.
B	Follow three easy steps (once you are registered) to add your information to the PTO Manager Meyerholz database.

		Step 1 - Enter Volunteer Information
		You will be asked for information about yourself, including name, email, address and phone number. If you prefer not to provide all this information, the most important information is your name and email address. In most cases, you will be contacted by email regarding volunteer needs.
		Step 2 - Select Volunteer Interests
		Select from a list of volunteer needs specific to our school . You can also indicate when you are available to help.
		Step 3 - Fill in Student Information
		Click on the prompt for step 3, when the next screen pops up, click on "new student". Enter your student’s name and click on the pull-down menu to indicate your student’s class. If you have more than one student at Meyerholz, repeat this process by clicking on "new student" again. When you have completed step 3 for each of your children, press the save button on the bottom right hand corner to complete the 3-step process.

If you have difficulty with the registration process, contact Karen our Volunteer Coordination for Meyerholz this year. If you prefer, you can complete a hard copy of the volunteer interest form (the blue form in your First Day packet) and return the form to the school office. We will enter the information into the system on your behalf.

PTO Manager has been used for several years by other Cupertino Union School District schools, including Stocklmeir Elementary School and Cupertino Middle School, and has been highly recommended. It was created by PTO, an association of independent parent-teacher organizations at schools around the country with similar purpose/goals as PTA. PTO Manager allows parent organizations to simplify the process of recruiting volunteers for various school functions.

PTO Manager provides only one system administrator for the school. Certain PTA and CLIPCO board members will have limited access to the database on a need-to-know basis and as authorized by the system administrator. The information included in the database will not be published in any form and is not accessible by other schools or the PTO organization. Only authorized Meyerholz users will be able to access our information.

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