Some of the ways that McCarthy-Towne parents are involved are as:
School Volunteers:
Buddy Family • Bulletin • Bulletin Boards/Art Displays
• Computer Lab • Hearing and Vision Testing/Assistance with
Immunizations • Lamination • Library • Lost and Found
• New Family Support • Office • Pinch Hitter •
School Council • School Tour Guide • Sloyd • Student
Council: Eco-Team; Snack Sale • Special projects: MCT Cookbook,
Sixth Grade Graduation Events
Classroom Volunteers:
General classroom assistance • Special projects: cooking,
crafts, bookmaking, etc. • Field trip drivers and chaperones
• Clerical help • Curriculum Resources
Parent Teacher Student Organization
(P.T.S.O) Committee Members:
Co-chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary • Bulletin
• Cultural and Performing Arts • Fund Raising (Auction,
Gift Wrap, School Pop, GM Box tops, etc.) • Grant Writing •
Health and Safety • Hospitality • Inter-School Council
Representatives • Parker Damon Building Committee Representation
• Parent Education • Publicity • Safe Arrival •
School Committee Liaison • School Directory • Socials
• "Trick or Treat for UNICEF"
MCT School Council
The state Board of Education has mandated that every school in
Massachusetts have a School Council. The Council consists of parents,
the school principal, faculty and community members. The School
Council is charged with formulating the yearly School
Improvement Plan. This Plan
addresses the educational needs of the school.
The School Council at MCT serves as one of the focal points for community conversations about the long term goals of the school and progress toward these goals. The School Council increases communication within the school community. It provides a forum for faculty, parent and community representatives to air "hot button" issues, thorny problems and difficult situations. These discussions can occur away from the pressures that may exist in other forums.
The job of the School Council is to decide how these concerns might be handled and to make recommendations for doing so to the appropriate group or individual. MCT's faculty, PTSO Steering Committee and Student Council frequently serve as the mechanisms for accomplishing whatever needs to be done in these ways.