The following candidates were elected at the April 25 PTSA general meeting. Congratulations to the new officers!

• Co-president: Michelle Deerkop
• Co-President: Sonia Misra
• Secretary: Shaila Shetty
• Treasurer: Jane Wang
• Assistant Treasurer: Cathy Zhou
• Vice President Fundraising: Still Open

Thank you very much to our PTSA nominating committee, Brenda Bedrosian, Cathy Zhou, Amelia Kwok and Katie Moran, for helping us put such a talented team in place for 2013-2014! Our nominating committee members also helped us find many of our committee chairs and coordinators for next year.

Looking for a way to be more involved at Odle?  

PTSA has open positions for next school year. Help shape your child's experience at Odle as the PTSA Webmaster, Vice President for Fundraising, Emergency Preparedness Liaison or Reflections Chair.   Be a part of Odle's success!

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Would you like to help Odle stay prepared for a natural disaster or other event? Odle has an emergency plan and maintains emergency supplies for the school and community, but we need someone to serve as the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. This person would work with faculty on the school's emergency team and will offer PTSA assistance as necessary. He or she will also be responsible for keeping an accurate inventory of emergency supplies and for replacing and purchasing supplies as necessary.  The Coordinator may also help develop materials to inform the Odle community about the school's emergency plans. Please email odleptsa@hotmail.com if interested.

VP Fundraising

The VP of Fundraising has a unique opportunity to work with teachers, parents and Odle administrators to bring new and exciting books, equipment and programs to Odle. As part of the executive board, the VP for Fundraising will attend monthly PTSA meetings. He or she will work closely with our teachers, administrators and the Grants Committee Chair to develop funding priorities for the year. The VP for Fundraising and his or her committee will manage the Fall and Spring fundraisers--both of which were "Pass the Hat" campaigns this year. The outgoing VP has a trove of information (mailers, flyers, etc.) to help you with these campaigns, and the Publicity Chair is available, too. Do you have new or different ideas for raising money? The VP for Fundraising may make suggestions to the Board for new fundraising programs. Interested? Please email odleptsa@hotmail.com

Webmaster

If you can give a few hours a week (often even less) and have web design or management skills, the Odle Webmaster position is for you!  The PTSA website provides necessary information for the community to stay involved with and support our school. This year's webmaster will "graduate" from Odle, and we are looking for someone to take over the site. The webmaster is responsible for putting content provided by PTSA officers on the site, but beyond that, the position is yours to have fun with! The job can be as simple as maintaining the current look of the site or you can choose to develop a new design. Interested? Please email odleptsa@hotmail.com.

Reflections Chair

The PTA Reflections program gives students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition.  Students submit artwork to their local PTA.  The outstanding entries at the school level advance to the city, state and possibly even to nationals!  Art entries may be submitted in one of six areas: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual arts.

We can participate in this great program if we have an Odle parent willing to be the Reflections Chair. Learn more at PTAReflections.org. Email odleptsa@hotmail.com with questions about this volunteer position.