Parent Volunteer Opportunities
LAUSD Volunteer process and Application REQUIRED: https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/10443
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS FOR 2025-26
PRIDE Co-Treasurers: (1 person needed to shadow. Job shared by 2-3 people) Responds to check requests for reimbursement, manages PRIDE’s financials in Quickbooks (online) and issues financial reports, makes deposits, manages payroll for PRIDE employees, balances bank accounts, manages accounting firm re: taxes, maintains financial files, responds to insurance and legal issues, summarizes financial status at board meetings. In the Spring, participates in Revere’s budgeting process and prepares PRIDE’s budget for board discussion and approval.
Co-VPs PRIDE Outreach & Engagement: (2 people needed) Our 2 Outreach VPs oversee the programs that help Revere’s new and prospective families connect to the school, such as Ready Set Revere (6th-grade orientation day in mid-May), Revere Cares, Grade-level Parents and Docent Tours. Each program has a chairperson leading the specific area. Assist chairs as needed. Will need to attend/assist at Ready, Set, Revere.
VP – PRIDE Communications: (1 needed) Coordinates outward-facing communications (sharing Revere events with other schools and media, as needed). Works closely with Revere’s Parent/Community Liaison, PRIDE and PTSA board members, administration and teachers. Oversees Bulletin Board chairs.
PTSA Co-Treasurers: (1 shadow needed) Manage PTSA’s financials in Quickbooks for budgeting, tracking and deposits. Fulfill check requests.
Annual Giving: (1-2 more people needed. 2-3 co-chairs for the role) Organizes and manages annual fundraising campaign to solicit donations directly from parent community. Develop solicitation letters, reminders and coordinate follow-up phone calls.
Event & Community Sponsorships: Recruit sponsors for the farm, auditorium and the Literary Anthology Festival
Annual Gala:
- Auction Co-Chairs: (2 chairs needed) Oversee Auction team, work with administration, and communicate to school.
- Back Office Coordinators: Enter items into the online system, keep items organized, and distribute items to winners (2-3 people).
- Solicitations coordinators: Oversee team to get solicitations. Make letter and solicitation form. Send to past participants. Visit local retailers and restaurants to solicit and pick up items. Pursue new donors. (2-3 people)
- Party Planners: Get location, food, drinks and auctioneer, set up event and decorate. Responsible for selling tickets to the event and sending out email invite before event.
- Raffle: Get raffle tickets and items. Have raffle tickets printed and distribute to team. Coordinate all raffle ticket sales.
Party Book Chairs: (2-3 chairs needed) Recruit families to host parties that will serve to bring the parent community together and generate income.
5K Chairs: (2-3 people needed to shadow the current team) Coordinate a 5K date with PE teachers, usually a Saturday in October, create flyers, generate student interest, and coordinate all logistics of the day including waters, healthy snacks, and a DJ.
Campus Improvements/Upgrades: (1-2 people needed) Identifies needs, arrange volunteer support and organize school clean-up days.
Hospitality: (3 PEOPLE NEEDED TO SHADOW THE HOSPITALITY TEAM) Organizes catering and decorations for Founders Day, Staff Holiday luncheon and Parent Welcome Breakfast, and the Teacher end-of-year luncheon. Decorates, orders food and gets volunteers.
6th-Grade Socials: (2 people needed) Coordinate a social in the fall and an event in the spring to help bring families together.
7th-Grade Socials: (1 person needed) Coordinate a social in the fall and an event in the spring to help bring families together.
8th-Grade Events: (2 people needed) Coordinate a social, the 8th-grade picnic and culmination events.
Parent Education: (1 person needed to co-chair) Set up speakers or events to provide parent education on relevant topics (usually these are speakers, but can be anything that will help raise parent awareness on a particular topic). Reserve the Auditorium and get speakers a gift.
Ready Set Revere: (1 person needed to co-chair) Ready Set Revere is a great opportunity for incoming students and their parents to explore the Revere; meet other students, parents, administrators and teachers; and, learn more about student experiences.
- Work with administration to organize Ready Set Revere in May.
- Recruit current student and parent volunteers for the morning or afternoon session (or both!).
- Set up the day of the event.
- Help coordinate activities for the day of the event.
Teacher Appreciation Week: (1-2 people needed) The coordinator plans activities for each day. Past activities have included: Coffee cart and dessert morning, waffles on a stick, bagel and lox breakfast, yogurt cart, breakfast burritos. The Friday treat is usually a little gift for the teachers.
- Manage budget (approximately $2,500) across the daily activities.
- Recruit volunteers: this usually is easy as the teachers and staff LOVE this week and it’s fun to serve treats and mingle with the teachers.
- Send an invitation to the staff detailing upcoming activities.
- Purchase and organize supplies and hire vendors if needed.
- During Teacher Appreciation Week, organize volunteers to be on-site to help with the activities. Most activities are planned to coincide with the first hour of the day, lunchtime, or nutrition.
Volunteer Coordinator: Working with PRIDE's Parent/Community Liaison and the VPs of Outreach and Communications, respond to parents interested in volunteering at Revere to help them find a good fit. Connect prospective volunteers with board members and committee chairs. Job is most intensive at the beginning of the school year, requiring 2-3 hours/week. Role is perfect for a working parent as it is completed remotely and on your own time.
Literary Anthology & Festival: Help with the proofing of the Literary Anthology (which is coordinated by the English Department). Help order food for the Literary Festival, recruit volunteers to help at the festival, and help organize the evening. This work is limited to March and April, as the event is usually in April. More information about the event and an example of the publication can be found at https://paulreverems.com/literaryanthology.
PTSA Reflections Chair: Attend a Reflections training with the PTSA in September, start publicizing the event in late September, communicate and organize student submissions to this National PTA contest, circulate, collect, judge and present awards.
Music Liaison: (2 more parents needed - one from choir and one from band) Coordinates with the music department to identify funding needs, organizes concert concessions and sales, and facilitates programs and events.
Bulletin Board Chair: (1 person needed) Maintain three boards at school by decorating them (can solicit themes from teachers and organize or branch out on your own).
Driveway Team: (2-3 people needed) Help hand out periodic flyers, targeting families at drop-off to help publicize upcoming events and fundraising. Would need to be at school at 7 a.m. on these days. No more than 4-5 mornings a year.
Fun Run Liaison: Short and sweet – help the PE coaches stage the annual Spring fundraiser by organizing parent volunteers and helping collect and count the cash raised.