PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY COORDINATING COUNCIL

About Us

As part of its charter and mission, Exploris Middle School is committed to involving parents in their students' education. The Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), formerly known as the Community Coordinating Council, was formed to provide a formal means of engaging parents in support of the school's mission and goals as well as its faculty, staff, and students. There is no fee to join; every parent with a student at EMS is automatically a member of the PTO.

Your active participation and support, including the exchange of new ideas, is welcomed and encouraged, as EMS's small-school setting is ideal for parent involvement and collaboration. The PTO welcomes you to join us and learn more about how you can help support the Exploris Middle School mission!

PTO Board for 2010-2011 

President: Hunter Rogers
President-Elect: Nicole Feeney
Treasurer: Andrea Scarboro
Pass the Hat: Michelle Woolard
Soap Sale:  Amy Heames, Tammi Garceran
Passive Fundraising: Karen Barlow
Box Tops: Karen Barlow, Andrea Scarboro
Frolic: Laura Sullivan, April Hansley
Frolic Solicitation: Edie Webb
Craft Fair: Karen Keesee
Sunshine Committee: Janice Barnes
Hospitality: April Hansley
Cultural Arts: Sue Robinson
Teacher Appreciation Week: Kim DeMartz, Lisa Meeks
Dances: Mark and Lisa Massey-Brown
Lunch Coordinator: Caren Freundlich
Website Manager: Brian Scarboro
Database Manager: Andrea Scarboro
8th Grade Graduation: Dorothy Roche
Newsletter/Blog: David Price
Volunteer Coordinator: Yvette Desilva
Grant Committee Chair: Karen Barlow
Buildings and Grounds Co-chairs: Nina Mason, Helen Crouse

Got a suggestion? We'd love to hear from you! Please let us know if there is anything you would like the Parent-Teacher Organization to do more of or do differently.

Upcoming Events

September 1-30 Pass the Hat Fundraiser

September 19 - Back to School Picnic, 4pm-7pm, Anderson Point Park

October 1-31- Soap Sale

School Dances - November 12 and May 20

Frolic - February 18

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 2-6

Next Meeting Scheduled

PTO Board Meeting:  Tuesday, September 14, 1:30pm-2:30pm, Church of the Good Shepherd

Are you a PTO member seeking reimbursement for expenses?
Download the form here: Expense Reimbursement Form

Community Teams

In facilitating parent participation and collaboration, the PTO has established the following community teams:

Hospitality – Organizes dances, faculty lunches, teacher appreciation events, the school picnic, graduation, and receptions as needed.

Communications – Produces the PTO newsletter and contributes to the school website.

Family Frolic – Helps coordinate logistics for EMS's primary fundraiser, Family Frolic, held each February.

Fundraising – Manages the Pass the Hat campaign, soap sales, Box tops and more. The money raised from each fundraiser directly supports technological improvements, field trips, teacher mini-grants, our global partnerships, community events and more.

Faculty & Administrative Support – Coordinates the distribution of student lunches, Cultural Arts events and more as needed.