SKCS Parent Teacher Guild (PTG)  

The mission of the PTG is to build and educate a community of faith by supporting our teachers and staff, providing resources and activities for our students and families, and facilitating communication between parents and staff of Saint Kilian Catholic School.

The Parent-Teacher Guild is a wonderful way to collaborate and accomplish various goals for our student body. All parents are encouraged to participate either through being a member of the PTG Leadership Council, committee members, or as members of the general assembly. Meetings will be held as needed, with dates noted on the school website. Complete details regarding PTG activities, volunteer opportunities, communications and contact information can be found below:

2023 - 2024 PTG Leadership Council

2023 - 2024 PTG Committee Chairs 

PTG Leadership Council Responsibilities

President

• Develops PTG meeting agendas in conjunction with the leadership group and facilitates the monthly meetings.
• Coordinates topic of interest presentations for the parent group. 
• Acts as a liaison between parents and school staff for school-wide projects and activities.
• Helps to develop the foundation for the PTG program. 
• Ensures that yearly goals of the PTG are identified, communicated and accomplished.
• Determines appropriateness of PTG expenditures

Vice-President

• Assists the PTG President with all of the above responsibilities as necessary.
• Helps coordinate parent activities/groups.
• Liason for specified committee chairs.
• Coordinates parent volunteers as needed.

Treasurer

• Responsible for the creation, tracking, and reporting of the overall PTG budget and financial position.
• Responsible for all financial activities of the PTG including the Fundraising Committee.
• Maintains bank account in conjunction with the Business Manager.
• Prepares and presents monthly update for PTG meetings.
• Liason for specified committee chairs.

Secretary

• Records PTG monthly meeting minutes which serve as the official documentation of all PTG decisions and communication to parents.
• Submits meeting minutes for Administrative approval to be posted.
• Submits PTG info to the School Newsletter.
• Maintains a current copy of the PTG Bylaws.
• Liason for specified committee chairs.

In addition to the above-listed responsibilities, each Leadership Council member will act as a liaison to assigned PTG Committee Chairs in the following ways:

• Provides an overall perspective on school operations and activities.
• Communicates necessary information to the Principal and Committee Chairs.
• Helps to ensure that programs address the overall needs of all students of Saint Kilian Catholic School (as appropriate).
• Works with Committee Chairs on budget preparation and approval from the Leadership Council and Principal.
• Assists Committee Chairs as needs are identified.

 PTG Sponsored Events:  All proceeds benefit Saint Kilian Catholic School. 

• Celtic Fun Run

• Last Shamrock Standing*

• Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair
  A fun family event – Come start your holiday shopping here at Saint Kilian. Volunteers help with details, gathering vendors, setting up/clean up, and  working the actual event. Event takes place in the Church Hall.
• Gala*
  A beautiful formal event with entertainment, sit down dinner, dancing, high end prizes, individual classroom projects raffle, school experience packages and amazing auction items for bidding.  Our Gala requires a large amount of volunteers to coordinate donations, raffle baskets, decorations, teacher project coordination, evening flow, and night of event assistance.  This is a Kilian Credit eligible event.
• Saint Kilian Purse Bash* 

• Saint Kilian Golf Outing* 
  • To kick off summer we tee off at The Saint Kilian Golf Outing - our last Kilian Credit fundraising event school year.  Usually held before Father's Day at the beautiful and private Wildwood Golf Club. The event is a 4 player team scramble with many skill contests and prizes.  Non-golfers are also invited to join us for lunch (11am) or dinner (5pm) to take part in the silent/raffle auction part of the event.  We need a committee of helpers to assist in networking in search of registrants and sponsors, the solicitation and coordination of donations, raffle basket creation and transport to the venue, and help running the many facets of the day. This is a Kilian Credit eligible event.  Please consider joining us! 

Fundraisers:  All proceeds benefit Saint Kilian Catholic School. 

• Art to Remember- Preschool-4th Grade: Creative fundraiser making lasting memories of your child's artwork. Over 40 precious keepsake options available, and are the perfect gifts for friends and family.  Volunteers help promote the sale, check & assemble orders, and assist in delivering items to classrooms. 
• Box Tops
  This committee encourages box tops shopping throughout the year. Need help with advertising fall and spring drives. Help is needed advertising the new way of scanning receipts to earn Box Tops Bucks! 
• Betsy Ann Candy Sale
  Selling Betsy Ann chocolate delivered in time for Easter.  Help needed coordinating the schedule of the sale, the communication with Betsy Ann Chocolates, the delivering of catalogs and order forms, and helping to hand out the candy orders on pick up days.  Contact: [email protected]
• Clover Corner
  Clover Corner is our shop where you can purchase SKCS spirit wear and spirit items, and also purchase gently used uniforms at very reasonable prices.  Help is needed to fill online sales orders and/ or to collect, organize and inventory uniform donations.  Also, volunteers are needed to work the live sales held a few times throughout the year.
• Scholastic Book Fair
  Book Fair takes place in the library each spring.  Volunteers help students shop at the book fair during assigned class periods.
• Santa Shop
  A perfect way for the SKPS students to buy quality gifts for Christmas presents for friends and family.  The Santa Shop is usually held the week after Thanksgiving, but preparations happen throughout the year.  We can use crafty folks to help at home for handmade items, and at our workshop to create and package gifts.  Shoppers to assist in purchasing items are also welcomed. There's a job for everyone! Jobs include: hanging decorations, setting up the sale, working with the kids throughout the 4 days of the sale as shopping partners, register workers, & present wrappers.  
• Spirit Events  Come out for fun everyday ways to support SKCS! Throughout the school year we host school spirit events such as Steelers, Pirates, Penguins and Riverhounds games.  Also, special events at local eateries & local activity places such as Urban Air Adventure Park.  Join us to help our school raise money by having fun and showing your SKCS school spirit! 

School Culture:

• Christmas Movie Night

• Cookie Bakers
  Who loves to bake?  If you do, add your name to the list of cookie bakers that the PTG and school can tap into for special events.  No more than a few dozen cookies a few times throughout the year.  Share your favorite cookie recipes and help make the desserts extra special because they are homemade!
• Catholic Schools Week
  PTG organizes an activity in the cafeteria each day during Catholic Schools Week (Last week in January).  Help is needed to organize activities, help with service projects, volunteer during lunch periods, MC games.
• Decorating Committee
  The Decorating Committee brings life and joy to the halls of the school.  The decorating for events is normally handled by individual committees.  The overall decorating of the school during key times of the year (Welcome Back, Christmas, Lent, etc...) is done with this committee.  Help needed with picking themes/ decorations, and then lots of creating,cutting, taping and hanging fun!
• Father/ Daughter Dance
  A sweet event for daughters of SKCS and their dads, usually scheduled for a Sunday afternoon each Spring.  Help is needed planning the theme, decorations, food, and working the actual event. 
• Photography
  The photography team chronicles school life throughout the year for the Yearbook and School publications.  Help is needed at Sporting Events, Team Pictures, School Events, Classroom Parties, etc. Photos are uploaded through drop-box. 
• Mother Son Bowling
  A fun bowling event for SKCS boys and their moms, usually held in March.  Help needed to plan the food, décor, and activities, and help with the day of the event.
• Service Committee
  Service Committee works with Grade Level Homeroom Coordinators to plan Service Projects. 
• Spirit Squad
  Help us show our school spirit!  Two times a year, we have a Pep Rally to celebrate all the athletes in our many sports programs, once for fall sports and once for winter/ spring sports. Other fun activities are built in the event as well.  It’s a great time or the kids and the teachers to have fun and celebrate each other!  Help is needed to coordinate the plans and then facilitate the two events.
• Staff Appreciation
  We are very thankful for the teachers and staff of SKCS, and want to show our appreciation to them.  The Staff Appreciation Committee provides teachers and staff with special breakfasts, lunches and events throughout the year.  Key times where help is needed - conference days in October and January, Christmas lunch and cookie buffet before Christmas break, and Teacher Appreciation Week during the first week of May.  Help needed to coordinate food purchases and donations, and work the meal times during the events.  Extra help needed to make Teacher Appreciation Week a success, as there are multiple events throughout the week, the largest being a dinner for teachers and their guests on Friday evening.
• Trunk or Treat

• Welcoming Committee
  As families join the SKCS community for the first time, we like to make them feel welcome and want to provide resources for them to help answer questions. We look forwarsd to our Welcome Bash for new and returning families and our Kindergarten welcome being scheduled for late summer.  Help is needed to coordinate these events and facilitate the activities on event days.
• Yearbook
  The Yearbook Committee works with the Photography Committee and Yearbook Company to put together the yearbook each year.
• Lenten Pizza Lunches
  During Fish Fry Fridays in Lent, our cafeteria is not fully operational for normal lunch prep.  Each Friday, pizza and sides are brought in for students to purchase (or they can pack as normal).  Volunteers are needed to help serve the food during lunch times and clean up afterwards.

• SKPS/PTG Volunteer Sign Up Form
• Event Planning Form
• Event Evaluation Form 
• PTG Reimbursement Form

Please click here to sign up to volunteer during the school year and indicate your areas of interest. Please note clearances are required.