Room Mom Survival Guide Helps Class Parents & Teachers Kick-off a Sensational School Year

Aug. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Elementary and preschool classrooms around the country are gearing up for back-to-school, and VolunteerSpot is hoping to inspire more parents to get involved in their child’s classroom as a Room Mom (or Room Dad).  Room Moms coordinate other class parents to ensure the teacher is well-supported in the classroom and help make class parties and events even more fun. Taking on the role of Room Mom can seem daunting at first, but with a bit of practice, and some guidance from VolunteerSpot, any mom or dad can become a confident lead class parent.

Cindy Hopper, a Kansas mom of 3, treasures her own Room Mom experience in saying, “I get to develop a personal relationship with the teacher and I get a window on my child’s daily world at school.”

Because class parents are so important to the everyday workings of the classroom, VolunteerSpot (http://www.VolunteerSpot.com/school ), has published “The Room Mom Survival Guide,” a free eBook to help classroom parents and teachers achieve a successful school year. The Guide is full of advice from teachers and experienced Room Moms on how to work together to create an excellent classroom experience for students and teachers alike.

The Room Mom Survival Guide offers new Room Moms information on how to get started and gives seasoned pros fresh ideas for classroom fun. Also included are tips and screenshots for using VolunteerSpot’s free, online parent coordination tool to make scheduling and signing up classroom parent helpers quick, easy and clipboard-free.

Those who are already a Room Mom or are thinking of becoming a Room Mom in their child’s class will find several pages of ideas and best practices that will ‘wow’ the teacher, save time and get more parents involved this school year. http://www.VolunteerSpot.com/ebooks/roommom

This Free eBook Includes:

•   Teacher Meeting Checklists
•   Parent Communication Tips
•   Classroom Organizational Tips
•   School Auction Ideas
•   Class Party Planning Ideas from Make and Takes (http://www.makeandtakes.com)
•   Fun School Party Activities
•   Giveaways and special offers, and more…

For more information, view or download the “The Room Mom Survival Guide” eBook for yourself, and see VolunteerSpot.com to learn more on how to easily schedule classroom volunteers. http://www.VolunteerSpot.com/ebooks/roommom

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About VolunteerSpot
Based in Austin, Texas, privately held VolunteerSpot (http://www.VolunteerSpot.com/school ) is a free Web-based organization tool that powers grassroots volunteering at school and in the community. Founded by Karen Bantuveris, a management consultant and mom, who found that traditional volunteer coordination methods could be time consuming, frustrating and caused good people to drop out or simply not bother. VolunteerSpot’s easy-to-use online sign up tool saves time, streamlines communication and makes it simple for more people to get involved. VolunteerSpot is perfect for coordinating groups for anything — teams and leagues, PTA/PTO activities, food and toy drives, tournaments, service projects, mentoring sessions, group campouts, ministry meals, book fairs, swim meets, and more. … VolunteerSpot, DOING GOOD Just Got Easier!