Volunteer at Almond
Get Involved
Parent involvement is one of the greatest predictors of student success, and we rely on volunteers to plan many of our most popular programs. PTA offers many levels of volunteering that can fit your schedule, from leadership positions on the Executive Board to committee and event chairs to one-time opportunities in your child’s classroom. You do not need to be an expert. We just need your willingness, enthusiasm, and time.
Roles with most need
(Updated February 2025)
Board Vacancies for 2025-26 School Year: EVP, Historian
Fundraising Committee
Book Fair Committee
Website Support
Translators/Outreach to international and multilingual families (esp. Spanish and Japanese)
Visit Classroom Parent to see upcoming shift volunteer opportunities.
Programs
(Efforts are ongoing but mostly front-loaded at beginning of school year)
After School Program Coordinator
Contact potential vendors from our list to offer after school activities, collaborate with the school secretary on room assignments and get final approvals, and create a list of after school programs for the school website.
Helping Hands
Help first graders adjust to big kid lunch! Volunteers assist with opening containers, passing out utensils, and providing extra supervision during those first few weeks of school. The Helping Hands Coordinator is responsible for recruiting and scheduling volunteers.
Events
Ice Cream Social
Welcome families to the new school year on the blacktop with free ice cream!
Read-a-thon
Encourage a love of reading with this week-long event. Students receive small prizes for returning their “twenty minute ticket” each day. Compete for glory (and bigger prizes) for being the biggest reader for your grade level!
Gala and Auction
Held biennially, enjoy an adults-only glamorous evening out complete with dinner and a live auction. The committee chooses a location, catering, auctioneer, etc. and solicits items from the community to include in the live and silent auctions.
Pet Parade
Join Almond Elementary in the annual Los Altos Pet Parade in downtown Los Altos! This coordinator promotes the event, encourages participation, and ensures we have banners and balloons ready for our school group.
Lead Room Parent
Lead Room Parents act as a liaison between parents and the teacher, manage a class fund, coordinate classroom volunteers and parties, and organizes teacher gifts. We also have a Room Parent Lead who provides support and guidance to all Lead Room Parents.
Website and Classroom Parent Support
Keep our school community informed! This role involves updating the Almond website and calendar, and supporting Classroom Parent with volunteer sign-ups, store items, and school-wide communications.
Language Translator/Interpreter and ELL Outreach
Help translate school communications or serve as an interpreter during parent/teacher conferences.
Consult on how to improve outreach and inclusion of families who do not speak English at home.
Staff Appreciation
Show our amazing staff how much we appreciate them! In addition to Staff Appreciation Week in May, volunteers provide ongoing support by stocking the staff lounge with snacks monthly (the PTA will reimburse you!) and assembling holiday and end-of-year gifts. Lead Room Parents coordinate gifts for homeroom teachers.
Almond Singers
Have a budding singer? Almond Singers is our PTA-coordinated choir program. We hire a director, but volunteers are needed to help supervise rehearsals, organize concerts, and more. The chair is responsible for finding a director, if needed, works with the director to determine schedules, etc.
Almond Ambassador
Work with families and the community to help promote and support Almond. Serve as a resource for new families throughout the school year.
Hot Lunch
Help students learn the lunch routine at the start of the school year. Volunteers assist in finding lunch cards and managing lunch lines. The Hot Lunch Volunteer Coordinator will organize the schedule.
Book Fair
Coordinate with vendor (Scholastic or Linden Tree) to schedule and set up book fair. Recruit additional volunteers to help with unpacking books, setting up tables, staffing cash registers, and repacking books at the end of the fair.
Walk-a-thon & Silent Auction
Our biggest event of the year! Families join us on the blacktop for a fun-filled day of running laps, playing games, and enjoying food with friends. Plus, don't miss the exciting silent auction! Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks throughout the day.
Junior Olympics
This fan favorite event brings all seven LASD elementary schools together to compete in dash, hurdles, basketball free throws, standing long jump and more!
Staff Appreciation Week
Shower our teachers with love during staff appreciation week. Held the first full week of May, the committee schedules different activities each day.
Your Idea Here!
Have an idea for a new event? We’d love to discuss how to make it happen!
Green Team
Plan Walk or Wheel Day with GreenTown Los Altos.
Select an Earth Day project or coordinate an ongoing environmental project that incorporates the whole student body.
Sixth Grade Events
Plan graduation and a class party for our sixth graders before they move on to junior high!
PTA Board Member
The PTA Board provides high-level steering of PTA activities to meet the needs of students and their families. The Board meets once monthly to discuss fundraising, budgeting, events, etc. Elections occur in March for one year terms beginning July 1. Most board members serve two consecutive terms except for President, EVP, and Parliamentarian (EVP becomes President after one year and then Parliamentarian, which is mostly an advisory position). Find list of board positions here.
Almond Drama Program/Musical
PTA oversees the ever-popular fall musical program. We hire a director, but volunteers are needed at rehearsals to help manage cast members, construct sets, sell tickets, and more.
Family Science Night
Family Science Night is a March event where families can enjoy hands-on experiments together! The committee gathers the equipment, purchases supplies, and works with vendors. Volunteers are needed on the day of the event to help run the activity stations.
STEM Expo
A modern take on a science fair, STEM expo liaison coordinates planning with the district and ensures all registered participants are assigned locations.
Field Day
Held on the last minimum day of the school year, students rotate between stations for fun outdoor games. The committee plans the schedule of events, locates supplies in storage, and purchases consumable items. Additional volunteers are needed day-of to supervise stations.
Ongoing Committees and Volunteer Roles
Fundraising
Join the Fundraising committee to help secure sponsorships and gather amazing items for our silent and live auctions (think summer camps, sporting tickets, unique experiences, and more!). We also need help with listing items online and connecting winners with donors.
Yearbook Committee
Take photos at events throughout the year and compile the yearbook.
Assemblies
PTA provides funding to plan special assemblies that vary from year to year. Past assemblies include multicultural celebrations (e.g. dances for Lunar New Year or Diwali), author visits, Mathnasium, Happy Birds, and more. Some are five minute presentations while others are special events that last an hour or more. Let us know if you have an idea and need help making it a reality!
Eagle Flyers
Running program held on Fridays. This year we have a fall session, break for rainy season, and will resume in the spring. Volunteers are needed to set up, scan badges, and provide supervision and clean-up. The Eagle Flyers chair tracks runners' progress and awards prizes for reaching goals.