PTA Board:
PTA President Breanna Shumpert
PTA Vice President Melanie Brinkman
PTA Secretary Kim Johnston
PTA Treasurer Kristin Wilcox
Teacher Representative Keith Taylor
CCCPTA Representative Paul Anderson
CC Curriculum Council Representative Kim Hairfield
Legislative Representative

PTA Committee Chairs:
Art to Remember Fundraiser Katy Brown
Chess Club Delloraine Hunt
Parents of Piney Ridge Representative Melanie Brinkman & Jen Lahr
PTA Membership Laura Kain
National School of Excellence Rep Gem Nason
School Directory Heather Rose
School Improvement Team Janet Debinski
School Store Kathy Bovard
Special Education Representative Rachel Morey
Spirit Shop Chris Carr
Sunshine Jen Lahr
Volunteer Coordinator Kim Johnston
Website Manager Susan Anderson
Welcoming Tiffany Yetman & June Cannistraci
Yearbook Representaives Deborah Herndon & Lynn Roach

Relevant Links:
Carroll County Council of PTA's http://www.cccpta.org/
Maryland PTA http://www.mdpta.org/
National PTA http://www.pta.org/
Carroll County Public Schools http://www.carrollk12.org/

Above Committee Descriptions:
Art to Remember A company takes artwork that our children make in Art at school and send us order forms to order the art as a magnet, mouse pad, t-shirt, etc. This is a fundraiser and service to our parents. PTA coordinates with Ms. Greenberg so the art is done in the first few weeks of school.
Parents of Piney Ridge Committee Small gifts (usually food) are given to the staff every month to show our appreciation for them.
PTA Membership
National School of Excellence
School Directory A parent volunteers to gather student data for a School Directory. They organize the creation and printing of the directory for all families at Piney Ridge, regardless if they gave their information.
School Improvement Team
School Store Run by the Student Council with help from a parent. It is open a few mornings a week before school.
Special Education Representative
Spirit Shop Sells sweats, t-shirts, shorts, magnets, replicas, ornaments, etc. to promote school spirit, usually twice a year. The goal is to be no-profit so each child can afford to buy.
Sunshine Committee Provides birthday cards, get well cards, sympathy cards, etc. for teachers and staff.
Also obtains gifts (gift cards) and/or flowers for other special days/weeks like Secretary’s Day, Custodial/Janitor’s Week, etc.
Volunteer Coordinator This person recruits volunteers to help with our various committees. A form is sent home to the families asking them to sign-up to help with various committees. The Volunteer Coordinator compiles this information in a spreadsheet and gives it to the appropriate committee chairmen.
Website Manager
Welcoming Committee The Welcoming committee prepares a Welcome packet to provide to new families when they register their kids at Piney Ridge. The packet is also given to families at kindergarten orientation day. The packet contains information about the school, school mascot, school staff, PTA objectives, PTA officer duties, PTA committees, PTA officer phone list, important community phone numbers, ABC Care (childcare) information, and coupons to local restaurants.
Yearbook Committee PTA organizes and sell yearbooks that are distributed the last week of school. The chairman/committee has to organize the selling of the yearbooks and zoom as well as creatively put the yearbook together. They have to take pictures of each class for the candid pages and collect the superlatives for the 5th grade class. Deadlines have to be met throughout the year.