The PTSO supports the school and Lab community in a variety of ways, from staff appreciation, campus beautification and support, family event planning and fundraising.

POINT is a free online tool/app that we use to organize events and keep track of volunteers. Approval is required to sign up for events, so click here to submit your request and we will approve as soon as possible.You can register for POINT here.

No! We encourage all families and students to participate and volunteer with the school and PTSO events. The PTSO does not charge a membership fee, as we feel money should not be a barrier to feeling included. Our interest form is simply to collect contact information and so we can track those who have specific interest/ways they would like to support Charlotte Lab.

There will be a need for volunteers just about every month during the school year. A description of the event will be included in the school’s weekly newsletter and/or other communication methods (SeeSaw, school website, parent Facebook page, etc.). Most of the volunteer sign-ups during the year are done through POINT. This is a free online tool/app that we use to organize events and keep track of volunteers.

As a PTSO, we feel it is important to minimize the constant requests for money and materials from parents/guardians. Therefore, our fundraising policy is fairly simple; the PTSO focuses on one major fundraising campaign each year, which is Boosterthon. Please note that this is separate from the school’s Innovation Fund campaign.

PTSO does have partnerships with a variety of companies who donate a % of money spent back to the school. These include BoxTops, Harris Teeter, Publix, Edukit, and St. John’s Photography. A small portion of money is also earned through spirit wear sales.

The money raised by the PTSO goes to supporting the staff, classrooms and community building. A proposed budget will be shared with the school community during the first semester and budget updates are shared at each PTSO General Meeting.

As a parent/guardian, if you decide to participate in only one school fundraiser a year, we strongly encourage you to support the Innovation Fund campaign. The Innovation Fund supports core operational needs. PTSO fundraisers raise money for the “nice to haves” such as staff appreciation, classroom and playground supplies, refreshments for social events, etc.

The PTSO Leadership Board is composed of dedicated parents who lead overall PTSO towards specific goals chosen in conjunction with school leadership. The board meets monthly to help to set the vision for the PTSO, create a budget and fundraising plan, appoint committee and event chairs, plan social and community-building events, and conduct trimester General Meetings with the broader school community. Board members try to be the “eyes and ears” for the school community and use feedback to better support all students, staff and classrooms.