Welcome
The Rousseau PTO is dedicated to making Rousseau the best place to teach and learn! We help support teachers through meals, treats, gift cards for school supplies and more. We enrich the school day with parties and field trips for each class. And we help build a sense of community – The Ram Fam! – with Rousseau’s staff and families.
Who’s in the PTO?
Every parent and guardian of a current Rousseau student is already part of the PTO! No need to sign up.
What does the PTO Do?
The PTO helps create the best possible environment for students, staff and families.
- All-School Events: From the Glow-Up Dance and Community Connection Night in the fall to monthly Family Nights at local restaurants to our annual “Ram Jam” Fun Night in April – the PTO funds and produces moments that bring our entire community together.
- Teacher Appreciation: Every Rousseau Teacher begins the year with a gift card for school supplies. We make sure they have treats for late nights at parent-teacher conferences, snacks in the teachers lounge whenever we can, and help with special requests for supplies and more during the year.
- Learning Enrichment: Author visits, school speakers and more help expand the learning of every Rousseau student, and the PTO is proud to help fund and support these initiatives.
- After-School Clubs: Everything from Pokemon Club to Fishing Club helps students get together after school and form even stronger bonds while learning something new. Parents from the PTO help organize and even run most of the clubs!
- More! The PTO is always looking for ways to help. Whether it’s cleaning up the landscaping or helping the school nurse buy a new thermometer. We’re here to make Rousseau the best it can be and always open for new opportunities to help.
- NOTE: Our Rousseau Alumni Scholarship is open in the spring! Download and complete the scholarship application!
How Parents and Guardians Can Help
We need YOU! Here’s how you can help the PTO:
- Volunteer Your Time: We frequently put out calls for volunteers and always have needs for people to help run things like clubs and committees. Here’s how to get involved:
- PT Board: rousseau.ptboard.com is the site we use to organize our calendar, our volunteers and everything else. Sign up for an account here and you’ll be notified when we need a volunteer.
- Google Calendar: Subscribe to stay informed on our Google Calendar.
- Stay Connected: Join our Rousseau PTO Facebook group for announcements and reminders.
- Email Us: Email rousseau.pto@gmail.com to ask how you can help!
- Funds: We do two major fundraisers each year, in the fall. The Glow-Up Rousseau fundraiser and the Cookie Dough Sale fundraiser. These two events alone usually provide our entire operating budget for the year and we would love your involvement!
PTO Officers 2025-2026
- President: Charlie Stephan
- Co-Vice-Presidents: Tiffani Childress and Casey Stephenson
- Treasurer: Beth Arens
- Secretary: Julie Thorfinnson
