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Parent Involvement
Parent University
Every month, we host parent academies with the purpose of empowering our parents to help their children succeed in school.
PTA
Our John Q. Adams PTA is reved up and ready to go. In the works for this year is a Fall Carnival, t-shirt sales and much more to benefit the JQA community.
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
Note: In order to be a volunteer at John Quincy Adams, you must fill out an application online at
dallasisd.voly.org and be approved.
What a PARENT VOLUNTEER can do to help:
dallasisd.voly.org and be approved.
What a PARENT VOLUNTEER can do to help:
§ Greet students during morning arrival at front of school (7:15 am – 7:55 am)
§ Assist teachers and staff with students in the cafeteria (7:15 am – 7:55 am)
§ General Classroom “housekeeping”: sharpening pencils, cutting construction paper,
filing, classroom library organization, setting up centers and project preparations
§ Managing centers/stations during group time
§ Assist with Reading to a small group of students
§ Assist students with writing skills (penmanship)
§ Assist teachers and staff with students during lunch time (10 am – 1:00 pm)
§ Help monitor playground (10 am – 1:00 pm)
§ Help with main office and workroom duties: filing, general cleanup, copies, deliveries, etc.
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§ Bookroom organization and duties
§ Assist the Nurse and Counselor with events and activities
What a PARENT VOLUNTEER CAN NOT do:
§ Discipline a student
§ Volunteer in their child’s own class for more than 10 minutes
§ Gossip or just “hang out”
§ Enter an empty classroom
§ Be disrespectful towards staff
Remember, you must sign in at the main office every day you volunteer. You will receive a pass that is valid for that day only. A teacher must also be available to need any assistance. Any volunteer not following the rules will be denied volunteer access. Thank you for your help! It is most appreciated. Together, we can help our students grow academically and socially, and teach them all about teamwork, school pride and volunteering.