Welcome to the homepage for the Lines Parent Teacher Organization! All parents are welcome to be a member of the Lines PTO. The PTO is made up of committees which plan, coordinate and sponsor a wide variety of school activities and fundraisers. These committees fall into the following broad categories:

• Fundraising: The goal of these committees is to raise money so that PTO can help teachers purchase additional classroom materials, sponsor PTO programs and purchase larger priced items for the entire school. Some examples of these committees are the Adult Social, Family Fundraiser, Box Tops, Book Fair and Spirit Wear Sales.
  
  
• Programs/Events: These are the bulk of the committees and range from social events, to cultural arts assemblies, to service projects, to reading clubs.
  
  
• Communication: These committees are responsible for getting the word out.We have a website, weekly electronic newsletter, and an information board.

Over the past several years, Lines PTO has funded the following:

• Replaced the floor in the school gym with a safer, more durable flooring
• Fully funded and supplied books for the Lines Literacy Library
• Purchased SMART boards for use in the classroom
• Purchased a new sound system
• Landscaped the front of the school and moved the flagpole
• Purchased furniture for the Media Center
• Funded Sound Field Systems for grades K-3
• Back to school spending money for teachers (money must be spent on classroom materials)
• Purchased books for the media center
• Purchased Accelerated Reader tests
• Sponsored assemblies such as The Jesse White Tumblers, animal experts, bullying, recycling,
• Irish Dancers
• Replaced dated and worn instruments in the music department
• Purchased yoga mats, gymnastics mats and golf sets for the PE department.

PTO MEETINGS

PTO meetings throughout the school year. Meeting locations may vary. Any parent is welcome to attend. Young children are also welcome to attend! The meetings are a wealth of information about Lines and the rest of the Barrington 220 School District. 

• Executive Board and committee members provide updates on activities and events
• Learn about programs or events that might interest your child
• Hear from Principal about school news (i.e. new district curriculum, testing schedulings, school improvement plans, construction projects at the school)
• Be informed about activities at the middle schools and throughout the school district.
• Here presentations from guest speakers such as parenting experts, Middle School Counselors, Lines Staff, etc.
  
  

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED? 

• Contact the PTO President
• Talk to other parents to find out more about committees in which they are involved.
• In February look for information from the nominating committee about PTO committee chairperson positions
• In August look for information online and via email about PTO volunteer opportunities.
• If chairing a committee is too much of a commitment then signing up to be a volunteer can be a great way to help and get involved.

During the annual school registration process, parents are requested to pay PTO dues per family online. This nominal fee covers the cost of basic organization overhead, and the multitude of educational, cultural and social opportunities offered by the PTO. On average about 90% of our families are PTO Members.