volunteer training required for all in school volunteers
The Colts Neck School District requires that all parents who volunteer in the schools complete an online Volunteer Training session. This is not a PTO policy, and the training applies to ALL who volunteer in the schools--those who are PTO members and those who are not. Non-members who wish to chaperone trips, volunteer for archery, or for other school-run projects will also be required to complete the online training.
All PTO members who wish to volunteer on committees that involve an in-school presence will be required to complete the Volunteer Training session. You can access this online training by clicking on the PARENTS tab on the district's website: www.coltsneckschools.org.
Please take a look at all the activities you can volunteer for below. To get more information, or to volunteer, please email the contact listed under each activity. Thank you for your support!
OPEN BOARD POSITIONS
We currently have no openings on the Executive Board for the 2025-2026 school year. All board positions are for two-year terms and meet once per month. Please consider joining our team and being part of the planning and decision-making that goes into running the PTO and fundraising for our schools. If you are interested in joining the Executive Board, or if you want more information, please email president@coltsneckpto.org.
All board positions are for 2 two-year terms and meet once per month. Please consider joining our team and being part of the planning and decision-making that go into running the PTO and fundraising for our schools.
Consider joining our team and being part of the planning and decision-making that go into running the PTO and fundraising for our schools. For more details about each position, you may review our BYLAWS.
BOOK FAIR CRPS/CRES
Volunteers help plan and implement our book fair, usually
held early December. Please contact membership@coltsneckpto.org
BOOK SWAP CRPS/CRES
Volunteers help organize our annual book swap. Families send in gently used books they no longer need, and students get to take them home to add to their own libraries. To volunteer for CRPS, please contact communications@coltsneckpto.org
FALL ADULT SOCIAL
This fun evening is a great way to meet other parents in the district.
Volunteers help with ideas, decorating, and setting up the venue. For more information or to volunteer, please contact vp@coltsneckpto.org.
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT
Volunteers help organize this family evening of bingo and prizes! This event typically runs in the winter or spring. To volunteer, please contact communications@coltsneckpto.org
COLOR RUN (2025/2026)
A BIG THANK YOU to Samantha Amato and Alana Ventrice for organizing such a fun afternoon at our 1st Turkey Color Run! We'd also like to express our gratitude to the Colts Neck School's Wellness Committee for their partnership in planning and executing such a fun event for our children. SPECIAL THANKS to all our parents volunteers: Kara Brick, Delanie Brown, Jess Dudek, Jen Fedele, Melissa Fischer, Sereena Gill, Kim Kaufman, Linda Kraszewski, Amy Linquito, Melissa Lorippo, Victoria Marco, Ashley Marrazzo, Megan Mastropierro, Jen Mule, Tricia Pallante, Keri Petracca, Ashley Sandbach, Jaime Smith, Yvie Suarez and Mallory Triano.
For more information, contact fundraising@coltsneckpto.org.
FLOWER SALE CRES & CRPS
Volunteers help with our annual flower sale. Volunteers will assist students in choosing plants to bring home for Mother's Day. Chairs will organize the volunteer schedule, create flyers, collect money, and place the flower order. The chair must have availability March-May to work on the event. This event takes place the week before Mother's Day in May. To volunteer contact studentactivities@coltsneckpto.org.
FROSTY'S HOLIDAY SHOP
HUGE THANKS to Bowie Ditmars, Julie Leizer, Sarah Towers and Mallory Triano for chairing this festive event for our kids!
THANK YOU to our community partners from the Colts Neck Recreation Department for donating a craft table for all of our little shoppers to enjoy and to the CNTEA for donating a hot chocolate table for everyone to enjoy.
BIG THANK YOU you to CRPS staff, Don Felle for helping with security and product delivery as well as to Wilson Nunez for working so hard to prepare the school before the event and clean up after the big day.To volunteer, please contact communications@coltsneckpto.org
HARLEM WIZARDS
Volunteers help organize this fundraiser, where our teachers and staff battle on the court against the Harlem Wizards. This event is usually held every 2-4 years, in the fall or winter. For more information, contact president@coltsneckpto.org.
READ-A-THON
Volunteers and chairs share ideas and distribute prizes for winners. Chairs organize dates, provide leaderboard updates, and organize a pizza parties for the winning classes. For more information or to volunteer, please contact communications@coltsneckpto.org
SAVER CARDS
Volunteers help the chairperson package and mail cards. For more information or to volunteer, please contact communications@coltsneckpto.org
SCHOOL STORE CRES
Volunteers sell various small items to our students. The school store is only open on certain days throughout the year. Chairs purchase store items, organize volunteer schedule, and help with the setup and breakdown of the store. To volunteer please contact membership@coltsneckpto.org
SPIRIT WEAR
The volunteers will help with the sorting and distribution of apparel. To volunteer, please email vp@coltsneckpto.org
SPRING LADIES' GALA
Volunteers assist in the preparation of this major fundraiser. Volunteer activities include invitations, gift solicitation, decorating, basket wrapping, table seating, etc. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kim Kaufman at president@coltsneckpto.org.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES – GRADES PRE-K THRU 8TH
Dances, movie nights, iPlay, moving up parties... If there’s a special activity for grades Pre-K–8, you can be sure the PTO is sponsoring it. Each grade level has a committee comprised of one or two chairs and several committee members. For more information or to volunteer for an activity for your child's grade, please go to the EVENTS TAB, and click on your grade's event.
TEACHER/STAFF APPRECIATION
Volunteers organize a themed teacher and staff appreciation week, including a staff luncheon. To volunteer, please contact vp@coltsneckpto.org
TRUNK OR TREAT
Volunteers organize and run this fun afternoon. To volunteer, please contact president@coltsneckpto.org
8TH GRADE DANCE
Volunteer parents of seventh grade students plan and execute the 8th grade celebration dance. This is traditionally done by the 7th grade parents as a gift to the 8th graders. To volunteer, please email Kim Kaufman at president@coltsneckpto.org.
8TH GRADE PHOTO MONTAGE
Volunteers help collect and sort photos and compile a commemorative slideshow for our 8th grade students. To volunteer, please contact president@coltsneckpto.org
8TH GRADE GRADUATION ADS
Volunteers help collect memory pages and graduation well-wishes to compile this book given out at the 8th Grade Graduation. To volunteer, please contact Kim Kaufman at president@coltsneckpto.org
Valentines Pizza
Volunteer to help organize the pizza orders for the students. While also communication with the Pizzeria with orders and deliveries times. To volunteer please contact assistanttreasurer@coltsneckpto.org