Private Professor Community & Volunteer The School Event Planning Playbook A Complete Logistics Guide for First-Time PTO and Committee Chairs Playbook The School Event Planning Playbook
A Complete Logistics Guide for First-Time PTO and Committee Chairs
Run a successful school event, even if you've never done this before.
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- 32 pages
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- This playbook gives you the exact timelines, templates, and troubleshooting guidance to run a successful school event, even if you've never done this before.
- Here's what probably happened: Someone caught you in the pickup line, or cornered you after a PTO meeting, and before you could think it through, you agreed to
- The Chair's Job: What You're Actually Responsible For
- Event Budgeting: From Estimate to Reconciliation
- Planning Timelines: The Checkpoint System
Inside
- 01 The Chair's Job: What You're Actually Responsible For
- 02 Event Budgeting: From Estimate to Reconciliation
- 03 Planning Timelines: The Checkpoint System
- 04 Vendor Management: Contracts, Coordination, and Contingencies
- 05 Volunteer Management: Recruitment Through Thank-You
- 06 Insurance and Liability: What Actually Protects You
- 07 Event-Specific Playbooks: The Big Six
- 08 Post-Event Assessment and Handoff Documentation
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You said yes to chairing the carnival. Now what? This playbook gives you the exact timelines, templates, and troubleshooting guidance to run a successful school event—even if you've never done this before.
Here's what probably happened: Someone caught you in the pickup line, or cornered you after a PTO meeting, and before you could think it through, you agreed to lead the spring carnival, the fall festival, or the auction. Now you're lying awake at 2 AM wondering how many bouncy houses you need for 400 kids, whether your homeowner's insurance covers a dunk tank, and what happens if it rains.
This document is for you—the first-time chair who inherited a folder of cryptic notes from last year (or worse, nothing at all). You're not an event planner. You don't have a background in logistics. You're a parent who wanted to help, and now you're responsible for an event that hundreds of families will attend and that might raise tens of thousands of dollars for your school.
Who this is for
First-time PTO or school event committee chairs who need practical, actionable guidance on planning major school events—from carnivals to auctions—without prior event management experience
About this resource
You said yes to chairing the carnival. Now what? This playbook gives you the exact timelines, templates, and troubleshooting guidance to run a successful school event—even if you've never done this before.
Here's what probably happened: Someone caught you in the pickup line, or cornered you after a PTO meeting, and before you could think it through, you agreed to lead the spring carnival, the fall festival, or the auction. Now you're lying awake at 2 AM wondering how many bouncy houses you need for 400 kids, whether your homeowner's insurance covers a dunk tank, and what happens if it rains.
This document is for you—the first-time chair who inherited a folder of cryptic notes from last year (or worse, nothing at all). You're not an event planner. You don't have a background in logistics. You're a parent who wanted to help, and now you're responsible for an event that hundreds of families will attend and that might raise tens of thousands of dollars for your school.
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