Start-Up

6 Months In Advance

• Establish a planning team
• Discuss Parents on Campus at PTA meetings
• Attend faculty and student government meetings
• Meet with administration, discuss unions, issues, etc.

2 to 4 Months In Advance

• Begin planning the pilot program
• Determine length of pilot program
• Recruit volunteer parents for pilot program
• Meet with administration, faculty and students
• Begin fundraising and promotion

1 to 2 Months In Advance

• Begin pilot program
• Maintain a daily log of pilot program
• Continue recruitment of parent volunteers
• Create promotional material
• Hold Parents on Campus meetings frequently
• Stay in close contact with administration

1 Month In Advance

• Continue pilot program and monitor daily log
• Begin or continue scheduling parent volunteers for the permanent Parents on Campus program
• Continue to locate and recruit service organizations

Start Date

• Review strengths and weaknesses of pilot program
• Form the permanent Parents on Campus committee
• Develop means of identifying volunteers (e.g., hats, badges, clothing and/or name tags)
• Notify faculty and students about start of Parents on Campus

Program Maintenance

• Continuous recruitment and promotion
• Hold regular Parents on Campus meetings
• Maintain regular contact with administration
• Continue fundraising events