About us
We are a team of parents and teachers working together to enrich your child's learning experience!
Sara Stinson - President
Deidra Young - Vice President
Alicia Peters - Treasurer
Jenna Adelman - Secretary
- Fundraising
- Events Chair
- Hospitality
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Our Mission​
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To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community.
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To bring into closer relation the home and the school, so parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
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To develop between educators and the general public. Such united efforts will secure children's highest physical, mental, and social education.
What is the RMS PTO?
The purpose of the Parent Teacher Organization at Russell Middle School is to bring school personnel and parents together to best serve the student population of the school. Two primary ways in which this is done is through fundraising and events, which both help to improve the climate of the school and bring together the whole school community for the purpose of positive and enriching events. We provide a voice for all families at the school, fundraise to support teachers to provide enriching programs for students, and provide events for the whole school community to come together.
Why should you get involved in your child’s education? Because it can make a dramatic difference in your child’s achievement at school and beyond.
Major Benefits
Research shows that when parents are involved in their children's education, the children are more likely to: •earn better grades. •score higher on tests. •pass their classes. •attend school regularly. •have better social skills. •show improved behavior. •be more positive in their attitude toward school. •complete homework assignments. •graduate and continue their education.
Schools with involved parents enjoy: •better morale among teachers. •higher ratings of teachers by parents. •more support from families. •a better reputation in the community.
More Is Better, at All Levels
As a parent, you can serve many different roles in the educational process: home teacher, advocate for your child, volunteer, fundraiser, booster. You can even serve in decisionmaking and oversight roles for the school. The more parents participate in a sustained way at each of these levels, the better for student achievement.
When you get involved early in your child’s education, the results are more pronounced and long-lasting. And studies indicate that parent involvement in education has a positive effect at all grade levels: elementary, middle, and high school.
Dads Matter!
In two-parent households as well as father-only households where dads are highly involved in their children’s schools, those children are more likely to: •succeed academically. •participate in extracurricular activities. •enjoy school.
They are less likely to: •have to repeat a grade. •be suspended or expelled.
Significant Effects
One study found that students from families with above-average parent involvement were 30 percent more successful in school than those with below-average parent involvement. Success was measured by GPA; test scores in math, science, reading, and social studies; promotion and retention rates; and teacher ratings.
Another study found that in schools where teachers reported high levels of outreach to parents, test scores grew at a rate 40 percent higher than in schools reporting low levels of outreach to parents.