All parents and faculty members of the school are members of the Gesu Parent Teacher Organization. P.T.O. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are currently being held via ZOOM but will resume in the Sacred Heart Room (in the Madonna della Strada Center) once meeting restrictions have been lifted. in the Sacred Heart Room at the Madonna della Strada Pastoral Center. Communications from the Gesu P.T.O. are emailed home each week through the Constant Contact system.
Members of the P.T.O. are involved in many different facets of the school. The P.T.O. Board lists a variety of volunteer opportunities at the beginning of the school year to enlist the help of parents in activities that take place during school, after school, and on the weekends. Online sign-up is encouraged through the weekly Constant Contact communication system.
The PTO sponsors select fund raising endeavors to provide a variety of enrichment opportunities for the children at Gesu. The P.T.O. also sponsors activities for Gesu families which are intended to build relationships within our school community.
Early in the school year the P.T.O. determines volunteers to serve as room parents for each homeroom. These parents work with the classroom teachers to prepare for a variety of events. Our volunteers help the teachers communicate with other parents to procure holiday treats, arrange celebrations, and help families in time of need.
The list of the room parents is published in the P.T.O. Directory which is published in the early fall.
Each year the PTO invites Gesu parents to sign up for a variety of volunteer positions. Some positions involve a one-time commitment whereas others are longer in scope. Gesu School also asks for volunteers to help in the library, cafeteria, playground and more.
In order to do all we can to keep children safe, Gesu Parish and School complies with the requirements of the Virtus Program. This program seeks to safeguard our children by educating school and parish staff, volunteers, and parents. Please refer to PTO forms for more information.
Volunteer Requirements
Protecting God’s Children™
Information for Volunteers Serving the Youth of Gesu Parish
In 2004 the Diocese of Cleveland began implementing Protecting God’s Children™, also known as Virtus, a program aimed at the prevention of child sexual abuse. This program seeks to safeguard our children by educating school and parish staff, volunteers and parents about ways to prevent sexual abuse, methods of properly reporting suspicions of abuse, and the proper way to respond to allegations of abuse.
In order to do all we can to keep children safe, Gesu Parish and School comply with the requirements of the Virtus Program. Thank you for your generous service to the families of Gesu.
The Gesu Parish Staff:
For the purposes of Protecting God’s Children, a volunteer is anyone who interacts with youth more than once a month and/or more than four hours a month.
Examples include (but are not limited to): Cafeteria Aides, Playground Monitors, those who routinely assist in the Library, Art Room or Technology Lab, Coaches, Team Managers, Scout leaders, Children’s Liturgy of the Word volunteers and PSR teachers.
