Courtney Castiglione, president of the Village Elementary School PTO, vividly remembers the first steps of her parent leadership journey. “I first joined PTO three years ago and took on the role of hospitality chair. With this role, I was responsible for planning events that celebrated and recognized our amazing staff at Village Elementary,” she told me. Castiglione quickly saw the impact engaged parents could have. “I was able to reinvent the role with a themed all-staff event once a month.”

After two years as hospitality chair, she stepped up when the presidency role became vacant, driven by a deep commitment and a supportive team behind her. “It was super important to me to make sure the goals I had for PTO would continue to be fulfilled. What gave me the extra confidence push in takin

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