Welcome, Roadrunners!
Thank you for visiting the Strandwood PTA Homepage! We are a group of active families and teachers who work together, with support from our school and community, to sponsor and manage over 50 special programs and events.
What to Know!
Strandwood’s annual Roadrunner Rally (formerly Jumpstart Day) is coming up!
When: August 4th, 2025
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Where: Strandwood Elementary School.
What do I need to know?
Roadrunner Rally is a fun-filled back-to-school celebration with music, food trucks, games, and more. It’s a great chance to reconnect, get teacher assignments, join the PTA, and kick off the year together.
It is also the kickoff to Strandwood’s largest fundraiser, the Roadrunner Fund—just $1/day per student helps support field trips, aides, Multicultural Night, Growing Healthy Kids, arts and culture, Fall Festival, teacher stipends and more. Donate at the Rally to grab exclusive Roadrunner swag!
Roadrunner Rally Checklist
✔️ Donate to the Roadrunner Fund - $180/child requested donation
✔️ Join PTA - no obligation to volunteer—it's simply a chance to have a voice, vote, and help decide how your PTA funds are used.
✔️ Sign up for Konstella - Strandwood’s primary tool for parent communication.
✔️ Sign up for the Roadrunner Newsletter - Learn all about what’s happening at Strandwood, upcoming events and important news.
✔️ Make a directed donation - These donations go directly to your student’s teachers to help ensure a fantastic year!
What is it? The Roadrunner Fund is one of the PTA’s major annual fundraisers that provides critical educational programs and activities at Strandwood.
What are we asking you to do? The PTA urges all families to donate $180 per Strandwood Student per year– that’s $1.00 per school day. Want to donate more? That would be great! Your donation is tax deductible.
Why do we need donations? Schools are underfunded by the state. This school year, public school funding is facing its biggest challenge in years. Because of the health and economic crisis, the already insufficient state funding has been drastically reduced, which means the Roadrunner Fund is more critical than ever. If it is within your means, please consider helping.
The Lowdown Around Campus
Contribute to our ROADRUNNER FUND. This helps provide programs, classroom assistants, technology, specialists and more for our students. Any amount of donation helps. In addition, find out if your company matches donations!
Plan on volunteering in for school? You must be Finger-Printed and TB-Tested, on file with MDUSD to do so. Click here for MDUSD Volunteer forms.
Join our PTA for 2025/26 and make a difference! We rely upon all our amazing parents/caregivers to help make a Strandwood a safe, welcoming school, supportive to all students. For $11, be part of the largest children's advocacy group in the nation.
Shop for Strandwood!
Shop for household items, make money for Strandwood! Our school partners with some organizations that will donate a percentage of the profits to Strandwood. Visit Shop For Strandwood to find shops that participate.
Shop to Give!
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No matter how big or small, everyone can and will make a difference when they’re a part of Givebacks—and what makes it even more meaningful is that we’re doing it together, all without having to do more.
