2014-15 pta officers brenda abramowitz & caroline muro, co-presidents isabelle elton &...
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2014-15 PTA OfficersBrenda Abramowitz & Caroline Muro, Co-presidents
Isabelle Elton & Johanna Garcia, Co-VPs Elementary SchoolSue Seitner & Adele Tedesco, Co-VPs Intermediate School
Elizabeth Elam, TreasurerKate Corona, Recording Secretary
Approve September Minutes
Administration Report
Cynthia Chory, Principal
Nilda Marrero, Elementary School Assistant Principal
Robin Edmonds, Intermediate School Assistant Principal
5th Grade Passport Event
Grade 7 Goes to PHANTOM!
THINK PINK WEEK RAISED $3500!
Faculty Report
PTA Co-Presidents’ Report
FALL FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Cherrydale = Hopefully over 8K
PTA DUES = at 7K and rising
Grade 8 Trip Funds Update
• Medieval Fair Lemonade Stand Donation = $400• 8th Grade Students have paid so far = $2000• 8th Grade CD funds = at least $800• Sponsor for 1 bus = $1300
Total cost of trip…$9300 $4800 and still decreasing…
PTA After-School at 187PTA-funded after-school programs have started and they are full!
ESGrade 1—Science ClubGrade 2—Arts and CraftsGrade 3—Lego Robotics Grades 3 & 4—Sports
ISGrades 5-8—Role Playing Games (D&D)Grades 5-8—Service LearningGrades 5&6—SportsGrades 7&8—Flag Football
PTA After-School (Cont.)
Due to high-demand we will add
• Lego Robotics in Grade 4• Grade 3 Arts and Crafts• An additional Grade 1 Science Club• An additional Grade 2 Arts and Crafts
Communications Update• MailChimp–E-newsletters
• Sign-up Genius–Volunteers
• CPRs–Class Lists used for class specific stuff.
Fundraiser/Funding Votes
Vote on Funds AllocationOctober Movie Night to go to…
…Education Enhancement Grants
Volunteerism• PSAs
– Thank you, Michael Bridenstine (and Sayde like)
• Sign-up Genius– Thank you, Ivana Jovic
• Volunteerism Czars– Gwen Kingsberry & Michael Bridenstine
• Volunteer E-Questionnaire – More individualized data on volunteerism
• KCPRs– recruiting for Movie Night and Election Day Bake Sale
THANK YOU PICTURE DAY VOLUNTEERS!!Adriana CardozaAdele TedescoDebby NabavianPaulina Castro-WolfMaria MotaLaura HidalgoElizabeth Elam
Re-take and Sibling Takes—11/24Flyer coming soon…
BY-LAWS PRESENTATIONIsabelle Elton, Co-VP of ES
Committee Reports
Landscape & Campus Beautification Committee
2014-15 Goals
Lori Bridenstine, Committee Chair
• Redesigning of landscape around school• Restructuring garden program as a teaching garden for K-8• Applying for grants to fund teaching garden and curriculum:
– Grow to Learn NYC –Citywide Schools Garden Initiative– Lowe’s Charitable and Education Foundation– WholeKids Foundation– National Gardening Association- A Garden In Every School– Kidsgardening.org –2015 Youth Garden Grant
PRESIDENTS’COUNCIL REPORT
Johanna Garcia, President of D6 Presidents’ Council
Monthly meetings with all D6 PTA Presidents
Activism
• The Nation Conference• Working with
Alliance for Quality Education (AQE)• Goals
SCHOOL-A-PALOOZA 8!Producers: Michael Bridenstine, Jay Douglas, Shannon Slatton, Laura Tietjen
• NOVEMBER 22!
• Budget Approval
• Teacher Appreciation Ads!
• Help with Paloozabill!–Wanna place an ad?
Upcoming EventsMovie Night, 10/24, 6:30pmCrazy Hat/Hair Day, 10/31
Election Day Bake Sale, 11/4School Tour, 11/6
Open School Week, 11/16P/T Conferences, 11/20School-A-Palooza, 11/22
School Leadership Team Report (SLT)
2014-15 SLTParent Members
Lori Uysal (Chair)
John Albin, Lexy Higgins, Hanice Peña, Hope Traficanti
PTA Co-president
Caroline Muro
Administration & Faculty Members
Cynthia Chory, Amanda Burley, Kelly Friedman,
Melissa Glynn, Jessica Mitchell
Colleen Haughey (UFT Representative)
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM• SLT is responsible for Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP) which is
aligned with our school based budget.
• Our CEP outlines goals and or milestones that we need the appropriate funding in order to achieve.
• We have assigned a sub-committee to the SLT to do a gap-analysis of where our budget falls short in supporting our school achieving its goals. We intend to invite a representative of the DOE finance division to our December SLT meeting so that we may present our gap analysis.
SLT (Cont.)NEW! TWO IEP Parent Meetings in 2014-15
1. November 18What is the IEP Process?
Kelly Friedman, faculty presenter
2. Date, TBD--For parents of children that have mandated IEPs--
How to set goals for your childHow to understand your child’s present level of performance
Friends of 187 Report
Shawn Folz & Jane LeCroy, Co-presidents
2014-2015TEACHERS & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
FUNDED BY YOUR DONATIONS TO FRIENDS OF 187!
SCIENCE – Kindergarten and Grade 1
ART – Kindergarten and Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4
DRAMA – Grade 2 and 3
SPANISH – Grade 5 and 6
ARCHITECTURE – Grade 4, 5 and 6
LITERACY – Grades 3, 4 and 7
MUSIC – Grade 5, 6 and 8
TEST PREP – Grade 8
Friends of 187 BoardBOARD OFFICERSCo-President: Shawn FolzCo-President: Jane LeCroySecretary: Shannon TreuschTreasurer: Molly Wasow Park
BOARD DIRECTORSDeirdre CipollaElena DeutschJay DouglasShawn FolzJane LeCroyCaroline Mattis-MuroBrigitte MagarDebby NabavianMolly Wasow ParkLoren ParkinsTraci SchwinnSue SeitnerTara Kolff ShehabShannon Treusch
Open Forum
Happy Autumn!