PTA Meeting September 27, 2017 psis78pta.org PTA Mission Statement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PTA Meeting September 27, 2017 psis78pta.org

PTA Mission Statement The PS/IS 78Q PTA is committed to academic excellence, creativity and wellness. We aim to create an environment that sparks intellectual curiosity by fostering the social, moral, physical, and emotional development of each child. We strive to build a strong and engaged parent community to support the efforts and vision of our school. psis78pta.org

Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Welcome and Introductions 3. Principal's Comments 4. Treasurer’s Report-proposed vote budget 5. Vote on Proposed Fundraising Events 6. Meet & Greet, Fall Festival, and Committee Sign Up 7. Class Parents 8. Questions and Comments 9. Adjournment

PTA Executive Board — Co-Presidents - Bree Chambers bree@psis78pta.org Genevieve Bernier genevieve@psis78pta.org — Co-VPs- Lilly Rojas lilly@psis78pta.org Jaclyn Bowdren jaclyn@psis78pta.org — Co-Secretaries- Joy Gabriel joy@psis78pta.org Sonya Oh sonya@psis78pta.org — Co-treasurers- Heather Kaden heather@psis78pta.org Yoshi Haramo yoshi@psis78pta.org psis78pta.org

Treasurer’s Report : Sept 2017 Financial Update Funds Fundraising ¡Activity ¡2016-­‑2017 Event ¡Fundraisers ¡(net ¡event ¡costs) $86,719 ¡ Annual ¡Fund ¡Donations $41,800 ¡ Total ¡Fundraising $128,519 ¡ Account ¡Opening ¡Balance ¡Sept ¡2017 $76,355 ¡ Expenses Recess/Kids ¡Orbit $(78,660) Studio ¡in ¡a ¡School ¡(grades ¡1-­‑5) $(26,000) South ¡Street ¡Seaport ¡Program ¡(6-­‑8) $(6,500) Music ¡Supplies $(15,000) School ¡Spirit ¡Swag $(800) School ¡datebooks $(1,534) Gym ¡Equipment $(1,000) Red ¡Ribbon ¡Supplies $(300) Student ¡of ¡the ¡Month ¡gifts $(750) Caps ¡/Gowns/8th ¡grade ¡graduation $(1,000) SEM ¡supplies $(1,500) Teacher ¡Appreciation $(600) Garden ¡Supplies $(300) Family ¡Night ¡Supplies $(1,000) School ¡Supplies/Paper $(800) Total ¡Proposed ¡Expenses ¡ $(135,744)

Treasurer’s Report: June 14, 2016 Financial Update Fundraising ¡Activity A ¡Night ¡Under ¡the ¡Stars $3,775 ¡ Fall ¡Festival $7,771 ¡ SHI ¡Parents ¡Night ¡Out $1,200 ¡ Turkey ¡Trot $2,425 ¡ Yankees $5,898 ¡ ORLO/NESH/LulaRoe $1,800 ¡ Spring ¡Auction $45,500 ¡ Walk-­‑A-­‑Thon $11,000 ¡ School ¡Pictures $2,650 ¡ Spring ¡Fair $4,700 ¡ Total ¡Fundraising $86,719 ¡ Total ¡Funds ¡ $86,719 ¡

PTA Proposed Fundraisers 2017-2018 — September- Coffeed-A Night Under the Stars — October- Picture Day, Fall Festival — November- Adult Bowling Night, Turkey Trot — December- Snowball — January- Movie Night, FAM JAM DJ Party — February- Family Wellness Night, Parents Cocktail Party — March- International Pot-Luck — April- Spring Dinner and Silent Auction — May- Walk-a-thon, METS game — June- Spring Fair

PTA Proposed Fundraisers-ongoing 2017-2018 — Family Giving Fund-General Fund — Small fundraisers throughout the year (10-15 people) with local businesses (facials, yoga,etc) — Amazon Smile - Please make your Amazon purchases through www.smile.amazon.com and search for Parent Teacher Association of PS78Q Robert F. Wagner Jr. , to set it as your charity of choice. A small percentage of your Amazon purchases will then go to the school. — Shutterfly

SIGN UP For Committees — Class Parents - jaclyn@psis78pta.org — MEET & GREET - joy@psis78pta.org — Fall Festival - sonya@psis78pta.org — Turkey Trot - lilly@psis78pta.org — Spring Auction - lilly@psis78pta.org — Garden - karly.lin@gmail.com — Email any one of us to tell us how you can help! — We use signup.com for volunteers

GARDEN Garden Committee Head-Karly Lin karly.lin@gmail.com — 2 amazing organic Gardens at the school, one next to MS school building — and another larger garden inside Gantry State Park (by Rainbow Park) Completely run and funded by the efforts of parents and volunteer — Currently, the garden is not a part of the regular curriculum. There is a lot — of potential to develop school programs and activities around the garden. We need your for advocacy, fundraising/grant writing, organizing events, — planning new programs, coordinating parents/volunteers, maintaining the garden, and more. Please sign up today! We really need more parent involved. — Partnering up SchoolFood, Grow To Learn, and GrowNYC’s Greenmarket — to provide a nutritional testing menu during lunch period with vegetables and herbs harvested from our school garden or local farms on select days.

Recess MythBusters Old recess situation: — Kids went our 2-3 times a week after lunch. Kindergarten has one extra full period of recess per week in addition to the rotating — schedule. Issues: Time = 45 minutes THE SCHEDULE IS NOT CHANGING — — 2 school buildings that have lunch/recess at the same time We must flip-flop lunch/recess — — Non-attached playgrounds In the ECC the current playground can only hold 54 kids, still working on closing 48 th street — adjacent to the school to create adjacent play areas — Handball courts can be used if necessary, but the travel time cuts into playtime. We currently have 7 school aides working daily. The administration is not going to spend — money on more staff, as there are many other things to pay for, ie foreign language teachers, music instruments, etc. It takes 7 KO Staff plus 4 school aides and learning leaders to make daily recess happen — for the entire school

Recess Myth Busters Recess Staffing: Kids Orbit is $80K for 7 staff members — Hiring 7 new aids (4 hours each daily) is $140K — Gantry Kids $140K — Hopes: — To get funding from Elected Officials in the district for next — year/grants BOTTOM LINE: The ONLY way daily recess happens this year is if we pay for Kids — Orbit! $80K/650 students =$123/student It’s your decision: — Is $120/per child worth it for daily recess? —

Parent Involvement Overseeing of new garden grants by Eric Malinowski — — - Garden Committee lead by parent Karly Lin - Parent-Initiated High School Prep Workbook by Cheryl Watson — — - P.S./I.S. 78 PTA website created and managed by Mona Le Roy - Design of all event invites, sponsorship package and Spring Gala Program by Jessica — Estrada-Watson — - Teacher Appreciation Events Coordinator and much more-Bea Murphy -Spring Auction Committee-Maryam Mizani-Bertrand, Cheryl Watson, Mona Le Roy, Jessica — Estrada-Watson, Bea Murphy, Victoria P. Lerman, , Clodagh Fraccari - Spring Fair Committee Heads Bea Murphy and Cheryl Watson — - Music Entertainment by Emmet O’Malley, DJ Suhel, Mami Chan and Runa Tanaka — — - Food/Beverage donations by Richard Nieto of Sweetleaf, Salvino Nasello of Tradizione Imports, Jack Hecker, and Tara Patuto of Cuzzin Vinny’s — - Thank you to all our parent volunteers who make every event a tremendous success!

PTA GOALS Secure outside funding and/or grants to help fund recess to ensure we keep daily recess — — Afterschool Sports Leagues, Afterschool Clubs-i.e. drama/theatre club, chess club Orchestra instruments — — Community outreach programs Website improvement — Foreign language in Middle School and lower grades — — Coding/Science Programs Kindergarten Parent Meet-ups — — Online Silent Auction-including a special selection of student artwork to be auctioned Special Committee for low cost Family Fun Fridays/Wellness events — Change to the Alternative School Food Menu-free and provides healthier options — — New PTA Ad-hoc Committee heads: Fundraising, Spring Auction, Middle School, Recess, and Communications

Partnerships/New Programs — We partnered with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer to fund the CASA Metropolitan Art Middle School Program for 2018; actively working on securing additional funding for recess — - Switched P.T.A. bank account to create a partnership and support local Astoria Bank who will sponsor many events — - Grow to Learn’s Garden to Café tasting program — - School Kidz- order School Supplies online and delivery directly to school — - New School T-shirts designed by parent Kim Lendrick-more school spirit gear to come!

Family Giving Fund Ø $500 /year/child (no amount is too small-every penny counts!) Ø We have 750 students Ø $50 /month for 10 months Ø $12 /week Ø $2 /day< 1 Sweetleaf coffee Ø DON’T FORGET YOUR COPORATE MATCHES !!! The Year End Fundraising Goal is $200,000 psis78pta.org

Fundraising Context Ø The best schools in the city raise over 500k through their PTA in order to pay for additional teachers, better facilities, enrichment and educational opportunities for their children. Ø Our PTA raised <$ 200k in past years Ø We live in an amazing neighborhood that reflects our borough’s best of diversity, culture, arts, business and environment. Our school should reflect the values and opportunities of our home. Ø Our goal is for our school become a cutting edge, well-resourced, environment that nurtures, challenges, and cultivates our children to their fullest potential. Ø We need to build a culture of giving and supporting our community.