Queens Citywide Gifted & Talented Inclusion, Inquiry, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Queens Citywide Gifted & Talented Inclusion, Inquiry, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Queens Citywide Gifted & Talented Inclusion, Inquiry, Responsibility Our Mission Our mission is to enrich and improve the educational, emotional, and social lives of Q300s students by providing the following: Supporting activities
Our Mission
Our mission is to enrich and improve the educational, emotional, and social lives of Q300’s students by providing the following:
- Supporting activities that foster the core values of Q300: Inclusion,
Inquiry and Responsibility
- Providing support and resources to Q300 for the benefit and educational
growth of its students
- Developing parent and staff leadership, fostering and encouraging
participation at all levels of the Association, and providing opportunities to participate in school governance and decision making
- Promoting a cooperative working relationship among the Q300 parents,
families, staff, and administration
- Providing a forum where parents and staff members discuss innovations
and implementations of curricular and extra-curricular activities that afford each student an opportunity to acquire the core values of Q300.
What do we fund?
Lower Division (K-4)
- Two TAs: K-2; One TA in 3, 4
- Year Long Music through Arts Connection(K-2)
- Semester Art Cycles through Arts Connection (K-1)
- Semester Theater Cycles through Arts Connection (K-2)
- Semester Architecture Cycle through Center for Architecture
(2nd grade)
- Semester Elective Cycles in Grades 3-4: (Modern and West
African Dance through Alvin Ailey; Choral Singing through Arts Connection; Visual Art through Arts Connection; Chess through NYC Chess Kids)
- Funds for K Stepping Up and 4th grade Moving Up Ceremonies
Inclusion, Inquiry, Responsibility
Brooklyn Conservatory
What do we fund?
Upper Division (5-8)
- Semester-long Musical Theater through Art House (5-8)
- Semester-long Chess through NYC Chess Kids (5-8)
- Semester-long Chorus through Art House Astoria (5-8)
- Year–long Guitar through Art House Astoria (Grade 5)
- Taconic Outdoor Educational Trip for 7th Grade
- Equipment such as chrome-books, calculators,
storage/charging carts, library books, gym equipment, microscopes, LEGO Robotics Kits
- Subsidies for all Middle School Clubs (Debate, Math, Brain
Games, Story telling, Spelling bee, etc…)
- Funds for 8th grade Graduation
Inclusion, Inquiry, Responsibility
What do we fund?
Whole School
- Financial Aid Fund
- Teacher Wish Lists
- Funds for Staff Professional Development
- Supplies like Printers, Laminators, Air
Conditioners, Scanners
Inclusion, Inquiry, Responsibility
How do we fund it?
- Direct Appeal Campaign (accounts for app. 70% of funding)
- Spring Dance and Auction (biggest event)
- Gallery Night Parent Outing
- Costume Party and Auction
- Thanksgiving Pie Sale
- International Winter Festival and Auction
- Picture Day
- Zumba-thon and Joint Movie Nights with PS 17
- Summer Read-a-thon
- Other smaller items like bake sales; box-top collection;
shopping sites like Goodshop, Amazon; UNO’s Dough-raisers, Film-raisers, Tea Shopping, etc..
Other Sources of Funding
- Participatory Budgeting (Park at IS 126 and
Joint Research Library with PS 17)
- Grants Committee
- Discretionary Funds through local politician’s
- ffices: Science Lab Upgrade, Art Room,
Technology Upgrades, and Other Infrastructure
PTA: How can you help?
- Board Position
- Committee Work (Fundraising,
Communications, Community Affairs, Membership, Grants, Enrichment, Auction, One school Building)
- Help at Events (Planning, Staffing,
Participating)
- Discrete Tasks (Newsletter, Audit, Slides)
- Volunteer Survey
How we connect
- Private Facebook page
- Membership Bulletins
- Google Group Parent Community Forum
- Events (Happy Hours, School Events, Outings)