2014-15 pta officers brenda abramowitz & caroline muro , co-presidents
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2014-15 PTA Officers Brenda Abramowitz & Caroline Muro , Co-presidents Isabelle Elton & Johanna Garcia , Co-VPs Elementary School Sue Seitner & Adele Tedesco , Co-VPs Intermediate School Elizabeth Elam , Treasurer Kate Corona , Recording Secretary. Approve September Minutes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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
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Approve September Minutes
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Administration Report
Cynthia Chory, Principal
Nilda Marrero, Elementary School Assistant Principal
Robin Edmonds, Intermediate School Assistant Principal
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5th Grade Passport Event
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Grade 7 Goes to PHANTOM!
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THINK PINK WEEK RAISED $3500!
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Faculty Report
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PTA Co-Presidents’ Report
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FALL FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Cherrydale = Hopefully over 8K
PTA DUES = at 7K and rising
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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…
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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
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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
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Communications Update• MailChimp–E-newsletters
• Sign-up Genius–Volunteers
• CPRs–Class Lists used for class specific stuff.
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Fundraiser/Funding Votes
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Vote on Funds AllocationOctober Movie Night to go to…
…Education Enhancement Grants
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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
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THANK YOU PICTURE DAY VOLUNTEERS!!Adriana CardozaAdele TedescoDebby NabavianPaulina Castro-WolfMaria MotaLaura HidalgoElizabeth Elam
Re-take and Sibling Takes—11/24Flyer coming soon…
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BY-LAWS PRESENTATIONIsabelle Elton, Co-VP of ES
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Committee Reports
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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
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PRESIDENTS’COUNCIL REPORT
Johanna Garcia, President of D6 Presidents’ Council
Monthly meetings with all D6 PTA Presidents
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Activism
• The Nation Conference• Working with
Alliance for Quality Education (AQE)• Goals
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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?
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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Friends of 187 Report
Shawn Folz & Jane LeCroy, Co-presidents
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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
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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
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Open Forum
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Happy Autumn!