INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTSACADEMIC & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS• Curriculum and software (Saxon, IXL,

Lexia, Reflex, Wordly Wise, etc)• $20,500

•Media Center - books and shelving• $50,500

• Leveled STEM Library• $30,000

• STEM Lab• $35,000

TEACHER SUPPORT• Instructional Grants• $45,500

• Staff training• $12,000

• Appreciation and Staff Support• $23,100

COMMUNITY & SCHOOL SPIRIT• Events, eg. Sneak Peek, BTS night,

International Night, Field Day• $15,300

• Communication, eg. SPARK-e, website• $2,600

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE•UV film for 3rd Grade Hallway• $7,300

•Outdoor Shade Structures• $30,000

• Playground• $32,000

• Technology Hardware• $12,000

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PTO 2019-2020 BudgetFinal proposal, submitted 10/30/19; Last Year as of 05/31/19

REVENUE DRIVERSRevenue is budgeted conservatively at $266,000 which is slightly below last year’s record-breaking actual. As matching donationscome in, we expect to beat our Supporters campaign goal of $115,000. Our Partners revenue is up almost $9,000 from last year and we expect proceeds from the Color Run will roughly match last year’s event. All proceeds from the Book Fair and the Fine Arts Night this year will go directly to teachers to buy books and to the art and music departments, respectively,.

Mark your calendar for Saturday March 7, 2019, when we host our fundraising auction, SPARK After Dark. You can also support the PTO through incentive programs, including Box Tops, Amazon Smile, and Mabel’s Labels, as well as dine-outs.

In years when revenues exceed expenses, the surplus is retained in the SPARK Reserves1. This year we plan to use some of the Reserves to invest in academic programs and physical infrastructure. Reserves spending is included in the table above.

1 See page 2 for more details about the SPARK Reserves

$266,000

($43,860)

($83,100)($16,775) ($7,209)

$115,056

($115,500)

($39,700)($12,000)

($32,000) ($84,144)

($150,000)

($100,000)

($50,000)

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$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

2019-20 INCOME FROM OPERATIONS AND RESERVESThe chart below shows operational spending separate from one-time reserves investments. The far right bar shows overall budgeted net reduction in Reserves, which is the same net income figure from the previous page.

PTO 2019-2020 BudgetFinal proposal, submitted 10/30/19

SPARK RESERVESThe SPARK Reserves is the long-term PTO funding source that provides and maintains capital investments for SPARK. The Reserves serve the same purpose as a Foundation. The main difference is that it falls under the umbrella of the PTO.

Based on the proposed budget, the PTO will be making significant investments in the school this year and the Reserves balance is forecast to end the year at $186,212. Most of this balance is held in FDIC insured cash accounts. The rest is held in exchange-traded index funds that invest in U.S. Government and investment-grade corporate bonds, in accordance with our investment policy. This portfolio is managed by Capital Investment Advisors, a SPARK Partner.

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SPARK PTO Investment policy: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/59840

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Net Income Ending Balance

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Start-Up Cash Reserve, $40,000

U.S. Govt. Bonds, $25,146

Investment Grade Coporate Bonds, $47,854

General Cash Reserves, $73,212Ending

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