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

Community Education Council Delegate Report (CEC)

Angela Garces, D6 CEC Treasurermarrie2k3@yahoo.com

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!