PTA Slideshow & Meeting Minutes - April 12, 2022

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PTA Minutes for Meeting of April 12, 2022

Kathy Swartz opened the meeting. All executive board members were present.

Mr. Beugoms gave the opening Principal's Address:

  • Subway incident review.  Explained emergency shelter-in-place at school. 

  • Summer Rising Application Deadline changed from Thursday (the 14th)  to April 25th (Monday). 

Old Business

Fundraising Report by Kathy Swartz

  • Read-A-Thon raised $12,500

Treasurer Report

New Business

  • Pajama Day 4/4/22

  • School Carnival planned for May 7th

Committee Updates

  • Gardening Team update by Lisa Jaycox

  • Upcoming plant sale and/or fundraising at the carnival

  • Contact marzenwolert@gmail.com to help out.

  • Make McGuiness Safe: Coalition meeting for Make McGuinness Safe - check out Instagram profile for latest information. Next meeting April 26th, email Lisa at ejaycox@gmail.com for more info. 

  • Anti-racism & Cultural Awareness: Next meeting April 25, 6:30-7:30pm (Monday)

Deise gave the April 2022 Updates:

  • Next month is National Poetry Month

  • Extended school survey - raffle extended to April 15th. 

  • Virtual Fluency Workshop for grades K-2

  • Leader-in-me Talent Show 

  • Kindergarten NYC Kids Rise College Saving Program

  • NYC State Assessment Dates Grades 3-8 

  • District 14 Families & the Mayor's Office Community Conversation: April 27, 6:30 on Zoom. (Mr. B stressed that PS34 needs to be represented at this meeting to advocate for interests such as school space issues, budget, covid-policy, enrichments etc.)

  • PTA & SLT Elections - May 10, 2022. Submit nomination to pta@ps34pta.org or Deise at Dkowalski@schools.nyc.gov

  • No School EID

Kathy discussed new bylaws. Sarah Stansbury presented the new bylaws for a vote. 

  • Day of week change to Tuesday

  • Meetings on zoom 

  • Motion voted and passed

Lisa accounced that next month's meeting we will be voting on next year’s budget.


Q&A

Meeting Concluded

PS 34 PTA