PTA Meeting Slide Show & Meeting Minutes- April 18, 2023

P.S. 34 Oliver H. Perry PTA, Inc.

President: Julia Kotowski

Co-Treasurers: Brian Binsack & Jolie Ruhe

Co-Secretaries: Lilith Dollard & Molly Giliotti

PTA@ps34pta.org · www.ps34pta.org

 

PS 34 PTA Minutes

Date: Tuesday April, 18, 2023

Time: 6:15 pm

Location: PS 34 cafeteria

 

Julia Kotowski opened the meeting. All other board members were present.

Mr. Beugoms gave the Principal’s Address

·         NY State exam tomorrow and Thursday

·         BRIC residency program started for 2nd and 3rd graders. Will be 2 times a week and focus on animation and art.

·         Ballroom dancing for the 5th graders will have culminating even at MS 126

·         Dual Language Showcase June 1

·         Westpoint trip May 6th

·         74th annual Flag Day Celebration June 4th

·         Senior Activities are being paid for by School Settlement. This includes yearbook, class trip, and cap and gown.

·         Debate Tournament is May 20th

·         Art and Music Showcase will be happen, possibly over two days.

·         Pre-K Stepping Up ceremony June 20th

·         K Stepping Up Ceremony June 21st

·         5th grade graduation June 23rd

·         Mr. B mentioned that invitations to Flag Day were sent to local officials including Councilman Restler and Congresswoman Gallagher

Updates from Parent Coordinator:

·         Shared highlights from March

·         Summer Rising applications opened Monday. It will not be held at 34 this summer, but at 110.

·         Reminded parents to activate free bank/saving account.

·         The deadline to complete the school surveys has been extended. There will be a raffle for those who participated.

·         PTA elections will be held during the next meeting. There are also 4 open slots for SLT. Please email Deise Kowalski if you would like to run for any position.

·         There is an art contest for the cover of the Jungle Book musical. Information will be sent home with students.

·         April 21st there is no school.

 

Treasurer Report:

·         Brian shared the monthly Treasurer Report. (details of this can be found in the slideshow)

 

New Business:

·         Julia shared results of the school assembly surveys that are being funded with the remaining F status funds. Please see the meeting slides for detailed information.

·         The F status funds that are left over from the Lego Robotics position will be used for Wacky Science Show assembly, Sustainable Sounds assembly, and a dance assembly. Please refer to slides for details of how funds were used.

·         The remaining funds will be rolled over for next year.

·         The Teacher Survey showed teachers spend a wide range of amounts of personal money for their classrooms.

·         ?? Why are some teachers spending over $1000 of their own money?

·         Someone suggested that more teacher use Donors Choose for support.

·         Mr. B mentioned that STEM and Music teachers will need more money compared to classroom teachers.

·         PTA will update survey to get more detailed information from the teachers.

·         Teachers Appreciation Week May 8th-12th

·         The PTA is looking for someone to help run the PTA election.

·         Air Quality Survey: Don’t know when there is going to be a follow up. During Lincoln Restler’s visit there was a discussion about solutions, including the possibility of creating a living wall.

·         The SCA visited the cafeteria to assess the use of $500,000 funds to update the ventilation in the cafeteria. The SCA says they will need $250,000 so the project is delayed until they can find the extra funds.

 

 

Upcoming Events

·         Art Party: Live Auction and party. Bidding will be through an online platform. In order to make it happen we will need help with: securing donations, securing sponsors, managing donations, setup, cleanup.

·         Gardening Committee will have a spring event on June 3rd. The theme will be around the Native American idea of the 3 Sisters (corn, beans, and squash)

·         Westpoint trip: There are 63 people signed up to go on the upcoming trip.

·         Polish Movie Nigh: Friday May 12th.

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