1. Welcome to the PGES PTA General Meeting Please fill out the survey while you wait.
Thursday, September 28, 2017

2. PGES pta
What is the PTA?
The parent-teacher association (PTA) association is composed of parents, teachers and staff to facilitate parental participation in your child’s school.
What is the mission of the PTA?
PTA's mission is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

3. Join the PGES pta Why join? How do I join?
100% of PGES Teachers have joined!
Why join?
Your membership helps us provide the programs on the previous slide.
We need your membership to impact legislators as we advocate on behalf of our kids and teachers. Current PGES PTA membership is 155.
You do NOT need to DO ANYTHING as a member.
How do I join?
Membership is $7 annually (July 1 – June 30) per person.
Or link on our website
Special thanks to Membership Coordinators Kristy Pollard and Anna Letchworth!

4. ADVOCACY Pleasant Grove has the BEST SPECIALISTS in WCPSS!
Just ask your kids!
We need your help to
SAVE OUR SPECIALISTS next year!
Coach Hager, Physical Education
Ms. Eason, Music
Ms. Marshallsea, Visual Arts

5. What will the Pta support this year?
Early release luncheons for PGES staff  
Field Day
Scholastic Book Fair 10/23 – 11/2
Backpack supply closet for kids in need
10/27 Donuts with Dudes – special AM shopping hours
Spring Fling Movie Night April 20
11/2 Parent Night & “Hooked on Books” Concert by 1st Graders
Room Parents
Cultural Arts: October 2-6: Sheila Kerrigan: Communicate! Collaborate! Create! Mime
Teacher Mini-Grants
Bilingual Parent Outreach Event 10/14
Tea and Tissues for K moms
First in Fitness competition
Staff Appreciation Week in May
Red Ribbon Spirit Week
Celebration book club
Cultural Arts: October 27: Jody Cassell: Dancing Stories! Stories Come Alive! for K-2 students
Spiritwear
Passive fundraising – boxtops, reward cards, etc.
Parents Night Out Babysitting December 1
Family Night Out events
Black History Month Concert
Sponsorships through Katche
Cultural Arts: February 15: Bright Star Theater: Tour 12. Two Shows during the day.
Cultural Arts: March 23: Beverly Botsford Dancing Drums (Latin American music and drumming)
K-2 Performance: Barnyard Bully
Mad Science STEM program TBD date
3-5 Performance: Black History Hall of Fame
5th grade promotion ceremony
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6. GIVING TREE We have raised $3,637 of our $4,000 goal as of this AM.
Please help us meet our goal! Box at the PTA table. Credit cards accepted. 
Drive ends tomorrow, Friday 9/29.
All donors receive a hummingbird on the Giving Tree in the school lobby.

8. Proposed 17-18 PtA Budget INCOME Budget Sponsorship 10,000.00
Individual Giving
2,000.00
Fundraising
9,000.00
Membership
1,300.00
Programs
1,000.00
TOTAL INCOME
23,300.00
EXPENSE
Budget
Programs
Fundraising
3,300.00
Cultural Arts
3,000.00
School Education Supplies
Hospitality
Food
2,300.00
Staff Appreciation
1,700.00
Entertainment
1,500.00
Restricted Funds
4,000.00
Sponsorship Fees
Administrative
1,000.00
PTA Board Education
150.00
Board Advisory Fund
50.00
TOTAL EXPENSES
23,300.00
+/- 10% Requires Approval by Membership
Need for a PTA Member to make a motion to approve the budget.

9. Volunteers Needed
Hospitality (Early release lunch helpers needed Friday)
Coach Hager for Fitness Testing (sign up on laptop!)
Book Fair (sign up here on laptop!)
Room Parents for K Mitchell and 5th Oberdorf; see Monique Richardson, Room Parent Coordinator to help
Volunteer Coordinator
Huge thanks for supporting Family Night Outs and for donations to Hospitality Early Release luncheons
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10. PTA Board Members for 2017-2018 school year:
PTA Board Members for school year:
President, Melissa Proctor
Vice-President, Mary Tomczak
Treasurer, Jamey Janiszewski
Secretary, Lassandra Finley
Advocacy Chair, Christine Eason
At-large Representative, Kathy Garcia
Audit Chair, Rachel Savo
Fundraising Chair, Dianna Wasikowski
Nominations Chair, Noelle Simmons
Teacher Representative, Emmy Kenner
Principal, Burt Batten
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11. Questions?
Join PTA: Join Memberhub:  Facebook:  Pleasant Grove Elementary PTA Text: Office Hours Mondays 8:45 - 9:15 in the PTA Office at school Thanks to Nichelle McMurray, Social Media and Karen Butzke, Website