Membership Approves Budget and Executive Board for 2024-2025

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Last week, at our annual Ice Cream Social and General Membership meeting, our PTA members voted on approving the executive board nominees and the proposed budget for the upcoming year.

We are excited to announce the new executive board, as approved by the membership:

  • Co-chair: Heather Platisha (2nd year of a two-year term)

  • Co-chair: Tiffany Elliott (1st year of a two-year term)

  • Treasurer: Cheryl Davis (1st year of a two-year term)

  • Secretary: Jessi Friedrichs

In addition to the executive board vote, members also approved the proposed budget for 2024-25. This budget was initially approved by the board at the May meeting. The budget for the upcoming year is $103,879, which is $20,000 more than last year’s budget. This increase is fully funded through a combination of donations from this school year and surplus funding from previous years.

One of the main reasons we’ve increased our budget is to support new programs, such as buying school supplies for every student. Our goal in introducing this program is to relieve parents and caregivers of the burden of purchasing these items themselves and to ensure that every student has access to the necessary supplies for the school year.

The biggest categories of expenditure in our budget are:

  • Classroom Support, $33K. This includes funding for classroom supplies ($9K), teacher stipends and reimbursements ($19K), and specialist support for art, library, PE, and Music ($5K).

  • Staffing, $23.7K. This includes funding for Hourly Staffing and Tutors ($13K), Volunteer Coordinator ($7K), and Family Support Coordinator ($3K).

  • Family Support, $14K. This includes supplements and grocery cards for our Packs for Kids families ($10K) and scholarship funds for various programs throughout the year ($4K).

  • Arts and Culture, $9.5K. This includes Teacher Appreciation ($5K), Field Trip Buses ($2.5K) and Equity Team ($2.5K).

More details on our budget can be found on the Budget page.

Thank you to everyone who attended the social and participated in the voting process. Your involvement is crucial to the success of our PTA. We look forward to a fantastic year ahead with our new board and approved budget!