How Does PTSA Spend Its Budget?
The PTSA raises and manages an annual budget of approximately $100K.
- It spends 93% of that budget on educational programs
and services that directly impact the children. (Operating costs represent
the remaining 7%).
- Enhancing education is the top priority receiving 86%
of the spending. PTSA funds enhancements such as four Sci-Art teachers
that provide classes to the children and a multi-day, an outdoor study trip
for all 5th graders (Seabeck), to name just a couple.
- The PTSA provides each teacher and the principal with
generous mini-grants to fund each classroom (almost half of the budget).
This gets PTSA funds quickly into the hands of the experts that best know
how to spend them.
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PTSA Budget Allocations for 2006-2007
$100,000 Total Budget
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How Are the Funds Raised?
The primary fundraiser is the popular Walk-A-Thon
raising nearly half of the PTSA budget annually. The Walk-A-Thon has proven
successful by capturing the back-to-school enthusiasm in the fall and sending
positive fitness and teamwork messages to our students. It has also
successfully replaced past fundraisers selling products.
New this year, is the Go the Extra Mile Campaign. Timed during the
Walk-A-Thon, the PTSA is excited to offer the opportunity to increase our
teacher mini-grants to $500 per teacher. Think of the possibilities of what
this could fund for each classroom! For more information on this
check-writing campaign, contact
Tracy Egan.
Working parents can earn money for FCES with their employer's
Corporate Matching programs that benefit
non-profit organizations. Locally, Microsoft, Boeing and Washington Mutual
have programs that many of our parents participate in.
The PTSA at FCES is a non-profit organization established in 1985 and
recognized as a 501(c)3. All donations are tax deductible to the extent
permissible by our state's tax laws. To make a donation or for more
information, please contact
Robin Schmitt, PTSA Treasurer.
PTSA Plans for the 2007–08 School Year
The plan for 2007-2008 school year was presented and approved at the May
22nd General Meeting. The PTSA seeks to raise $125,000 next school year with
the following programs:
- Walk-a-Thon and Extra Mile
- Grants
- Raffle (current $5000 cap will be increased to $10,000)
- School Spirit sales (ex, logowear)
- No Effort Fundraising (ex, eScrip, Farmhouse Market, Albertsons)
- Spring fundraiser if additional funds are needed
How will PTSA spend the money?
See the budget spreadsheet for details:
Student Enrichment (50%)
- Two full-time Tutors that will work in small-groups with students
- Training and assessment tools for PTSA Literacy Tutors
- Sci-Art Teachers
- 4th/5th Grade Musical
- Assemblies
- Science Fair
- Enrichment Committees:
- Art Gallery
- Assemblies
- Authors Live
- Book Fair
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- Literacy For Life
- Musicals
- Nutrition Task Force
- Reading Hall Of Fame
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Staff and Students' Grants (40%)
- Teacher Mini Grants
- Principal Grant
- Seabeck for 5th Graders
- Field Trips/Scholarships/Patrol
Services (5%)
- Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Playground Support and Rainy Day Activities
- Socials and Dinners for all families
- Service Committees:
- Conversation Hour
- Directory
- Emergency Preparation
- Food Ball
- Grant Writing
- Hug Buckets
- Ice Cream Social
- Kindergarten Committee
- Lanscaping / Learning Garden
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- Logowear
- Make It, Take It Fair
- Membership
- Playground
- Raffle
- Safety
- Spaghetti Dinner
- Walk-A-Thon
- Yearbook
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Operations (5%)
- PR — Website and newsletter
- Insurance and Training
- Administration
- Operational Committees:
- Audit
- Bulletin Board
- Golden Acorn
- Legislative
- Newsletter
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- No-Effort Fundraising
- Public Relations
- Staff Appreciation
- Volunteer Coordination / Hospitality
- Web
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