WELCOME! PTSA Meeting & Potluck City Open House

 We WELCOME, APPRECIATE, and ENCOURAGE your membership in our PTSA.  The City PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) exists to further family-teacher-student relationships and build a cohesive school community that can support growth and learning opportunities for our teachers and our students.  Each year our PTSA raises money to help foster the academic and extra-curricular activities of our students. We also contribute to our teachers through parent involvement and a yearly monetary allocation that can be used for much needed items including extra school supplies, basic classroom needs, and field trips.

PTSA MEETINGS…  Meetings take place the 3 rd Wednesday of every month during the school year.  Meetings will start promptly at 6:00 pm and are listed on the website.  Thursday mornings following some PTSA Meetings we will have Coffee with the PTSA (informational meetings).

GET INVOLVED…  Volunteer  You can volunteer for any event even if you are not an official PTSA member. To volunteer you can contact Paula Eriksen, or complete our volunteer form online. After you complete the form, or send your information to Paula we will get you connected.  Membership  You can complete a membership form online, or complete and leave the printed forms we have available today.

CONTACT US…  Find our more about what we do, how we do it, and who we are.  WEB PAGE  FACEBOOK  NEWSLETTERS/ S  CONTACT US

New(ish) Additions for …  Uniform Donation Closet  Parent Mixers  Chili Cook-off  Spring Picnic for ALL families  PTSA - Student Representatives (info sheet available) **Take home a copy of our event list with you tonight!**

BUDGET…  We are a non-profit  We spend what we make at our fundraisers  Detailed budget follows…

Jul '15 - Jun 16 Ordinary Income/Expense Income Auction10, Box Tops Donations - family, company,etc1, Meijer Rewards Membership/Dues/Fees/Registration1, Pies10, RAM - Recycled Art Market4, School Products/Apparel Chili Cook-Off2, Total Income30, Gross Profit30, This is a basic list of our fundraisers, the money they make, and the TOTAL INCOME we bring in before our yearly expenses.

General PTSA Administration Costs Bank Fees Credit Card/Transaction Fees MI PTA Membership1, Office Supplies & Postage Professional Services - CPA etc1, PTSA Insurance PTSA Website/ /Internet/AV Supplies - Misc Total Administration4, Classroom/Bldg. & Grounds Improvement Staff Allocation4, Total Classroom/Bldg. & Grounds Improvement4, This is what it costs to run the PTSA for the year. This money goes DIRECTLY to our teachers!

Committees Community Cares Dale Hovenkamp Scholarship Fund Education Advocacy Committee Reflections Sustainability Total Committees1, Contributions Student Organization Grants1, Student Yearbook Ad Total Contributions1, These are PTSA committees (or commitments) that we give money to each year. Student groups, classes, and dance committees often ask for money. This is the amount we allot them each year.

Entertainment/Refreshments Exam Week Snacks/Testing Fall/Spring Potluck Field Day Jump Start Misc Entertainment/Refreshments Staff Appreciation Week Total Entertainment/Refreshments2, We like to feed people. We’re a bit like your grandmother that way. These are events where we provide food and refreshments for students, staff, and parents throughout the year.

Fundraising Activities Auction3, Pies5, RAM RAM services RAM - Other1, Total RAM1, School Products / Apparel NEW! Chili Cook-off Total Fundraising Activities11, Those fundraisers at the beginning that raised $30,000 cost money to put on. This is just how much money…

Student & Teacher Activities Academic Games1, Camp/Field Trips Chinese New Year Reverse Job Shadow Variety Show/Drama Shows Total Student & Teacher Activities2, Taxes TOTAL EXPENSES28, Net Ordinary Profit1, TOTAL NET PROFIT1, A lot of stuff happens at City. This is how we help the school pay for it. 2 things in life are certain… In theory, this should say $0.00, or be a little in the negative, but we’ve never run the chili cook-off before. So, just in case it’s a flop…we’ll wait to spend that money until we have it. And we will tell you as soon as we know how we’d like to spend it. Or…better yet…YOU can tell us how you’d like to see it spent!

We are here to support our school…  Our communication & s aren’t meant to annoy…please be patient with us as we try to keep you informed and involved. If you truly want to be kept in the dark, just let us know and we will take your off our list.  You don’t have to be a member to help us!  You don’t even have to help us…you and your child can just enjoy the fruits of our labor and say thank you.  If you would like to see us make a change, please SPEAK UP!  Join us at meetings this year and be part of the action! ENJOY THE SCHOOL YEAR!