Ridgeway Elementary School PTA

Schedule O:

“A primary goal of the PTA is to provide a variety of activities and opportunities for students and the school community. Therefore, a large portion of the expenses are related to those objectives. The following activities and events can be attributed to the expenses in Part 1 line 16: - Reimbursement to teachers for classroom supplies (incentive given to those who join the PTA) - includes classroom teachers in K-5 as well as art, library, music, phys ed, enrichment staff (math and reading specialists, etc), and teaching assistants - Community outreach events, such as: welcome back staff luncheon, welcome back parent and family events, kindergarten playdates, kindergarten meet the teacher welcome event, trunk or treat, grandparents day, ice cream social, spring playdate, kindergarten roundup, global dinner, talent show - School programming, including: 4 school-wide assemblies over the course of the school year; the One School, One Book program in which the PTA pays for each member of the school community to receive a copy of a novel that the entire school reads - Field trips: the PTA pays for 2 field trips per grade, per year (12 field trips) - Class/grade celebrations and parties, such as a holiday party, Valentines Day, end of year celebration, etc - School ground enhancements, including: outdoor classroom, murals in the cafeteria and playground - Field day for grades K-4 - Staff appreciation events (such as teacher appreciation week) - 5th grade graduation activities, including: t-shirts for the entire grade, an additional field trip, year books, the graduation ceremony and luncheon, field day”