Parent Teacher Association

Officers

Officers of a PA/PTA are responsible for the PA/PTA budget, events and activities. Officers are elected by membership annually.

President:  Claudia Cuateco

Co-President: Elia Hueyopa

Secretary: Gicela Jarquin

Co-Secretary: Antonia Vazquez

Treasurer: Edith Lopez

Co-Treasurer: Ines Moreno

Members

All of the following are automatically members of their school’s PA/PTA:

  • Parents
  • Step-parents
  • Legally appointed guardians
  • Foster parents
  • Persons in parental relation

Contact the PTA

Email: pta@ps1connects.org

 

Schools are required to have either a:

  • Parent Association (PA)
  • Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

These organizations:

  • advocate for students and families
  • update parents and families about the school
  • plan and run activities for parents and families

PA/PTAs can support schools in a number of ways, including:

  • hosting parent workshops
  • organizing activities for families—both academic and social
  • raising funds
  • running volunteer events

A-660 Parent Associations and the Schools

Meetings

All PA/PTAs must hold at least:

  • Ten monthly general membership meetings 
  • Ten executive board meetings  throughout the year
  • Quarterly meetings with the principal

Members must receive a minimum of 10 calendar days’ notice before the monthly meeting. This notice must include:

  • The date, time, place that the meeting will be held
  • An agenda items that will be discussed

Meeting Dates and Location

Meetings will be held in the School Yard unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | 8:45 am

Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, February __, 2022 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | 8:45 am

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | 8:45 am

PTA ELECTIONS

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | 8:45 am

Elections

PA/PTA Elections must be held in the spring. At that time, the three mandatory officers (president, recording secretary and treasurer) are elected. This must happen before the last day of school. The election rules are specified in Chancellor's Regulation A-660.

P.S. 1 PTA Election Notice - May 24, 2022 (PDF) 

Finances

A PA/PTA is responsible for its own finances, and must obey certain rules and guidelines about banking, fundraising, and record-keeping. Any association that does fundraising must have a bank account in order to conduct transactions with vendors. Proper record keeping practices must be used by members of the executive board to give an accurate accounting of the association's finances.

Grievances

Any complaint about a PA/PTA election is known as a grievance. It must:

  • Be submitted in writing (email address—or Identifying Whom). 
  • Focus on a specific and material violation of either the:
    • Chancellor's Regulation A-660 
    • the PA/PTA bylaws

Verbal or anonymous grievances cannot be considered.