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Congratulations PTO
Council
Group Receives National Recognition in PTO
Today for hard work, ideas
Congratulations to the Schenectady City School District PTO
Council for receiving national recognition in the PTO
Today magazine. Schenectady received two nods.
One is an
honorable mention by PTO Today for the magazine's
"Outstanding New Group of the Year" contest. The PTO
Council was also credited with one of the "26
Great Ideas" of the year, for handing out ices skates to
kids on Saturdays at Central Park.
As
the result of hard work and under the leadership and guidance of
Schenectady's parent liaison Catherine Caravan, the PTO
Council has taken huge strides in a short period of time.
The group has increased outreach to parents 130% using email.
They have volunteered for many events including the Winter
Carnival, sorting school supplies that were donated by the
Junior League, sold tickets to Schenectady Day at the Great
Escape and more.
The Council meets every other month to discuss best practices
for parent involvement, ways to improve events at school and
fundraising ideas.
Last February the Council members provided free ice skates to
kids on Saturdays at Central Park. PTO Council
representatives from ten schools were on hand at the Central
Park Winter Carnival to hand out skates, serve 2500 people at
the concession stands, as well as with the chili contest,
hayride and sledding.
The PTO
Council is comprised of members of the school PTOs and Friends
of Music. Congratulations to Canavan and the
following members:
Tracy
Church, Sheila Freres, Denise Della Villa, Aisha White, Bernice
Dickens-Gray, Jessica Kanciruk, Angela Apang, Aurora Santiago,
Kathy Finch, Colleen Traficante, Melissa Hughes, Christine
Mennillo, Greta Obach, Don Liebers, Steve Weisse, Gary Farkas,
Jane Baldauf, Jamie Lichorette, Bill Kaufmann, and Teresa
Fitzmaurice.
E-mail Catherine Canavan -
canavanc@schenectady.k12.ny.us
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