• Held 10 PTO meetings with topics ranging from the core curriculum standards to middle school options
• Continued to update and enhance our parent website www.taotspto.org
• Distributed the SLT agenda and minutes throughout the school year

Community Building

• Worked with the Federation of Italian Americans to implement the TAOTS after school program for grades 2-5, three days a week
• Collaborated with the Parks Department, Councilman Greenfield’s Office and Assemblyman Colton to beautify the TAOTS Community Garden in Seth Low Park.
• Organized a bake sale to help victims of Hurricane Sandy
• Arranged Meet Ups at the Prospect Park Zoo, Seth Lowe Park and Manhattan Beach
• Hosted an Easter egg hunt including kite flying and bubbles
• Organized Magician show as a Valentine’s Day gift for all students
• Created a quilt from recycled materials on Family Quilt Night
• Volunteered as librarians to enable our students to visit our school library
• Supported BEAR night and individual classroom libraries by purchasing $3,000 worth of books
• Celebrated the end of the school year at Adventurers Amusement Park
• Thanked our teachers and staff by funding the Teacher/Staff Appreciation luncheon

Grants Committee

• Invited parents to learn about grant writing at a workshop
• Applied for multiple grants, including: technology (laptops and smart boards), art, the construction of a multipurpose room and park beautification
• Awarded the Rose Award from the Department of Sanitation for TAOTS’ vision for the TAOTS Community Garden at Seth Lowe

Fundraising

• First Annual PTO Gala ($20,000)
• Amazon School Rewards ($1,200)
• Corporate matches
• Box Tops ($500)
• Chocolate Sale ($2000)
• Parties ($1700)
• Picture Day ($1300)
• Mother’s Day Plant Sale ($1,400)
• Second annual used book fair ($800)
• Donors Choose and Adopt a Classroom ($4,000)