Heatherwood Elementary: PTO

Welcome to Heatherwood Elementary school. We’re glad your family is joining our school community. Heatherwood is a great neighborhood school with a very active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

The purpose of the PTO is to support the well-rounded education of each child at Heatherwood. To accomplish this we focus on three areas:

Building community spirit and relationships though social events

Raising money to support the goals of the School Improvement Team
(SIT) and to support the school’s teachers

Coordinating volunteer efforts to support community events and academic programs

Each year the PTO raises money to support the goals of the School Improvement Team. These achievement, equity and school organization goals require funding, above and beyond the funds provided by BVSD, for para educators to work in the classrooms, academic enrichment programs and classroom support.

During the 2007/2008 school year, the PTO raised over $60,000 dollars to support these efforts. Our primary fundraiser is Heatherwood Impact Month, which is a direct appeal to parents to support the school with a one-time cash donation. In August, we ask each family to donate a specific amount per student. In 2007/2008 the amount was $185 per student.

Parent volunteers are an integral part of the Heatherwood community. There are many volunteer opportunities including helping in classrooms and the library, organizing or working at a community event and attending monthly PTO meetings. Time commitments range from several hours once a year, to regular weekly activities. Everyone is welcome. Please feel free to contact us at Heatherwoodpto@yahoo.com.

Brenda Slade	President
Larry Orobona	Principal
Jolie Evans	Teacher Chair
Lisa Rock	Volunteer Chairperson
Terri Kampe	Treasurer
Anne Roan	Secretary
Tricia Dessel	Fundraising Chairperson
Wendy Hill	Community Events Chair
Anna McClatchey & Susan Hall	School Support (Room Moms, Hospitality, First Day of school, etc.)
Carla Schanzenbach	SIT Parent Co-Chair
Katherine Ann Webster	Communications
Jenny Wood & Suzanne Beetcher	Service Programs (Box Tops, Book Fair, Grocery Certificates, etc.)
Katie Wright	Past President

The Heatherwood Parent Teacher Organization is a non-profit corporation. Attached are the bylaws.