PTO

Final 2009 Dedication to Education Results

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On behalf of the entire Douglass Community I would like to thank Terri Lee, Selina Pawlak, and Karen Herz for all their hard work on this very successful fundraiser for our school.

Sincerely,

Douglass Elementary Principal,

Jon Wolfer

For online giving and general info on our direct appeal campaign go to:

www.dedicationtoeducation.org

The 2009-2010 Fiscal Budget Process is underway.  This is the first draft of the fiscal 2010 Budget (next step is to get parent input before finalizing the budget):

• 2009-2010 PTO/SIT Preliminary Budget
• 2009-2010 PTO/SIT Budget Pie Chart

Key items in 2010 Budget:

• 20% reduction in expenses
• Transition for literacy flooding and computer lab programs
• Increased funding in targeted areas where there is need

If you need more information or would like to be involved in the development process for this budget, please contact Karen Herz, PTO Treasurer.

 PTO/SIT Information:

• PTO/SIT Guidelines and Organizational Bylaws
• PTO Guidelines for Committee Chairs
• Guidelines for Parent Volunteers
• Douglass Dough Order Form

PTO meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month.  All meetings are held in the Douglass Art Room (#11) and everyone is welcome to attend.

We encourage parent participation throughout the entire meeting; however, please let us know prior to the start of the meeting if you have specific concerns or comments to address.

Parent members include:

President: Penny Tompkins

Vice President:  Aileen McConnell

Treasurer:  Karen Herz

Secretary:  Julie Fincher

District Accountability Committee Rep (DAC): Beth Ellis

District Parent Council Rep (DPC): Rene Smith

Volunteer Coordinators:  Bina Moser

 & Suzanne Lingold

Douglass Elementary faculty members include:

• Jon Wolfer, Principal
• Nancy Chiu, 2nd Grade Teacher
• Laura Rickert, 1st Grade Teacher
• Paula Miller, Principal's Assistant

Welcome to our new Grade Representatives!

Grade Representatives attend monthly PTO meetings as a way of improving communication between the PTO, staff and families.  Grade Reps will share information and event updates with parents in their child's grade, as well as to bring parent input back to the PTO Board.  Grade Reps may wish to find opportunities to work on PTO committees or events, but this is not a requirement.  The PTO Volunteer Coordinators may ask Grade Reps to assist with volunteer recruitment, as needed.  The commitment for this position is one school year.

Dear Douglass Families,

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  Now that the holidays are over we will be moving forward on the yearbook.
Below you will find the directions to upload your pictures directly to the yearbook website.
This should make it easy for you to get your pictures in.  

1.       Go to www.walsworthyearbooks.com
2.       Click on Members Only
3.       Enter the username and password: douglassyearbook/yearbook
4.       After you are logged in, click on the Online Design icon on the left
5.       In the new window that opens, click on the tab at the top titled "Images"
6.       After this loads, click the "Upload" button in the upper right
7.       On the Upload screen, Click the Browse button and find your files
8.       Once the files are displayed in the tray, select the category.
9.       Click "Upload"
         * Note - please submit only pictures where you can see faces.  
          It takes a huge amount of time to go through the pictures so please avoid blurry
          pictures or pictures that you cannot clearly see faces.  
          Try not to upload more than 15 photos at one time or your computer will be tied up for awhile!
          Thanks.

We need at least 800 - 1000 pictures to fill up our book so start uploading!!!
If you have any questions, please call and I'll try and help or direct you to someone who can.
Thanks for all your help!

The Yearbook Staff

Questions call - Judy Box, 303-819-0228