PTA Membership Meetings Schedule:
9/6/07, 12/6/07, 1/17/08, 3/6/08, 5/8/08

PTA President - Katherine S. Meurer - JKMEURER@ aol.com
VP - Communications- Renee Hoyer-Nielsen - firecrew@ sbcglobal.net
VP - Membership- Lisa Brodsky - cla33@ pacbell.net
VP - Carnival Alison Roberts - Alisonroberts@ aol.com
Secretary - Lee Safran leesaf@pacbell.net
Treasurer- Csilla Fenczik - csillaf@ comcast.net
Parliamentarian- Pam Gilbert- Snyder - pgilbert-snyder@ mac.com
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Liaison PTA/KEF/Dad's Club - Catherine Mercurio catherine@ mercuriodentalarts.com
Room Parent Coordinator - Felicia Robertson - felicia@ alumni.ggu.edu
Conflict Resolution- Amy Resner - Aresner@ pacbell.net
Yard Duty- Sylvia Elsbury - sylviaelsbury@ yahoo.com

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PTA Committee Update
Three new Committees:
 
1.*Kensington Cares*
Helping families in need.
Committee Chair, Beth Thomsen JThomsen@aol.com
 
2.*PTA Nominating Committee*
 Working to find the most qualified PTA Board members.
Looking for New Committee Chair
 
 3.*Neighborhood School/ Kensington Parent & Staff Liaison Committee*
Collaborating toward a solution.
Committee Chair, Amy Kurzer amy.kurzer@ prurealty.com
 
*Safety Committee*
Committee Chair, Ellen Morrisey & Cara Bell iseebirdie@yahoo.com

Ensuring the safety of our children in the event of an emergency
Committee Chair, Ellen Morrisey & Cara Bell iseebirdie@yahoo.com
  
 Please contact committee chair directly with questions, comments, or if you want to get involved.
 
Everyone Welcome!

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The Mission of the PTA

• Acts as an intermediary between parents, teachers, and school administrators, including the School Board, to address issues of concern, such as maintenance of class size reduction, after-school care, pesticide use on school grounds, and adequate playground supervision.
• Invites speakers on timely and relevant topics such as homework, parenting skills, math programs, and how to increase interest in reading.
• Sponsors the annual Spring Carnival, a major fundraiser providing funds for programs which the district can't afford, such as earthquake preparedness, updating library books, school assemblies, the Kenvue, the 6th grade student yearbook & teachers' luncheons.
• Provides a regular forum for parents to hear from the school principal, teachers and other interested parents.

The mission of the PTA is to support and speak on behalf of children in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children, to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children, and to encourage parent and public involvement in public schools (www.pta.org). At Kensington Elementary School, the PTA:

Meetings are the First Thursday of every other month at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room

The PTA is your legislative organization. Founded in 1897,
the original PTA helped create Child Labor Laws. Every Child. One Voice.

PTA 32nd District (oversees our local PTAs & for Bylaw questions): 32ndPTA.org
• National PTA LINK: www.pta.org