ABOUT THE PTA
WHO WE ARE
The Manorhaven PTA is an organization of parents, teachers and administrators dedicated to enriching the academic, cultural and social lives of our students and community.
WHAT WE DO
The PTA works hard to keep you informed about what's happening in our school, district and broader community, and to build an inclusive school community by organizing or supporting fun events and activities.
Through active fundraising, the PTA helps to fund enrichment programs such as Cultural Studies Week, Cultural Arts assemblies and author visits, field trips, and extracurricular clubs such as the STEM Club, Chess Club and Yoga Club. The PTA also invests in new classroom technology, such as iPads and Chromebooks, and last year spearheaded the campaign to build Manorhaven's beautiful new playground.
The Manorhaven PTA is a member of the New York State and National PTAs. On the state and national level, the PTA works to improve funding and educational standards for our children.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
The PTA welcomes all parents to participate in their children's school experience. There are many ways to get involved, including:
The Manorhaven PTA is an organization of parents, teachers and administrators dedicated to enriching the academic, cultural and social lives of our students and community.
WHAT WE DO
The PTA works hard to keep you informed about what's happening in our school, district and broader community, and to build an inclusive school community by organizing or supporting fun events and activities.
Through active fundraising, the PTA helps to fund enrichment programs such as Cultural Studies Week, Cultural Arts assemblies and author visits, field trips, and extracurricular clubs such as the STEM Club, Chess Club and Yoga Club. The PTA also invests in new classroom technology, such as iPads and Chromebooks, and last year spearheaded the campaign to build Manorhaven's beautiful new playground.
The Manorhaven PTA is a member of the New York State and National PTAs. On the state and national level, the PTA works to improve funding and educational standards for our children.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
The PTA welcomes all parents to participate in their children's school experience. There are many ways to get involved, including:
- Joining a committee and volunteering at schoolwide or classroom events
- Becoming a PTA member and participating in PTA meetings
- Contributing your special skills or interests to specific events throughout the year
- Serving as a bilingual language liaisons (Spanish, Japanese) to support the translation and interpretation needs of our diverse community
- Serving as a Class Parent Coordinator, the liaison between families and your child's classroom teacher (applications available in May)
- Serving on the school's Compact Committee, a group of parent and faculty representatives committed to cooperative planning and shared decision making on issues affecting our children's education (applications available in May)
- Serving on the PTA Executive Board, to support the PTA's leadership decision-making on strategy, operations and funding.
INTERESTED IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE? JOIN THE PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD!
The Manorhaven PTA has had a great year so far, and while we’ve still got a few more months to go, we’ve already started planning for 2019-2020. Below, the open positions for next year’s PTA Executive Board.
If you’re interested any of the open positions, would like to nominate a fellow parent in the Manorhaven school community, or would like to learn more about the open roles, please reach out to Jessica Melwani or send the nomination submission form to school with your child.
Nominating Committee Letter (English/en Español;日本語)
The Manorhaven PTA has had a great year so far, and while we’ve still got a few more months to go, we’ve already started planning for 2019-2020. Below, the open positions for next year’s PTA Executive Board.
- President-Elect*
- Treasurer
- Recording Secretary
- Vice President, Fundraising (three open positions)
If you’re interested any of the open positions, would like to nominate a fellow parent in the Manorhaven school community, or would like to learn more about the open roles, please reach out to Jessica Melwani or send the nomination submission form to school with your child.
Nominating Committee Letter (English/en Español;日本語)