Heathcote PTA
Who We Are ...

Heathcote PTA Executive Board

 
 President Olga Eligulashvili
 President-Elect Kim Schneider
 Secretary Laura Halligan
 Treasurer Pallavi Mehta
 V.P. ASC
 Allison Meltz
 V.P. Carnival
 Amy Frank
 V.P. Class Parents
 Rachel Forest
 
 
 





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What We Do ...

What Is The Heathcote PTA? 
What Do We Do?
And Why Do We Need To Keep Fundraising? 


What Is The Heathcote PTA?

The PTA is a non-profit service organization and is governed by its members. The PTA committees, which are staffed by parents and teachers, are the backbone of the organization, providing the leadership and the work that go into creating, organizing, funding and staffing the many wonderful programs that the PTA offers to our children. The PTA meetings are the forums at which the members collaborate to make all important decisions, to discuss ideas and issues, and to report on projects.

The Heathcote PTA is a small part of a huge network that includes the Scarsdale Council of PTAs, the Westchester District PTA, and the New York State and the National Congresses of Parents and Teachers. The PTA is the largest volunteer organization in the world.

What Do We Do?
  • After School Clubs: We offer after school clubs in a wide-range of disciplines, exposing children to science, art, fitness, performing arts and many other wonderful activities.
  • Defray costs: We help defray the cost of amazing field trips and grade level special programs.
  • Community service: We lead community service projects that help teach our kids to become better citizens in the world around them.
  • Awareness of others: Through programs such as Learning from our Differences, and the year-long work of the Multicultural Committee, we educate our children about differences in people’s abilities and backgrounds to help them become compassionate, inclusive individuals.
  • Lunch programs: We provide lunch programs that the District does not provide, such as Pizza, Pasta, and Obento Days.
  • Lice check: We offer a lice check program, which assures that any cases of head lice are discovered and dealt with before they spread.
  • Directory: We compile a directory of all Heathcote students including names of parents, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses to make everything from play dates to committee work easier.
  • Class parents: PTA class parents act as liaisons between teachers and parents, communicating important information from classroom happenings and field trips to organizing the annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
  • Arts programs: We offer an array of arts programs such as: Learning to Look, which teaches students to begin to look at art critically and introduces them to famous artists; Artist-in-Residence, which brings in professional artists who work with the children on a grade-wide performance; Visiting Author, which brings several well-known children’s authors and illustrators to school throughout the year; and other arts-related assemblies and opportunities, including those handled by our Performing Arts Committee that, among other things, works with an outside production company to produce a school-wide play.
  • Social Events: Through social events for families, such as the Family Picnic, Family Fun Night, Carnival and our annual evening Social, the PTA seeks to create a sense of community at Heathcote, one where everyone feels like a part of the school, and new families feel welcome.

Why Do We Need To Keep Fundraising?

The PTA is a non-profit service organization. Its yearly budget anticipates generating only enough revenue to cover its necessary expenses and to support PTA programs. Our annual membership dues cover only a very small portion of this budget, and so we are highly dependent upon fundraising events and activities that are held throughout the year. In addition to the support of the programs listed above, the Heathcote PTA:
  • Gives gifts to the Heathcote community, such as new playground equipment, basketball hoops, and classroom learning aids and other supplies.
  • Offers scholarships for food programs and After School Clubs.
  • Gives generously to the Scarsdale High School Scholarship Fund.
  • Defrays the cost of the many luncheons and events offered throughout the year.
  • Funds its various forms of communications, such as the website.
If you have any questions, comments or ideas, please contact your PTA leadership. We’re all ears!