Volunteering
Join us! We would love to have your help at PS84. There are a lot of ways to get involved...
Join us in the rooftop garden
Become a class parent
Join a committee
Make treats for the bake sale
Help plan the Annual Gala
Write grants for funds
Celebrate our school diversity
Support our staff
PTA Committees
Afterschool Committee: Provides enrichment experiences to the students and act as the liaison between afterschool programs and the PTA
Budget Committee: Work with a team to collect & review all PTA monetary requests & ideas for the next school year. Evaluate & work towards proposal to present to parent community for final vote - late April-June
Cultural Arts Committee: Helps bring art projects and events by working with related teachers and programs; learns how they’ve been impacted in the past year and what we need to do to bring them back more regularly
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee: Assesses where and how equity and diversity can be built up and maintained in our community; ultimately help prepare any necessary budget proposal for the PTA Board to ensure that needed funds are obtained and dispersed appropriately
Dual Language Program (Computer Science, French, Spanish) Committee: Examines our language programs and accesses the needs, challenges, and successes of each program, and communicate them to the PTA Board
Environmental Science Committee: Assist in maintaining the roof garden or join one of the subset committees - Nutrition, Sustainability, Harvest & Holiday Market Planning, etc.
Gala and Auction Committee: Assist with the planning of the Annual Gala and help solicit donations from local businesses to build the auction offering - Jan through March
Grant Writing Committee: Builds a group of grant writers, identifies relevant grants that can help the school, and applies to them; responsible for seeing the funds through and reporting back to the grantor on how the funds were used in our community
Fall Fair Committee
Fun Run Committee
Library Committee: Facilitates communication between the Library and PTA Board; understands budgetary needs and the work inside the school and the community it serves
Movie Night Committee
Nominating Committee
Teacher Assistant (TA) & Recess Aide (RA) Committee: Communicates with PTA Board members and teachers' assistants; understands budgetary needs and the work inside the school; assists with raising money that directly impacts TA’s/Recess Aids
Spring Fair Committee
...if you have a special interest in forming a parent committee at PS 84, let us know!