PTO 2011-2012 BUDGET DEFINITIONS

 

Art/Music

Funds used to purchase educational art/music instructions programs.

 

Bus Fund

Funds used to pay $2.00 per student, teacher and chaperone per year.

 

Career Day

Funds used for continental breakfast for speakers.  This event happens every two years and then off a year.

 

Catholic Schools Week

Funds used to pay for miscellaneous expenses associated with this event within the PTO budget.  Odd year will be used for the COSI on Wheels.  Even years will be used on programs at PTO Board discretion in an effort to enhance our children’s Catholic Faith.  These funds will also be used for Faith Fest.

 

Christmas Gifts – Staff & Rectory

Funds used by the presidents for individual and group gifts for school, rectory staff and school librarian.

 

Corresponding Secretary

Funds used to pay for cards for various reasons, postage, etc. within the Corresponding Secretary guidelines.

 

Everybody Counts

Funds used for expenses associated with the program designed to expand students’ knowledge on a wide variety of disabilities.

 

Extra Curricular Activities

Funds used for expenses associated with extra curricular academic competitions such as; It’s Academic, Science Olympiads, Young Authors, Bible Bowl, Geography Bee, News Bowl and Pioneer Day.

 

Fine Arts and Educational Enrichment Fund

Funds used for grade appropriate programs to expand the student knowledge of the Fine Arts and educational programs.  The budget allows for expenses up to $3.00 per child and teacher per year.  Chaperones are covered only when budget amount is not maxed by children and teachers.  This does not include materials or transportation. 

 

Graduation Party

Funds used for seventh grade parents to use for expenses associated with the Eighth Grade Graduation party not to exceed $30/student.  A check will be cut by the PTO treasurer to the chairperson of this committee for the entire amount.  Receipts and any monies left over will be turned in to PTO treasurer by the last day of school. 

 

Graduation T-Shirts & Trip

Funds used to purchase individual T-Shirts and partial funding of one end of year trip for the graduating eighth graders.

 

Library

Funds used to purchase non- Scholastic accelerated readers and tests as needed or other library books.

 

Marketing for Enrollment

Funds used to help market the school to increase our enrollment.

 

Memorial Fund

Funds used to donate to St. Al’s church for masses said in memory of deceased PTO family members.

 

Prayer Group

Funds used for expenses associated with the Prayer Group that meets weekly.

 

PTO Attendance – Tuition Credit

A tuition credit of $25.00 awarded to one PTO member’s family at each PTO general assembly meeting with two being given at the first general assembly meeting of the school year.  For each PTO member who attends every General Assembly meeting, PTO will donate $10.00 toward the purchase of new library books not to exceed $200.00.  In addition, one of the perfect attendees family will receive a $100.00 tuition credit.

 

PTO Board Operating Expenses

Funds used to purchase office and meeting supplies as needed for PTO board members. These funds will also be used for refreshments for the General Assembly meetings.

 

Recess Equipment

Funds used for expenses associated with purchasing equipment throughout the school year to be used for recess and field day.

 

Room Mother Fund

Funds used to pay for various holiday classroom parties throughout the school year.  Budget allows for $3.00 per student per year.

 

School Magnets

Funds used to purchase magnets provided to each family at the beginning of each school year, which outline all pertinent dates for events, meetings, etc.

 

Special Persons Day

Funds used to purchase donuts, juice, milk and coffee for this event.

 

Teacher Continuing Education Reimbursement Program

Funds used to reimburse full-time teachers and principal, not to exceed $100.00 per person, and part-time teacher, not to exceed $50.00 per person, per PTO fiscal year 7/1 – 6/30 for continuing education classes.

 

Teachers’ Luncheon

Funds used to provide an appreciation luncheon at the end of the year.

 

Teachers’ Stipend

Funds used to help defray out-of-pocket expenses at the beginning of the school year for classroom needs.  Each full-time teacher will receive $100.00 and each part-time teacher will receive $50.00.

 

Teachers’ Web – Homework Page

Funds used for a subscription web site, which provides access to each teacher for communication with students and parents.

 

Technology

Funds used for hardware, software, licensing and other related items related to keep up with current technology.

 

Traffic Guard

Funds paid to the rectory to supplement traffic guard salary.