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Fox Meadow PTA Committees

  
After School Clubs: Students can participate in a variety of after-school activities, including arts & crafts, sports, cooking, and STEM programs. ASC (After School Club) Chairs oversee all aspects of programming for grades K–5, in partnership with Your After School - our production partner responsible for online student registration, tuition processing, vendor and site director contracting, and day-to-day program management. Chairs are also responsible for updating the website, sending eBlasts, and maintaining direct communication with parents throughout the school year.

Annual Benefit: This committee plans and implements an important evening function that serves as our major fundraiser for the year and includes an auction as well as class raffles.

 

Art Services & Visiting Artists: Committee members assist Fox Meadow's art teacher as needed throughout the school year and with the set-up and take-down of the annual art show which takes place in late May/early June. This unique event showcases multiple examples of the work of every child at the school. Committee members may also assist Fox Meadow's art teacher with identifying and scheduling practicing artists for in-class visits to describe their careers and the inspiration behind their work.

Audit:  Members of this committee conduct an internal audit of the PTA financial records annually in July in accordance with the New York State PTA procedures.

 

Back to School Picnic: This committee plans and orchestrates the back to school family picnic in September. All elementary schools in the District host their own evening event on the same date.

 

Bingo Night: This committee organizes our beloved bingo nights, one in the fall and one in the spring. They are responsible for ordering food, setting up the event, and providing prizes for all the winners.

 

BOE Budget Study Liaison: Committee member(s) attend the day or evening community school budget meetings as well as the Board of Education budget study sessions that typically occur in late winter to keep the FM PTA informed on all developments regarding the School District budget.

Book Fair: This committee promotes a love of reading by organizing a two-day book sale in the fall as well as a mid-year book swap to encourage re-using books. Volunteers organize, set-up, check out and clean-up after the event. Occurs in November.

Class Parents Coordinators: Class parents work closely with the classroom teachers and are an important communication link between parents and school. Chairs coordinate the selection of class parents in the summer before the start of the school year for all classes K-5.

Classical Café/ Friends of Music: The Chair works closely with Fox Meadow's music teacher to assist with these monthly student lunchtime performances and to coordinate room set-up, decoration and clean-up. 

Clothing Sales/Spirit Wear: This committee designs and orders shirts, sweats, and other items with the Fox Meadow logo and coordinates the sale and distribution of all merchandise. Sales typically occur at the beginning of the school year with additional sales during other PTA events, depending on inventory supplies. Fair-related apparel sales occur later in the school year.

Technology & Communications:  This committee is comprised of the following subgroups:

• FM Update/ Weekly e-blasts: The Chairs solicit news and announcements from the PTA committee chairs and liaisons.  The information is assembled and formatted into a weekly newsletter for e-mail distribution.
• FM Website: Help update our website throughout the year. The Chair maintains the FM PTA webpages that are located on the Scarsdale School District's main website. Responsibilities include updating information, posting volunteer sign-up sheets, creating electronic forms and surveys, and working with the PTA Treasurer and select committees to set up PayPal links and pages for specific events on the website throughout the school year.

Community Service: The Chairs will work with student/teacher groups to broaden children’s understanding of community needs, both locally and globally, by assisting with various projects such as food drives and disaster relief throughout the year.

 

Compact: A District-mandated committee that is comprised of the school principal, two teachers, and three parents who meet monthly to discuss issues relevant to the students.

Directory of Students/ Email Database: This committee prepares the Fox Meadow School Student Directory, which lists all student and parent names, addresses, and contact information. After joining the PTA, parents can access the directory online, through the Membership Toolkit mobile app, or print a hard copy straight from the website.

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Belonging: This committee works to promote and support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the Fox Meadow Elementary School community. Members are expected to attend 3–4 district-wide meetings per year, typically held at the District offices.

 

Fifth Grade Activities: Several subcommittees function to provide much awaited “moving up” commemorations.  These include food/snack sale at the picnic, Halloween & Valentine’s Day parties, 5th grade field trip in the spring, 5th Grade Games, Community Service drives, end of year celebration party, yearbook and video.

 

Fourth Grade Fun Night: This committee, made up of 4th-grade parents, organizes a spring social event for current fourth graders.  

 

Garden: This committee partners with Kaleidoscope to manage our community garden, located in front of the school. Three gardening sessions are held over the summer, with additional maintenance scheduled throughout the year.

 

Health/Wellness & Nutrition/Food Safety: This committee plans and implements wellness initiatives that promote healthy lifestyle habits for students and families. Responsibilities include sharing resources on physical, emotional, and digital well-being, collaborating with the PTA and District on school lunch-related matters, and encouraging healthy technology use through initiatives like “Disconnect to Reconnect.”

 

Hospitality/Open House: The Chair coordinates all food set-up and decorations for the fall Open House in September and works closely with other committees for similar events.

 

In-House Counsel: This committee advises the PTA on any contractual or legal issues that arise during the year.

 

Kindergarten Services: The Chairs coordinate activities to help welcome incoming kindergarten families to the Fox Meadow community. Responsibilities include organizing summer playdates, planning a “Get to Know You” playdate at the start of the school year, and helping distribute welcome gifts to new kindergarteners. Chairs may also plan a fall parent social to foster community among new families.

 

Learning from Our Differences:  This program exists in all of the elementary schools and promotes the understanding and acceptance of people with physical and/or cognitive disabilities through classroom visits and assemblies. Chairs coordinate the parent volunteers who lead classroom discussion and hands-on activities to raise awareness about vision, hearing, speech, and mobility impairments as well as learning and cognitive differences.

 

Legislative Advocacy: This committee coordinates with PT Council on legislative issues. The chair attends PT Council meetings and helps inform the community on legislative issues affecting the school.

 

Library Services:  The Chairs work with the school librarian to coordinate all author visits to Fox Meadow. During the school year, approximately three authors/illustrators visit the school to meet with students and sharing their experiences as an author or illustrator. Committee members handle the sales and signing of books as well as the distribution of the signed books following the visit. In addition, members volunteer to work in the Fox Meadow library and assist in shelving or relabeling books as well as handling special projects as they arise.

 

Lost & Found: This inaugural committee helps reunite lost items with their owners by ensuring they are clearly displayed during high-traffic events such as the Halloween Parade, School Fair, and during the final week of school, to maximize visibility and recovery.

 

Multicultural: This committee aims to share traditions and backgrounds within our rich multicultural community. Activities include a multicultural breakfast, a multicultural fair for the students, a heritage luncheon for parents and teachers, and providing buddy families for new comers to the area.

 

PTA Pizza Lunch: Working in collaboration with the district's Food Service Director, this committee creates a monthly schedule for PTA Pizza Days, manages sign-ups, places food orders, and - together with parent volunteers - distributes pizza on the scheduled days.

 

School Fair: This committee organizes the Fox Meadow Fair, a fun-filled day that includes food, games, and raffles. 

 

School Photos: Chairs assist the professional photographers and staff on the day that school pictures are taken and coordinate the sale and distribution of the school photos.

School Play: This committee partners with an outside production company to stage a musical performance for students. Rehearsals are held daily after school during the two weeks between the fall and winter/spring After School Clubs sessions, leading up to a weekend performance at the school.

Chairs coordinate all parent volunteers involved in the production, including those managing costumes, ticket sales, backstage operations (sound, lighting, curtains), program design and distribution, and student supervision during rehearsals and performances.

School Supplies: The chair coordinates with faculty in the Spring to create school supply lists for each school year.

 

Staff Appreciation: This committee plans a series of events during the Spring to thank the Fox Meadow staff and administrators.

 

STEAM:  This committee will work with teachers and administrators to support innovation efforts as needed and assist with the PTC STEAM event.

 

Sustainability/ Environment: This committee supports and promotes sustainability initiatives and environmental awareness within our school and across the district. Committee members are expected to attend district-level meetings throughout the year.

 

Traffic & Safety: This committee assesses, makes recommendations, and follows up on traffic, safety and security issues around the school.

 

Yearbook Google Drive: All 5th-grade graduates receive a yearbook as a memento of their time at Fox Meadow. This committee manages the Google Drive of grade-wide photos, helping to streamline the process and ensure every child is included.

 

PT Council, FM Staff, and Community Liaisons
The following are PT Council, FM Staff, and/or community groups for which FM PTA appoints its own liaison to keep Fox Meadow families informed about their activities.

 

C.H.I.L.D. (Children Having Individual Learning Differences): C.H.I.L.D. is a Scarsdale PT Council committee that provides a supportive network of resources and information for parents and teachers of preschool and school-aged children with diverse learning needs. This includes children receiving services such as learning resource support, speech and language therapy, occupational or physical therapy, special education, or other academic and social-emotional accommodations.

 

PTC Representatives/Delegates: Part of the PT Council voting body. Attendance at 3 PTC Business Meetings/Speaker Events during the year is required. 

 

PTC Nominating Committee Rep: The PTC Nominating Committee Representative helps identify and recruit candidates for PTC leadership roles for the upcoming school year.

 

Scarsdale Adult School Advisory: The liaisons are expected to attend 2 90-minute AC meetings per year and do some light emailing. Each meeting, run by the AC co-chairs, Susan Myers and Pam Fuehrer, includes a brief social component (like an ice-breaker exercise) that helps AC members get to know each other, a short example of current SAS course offerings (like a quick class demonstration) and then a brainstorming session designed to elicit ideas for new SAS classes or events.

 

Scarsdale Friends of Music & Arts: Supports visual and performing arts in the Scarsdale School.

 

Sports Swap: Work with the PTC Sports Swap chairs to plan and publicize the District-wide tag sale of used sporting goods and other equipment. Help recruit volunteers. The event is generally held on a Saturday in late winter.

 

Young Writers' Workshop: The YWW is an annual District-wide event featuring a keynote speaker and various workshops for students in grades 3 through 5, typically occurring on a Saturday in early spring. The liaison will work with the PTC chairs to plan and publicize the event and also recruit volunteers.

 

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