Ocean City PTA event chairs and board members.
The Ocean City Parent Teacher Association (“OCPTA”) awarded more than $30,000 in grants to Ocean City's intermediate and primary schools during the 2014-15 school year, OCPTA Acting Recording Secretary Dale Braun reported to the Ocean City Board of Education on Aug. 26.
The OCPTA held many events at the two schools during the school year, including, but not limited to: the Spring Carnival, three book fairs, after-school crafts and activities, a father/daughter —mother/son dance, district, teacher and support-staff appreciation luncheons.
Revenues received from the many fundraisersallowed the OCPTA to give grants totaling more than $24,000 plus another $6,000 in Scholastic Book dollars for use at the two schools.
Some of the grants given this past year included:
- About $6,000 for iPad keyboards for the entire 3rd grade
- More than $4,000 for digital signs for the front hallway and cafeteria at the Ocean City Intermediate School to display announcements for upcoming events and reminders for the students
- More than $3, 000 towards field trip transportation costs for our Ocean City Primary School students
- More than $3,000 in scholarships to district students
- More than $2,000 for ping pong tables for Intermediate School gym classes
- More than $1,000 towards the Child Assault Prevention Program at the Primary School
- About $1,000 for a new classroom White Board at the Intermediate School.
In addition, more than $4,000 in miscellaneous grants were given to the two schools, plus another $6,000 in Scholastic Dollars to purchase books for the two schools for a grand total of over $30,000 raised by the OCPTA this past school year.
The OCPTA is a non-profit organization that aims to bring parents and teachers together in an effort to provide our children with the best education and school experience, specifically at our intermediate and primary Schools. The OCPTA raises funds to be used by these schools and their teachers to help offset costs of educational programs, field trips, school projects, classroom technology, and school events, not already covered in the district budget.
The 2014-15 PTA officers were:
- Jocelyn Palaganas, President
- Bill Heap, Vice President IS
- Stephanie Foglio, Vice President PS
- Jodee Wagner, Treasuer
- Cathy DiMarco, Recording Secretary
- Dawn Vanderslice, Corresponding Secretary
For more information on OCPTA activities, contact:
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— News release from the Ocean City PTA
