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About

Mission & Values

Who We Are

The PS 34 Parent Teacher Association (PTA) supports PS 34 in their effort to awaken curiosity, cultivate high education standards, celebrate successes, and encourage children to continually question and create. The PS 34 PTA's mission is to foster community by providing opportunities to come together in support of our school as well as fund-raise and gather volunteers for enrichment, community, and educational activities at PS 34. We work closely with the PS 34 Administration to ensure that all of our endorsed or supported events and enrichments are inclusive and uphold the values of our school.

The PS34 PTA stands strong in support of our children. Our purpose is to realize every child's potential by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. The PTA core values orient our mission and inform all of our endeavors. They are as follows:

Collaboration

We will work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to broaden and enhance children's learning experience.

Commitment

We are dedicated to all children's educational success, health, and well-being through strong family and community engagement.

Diversity

We embrace everyone regardless of: age, culture, economic status, educational background, ethnicity, mental ability, national origin, organizational position, parental status, physical ability, political philosophy, race, religion, sexual orientation and work experience.

Respect

We value the individual contributions of members, volunteers and partners as we work collaboratively to support our school.

Accountability

All members, volunteers and partners have a shared responsibility to achieve the PTA's stated goals.

PTA Executive Board  2026-2027 

Caitlin Duffy, Co-President 

Joseph Mcdonald, Co-President 

Steph Goralnick, Co-Secretary 

Ashleigh Ide Co-Recording Secretary 

Abigail Nitka, Co-Treasurer

Jenneka Hernandez, Co-Treasurer 

Rachel McMinn, General Board Member

 

The PTA Executive Board is made up of a group of parent volunteers who are elected each spring.

PTA Co-President Role Description

  • conducts and chairs all PA/PTA meetings
  • builds consensus through parliamentary procedures
  • coordinates the work of the Executive Board officers and committees of the association
  • signs PA/PTA checks
  • is the primary representative to the appropriate Presidents' Council
  • serves as a mandatory member of the School Leadership Team
  • plans agendas for general membership meetings with Executive Board officers
  • encourages parent involvement and member participation
  • appoints chairpersons of PA/PTA committees (fund-raising, hospitality, etc.)
  • assists with the June transfer of all PA/PTA records to the incoming Executive Board

PTA Secretary Role Description

  • records motions, votes, decisions, financial activity, reports and discussion at all association meetings (minutes)
  • shares minutes at each general membership meeting for review and adoption by the membership
  • ensures that PA/PTA records are available to the general members upon request and reasonable notice
  • prepares responses to all incoming correspondence
  • maintains an accurate file of all incoming and outgoing correspondence
  • prepares all meeting notices and agendas for distribution at association meetings
  • receives all of the association's mail and directs mail to the appropriate Executive Board officer

PTA Treasurer Role Description

  • keeps a record of all income received by the PA/PTA
  • keeps a record of all PA/PTA expenses
  • provides a written Treasurer's report at each PA/PTA meeting
  • contributes to the development of the PA/PTA proposed budget
  • prepares the January Interim PA Financial Report, June Annual PA Financial Report and all other monthly reports (i.e., fundraising activity reports, monthly Treasurer reports)
  • deposits money in the PA/PTA checking account
  • signs PA/PTA checks
  • assists with the June transfer of PA/PTA financial records

PTA Bylaws

Bylaws are designed to help a PTA group function in an orderly manner. The PS 34 PTA Bylaws are available to PS 34 Parents in the link below.

PTA Bylaws