Parent Teacher Organization

Purpose: To foster and enrich the educational efforts of teachers, Immaculate Conception School staff and parents in the development of outstanding young citizens by:

• Building positive relationships between the Immaculate Conception School staff and school families.

• Raising funds to enhance the students' education.

• Adding a degree of excitement through the sponsorship of school activities.

• Actively promoting, advertising and marketing the value of the Catholic education provided at Immaculate Conception.

• Providing educational incentives in the form of, but not limited to, scholarships, field trips, classroom needs, etc.

Membership: All Immaculate Conception School families

Meetings: The PTO meets quarterly on Monday evenings. In addition, a spring and fall fund raising event is held requiring many volunteers.

How PTO dollars are spent

School improvement projects:

• Installation of new lighting in all school hallways

• Placement of ceiling fans in all classrooms

• Re-surfacing of the school playground

• Purchase of new playground equipment

• New desks for all classrooms

• Reconstruction of school display case (current project)

Annual program and classroom support:

• Teacher classroom allowance

• Art supplies

• Purchase of Weekly Reader or other classroom periodicals

• May Crowning

• First Communion flowers

• Treats for All Saints' Day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and Catholic Schools Week

• $1000 scholarship for a graduating senior who completed the sixth grade at Immaculate Conception School

• Classroom "specials"(enrichment classes requested by the staff)

• Babysitting classes for 5th and 6th graders

• Purchase of classroom supplies

• Equipment needs for athletic activities

• Purchase of promotional advertisement in the local newspaper