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AT PS 139, your voice matters! We believe in democracy and want everyone in our community to become an active citizen, so we invite you to decide how to spend part of the school and Parent Association budgets. This Spring the Parent Association asked for your ideas for what would improve the school, and students, parents, staff and teachers proposed over 200 ideas! In April, 1,192 of you voted to decide which of the 12 finalists to fund – more than twice as many people voting as last year! THANK YOU! The Parent Association and Principal Mary McDonald originally set aside $5,000 each for your ideas, and you donated an additional $1,725 during the vote. The PA and School were so impressed with your participation that we’re investing more money in your priorities. The PA and Principal McDonald will each contribute $11,000, to fund $22,000 of projects! This allows us to fund the top seven projects, and one additional one that’s only $1,000.
See the full results and more info about the projects below. Thank you to the 819 students, 312 parents, 33 teachers, and 28 staff who voted, and to everyone who proposed an idea and who volunteered during the vote! Special thanks to Josh Lerner, Megan Jonynas, Rachel Coven, Megan Demarkis, Shayla Khan, Arcelia Leal, and the PA’s External Fundraising Committee for leading the process – and to Principal McDonald, Irene Varon, and the other school staff and teachers for their support! If your idea didn’t win, please bring it and other new ideas back next year, and get involved in the PA to help make your ideas happen. Stay tuned for more updates on next steps, and thank you everyone!
Creative Play Materials – $2,000 Buy purposeful play materials such as Legos, Blocks, and Magnet Tiles to help students engage in quiet but constructive activities in class and during recess. Technology Club – $4,000 Hold after-school clubs for younger and older students to learn about technology and coding. Experiment with computers, circuit boards, and art. “Museum of Math” Field Trips – $4,000 Make math fun through workshops with the National Museum of Mathematics, so students can learn real world math through hands-on activities. Teachers Lounge Makeover – $1,500 Give teachers a nice place to eat, plan, and discuss educational topics! Buy new paint, chairs, microwave, table, and coffee maker to fix up the teachers lounge. Books & Reading Rewards – $4,000 Buy interesting books and graphic novels for students of all grades, and prizes to reward summer reading. Keep reading fun and avoid summer slide! Back to School Supplies – $4,000 Buy basic classroom supplies like soap and tissues for all classes for the start of the school year. Buying in bulk, rather than individually, saves families money and time. Global Garden – $1,500 Plant a garden of edible plants, celebrating the countries of PS 139 families. Ask students to suggest plants that they eat at home and make a cookbook of recipes. Radio Show & Podcast – $4,000 Let students creatively express themselves by recording podcasts and radio, with Radio Rookies and Cortelyou Radio. Pay for audio equipment and time with experts. Spanish Club – $1,000 Give Spanish-speaking students an opportunity to practice and speak Spanish through an after-school club, to celebrate and validate their identities. Teaching Assistants & Lunch Leaders – $4,000 Pay parents, college students, and/or high school seniors to help out in classrooms, at recess, and in the lunchroom. Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness – $4,000 Help students be more present and focused through meditation, yoga, and calming exercises. Bring in an expert to lead workshops during the school day. Bilingual Theater Show – $2,000 Have a bilingual English/Spanish language theater show with Teatro SEA, the top Bilingual Latino Children’s Theatre.
May 1 Online Bidding Begins May 18 Live Auction and Party PS 139, 330 Rugby Rd. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Students, parents, staff, and teachers at PS 139 developed 12 amazing proposals for improving the schools, and need your support to fund them. Can you donate to the Parent Association by April 23rd, to help us fund these projects? Through Participatory Budgeting, students, parents, teachers, and staff are voting to decide which of the following projects to fund, with at least $10,000:
Please DONATE to help the school fund more of these projects. The more you donate, the more money we have for these clubs, supplies, workshops, and school improvements. Principal Mary McDonald will match your donations till April 23rd, so every dollar you donate will have double the impact. PS 139 is a special place where 1,000 students from different backgrounds learn, play, and grow together. The Parent Association funds amazing school programs and events, and provides teachers and students with essential classroom resources. Thank you for making a tax-deductible donation to the PS 139 Parent Association, to invest in our children, neighbors, and community!
In partnership with Senior Girl Scout Troop 2702 Friday April 20, 2018 Come Experience & Share Food, Music & Art From Around the World. Students must be accompanied by Questions: Contact Natalee Stephens (347-385-6322/ or Megan Jonynas (MJonynas@ps139.org) En asociación con Senior Girl Scout Troop 2702 Viernes 20 de Abril. Experienciar y Compartir Comida, música y arte De todo el mundo. Los estudiantes deben estar acompañados por un padre o tutor. Natalee Stephens (347-385-6322/ To view the complete newsletter, please click HERE
It’s time to vote in participatory budgeting! And if you donate by April 23rd, your donation will be matched and will enable us to fund more projects. Students, parents, staff, and teachers developed 12 amazing proposals for making PS 139 better – and you get to decide which ones to fund. Here’s how: 1. VOTE on the proposals. The Parent Association and Principal McDonald will fund the project projects with the most votes, up to at least $10,000. Each student, staff, and teacher can vote once and each family gets one vote per child at the school. You get REAL POWER over REAL MONEY at YOUR SCHOOL. 2. DONATE to the Parent Association to fund more of these projects. The more you donate, the more money we have for these clubs, supplies, workshops, and school improvements. Principal McDonald will match your donations till April 23rd, so every dollar you donate will have double the impact. PS 139 is a special place where over 1,000 students from different backgrounds learn, play, and grow together. The Parent Association funds amazing school programs and events, and provides teachers and students with essential classroom resources. A tax-deductible donation to the Parent Association is an investment in our children, neighbors, and community. Please vote for your top projects by April 23rd at tinyurl.com/ps139pb18. Then donate so that we can fund more projects. Thank you! The 5th grade committee is conducting a Fundraiser to reduce 5th grade graduation dues. We will be selling Chocolate bars from World’s Finest Chocolate. The chocolate sale were a big hit in the past where we raised a significant amount of money. Each box of chocolate you sell you will receive $30 towards your child’s senior dues. Thank you to everyone who completed the Participatory Budgeting survey, to share your top priorities and ideas for improving the school! Last year, 16 people submitted ideas. This year, 559 people completed the surveys, sharing 202 specific ideas! This includes 426 students, 103 parents, 19 teachers, and 10 staff. Congratulations to Adriana Galicia for being the lucky raffle winner of a $50 gift certificate to the Flatbush Food Coop! Here are the top five priorities:
For more details, see this survey report. The Parent Association will use this input to guide our activities for the next year, to better serve and support the school community. In February and March, a PB Committee of parents, teachers, and staff is reviewing the ideas and turning the top ones into proposals for a ballot. Then in April, all students, parents, teachers, and staff will be invited to vote to decide which projects we fund. This work at PS 139 has also inspired bigger change at the City and State. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that he will be launching PB at all public high schools, and in April officials from across the state will visit PS 139 to prepare for a new statewide PB initiative for schools. Thank you for being part of a community that’s showing students and parents that we can all have a voice in our democracy! How would you spend $10,000 to improve PS 139? You Decide! Participatory Budgeting at PS 139
The PS 139 Parent Association and Principal Mary McDonald want you to decide how to spend $10,000 to improve the school, through participatory budgeting!
Please complete this survey by January 31st, to share the issues you think are most important, and a specific idea or project. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered in a raffle to win a $50 gift certificate! Last year you funded play equipment, computers, musical instruments, dual language materials, a butterfly garden, and a clean up club – see the full results here. If you have any questions or are available to help out this year, please let us know at pa@ps139.org. Thank you! |
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