Family Handbook

September 2024- June 2025

Public School 186 

Dr. Irving A. Gladstone Elementary School

7601 - Nineteenth Avenue

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214

718-236-7071

Fax 718-331-9181

www.ps186.com

@ps186headsabove

Bayan Ebeid-Cadotte

Principal

Mary Grace Altilio          Michael D’Onofrio         Dana Marie Ragaglia  

Assistant Principals

*Please note that this is a live document that can be found on our school website. It will be updated as needed and all links can be accessed through this  document on the website.

P.S.186 MISSION STATEMENT

The educational community of P.S. 186 is committed to ensuring that all students strive for and achieve excellence in academics, the arts, and citizenship. We promote strong communication between the home and school to plan an instructional program that challenges and engages students' thinking and creativity through school and home experiences. Language, ethnic and cultural diversity are respected as enhancements to student learning. We encourage the development of partnerships with parents, community, agencies, educational organizations, cultural institutions and the private sector to support our students in their journey.

The P.S. 186 Instructional Focus

To foster a growth mindset in all students that develops their ability to self-regulate, to persevere through challenging problems, and to empathize with their peers in challenging situations.

Parents’ Rights and Responsibilities

Children thrive when parents work closely with teachers and school leaders to build strong partnerships. As partners in education, parents, guardians, and family members have both rights and responsibilities:

Parents Have the Right To:

• A free public education for their children.
• Access to information regarding their child’s academic performance and available educational programs.
• Active involvement in their child’s education.
• Translation and interpretation services to facilitate effective communication.

Parents Have the Responsibility To:

• Ensure their children come to school prepared with necessary tools and materials.
• Maintain regular school attendance and punctuality for their children.
• Stay informed about their child’s progress and challenges.
• Respond promptly to communications from the school.
• Attend significant meetings and conferences.
• Treat all school personnel with courtesy and respect.

We Encourage Parents To:

• Set high expectations for their children.
• Volunteer time, skills, or resources when possible.
• Participate in the PTA and engage in school and community programs.

We are dedicated to maintaining a safe and supportive environment for all students and adhere to the NYC Discipline Code. You and your child can access the ‘Citywide Behavioral Expectations To Support Student Learning Discipline Code and Bill of Student Rights and Responsibilities’ online through the DOE website. All students will receive a student behavior contract that must be signed by both parents/guardians and students and returned to the school. Please review the code thoroughly with your child to ensure they understand it fully.

At PS 186, we have established our own set of non-negotiable rules that all students are expected to follow. Families are required to sign the Non-Negotiable Rules Acknowledgment Form to confirm understanding of the following expectations:

P.S. 186 Non-Negotiable Rules  

September 2024- June 2025

1. Attend School Daily and Arrive On Time: Regular attendance and punctuality are essential for academic success.
2. Leave Outer Clothing in the Classroom Closet: Ensure that personal outerwear is stored properly.
3. Enter the Room Quietly and Begin Work Immediately: Start each class by settling in and focusing on the assigned tasks.
4. Be Prepared for Each Day: Bring all required materials, including notebooks, textbooks, pencils, pens, crayons, glue, and other supplies.
5. Complete Homework Nightly: Ensure that homework is completed and reviewed by a parent/guardian before submission.
6. No Gum Chewing: Gum chewing is not allowed, even in the cafeteria.
7. Electronic Devices: Turn off and store electronic devices (cell phones, iPads, etc.) in your bookbag before entering the building.
8. Keep Your Desk Area Clean: Maintain a tidy workspace.
9. Avoid Physical or Verbal Violence: Resolve conflicts respectfully and avoid any form of aggression.
10. Respect the Building: Do not graffiti or deface school property. Keep bathrooms clean and respect the environment.
11. No Hats Inside the Building: Hats should not be worn indoors.
12. Be Responsible: Manage your belongings and actions responsibly.
13. Respect Yourself and Others: Show consideration for everyone in the school, including adults and peers. Use appropriate language and treat others as you wish to be treated.
14. Safety First: Avoid behaviors that could harm yourself or others.
15. Embrace Playworks Core Values: Demonstrate Respect, Inclusion, Healthy Play, and Healthy Community in all interactions.

As per the NYC Discipline Code, consequences for breaking

school-wide rules may include the following:

• Phone conference with the teacher.
• Phone conference with an Assistant Principal.
• Phone conference with the Principal.
• Guidance conference, which may include counseling sessions.
• Removal from communal activities.
• Temporary reassignment to another classroom or one-on-one instruction based on the infraction.
• Temporary relocation to another school building if necessary.

Home/School Communication

Remind 

Schoolwide messages will be sent out with important information and reminders, as needed.  Your child's teachers will also set up Remind classroom accounts to relay important information to you. Remind will send messages to your mobile phone as a text message or to any device that is set up with the Remind mobile app.

You will receive more information from your child’s teacher regarding how to receive notifications.   Please be sure to keep your number updated with your teacher and the school. Please be reminded that teachers can not check Remind messages while teaching which means messages may only be answered during preps and parent time.

Please be respectful of staff’s personal time after school and on weekends when sending Remind messages. Please be sure to download the Remind App before the start of school in order to receive important notifications from your child’s teacher and the school.  If more than one guardian would like to receive messages, please let your child's teacher know and the additional contact number will be added.

School Folder

Each student is given a school folder in September as a means of communication between teachers and parents/guardians. Parents or guardians should check this folder daily for important notices,  information or work that has been sent home.  Please send back all forms that must be returned to school in a timely manner. Please be sure to keep folders neat, organized and accessible for teachers to continue sending home updated notices, information and work.

School Website

For your convenience, our school website is maintained to provide up-to-date information such as school happenings, upcoming events, and other important announcements regarding our school. Information on the webpage can also be translated in over 50 languages. Please visit it regularly, as all important school related and DOE related updates will be posted here as soon as they are available.  All Remind messages can be found at the bottom of the website.

School Messenger

For important messages we also utilize an automatic telephone service to reach families. In order to provide the best service, be sure to update your primary phone number whenever necessary.  Messages will be sent out translated.

School Message Board

There is a message board outside of the school building that relays important announcements regarding important dates and events that take place at school.Please be sure to view the message board in order to stay updated regarding important school dates.

Instagram

     P.S. 186 has launched its very own PS 186 Instagram account in order to share special events and happenings throughout the school year.  The Instagram app must be downloaded on a device to access this information.  Enjoy learning more about us!

Grading Policy

Homework Policy

ELA and Math homework is given each night for all students. It is expected that parents or guardians review their child’s homework every night. Your child will also be given a reading log, which must be monitored as well. Students are encouraged to read nightly to support the Chancellor’s initiative to Read 365 days out of the year!

Classwork  Policy

All students are expected to participate in class by working collaboratively with their peers and independently on their own. Classroom tasks require students to participate in student centered discussions, small group activities and independent work, which are used to determine report card grades.

Cell Phone Policy

All students who bring a cell phone and/or personal electronic devices to school must complete and follow the P.S. 186 Cell Phone Contract. All cell phones and/or  personal devices ( ex. apple watches and ipads) may not be turned on or used in the school building, outside in the school yard during school hours, during any after school program, on school trips or during school emergency drills. If the school’s policy or the Discipline Code is violated, the cell phone or other electronic device may be confiscated. Cell phones and/or other personal devices are not permitted to be charged on school grounds.

Dress Code

• Students must wear clothing that  provides full coverage of all body parts.
• No crop tops or tank tops.  No short shorts or mini skirts.
• Rubber soled shoes or laced sneakers (velcro is suggested if they cannot tie yet) are required to be worn during physical education and recess, which takes place daily.
• No Uggs slides, flip-flops, crocs, sandals, slides or high heels should be worn for the safety of all children.

Visitor Procedures

P.S . 186 uses the Safer Access Door System. All visitors must ring the buzzer and state their name and reason for the visit at the main  entrance.  Upon entering, all visitors must report to the security desk, provide proof of identity, sign the visitor’s log and have a valid reason for the visit.  No visitors will be permitted in the building without proper identification. All visitors will receive a visitors pass and will be directed to the main office, room 205.   For the safety of our staff and all students and to avoid disruption in instruction, Visitors are not permitted to go to classrooms, Nurse’s Office or any Office without being cleared by the Main Office Personnel. Students who are picked up early will be escorted to the Main Office and must be signed out by a person who is listed on the Emergency Blue Card.

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

 Morning Arrival/ Entry Procedures 

•  Morning Arrival begins at 7:55 a.m.
•    Breakfast is served daily from 7:30 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. in the cafeteria. Students can enter through the main entrance beginning at 7:30 a.m. if they want to eat breakfast at school. After 7:55 a.m. the main doors will be closed for breakfast in the cafeteria.    All students must enter the building through their designated door and walk to their classroom using designated staircases. Staff will be stationed in hallways and staircases to ensure students  safely arrive at their classrooms or cluster rooms.
•              Entry Procedures are as follows:

Students in Grades K- 3 should enter the building using the 76th and 77th street side schoolyard gates.

Grade  K and Grade 2 students should enter through the 77th Street side gates and enter the building using the well door at Exit 6 and the middle door, Exit 5.

Grade 1 and Grade 3 students should enter through the 76th St. side gates and enter the building using the well door at Exit 3 and the middle door, Exit 4.

Grade  4 students should enter through the 77th Street side of the building using the side doors labeled Exit 7.  

Grade  5  students should enter through the 76th Street side of the building using the side doors labeled Exit 2.  

All students are required to wear a specific color on the first two days of school and they will receive colored tags for their book bags which indicates their grade and classroom. This will allow for support staff to assist students in walking to their designated classrooms.  Bookbag tags will be color coded based on the grade level colors which are noted below:

Kindergarten- RED

1st Grade- ORANGE

2nd Grade - YELLOW

3rd Grade- BLACK

4th Grade- BLUE

5th Grade - GREEN

  Dismissal Procedures

  Dismissal begins at 2:10 p.m.   Students will be dismissed at the locations noted below:

 All students will be dismissed Monday through Friday as follows:

• Grades K-3   will be dismissed in the schoolyard at  2:10 p.m.                                          Grade K will line up in the  front of the schoolyard near the school building

Grades 1 will line up  on the 76th Street Side of the yard                                                   Grade  2 will line up on the 77th street  Side of the yard

• Grades 4  will be dismissed at 2:15 p.m. through the red doors on the  77th  St. side of the building.
• Grade 5 will be dismissed at 2:15 pm through the red doors on the  76th  St. side of the building.

You must let your child’s teacher know who will meet him/her at dismissal. Only those people indicated on the emergency blue cards will be allowed to pick up your child from school.   NO EXCEPTIONS.   Only persons 18 years or older should be listed on the emergency blue card.  Only 4th and 5th grade students will have permission to walk home alone if a parent chooses to complete the “walk home alone” form which can be found in the back-to-School Notices Packet.  All “walkers” should go directly home after being dismissed by their teacher and should not congregate outside the school building or in the schoolyard.

*Please stop by the main office if any changes need to be made with  addresses or phone numbers or if you need to add or remove pick-up names from your child's blue card.

*In order to accommodate our NIA ExpandED program the schoolyard will be closed after dismissal  each day. Therefore, students and families will not have access to the playground area after dismissal each day.

           No Animals Allowed in the Schoolyard

             In order to protect the school community and keep all students and staff safe, no animals are allowed on school grounds. This includes bringing animals to the schoolyard during dismissal. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your understanding.

Early Dismissal

Prior notification, in writing, must be made for any early pick-up . Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside of school hours.  Early pick-ups are strongly discouraged because of the disruption it causes to classroom instruction.

For security reasons, no child in any grade will be dismissed early unless picked up by a parent or guardian and signed out in the main office by someone who is on the blue card. Our office personnel will arrange for your child to report to the main office at the time requested.

School Breakfast and Lunch Information

• Breakfast is served daily from 7:30 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. in the cafeteria. Students can enter through the main entrance beginning at 7:30 a.m. if they want to eat breakfast at school. After 7:55 a.m. the main doors will be closed for breakfast in the cafeteria.
• Hot and cold lunch are served daily. If your child prefers their own lunch you may also send lunch with your child in a labeled lunch box..
• School menus can be found here under the Pre-K - 8 Breakfast and Express Hot / Cold Lunch menu option: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/menus

Student Notices and Documents

To ensure the safety of all of our students and maintain the most up to date records, all families will be required to sign and return important forms throughout the school year. Important forms and notices will be sent home in your child’s school folders.

Important September Notices will be sent home with all students on the first day of school and must be returned the next day.  These forms will include 2 Blue Emergency Cards, Photo/Video Release Form, Evacuation Form, and more.

Emergency Blue Cards:  Each child is required to have an up-to-date Emergency Blue Card on file.  Each child will be required to send in two copies of the blue card (one large and one small).   You may update the information on the cards at any time directly by going to the main office or contacting the school at 718-236-7071.   Only individuals listed on the blue card have permission to pick up a child.  

NYCDOE Attendance Policy

PS 186 will adhere to the NYCDOE Attendance Policy. Please read through this document carefully and become familiar with the expectations.  

Please review the following important  guidelines that PS 186 is following as part of our Attendance Policy:

Expectations

Attendance every day is required for students’ academic success.  Perfect attendance is the goal. Having 90% attendance means a student is missing 18+ days over a school year—nearly a month of instruction—and are at risk for dropping out later in school. With regular attendance, students learn the skills and habits to succeed in their academic and social lives. Any time a student is below the 90%, they are considered chronically absent.

NY State regulations require schools to maintain records that verify student attendance. Attendance will  be recorded daily. Late arrivals and early departures must also be recorded.

Absences

A student who is not in school when attendance is taken each morning is marked absent for the day.  If the student comes in late, the teacher will be able to change the ‘absent’ to ‘late’ before the end of the school day.   Absences may be excused (but not eliminated) for reasons listed below. Excused absences will still appear as absences on a student’s records. The attendance team will follow up with families about persistent attendance issues, including recurrent absences that may be considered excused.

Excused Absences

• Illness/Injury: When a student is unable to attend school due to illness or injury, a document or notification (call or note from the family or doctor) is required to indicate it as excused. [reason code 01, 02, 35]
• If an accommodation is required to return to school (cast or medication), families must notify the school before sending their child in in order to properly plan for accommodations, be prepared for restrictions  and apply for a possible 504 plan for their needs.
• Head Lice: The school follows the DOE policy on Head Lice.  

• Religious Observation: When a student is unable to attend school due to religious observation, the family’s request in writing is required to indicate an excused absence. Please refer to Chancellor’s Regulation A-630. [reason code 05]
• Family Emergency: When a student is unable to attend school due to a death or an emergency, notification and documentation by the family is required to indicate an excused absence. [reason code 03, 06 or 08] 
• If a student requires support to return to school (transportation, counseling, supplies, clothing,  etc.), the family should call the school to speak with an administrator who will connect the family to a School Counselor or Social Worker to discuss the child’s needs and come up with a plan to support the child.
• Pre-arranged appointments: When a student is unable to attend school due to appointments with the court, social services, or other city agencies, notification and documentation by the family is required to indicate an excused absence. [reason code 06 or 33].

**Whenever possible, families are expected to schedule appointments, including school visits and doctors’ visits, outside of regular school hours, or to schedule appointments first thing in the day or at the end of the day so the student does not miss an entire day of school.

Unexcused Absences

• Unexplained Absences: Families are expected to notify the school whenever a student is unable to attend school, either in advance of the absence (preferred) or following the absence. Without explanation of a reason, the absence(s) are considered unexcused. [no reason code]
• Immunization Exclusion: When a student is unable to attend school due to lack of appropriate immunizations, the absence(s) are considered unexcused. Please refer  to Chancellor’s Regulation A-701. [reason code 17=unexcused]
• Family Vacations or Travel: Families should plan vacations and trips when school is not in session. If students do miss school, families must work with the school to develop plans for take-home and make-up work. [reason code 25=unexcused]

When a child is absent, you may call the school at (718) 236-7071 or email 20K186_Attendance@groups.schools.nyc and we will address each situation individually.

When a student returns from a full-day absence, he/she must submit a note or documentation to his/her classroom teacher or submit it via Remind. A record of the absence (excused or not) will be shared with all of the student’s teachers and the school administration.

**For any absence, students must make up any exams, quizzes,screeners,  interim assessments, or other tests. It is the family’s responsibility to coordinate make-up work with the teachers.

If a student is out for an extended period of time, families are asked to attend a conference and complete a transition plan that will include a schedule for missed classwork during  after school or Saturday upon return. Please make sure all contact information is up-to-date so that we can reach you with any questions or concerns if your child does not return in a timely manner.  

Notification of absences

Every family of a student who is not in school by the time attendance is taken will be notified through a phone call.  All families should provide a reason or documented note to explain the absence.  

It is very important to keep all contact information updated. Please alert Lori Picardi, Pupil Accounting Secretary,  at lpicardi@schools.nyc.gov of any changes to address or phone numbers and be prepared to provide appropriate documentation and proof of address.

• Families can check student attendance online with a NYC School Account.  
• At the end of each marking period the family should review the record of attendance that appears on the report card. If an error has been made, notify the classroom teacher. Errors in the attendance or lateness record cannot be corrected after mid-July.
• After the current school year, inaccurate attendance and lateness records may be amended, per Chancellor’s Regulation A-820 as a letter to the student's file.
• If families have any questions or concerns about getting students to school every day, they can call (718) 236-7071 to speak to an administrator or email one of our School  Counselors:

Pina Pietanza: ppietanza@schools.nyc.gov

             Anthony Venosa: avenosa@schools.nyc.gov

Lateness

A student is considered late if they do not enter the building before 8:10 am. Any student who is late must come through the front entrance where they will receive a late pass. All latenesses are documented. Latenesses cause a disruption in instruction and affect a students’ progress.  Please ensure

When students are frequently absent or late

• The school ensures that appropriate outreach and guidance interventions are provided for students who exhibit attendance problems, including arriving late, or leaving early. Guidance counselors, teachers, social workers, or other school staff can all be involved in facilitating attendance resolutions.
• After five absences (or lateness/leaving early), excused or not, a guidance conference will be scheduled to understand the reasons why and set up an intervention plan.
• Whenever students miss ten days in a row, outreach to the family is required to understand and try to resolve the reasons for the absences. For students in grade 8 and under, such outreach is also required when the students miss 20 days within three months.
• For continued unexcused absences (or lateness, leaving early), the student appears before the Attendance Review Board to review the results of conferences and the contract and to make further recommendations that may include:

• Home visit or family conferences to better understand causes;
• Home visits as an intervention;
• Family coaching or individual counseling on time management or managing family issues;
• Referral to ACS preventive agency services to address underlying reasons;
• Special education assessment or revision to IEP or BIP;
• Connection to outside agency or program for additional services;
• Family Assessment Program for truancy and potential PINS (Person in Need of Supervision) petition;
• Alternative setting/program, if applicable.

• Disciplinary responses to "Infraction A01 Unexcused absence from school" cannot exceed a family conference, i.e., cannot result in exclusion from activities or removal from class. Disciplinary responses to "Infraction A03/B04 Being late for school or class" or "B03 Cutting classes" cannot exceed an in-school action, i.e., can result in exclusion from activities or communal lunchtime, but not in removal from class.
• Non-Attending Students: Students must be assigned to a full academic program and a transition plan in the morning following a return to school. Families must expect regular outreach to establish the safety and well-being of non-attending students and continuing interventions to return the student to school or apply an appropriate discharge.

Questions regarding attendance? Call us in the main office any school day at

 (718) 236-7071

School calendar

The school calendar is posted on the https://www.schools.nyc.gov/calendar/2024-2025-school-year-calendar and www.PS186.com. They are  updated to show upcoming school events and testing schedules. It is also shared at the PTA and all school events.

Attendance and course grades

No number of absences can prevent promotion to the next grade or graduation. However, it is more likely that a student who misses school will have lower grades, test scores and may not meet the academic standards for promotion or graduation and are in danger of being “Promotion in Doubt”.

• Students are not required to make up the exact hours of missed instructional time. If students master course content and satisfactorily meet expectations, they must receive credit for the year. It is the student and family’s responsibility to arrange for make-up work and they may be asked to participate in lunch, after school or Saturday lessons.
• Complete school grading and make-up policies are posted/shared in the handbook and at PS186.com

Special Circumstances

• Hospitalization or treatment: Admission to a private, acute, in- or out-patient program generally includes a consent to educate agreement with tutoring services at the facility. With this documentation, absences are considered excused [reason code 02]. The school maintains the student on the school’s active register and the family helps with the education and transition plans. For long-term treatment, families may consider if home instruction, hospital instruction, or a ReStart Academy is an appropriate option.

• Admission to a NYS Department of Mental Health Residential Treatment Facility is a discharge.

• Court-involved students: When a student returns to the school from a D79 program or another facility, the school must program the student and assign him/her to attend class as quickly as possible.

Emergency school closings or delayed openings

When hazardous conditions develop because of inclement weather,  an announcement to close schools or delay openings will be made by television, radio and other communications devices, including the NYC DOE website. A message will also be announced on our school website, ps186.com and a phone messenger and Remind message will be sent home.   If the school building is closed for any reason, all students will be working remotely. All students should know how to log on the Google Classroom.  

Epipen & Medication Policy

Notify the school nurse or your child's teacher immediately if he/she has any medical concerns.

• Proper documentation is required for all medications and epipens. The school nurse will approve all medications and epipens after proper documentation is submitted.
• All medications and epipens must be signed in with the school nurse at the beginning of the school year and signed out by a parent/guardian at the end of the school year.
• It is recommended that 2 epi pens are left at school so one can stay in the nurse’s office and one can follow the child throughout the day.
• All injuries must be reported and documented to the school administration with explicit instruction on what activities may or may not be permitted. All physical limitations and duration must be reported to school administration as soon as possible.

Safety Drills and Emergency Procedures

Currently, all schools must implement GRP where appropriate to respond to safety/emergency situations that may result in an evacuation, shelter-in or lockdown. In accordance with New York State Education Law Section 807, all schools are required to conduct four lockdown drills per year in addition to eight evacuation drills, for a total of twelve emergency drills annually.

• Evacuate: (Fire Drills)-Students will follow faculties’ directions in leading students quickly and safely outside the building and away from any potential danger.  

In the event of a serious threat to the school building, students will be evacuated to one of the following sites listed below:

Primary                                             Secondary                                                  Off –Site/Alternate

P.S. 205                                P.S. 204                                    New Utrecht HS

6701 20th Avenue                        8101 15th Avenue                        1601 80 Street

Brooklyn, New York 11204         Brooklyn, New York 11228                Brooklyn, NY 11214

 ** Please note the information above is contingent upon school closures

and is subject to change if necessary. **

• Lockdown Drill - Students remain silent and move out of sight, away from the door. Teacher closes the lights and locks the door to ensure safety and awaits clearance from administration. 
• Shelter-In: (The threat is outside the building)- the students and staff will remain inside the building and follow the directions of staff. No one will be permitted to enter or  leave the building during a shelter-in situation.

Teacher Conferences and Communication

• A Welcome back Family Curriculum Night will take place in September.
• Parent Teacher Conferences will be held virtually in November and March.  Conferences are an important time for parents/guardians and teachers to meet and communicate about your child’s progress towards meeting academic standards.  Please make every effort to attend and review your child’s report card and class work. Conferences are held in September, November, January, March and May. More information will follow and schedules will be available to families when dates are determined.  
• End of year Parent Conference event will take place in  May.
• Parent/Teacher Communications: Teachers will have designated times throughout the week to communicate with families. Each teacher will provide their schedule to all families on the first day of school.

NIA Program

We are proud to offer an After School Program to students in grades K-5.  Our NIA After School Program will be in session for  students who are accepted into the program.  Information on registration is provided during the month of August through school Remind and is posted on our school website.  All students must complete an application in order to be considered for the program. The application can be found here: https://discoverdycd.dycdconnect.nyc/home

NIA After School offers extended opportunities for students to engage in enrichment courses in the arts and sciences as well as provide them with academic support.  The program will run from 2:20 p.m. until 5:10 p.m.  Dismissal begins directly after.

We ask that families be respectful of the program's end time. The NIA ExpandED Program will provide support with student assignments  as well as programs that build character, social and emotional growth, community awareness, appreciation for the arts and opportunities to build academic success.  For more information or to contact our program director Learta Haliti, please call (718) 236-7071 ext. 1032.

PTA

PS 186 has a very active Parent Teacher Association. We are proud of the wonderful events that our PTA plans and the support they provide throughout the school year.  Our PTA coordinates several events for the families and students of PS 186 such as Picture Day, Halloween Walk, Holiday Boutique, Holiday Lighting Celebrations, Plant Sales, School Carnival, and Spring Auction. All new students will receive a gold school spirit shirt. We are thankful for the PTA and all of the events they support such as; Senior Dance, and Dance Festival.  In September, our PTA will ask for your help through a $15 minimum donation. This contribution will greatly benefit the school community.  Please help support all of the wonderful activities sponsored by our PTA! Your support for our PTA and all of the wonderful activities they sponsor is greatly appreciated!

Any parent who would like to help with the PTA should contact our PTA president at  ptaof186@gmail.com.

PTA meetings will be held virtually and in person. A schedule of the PTA meetings will be posted on the school website at ps186.com.