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Welcome to your PTCO!

¡Bienvenido a su PTCO!

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President Heather Dorthe

Vice President Emilio Benitez

Treasurer Ms. Alexis Taylor

Secretary Cami Koepke

Mission Statement

Purpose

Our mission is to bring families, staff, and the community together through engaging events, volunteer opportunities, and effective fundraising to support our teachers and staff and enrich our students’ school experience.

Nuestra misión es unir a las familias, el personal y la comunidad a través de eventos atractivos, oportunidades de voluntariado y recaudación de fondos efectiva para apoyar a nuestros maestros y personal y enriquecer la experiencia escolar de nuestros estudiantes.

To support the education of children at Adams Elementary by fostering relationships among the school, parents, and staff.

Apoyar la educación de los niños en la Escuela Primaria Adams fomentando las relaciones entre la escuela, los padres y personal.

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Community

  • Fall Fiesta, Tiger Trot, STEAM Fair, Family Prom, Holiday Party
  • Family Picnic, Yearbook
  • Hospitality, Outreach, 5th Grade Committees
  • Staff Appreciation
  • Enrichment
  • Community engagement

Volunteerism

  • Event planning, day-of support
  • On campus: Run Club, Parent Room,

Lost & Found, Library, Book Fair

  • Lunch & Recess

Fundraising

  • Goal: $55K
  • Street Fair, Tiger Trot, Silent Auction, Restaurant Nights, Passive Fundraisers

i.e. Ponces Cares in September

  • Grants, Donations

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2025 - 2026 Initiatives

Room Representative

Increase communication for volunteer opportunities, support classrooms and attendance

Volunteer Coordinator

Organize and direct volunteers to support school needs

New Events

Adams Street Fair Booth, Parents Night Out & Kids Movie Night

School Event Collaboration

Dia De Los Muertos Celebration

In-School Program

Potentially Art FORM

After School Clubs

Robotics, Garden, Soccer, Music

Campus Support

Wall Ball Murals

PTCO Structure

Establish policies and process to bolster alliance between PTCO and School. Ensure PTCO success as it continues to grow each year!

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2024-2025: Raised ~$45k!

Budget Aligned with Adams Elementary admin, staff and

PTCO Board

Budget Highlights:

  • $9k for school supplies, library support, office & nurse supplies
  • $5k for Classroom Enrichment Fund

Recovered Funds:

  • Budget deficit, Art FORM (Pending Teacher Vote), after-school programs, Adams merch

2024-2025: ¡Recaudación de aproximadamente $45,000!

Presupuesto alineado con la administración, el personal y la Junta de la PTCO de la Escuela Primaria Adams.

Puntos destacados del presupuesto:

  • $9,000 para útiles escolares, apoyo a la biblioteca, suministros de oficina y enfermería.
  • $5,000 para el Fondo de Enriquecimiento del Aula.

Fondos recuperados:

  • Déficit presupuestario, Art FORM (pendiente de votación de los maestros), programas extraescolares, mercancía de Adams.

2025-2026 Budget Vote

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Accessibility

Accesibilidad

Updates & Awareness

Actualizaciones y concientización

Volunteer Coordination

coordinación de voluntarios

www.adamsptco.org/volunteers

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On-Campus Volunteers Needed!

  • Parent Room
  • Library and Book Fair Assistance
  • Lost and Found
  • Run Club
  • Sign-up sheets available tonight!

¡Se necesitan voluntarios en el campus!

  • Sala de padres
  • Ayuda con la biblioteca y la feria del libro
  • Artículos perdidos
  • Club de corredores
  • ¡Hojas de inscripción disponibles esta noche!

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Back to School Night (Aug 27th)

  • Whole event help
  • Set-up and take down
  • PTCO table
  • Sell t-shirts
  • Hand-out Paletas
  • Sign-up sheets available tonight!

Noche de Regreso a Clases (27 de agosto)

  • Ayuda durante todo el evento
  • Montaje y desmontaje
  • Mesa de PTCO
  • Venta de camisetas
  • Reparto de paletas
  • ¡Hojas de inscripción disponibles esta noche!

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Carnival Ticket Sales (Sept 8- 19)

  • Adams PTCO sells Carnival tickets at half-price before the Street Fair. Earns 25% of sales (~$6k last year)

Street Fair Parking (Sept 20- 21)

  • Earned ~$4k last year

Street Fair Booth (Sept 20- 21)

  • Promote, sell pre-packaged food/drink

Venta de entradas para el Carnaval (8-19 de septiembre)

  • Adams PTCO vende entradas para el Carnaval a mitad de precio antes de la Feria. Recibe el 25% de las ventas (unos 6000 dólares el año pasado).

Estacionamiento para la Feria (20-21 de septiembre)

  • Recaudación de unos 4000 dólares el año pasado.

Puesto de la Feria (20-21 de septiembre)

  • Promoción y venta de comida y bebida preenvasadas.

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Fall Fiesta (Oct 24th) -

  • Public facing event
  • Typically on the field
  • Partner with Adams Rec Center
  • Trunk-or-Treat?
  • Volunteers to plan the event
  • Volunteers day-of

Fiesta de Otoño (24 de octubre) - Evento público

  • Normalmente en el campo
  • Colaboración con el Centro Recreativo Adams
  • ¿Baúl o trato?
  • Voluntarios para planificar el evento
  • Voluntarios el día del evento

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https://www.danatoon.com/

New Initiatives: Room Representative and Staff Lounge Restock

Nuevas iniciativas: Representante de sala y reposición de personal en la sala

Room Rep – PTCO Partnership

  • Monthly teacher lounge restocks (one grade per month)�
  • End-of-year Staff Appreciation support�
  • Sharing the PTCO activity calendar, including monthly fundraisers and enrichment events (e.g., STEAM Fair)

Representante de aula – Asociación PTCO

  • Reposición mensual de material en la sala de profesores (un grado al mes)
  • Apoyo para el reconocimiento del personal de fin de curso
  • Compartir el calendario de actividades de la PTCO, incluyendo eventos mensuales de recaudación de fondos y actividades de enriquecimiento (p. ej., la Feria STEAM)

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Ponce’s Cares Campaign Selected Adams Elementary for September!

Monthly fundraising initiative by Ponce's Mexican Restaurant in San Diego, California, that supports local non-profits by dedicating a portion of sales from a featured item each month to the selected organization.

¡La campaña Cares de Ponce seleccionó a la escuela primaria Adams para septiembre!

Iniciativa mensual de recaudación de fondos del restaurante mexicano Ponce's en San Diego, California, que apoya a organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro al dedicar una parte de las ventas de un artículo destacado cada mes a la organización seleccionada.

¡Gracias

Ponce’s!

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Thank you!

¡Gracias!

https://www.danatoon.com/

Hospitality Committee!

Meet the Teacher and

Tears & Cheers Volunteers!

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Questions? Comments?

¿Preguntas? ¿Comentarios?

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Thank you!

¡Gracias!

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What’s Art FORM?�Amazing local art studio focused on art education and environmental stewardship. Long-standing positive partnership with Adams Elementary and its staff and students. Adams students earned 18/25 summer camp scholarships this year!

2025-2026 Art FORM Program

Each class participates in 2 engaging art sessions (in-class and in-studio!) Every student will be featured in the end-of-year Art Show!

Benefits!

Popular with students! Customize to curriculum! Walking field trip to the studio! Neighborhood pride! Community Connection! Environmental awareness! Adams Identity. Grows with students each year!

Cost?�Art FORM grant covers 50%! PTCO funds the rest - thanks to awesome community sponsors and this year’s budget!

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Room Representative

PTCO Lead: Rachel Murray

The PTCO Hospitality Committee proposes partnering with Adams teachers to identify a Room Rep for each classroom for the 2025–2026 school year.

This initiative could be introduced at the first Family Wednesday, highlighting classes that already have a rep and identifying those still in need of one.

Room Rep – PTCO Partnership�PTCO will work with teachers and the principal to determine appropriate times for Room Reps to support school-wide activities.

Potential areas of partnership include:

  • Monthly teacher lounge restocks (one grade per month)�
  • End-of-year Staff Appreciation support�
  • Sharing the PTCO activity calendar, including monthly fundraisers and enrichment events (e.g., STEAM Fair)

Next Steps

Hospitality Committee will be in touch the first few weeks of school with more information! Please reach out with any questions!

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Increased this year to $5,000

Classroom Enrichment Fund

Purpose: To enable teachers and staff to enrich classroom experiences for our students through special projects and supplies that are not covered by the District School Supply budget.

  • Divide evenly per classroom like last year? (i.e. $5,000 / 12 classrooms = $412 per class)
  • Divide evenly per staff member?
  • Use as needs for classrooms arise?

Let us know!