PS37 CORDERO PTA GENERAL
MEMBERS MEETING
DATE: March 16, 2026
TIME: 8:30 PM
MEETING TYPE: Virtual
AGENDA
KIRSTEN MEISTER
President
PRACHI BHARDWAJ
Vice-president
MEGAN FOX
Treasurer
SARA GORAL
Secretary
SMARANDA GRAJDIERU
FALLON ZATORSKI
Enrichment
AURELIA PELLETIER
Kindness
REBECCA PINCHBACK
KATARINA SCHWARTZ
Events
KIRSTEN ZAYAS
Sustainability
AIMEE SHARROCK
Neurodiversity
ALISSA NANN
Community Liaison
KIMBERLY ARNOVE
Middle School
DENISE DASH
Communications
SYLVIA CHARLES
STEAM
NISHA PATEL
Class Parents
MEET THE PTA
BOARD
UPDATES
PRESIDENTS + VICE PRESIDENT
PTA: What’s Happening
UPDATES
PRINCIPAL CABRERA + VICE PRINCIPAL VALDORA
Cordero Leadership: What’s Happening
UPDATES
JC BOE
PTA Board Updates
UPDATES
JC BOE
PTA Board Updates
ENRICHMENT
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
247 registrations
177 participants
22 courses
THANK YOU TO JENNY AND OUR VOLUNTEERS - THE PROGRAM CANNOT RUN WITHOUT YOU
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: enrichment@ps37pta.org
YOUR FEEDBACK DRIVES OUR PROGRAMMING!
ENRICHMENT SPRING PROGRAM: Feb 9th, 2026 - May 7th, 2026 | |||||||
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | ||||
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
Tennis (Gr. K-1) | Soccer by GSA (Gr. 1-2/3-5) | Soccer by GSA (Gr. PreK4-K) | LEGO Engineering (Gr. 1-3) | Art (Gr. PreK4-K) | Baseball/Softball Skills Clinic (Gr 2-5) | Tennis (Gr. 2-5) | Dungeons & Dragons (Gr. 2 - 5) |
Simple Sweets (Gr. PreK4-1) | Coding: Scratch Level 1: Beginner** (Gr. 2-5) | LEGO Engineering (Gr. PreK4-K) | Learn the Rubik's Cube! (Gr. 1-6) | Chess Level 1: Beginner ** (Gr. K-4) | | Ai Explorers Lab (Gr. 2-5) | |
Coding: Scratch Level 2: Intermediate** (Gr. 2-5) | | Art (Gr. 1-3) | | Music & Movement (Gr. Prek4-K) | | Chess Level 2: Intermediate** (Gr. K-4) | |
Rising Voices Choir (Gr. 2-5) | | Public Speaking by Edge up (Gr. 2-5) | | | | Literacy Crafts (Gr. PreK4-K) | |
| | | | | | Bollywood Dancing (Gr. PreK4-1) | |
HOLI
THANKS
PTA Board Updates
Endless gratitude to our volunteers, sign maker Katarina, blue color finder Tiia, our custodial staff and happy staff & students!
STEAM
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
Thank you to everyone who planned, volunteered, and participated at this year’s STEM +Families event! It was a great success with so many families showing up to participate and learning together. Please be in touch: steam@ps37pta.org if you have any feedback or want to help next year!
TREASURER
UPDATES
Thank you for your support:
TREASURER
UPDATES
KINDNESS COMMITTEE
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
With the help of our 5th graders and The Jimenez Family, the Kindness Committee was able to purchase The Little Kindness Box!
Let the fun begin! Please reach out to The Kindness Committee (kindness@ps37pta.org) if you would like to help build the box and help with the weighted planter!
Hold on to those little treasures and trinkets, The Little Kindness Box will be up and running in May!
EVENTS COMMITTEE
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
NEURODIVERSITY COMMITTEE
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
Hydroponics will be up and running by the end of March. Thank you to everyone involved in making this project a success. Any questions you may have, or if you’re interested in joining our sustainability initiative, please reach out the Middle School Chair.
We are proud to collaborate with Principal Cabrera and the school for the ring ceremony. It was a successful and beautiful event organized by the school. Congratulations Class of 2026!
Middle School is collaborating with Cordero and the Flo Initiative to ensure menstrual equity. This will ensure that all students have the supplies needed to continue uninterrupted education. If you would like more information on what this means, or how to get involved, email us at middleschoolcommitteeps37pta.org
Lastly, we are looking for a new Middle School Chair for next year. We can’t continue these programs without our wonderful volunteers. Consider reaching out for information.
JCPS Parent Ambassador Meeting
UPDATES
PTA Board Updates
Monthly meetings hosted by Superintendent Dr. Fernandez with a parent representative from each district public school to discuss topics of interests
No February meeting with Dr. Fernandez
Remember to Utilize: Parent Outreach Hotline
1-(800) 768-9780
Parent Hotline – For Parents and Community – Jersey City Public Schools
GUEST SPEAKER
ELEANA LITTLE, WARD E COUNCILPERSON
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
IMPORTANT DATES & REMINDERS
Blue font is PTA event
TAG DAYS = $1
IMPORTANT DATES & REMINDERS
March 17- Green
March 27- College Day
April 15- Bright Colors/Tie Dye
April 29- Dream Job
May 5- Super Hero
May 22- Summer Vacation
June 1- Hawaiian/Tropical
June 10- Wacky Day
Blue font is PTA tag days
CONTACT
THE PTA
WEBSITE
CONTACT
PS 37
PHONE
201-714-4390:
CALENDAR
CHRONICLES
QUESTIONS?
PUBLIC COMMENT
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP TO BE A PTA MEMBER
YEARLY MEMBERSHIP FEE $15
THANK YOU FOR JOINING!
WE APPRECIATE YOU!
Attendance
ALISSA NANN
ATMIKA JAIN
BETHANY BROTMAN
CATRIONA RUBENIS-STEVENS
CORDERO PTA PRESIDENT
DENISE DASH
ELEANA LITTLE
FALLON ZATORSKI
GRACE PEREZ
HASMEET KAUR
HEATHER MAYONE
IRINA SHAH
JENNIFER BUCCERI
JENNIFER VALDORA
JENNY FIGUEROA
KATTY GOMEZ
KENZIE DIMITRI
KIRSTEN ZAYAS
KRITHIKA RAJKUMAR
LINDSEY LANGE
MAHRUKH KHAN
MEGAN FOX
MELISSA PIERRE
MEREDITH DAVIS
MOLLY COHEN
NATASHA SAHGAL KELLY
NICK KILBY
NINA KIM
NISHA GUPTA PATEL
READ.AI MEETING NOTES
REBECCA BONELL
SARA GORAL
SARAH GROSSMAN
SCHNEDIER
SERGIO CABRERA
SMARANDA GRAJDIERU
STEAM COMMITTEE
TED DAWSON
YASHASWI DEVARU