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Cary Elementary PTA Budget
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Fiscal Year 26-27
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Projected Actual
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June 30th, 2026June 30th 2026Jul-26Aug-26Sep-26Oct-26Nov-26Dec-26Jan-27Feb-27Mar-27Apr-27May-27Jun-27Remaining
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Beginning Balance Checking
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Beginning Balance Savings
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Outlays (pending)
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21,050 -
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Estimated costs for the 2026 - 2027 fiscal year
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2025 / 20262026 / 2027 (Preliminary Proposed)
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Learning Support
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Book Stop (100) (100)
*Emailed Jessa Bliss on 4/12 re: thoughts on a proposed budget - likely keep at $100
100
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Cultural Arts (7,000) (7,000)
*Per cultural arts chair, budgets are finalized in early September. Request to keep SALY for now
7,000
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Field Trip Scholarships (200) -
*discussed as a Board - $0 used to date or in prior year. Per budget narrative, last time this was used was $96 in 2018. Propose to combine with Advocacy this year
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Lunch fund (100) -
*discussed as a Board if still needed - $0 used to date or in prior year. $60 used in 2022. Propose to combine with Advocacy this year
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School administration grant (1,600) (1,600)
*$1,200 this year went to Nicky's folders. Purpose of this fund is for expenses that "arise w/o warning" - i.e. umbrellas for carpool team one year. Nicky's folders will be a recurring expense. Propose to keep SALY
1,600
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Book Fair Credits (book fund) (1,700) (1,700)
*Intended to represent book fair credits (to be used for media center book purchases). Renamed from "Special Grants: Media Center"
1,700
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Special grants: common (1,000) -
*Per feedback from the Specials teachers, will increase the individual Specials grants vs. having an additional common fund
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Special grants: arts (250) (500) 500
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Special grants: music (250) (500) 500
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Special grants: PE (250) (500) 500
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Special grants: stem (250) -
*no STEM in 2025 / 2026 or 2026 / 2027
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Special grants: Guidance - (200) 200
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Art show (100) (100) 100
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Musical (900) (900)
*Final fees owed to Cary Arts Center pending as of 5/13 - for this preliminary budget, keeping SALY. Can adjust for final once final 2025 / 2026 spend is known
900
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Field Day (250) (400)
*increasing for cost of snacks, activity needs, etc.
400
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Teacher Mini Grants (3,000) (3,000)
*refine list of teachers ahead of final budget - propose $100 / teacher for 2026 / 2027 year (SALY)
3,000
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Teacher & Staff Support
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Hospitality (4,000) (6,000)
*Funds welcome breakfast from this (back to school teacher retreat) + break-room restocks + propose to start doing monthly meals for the teachers
6,000
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Teacher T-Shirts (700) (700) 700
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Teacher Appreciation (5,000) (4,000)
*discussed as a Board increasing Hospitality budget and decreasing teacher appreciation (hospitality budget covers a much wider range of activities / expenses)
4,000
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Teacher / Instr. Assist of the Year Banquets (500) (500)
*SALY due to relatively fixed nature of costs
500
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Community Support
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5th Grade Graduation (1,000) (1,000)
*t-shirts plus Kona ice truck (keep SALY for prelim budget). Adjust for final once final 2025 / 2026 spend is known
1,000
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Advocacy (1,000) (500)
*decreasing to $500 due to other sources of funding for back-pack buddies. The $500 now includes lunch fund and field trip funds (if needed)
500
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Book Fair 2,000 1,700
*for 2025 / 2026 year, book credits = book spend (no additional profit). Assuming same vendor for 2026 / 2027 school year, setting budget to net to $0
(1,700)Note 2
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Events: Talent Show (1,600) (1,600)
*anticipate expenses to be relatively similar in 2026 / 2027 year
1,600
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Events: Trunk or Treat (1,200) (1,200)
*anticipate expenses to be relatively similar in 2026 / 2027 year
1,200
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Events: Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Days (100) (300)
*increasing budget to account for cost of breakfast foods / snacks
300
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Grade / Classroom Level Playdates (500) (500)
*anticipate expenses to be relatively similar in 2026 / 2027 year
500
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Kindergarten T-Shirts (525) (525)
*anticipate expenses to be relatively similar in 2026 / 2027 year
525
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Facilities Support
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Filters: Water (400) -
*not needed for 2026 / 2027 year
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Filters: Air (1,200) (800)
*decreasing expense due to extra filters purchased in 2025 / 2026 year
800
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Grounds & Paw Patch (800) (500)
*$500 p/d/w Ground chair
500
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Media Center Renovation + Outdoor Classroom (24,000) (16,000)
*$5.6k for remaining media center phase and remaining allocated for outdoor classroom project
16,000
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PTA Administration
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Bank Fees (50) (50) *de minimis 50
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Dues (1,000) (1,200)
*dues per member increasing from $5.25 to $6.25. Increase in budget reflects this
1,200
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Insurance (385) (385)
*SALY due to relatively fixed nature of costs
385
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Interest Income 300 300
*anticipate relatively the same amount of interest income
(300)
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Money Minder (200) (200) 200
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Office Supplies (200) (700)
*combining printing and office supplies budgets for 2026 / 2027 year
700
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Printing (500) -
*combining printing and office supplies budgets for 2026 / 2027 year
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PTA Meetings (300) (500)
*cost of pizza / drinks for meetings
500
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Tax Compliance (300) (300)
*SALY due to relatively fixed nature of costs
300
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Website & Domain (200) (200)
*SALY due to relatively fixed nature of costs
200
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Estimated income for the 2025 - 2026 fiscal year
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Fund-Raising Programs
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Apex Fun Run 30,000 30,000
*anticipate similar results for 2026 / 2027 year based on last two years
(30,000)
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Community Events 1,000 -
*no participation anticipated in 2026 / 2027 (same as 2025 / 2026)
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Membership 1,200 1,200
*conservatively keeping SALY
(1,200)
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Spirit Nights 900 1,000
*Shake Shack + Dairy Queen most profitable Sprit nights. Plan for 2x / each in 2026 / 2027 year
(1,000)
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Spirit Wear / Cougar Den 1,500 300
*prelim 2026 / 2027 based on YTD actual 2025 / 2026
(300)
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EPI School Supplies - 800
*prelim 2026 / 2027 based on YTD actual 2025 / 2026
(800)
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Business Sponsorships 5,000 2,000
*prelim 2026 / 2027 based on YTD actual 2025 / 2026
(2,000)
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Donations 1,000 1,000 (1,000)
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Givebacks 200 200 (200)
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Harris Teeter 50 -
*no participation anticipated in 2026 / 2027 (same as 2025 / 2026)
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Lowes Foods 50 -
*no participation anticipated in 2026 / 2027 (same as 2025 / 2026)
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Publix 50 -
*no participation anticipated in 2026 / 2027 (same as 2025 / 2026)
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R City Rocks 50 -
*no participation anticipated in 2026 / 2027 (same as 2025 / 2026)
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