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Welcome to the Parents & Teachers of IA East (PTIA). 

Link to our PTIA May 31st newsletter 
Link to our 2022 Overview & Fundraising Goals 
Link to our
2021/2022 Accomplishments / Programs
 

SHARE YOUR EMAIL
(if you haven't already via this site) to stay in touch so we can notify you of some of our events and tips from parents: Contact Form 

COMING TO SCHEDULE PICK-UP DAY/ORIENTATION/PHOTO on AUGUST 18th?   Plan to stay and stop by from 3-5pm on the 18th at IA to meet other families, students and your PTIA TEAM.  Your PTIA will be on hand with Cold Treats & Cookies for students and parents and bring card games, Jenga, connect four and more for some Casual Fun in the sun as a community.   We will also have an icebreaker game to help you and your students make new connections as they start the school year. 


DONATE and Support the PTIA. 
Annual Donation Drive. Our 2022/2023 campaign goal is to raise $12,000 to invest back into supporting ongoing excellence at IA East.  Key areas of funding include teachers (teacher grants for classrooms and curriculum), students (new enrichment scholarships), senior graduation gifts (every senior gets a IA blanket - a loved tradition and we also host an essay scholarship in May), community building activities and other school modernization projects. CLICK HERE: PTIA Donation Form

Start the year by helping show our IA Teachers we appreciate.  Contribute items to the Snack Cart for the 23rd and help them with snacks as they get ready to greet your student the next day! Sign Up Here 

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NEW FAMILY WELCOME Orientation Night PPT 6/16 This presentation was shared at the event and has links   Click here for the PPT

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2022!   
We hope you are enjoying your personalized Senior Blankets - a gift from your PTIA. 

Grads, your journey with IA doesn't have to end with graduation.  We have started an effort to help build connections for you with other IA grads and students and welcome your participation. 

Graduate/Alumni Contact Form
Join our new student alumni database to connect to other graduates and current students as you begin your next journey. Fill out this google contact form.  

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Our Social Media / Connect with PTIA East Online

  • Facebook: Search “PTIA-EAST” in FB GroupsJoin https://www.facebook.com/groups/724534841221511​
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  • Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ptiaeast/
 
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTIAEast

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2022/2023  PTIA Meetings with the School/Parents

First PTIA Meeting; AUGUST 30th In Person in the Cafeteria at IA East with Principal Brinks, A Teacher Representative and your PTIA Board.  Tuesday night: 7-8:30pm 
Agenda Includes:

- Important School & Curriculum Updates
- Tips & Advice from Parents "what I wish I knew..."
- Networking time to meet other parents
- & More 


Don't Miss These Monthly PTIA / Principal Brinks Meetings.  Calendar for the year to be posted soon. Typically 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of the month 7-8:30pm.  If Covid situation changes, we always do zoom when we cannot meet in person as a parent community. 

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Past PTIA Meetings 2021/2022

The PTIA meets monthly during school year (2nd or 3rd Tuesdays) from 7-8:30pm, typically via zoom.  Topics vary, but there is always a current update from Principal Brinks and the PTIA and ability to meet other parents during mtgs).  Below are some examples of the most recent meetings.  Minutes will be posted at a later date. 

6/14/2022:
PTIA ELECTIONS & Final PTIA / Principal Brinks Mtg  via Zoom, 7-8:30pm

Election Results

PTIA 2022/2023 Officers:
Kaushika Patel, President
Abi Swaminatham - Co-President
Abhishek Vimal - Co-Vice President 
Sue Kumar - Co-Vice President
Rashmi Singh - Co-Treasurer
Raju Nakum - Co-Treasurer
Leslie McGill Mayotte- Co-Recording Secretary
Allison Ball - Co-Recording Secretary

PTIA 2022/2023 Committee Leaders
Savita Birajdar - Communications Chair

Gayathri P - Student Programs / Senior Activities Co-Chair
OPEN - Student Programs / Senior Activities Co-Chair

Amee Doshi - Teacher Appreciation / Outreach Co-Chair
OPEN - Teacher Appreciation / Outreach Co-Chair 
OPEN - Webmaster / Technology Chair

Thank you.  Any questions or interest in volunteering this coming year, contact us at our main email: ptiaeast.sec@gmail.com 

Congrats to our new team, I look forward to working with all of you! 

Kaushika, 
President, PTIA Board 


PTIA East -- What we do for the IAE Community and Students/Teachers

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5/31/2022: PTIA Career Panel Night, 7-8:30 via zoom  

Career Panel: 6 Professionals provided students with insights and tips in order to help students prepare for their future.  See the PDF of the panelists who spoke. 

Our 6 Career Panel Speakers:
* Allison Ball, MD: BIO Link 
* Leslie McGill-Mayotte, RN: BIO Link 
* Srinath Srivatsavan: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssrivatsavan/
* Rashmi Singh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashmi-singh-ba00611/
* Shuchi Bhargava: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuchi-bhargava-633a4716/
* Rahul Kumar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rk9834/

Thank you for joining us in this first in a series of career development programming that we plan for students as a PTIA.

Miss the meeting?  See the link from Principal Brinks 
Check out the Sunday 6/12 or 6/19 weekly Principal Brinks newsletter sent to all students and families to find the link to the google drive (not posting here as it's only for IA community) which captures some of the panelists Q&A responses.  Very valuable resource to read for students and alumni in college. 

PARENTS & ALUMNI -- Want to help with this new program: Career Explorations Initiative in the future?   Please fill out the google form here.

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5/14/2022: Monthly PTIA Meeting with Principal Brinks & TSD Assistant Superintendent (covering upcoming capital improvement bond updates and spring TSD update), 7-8:30 via zoom 

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2021/2022 PTIA Fundraising Campaign- Goal is $8000.00
We've raised $1800 of our goal so far.  Donations for this school year can be made until June 30th, 2022.


GET THE BENEFIT of a TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. 
​Make an easy electronic donation via paypal link https://paypal.me/ptiaeast 
The paypal will say Rebecca Lukasik as she is the current year treasurer, but all funds go directly into the PTIA non-profit account to fund programs.  Just note "fundraising" in the notes with your paypal donation.   You can also still drop off cash or a check made to the PTIA in an envelope and mark it for "fundraising".   

We want to thank all the families that have helped us to date with our budget shortfall. 

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Become a PTIA Member:
Please indicate family name or student name in your paypal payment so we can match it to the hard copy / digital PDF Membership Form.   Or if simply sending in funds to support the PTIA, please note it as "donation/fundraising".   All donations are deductible. 

  • ​Link to PayPal to pay your dues.  You can also make a general donation to support the PTIA and all we do for the school and students.  Simply add a note in paypal "donation/fundraising" or "membership dues"
  • Link to MEMBERSHIP FORM - we will be modernizing this and making it an online form by end of June for new members and renewing members.  ​ ​
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Other Easy Year Round Fundraising:

Simply select PTIA as the charity or organization so you support the school when you shop!  


  • Instructions: amazon_and_kroger.docx 
  • Select PTIA-East to your AMAZON SMILE purchases
  • Select IAEAST PTIA in Kroger shopping 
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Wondering why we ask for memberships or donations and what we do with those funds?  

The PTIA provides volunteers and financial support for all kinds of events for our students and teachers, including student clubs and teacher appreciation lunches, educational grants and scholarships, student social activities and family/community events.  More importantly we fund significant capital improvements to modernize and improve instruction and the environment for students & teachers at IAE that aren't funded through other available TSD resources.  We also launched a new Teacher grant program this year to set aside additional funds for classroom or instructional materials to enhance curriculum goals.   This is why we ask each of you to contribute to the PTIA as a way of giving directly back to your student's IAE experiences. 

In 2021/2022, we authorized and spent close to $16,000 back into IAE improvements or programs from our reserve which we need to replenish with fundraising next year. 


  • Purchase classroom enrichment materials including supplies and equipment. ($12,000 invested back into the library (furniture, flexible tables etc), created a new meeting space, new media  for shared collaboration, portable printer stations for students in hallways and so much more).
  • Provide Teacher Grants via new program launched in 2022 ($4000 approved grant allocation)

Other projects and programs during the year that our PTIA leads: 
  • Provide a communication link between parents, students, staff and the community.
  • Maintain the PTIA East website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts to share information with community (future newsletter being developed).
  • Publish an IA East Directory (future project).
  • Support socials and dances for students (Homecoming, Spring Fling, Charity Ball).
  • Support the IA East Olympics throughout Spirit Week and during the Olympic events.
  • Provide nutritious snacks during exams.
  • Organize and sponsor the Senior All Night Party & Senior Blankets Gift From PTIA ($4100+ for all 148 graduating seniors of 2022) and, Senior Yard Signs (need volunteers/more time to do it next year).
  • Provide meals for the staff during Parent/Teacher conferences and various professional days
  • Organize and sponsor Teacher Appreciation Lunches and gift cards twice a year.
  • Host a year-end Teacher / Staff luncheon as a Thank You during finals week.
  • Award PTIA Scholarships (launching new program in 2022/2023 for all grades towards enrichment)
  • Support the various school Clubs and student activities through monetary or volunteer support (mentoring to new Conrad Challenge program, other requests).
  • Implement new programs of value, such as the new Career Explorations Initiative: Launched a Parent Career Panel with 6 panelists answering student questions this past May 31 and so much MORE! 

How do we do all of this above? 
With volunteers and importantly with your fundraising support and your membership dues ($35 annual membership per family)! 

Please help us help your students, teachers and the school.

What do we do at our meetings? 
In our past months during prior school year we had informative updates, attendee ice breakers, Q&A session for Freshman families, learned about graduation plans for seniors, gained insight into report cards at IA, shared feedback on how things are going for students, learned about programs the school has that support students with wellness workshops and tutoring and so much more.   We also passed the budget, an addendum and voted on continuing the popular Senior Blanket Gifts and Essay Scholarship programs. 

All families interested in IA are invited to join in these Zoom calls to meet other IA families and staff to learn what's going on at the school and how to support your students as they progress through IA East.   Mr Brinks does a monthly school update at the start of each meeting for families. 

The Next PTIA Meetings:  
Forward meetings after June 30th will be posted in early August, typically our first meeting will be the first or second week of school so it may be the first week of September this year with the newly updated school start date of 8/24/2022.

During a typical "Non-Virtual/Hybrid" school year, below is a sampling of some of the events we help organize, support or volunteer at for IA EAST.
This past year we focused on virtual speakers & events and invite you to share your ideas to connect virtually as an IAE community. 

Fall 
* Homecoming Dance
* Parent Teacher Conferences
* Cultural events with Students 
* Support Teachers with snacks/drinks during early release

Winter

* Teacher Gift Fundraisers
* Charity Ball Dance

Spring
​* Staff / Teacher Appreciation Week
* Honors Night
* Senior Prom
* Graduation Day for Class of 2020
* Senior Scholarships - Essay Contest
​* Senior Gifts  (a custom IA keepsake blanket with every Senior's name on it funded by the PTIA - loved by students!)


IAE School website:
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www.iatoday.org 

Student Clubs at IAE 
(Links to clubs will be posted in school emails as school begins)

https://sites.google.com/bloomfield.org/iaclubs/east-campus-clubs

2022 US News Rankings
 
International Academy is ranked #52 

​Best High Schools in America 


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Meet the New PTIA 2022/2023 Board Team  PDF HERE

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NEW 2022/2023 PTIA Board & New Freshman family orientation deck



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