Welcome to the Parents & Teachers of IA East (PTIA). ELECTIONS ARE HERE ! Want to get involved, share your talents, connect with families working to improve the experiences students, support the teachers and build a more connected alumni and parent community? We would love to have you submit a BIO and Candidate Statement for any of our open or current positions. We have 6 immediate openings, but you can also run for a position where a volunteer has been in place for current school year. See the PDF with the current and open positions and some descriptions of role specifics. We work as a team and need parents who can commit a few hours a month or more and also take on specific projects to lead (at least 1 or 2) or support as a volunteer. We need self starters who have passion for making a positive impact on the school community. We also need great committee chairs/co-chairs to lead our specific programming goals. Our 2022/2023 Election will be held on June 14th at 7pm - 8:30pm at our monthly Brinks/PTIA meeting via ZOOM. Candidates interested, should submit their BIO/Candidate Statement via the form below to ptiaeast.sec@gmail.com by Tuesday May 31st, 14 days in advance of the election. Candidate information will be sent via email to parent community by Principal Brinks in advance of the zoom elections. We plan to set up a summer vision/planning session as a collective new board. If you have ideas and want to make a real difference, this is a great year to join the PTIA board! Thank you for considering joining our board. Kaushika, President PTIA Board BOARD BIO and Candidate Statement for 2022/2023 Elections PTIA ROLES & COMMITTEES PTIA East -- What We Do & Fundraising ************************************************************* PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR PTIA - CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES, WE HELP OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH YOUR SUPPORT ************************************************************* NEXT MEETING IS ACTUALLY FOR STUDENTS (PARENTS CAN ALSO JOIN IN) MAY 31st at 7pm - 8pm via ZOOM (Parent Career Panel) link to be shared by Principal Brinks with students and via weekly newsletter PARENT CAREER PANEL * Several parents have agreed to be panelists to share their career journey, provide insights to help students prepare for their future and provide other professional and mentoring advice to our student community BE A PANELIST: Interested in joining this or future parent panels as a panelist or supporting this new initiative to bring opportunities for internships, shadowing and career exploration to IAE students, please fill out this google form. Or contact ptiaeast.sec@gmail.com PTIA / Principal Brinks Meeting ELECTION & FINAL 2021/2022 PTIA MEETING June 14th from 7pm-8:30pm ZOOM link to be shared by Principal Brinks in weekly newsletter *** YEAR END FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN $8000.00 *** We are making a request for funding support to continue our PTIA programs and replenish our operating budget from this year. We've borrowed from one time savings to fund $12,000 capital improvements in the library, shared spaces and school, $4100 in Senior Blanket Gifts (given each year even during covid from savings vs. funds raised) and another $4000 in NEW teacher grant program (over 50% already approved directly back to teachers for items like scientific calculators for math and physics students to check out from library for the year and an Arts Dept new clay extruder and attachments to support 3D visual arts curriculum goals). We need your help. If every family at IA gave even just $20 (more is appreciated), we would be able to replenish the operating budget which only raised $900 this year from membership dues allocated to this year. Our goal had been $12,000 in membership dues. Thank you to the families that have given in the last week. We are still $7900 short of our $8000 goal before school year ends. Please send any amount via check (made out to IA East PTIA, note "fundraiser"), or cash in an envelope to the main office (put "PTIA Fundraiser" on envelope), or easily just click on the PTIA paypal link below and donate. Note: paypal is set up with our treasurer on our PTIA nonprofit account so the name will show as Rebecca Lukasik as a personal payment type request, funds go directly into the PTIA account - just note it for “fundraiser”. We’ve tried to make this as easy for parents as possible. PAYPAL LINK: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ptiaeast ****** GET CONNECTED & SUPPORT YOUR PTIA Email: ptiaeast.sec@gmail.com Facebook: Search “PTIA-EAST” in FB Groups to Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/724534841221511 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (PLEASE NOTE THE REST OF THIS CONTENT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE SEPT 2021 due to lack of a dedicated webmaster. We have created a new Communications Committee chair role to address this gap for next year as we also strive to improve and modernize our PTIA online presence. If designing UX, communications and social media is your wheelhouse, this is a perfect role for you. You don't have to programming savvy to use the weebly suite of tools or the district web platforms.) JOIN THE PTIA GET THE BENEFIT of a TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION, KNOWING YOU HELPED YOUR SCHOOL, TEACHERS and STUDENTS & a copy of the DIGITAL FAMILY DIRECTORY! Fill out the form and digitally send back to our email above and make an easy electronic payment via paypal link below.
Easy Fundraising options: Simply select PTIA as the charity or organization so you support the school when you shop!
What do we do? The PTIA provides volunteers and financial support for all kinds of events for our students and teachers, including student clubs and teacher appreciation lunches, student social activities, as well as educational materials. How do we do all of this? With your support and membership dues ($35 Annually/Family)! Please help us help your student, teachers and the school. Click on the Membership link to the left to receive notifications about guest speakers, news, fundraising events and opportunities to volunteer. Mark your calendar & join us via Zoom links sent by Principal Brinks the weekend prior to the meetings and the day of the meeting. PTIA meetings - normally the third Tuesdays of the Month @ 7pm. 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: Schedule will be posted by 8/31 after first mtg on 8/24 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 IA 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!) 2022 US News Rankings - International Academy is ranked #52 as one of the
Best High Schools in America |
2020-2021
PTIA East Officers Get to Know Your PTIA Board here Connect with us or view our helpful Q&A section President Kaushika Patel kaushika.bhogal@gmail.com Vice President Amee Doshi ameeudoshi@yahoo.com Co-Vice President Abhishek Vimal Vimal.abhishek@gmail.com Treasurer Rebecca Lukasik rlukasik1@yahoo.com Co-Treasuer Raju Nakum Co-Treasurer (1stYr) ARVNakum@gmail.com Recording Secretary Sunil Bhattad srbhattad@gmail.com Co-Recording Secretary Angela Thiery anjithiery@icloud.com |
