Welcome to the Parent-Teacher Guild (PTG)

PTG President's Welcome

On behalf of St. Peter & St. Paul Catholic School’s PTG, we would like to welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year. The PTG's mission is to continue strengthening and supporting our school’s growth and to make it a thriving community for our kids to learn and grow to their full potential.

Families, teachers, and staff are the backbone of the strong, supportive community here at St. Peter & St. Paul Catholic School. Family Involvement is a long tradition and necessity at our school and, in fact, one of our school’s greatest strengths. For those of you new to our school, we encourage you to get involved and volunteer. Your ideas, time, and talents are needed, and your involvement is invaluable for our students. Whether your commitment is big or small, there is a place for you to volunteer!

We thank you in advance for your continued support. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any of our PTG officers with any questions, suggestions, or volunteer in any way that you can. We are looking forward to another great school year in person, where we can continue making great strides that benefit our students and staff.

Lizzy Castano

PTG President

PTG Goals:

1) Sponsor fundraisers to subsidize extracurricular student activities

2) Promote Catholic family values at all our activities;

3) Foster further parent involvement within the school community in various volunteer opportunities throughout the school year.

About the Parent Teacher Guild (PTG)

The Parent Teacher Guild (PTG) consists of parents, teachers and staff that voluntarily come together once per month to plan and organize the school's activities and fundraisers. The primary purpose of all PTG-sponsored activities is to enhance the educational experience of all students at our school. The PTG does not set school policy or entertain complaints about the school, but does direct all fundraising efforts that benefit the school.

St. Peter and St. Paul School is proud of its welcoming, Catholic-Christian community, which is supported and made possible by all of the school families and volunteers that continually give of their time and talent. If you are interested in learning more about the PTG or just have a general question, please e-mail our executive board.

All our parents are members of the PTG and are welcomed to attend our monthly meetings.

PTG Members

President: Lizzy Castano
Activities: Erica Burns
Communications: Celeste Lozano
Fundraising: Rossana Ammari
Secretary/Treasure: Katherine Abdolhossein
Room Parent Coordinator: Leana Viramontes

Supporting Members:

Gala Committee: Erika Torres
Rick Ellis
Priscilla Callan

PTG Executive Board Members

President, Lizzy Castano

The President will preside at all meetings at which he/she is present, will exercise general supervision over the affairs and activities of the Board, plan meetings, prepare agenda, and appoint subcommittees as necessary for the conduct of Board business. The President will also direct Board members, keep in close contact with the Principal, delegate responsibility, and oversee special committees. The President will provide general information to the Vice President/ Communications for publication in the Weekly Notes/Reminders and coordinates activity Call-Outs via the IRIS Alert System regarding PTG events.

Vice President/Activities, Erika Burns

The Vice President/Activities will maintain order and keep meetings running in a timely fashion, and will select and read the opening prayer at all PTG meetings. The Vice President will chair meetings in the absence of the President. If a vacancy occurs for the office of the President, the Vice President will assume his/her duties. He/she will be responsible for overseeing the committee chairpersons planning various social events throughout the year and prepares the volunteer signup lists when necessary. Works closely with the Vice President/Fundraising organizing events.

Events include:

Back-to-School Night
Campus Clean-up Days
Trike-a-Thon/100 Mile Club Kickoff
Harvest Hoedown
Catholic Schools Week
Donuts with Dad
Muffins with Mom
Teacher Appreciation Week
End-of-the-Year Family Picnic

Vice President/Communications, Celeste Lozano

The Vice President/Communications is responsible for overseeing a committee of individuals whose responsibilities include:

Updating the school's website
Blog and Facebook page
Submitting announcements to the Parish Office for the Parish Bulletin and Parish Flocknote
Placing media announcements
Coordinating direct mail advertising
Managing overall communications with the school community at large
Production & distribution of the Weekly Reminder Emails

Works closely with the PTG President and Administration.

Vice President/Fundraising, Rossana Ammari

The Vice President/Fundraising is responsible for overseeing committees for school fundraisers, including but not limited to:

Bishop's Golf Tournament raffle ticket sales
Scholastic book fairs
Charitable fundraisers including:
AHA Kids Heart Challenge
LLS Pennies for Patients
And other charitable fundraisers requiring the PTG’s assistance

Works closely with the Vice President/Activities, organizing fundraising events.

Secretary/Treasurer, Katherine Abdolhosseini

The Secretary/Treasurer is a combined position. He/she will prepare and keep the official minutes of all regular and special meetings. These minutes will be an accurate and official record of all business transacted. The Secretary/ Treasurer will be the custodian of all Board records. PTG meeting minutes shall be distributed to the PTG President and Principal/Preschool Director promptly after all meetings, and, once approved, a copy of these minutes shall be placed in the PTG binder in the school office, available for school families to reference at their convenience. The Secretary/Treasurer will handle Board correspondence as directed by the President, including invitations, confirmations, and thank you notes. He/she will also be responsible for the accounting of PTG monies, prepare weekly deposits and monthly Treasurer's Report for the PTG meetings. The Secretary/Treasurer shall maintain PTG monies via the school computer.

Room Parent Coordinator, Leana Viramontes

The Room Parent Coordinator works closely with Room Parents. His/her responsibilities will include:

- Holds an introductory meeting for all Room Parents to explain duties and expectations; distributes an updated Room Parent Resource Guide which includes a job description and class communications list for their classroom families.

- Holds monthly meetings for Room Parents and assists them throughout the school year.

- Keeps updated class lists provided by the school administration and notifies the appropriate room parent of any changes within their class

- Coordinates Room Parent-related activities including but not limited to:

Picture Day Helpers
Harvest Hoedown Classroom Activity/Booth
Family Fun Nights
Classroom Gala Basket Donations
Teacher Appreciation Week

- And, at the end of the year collects and updates the contents of the Room Parents' Resource Guide

FAITH IN OUR FUTURE

WHERE FAITH MEETS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE!