PTA - LeConte Elementary BUSD
 

PTA

PTA Mission

Our PTA has a three-part mission:

  • To facilitate communication between parents, administrators, teachers, and other groups.
  • To fundraise in support of teaching and learning, which includes academic enrichment for students and professional development for teachers.
  • To build a supportive, positive, healthy community for all the students and their families at LeConte.

Find out more about the PTA:

PTA Meetings

PTA meetings are your “one-stop-shop” to learn about issues that are important to you and directly affect your child: programs and curriculum, school budget cuts and how they impact the classroom, how money is raised and where it is spent, and plans for special events and celebrations.

PTA meetings are your opportunity to provide input and vote on how money is raised and spent, make suggestions for new school projects, volunteer to help organize an event, as well as connect with other LeConte families.

Meetings start promptly in the Cafeteria at 6:00 and end at 7:30. Dinner and child care are provided. Meetings are also announced in The Lamppost, on the school website, and online in the LeConte Calendar.

What does the PTA do?

The PTA raises money for LeConte, which we spend on programs such as:

  • Classroom Supplies
  • Field Trips
  • Tutoring Programs
  • Facility Improvements Graduation
  • Book Distributions
  • After-school class scholarships

The PTA helps to create community at LeConte.  For example, we help with:

  • Halloween Party
  • Quilt Raffle, Pancake Breakfast & Talent Show
  • Literacy and Math Nights
  • Latino Heritage Celebration
  • Graduation
  • Student Performances
 
FAQs
 

After-school enrichment classes:
The PTA offers after-school enrichment classes for LeConte students.  We offer classes in art, music, chess, cooking and more and fund class scholarships.

Why should I join the PTA?
By joining the PTA, you show your support for LeConte and you give yourself a voice in the school’s affairs.  PTA members elect PTA officers, approve the PTA’s program of activities, and vote on how to spend the money the PTA raises for LeConte. 

How do I join the PTA?
Ask the secretary for a form, fill out the form online, or FILL OUT AND RETURN A MEMBERSHIP ENVELOPE.  Be sure to include your email address if you have one so we can add it to the LeConte mailing lists.  Suggested dues are $10 per person.  If you can include more than $10, please do so and help another family’s membership.

Donate Online to LeConte

Donate by Check

Make checks payable to "LeConte PTA". 

Send checks to:
LeConte PTA
Att. Iain Boltin
2241 Russell St.
Berkeley, California 94705
iain@eightarmscellars.com

PTA Meetings

Current Minutes Summary

1. African American Heritage Celebration- Need volunteers to help organize and  for event in February.
2. Health and Safety- Need volunteers to serve on a safety committee for Leconte to develop emergency plan for earthquake preparedness.
3. SGC- Please complete school survey.
4. PTA Budget audit report- we have raised $75,600 thus far.  Have spent $60,000.  Annual Fund raised $22,888.  Great American catalog sales raised $1800.  Readathon raised $8000.  Latino Heritage festival raised $2200.  Fieldtrips funds raised $977 from parent donations- spent $1500 on field trips- budgeted $6500.
5. PTA after-school enrichment classes- survey being sent to parents to get feedback about classes.  Next session begins 2nd week of February.
6. Spring Auction kickoff- meeting 6pm on Wednesday 1/25 for initial planning session.
7. Oratorical Performance/Festival- scheduled for last week in March- need a few parents to coordinate planning event. 
8. TWI Consolidation Discussion- School board formed task force to consider how BUSD is serving English Language Learners and has decided consolidation makes sense as a policy to best serve students in TWI, but logistics are still being worked out.  2/7 6:30pm next Task Force meeting
 

Berkeley PTA Council

National PTA Links

Improve Your School

Resources for Parental Involvement