What does the Roberts PTO fund?

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Your PTO contributions are put to the best use possible, in consultation with the principal, the PTO Budget Committee and the PTO Executive Committee. Below is a detailed description of where your dollars go.

Technology: Funds to purchase iPads, laptops, SmartBoards, and other technology that is used by your children and their teachers in the classrooms.

Staff Professional Development: Funds to send teachers and staff to ongoing professional development workshops and conferences, including IB training and math program training.

Curriculum Enrichment: Funds the IB program fees, an artist in residence, three musical productions each year, and the school newspaper. 

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Events: The PTO hosts bi-monthly staff appreciation lunches and provides teacher appreciation week gifts to show our wonderful teachers and staff how much we appreciate them.

Community Events: The PTO hosts the ever-popular International Festival, Community Night, and Lunar New Year celebration each year which are free of charge and open to the entire Roberts community. 

Grounds and Building Maintenance and Improvements: Funds to maintain the grounds on a regular basis.

Classroom Supplies: The PTO provides funds to each teacher to purchase supplies to use in classroom instruction throughout the year.

Science Lab Supplies: The PTO provides supplies for science lab lessons.

International Garden and Outdoor Classroom: The PTO provides supplies for each class to plant vegetables in the International Garden twice a year and to maintain the garden and outdoor classroom on a regular basis.

Hospitality: Refreshments at PTO events throughout the year.

Workroom: Supplies in the teacher workroom.

Special Projects: One-off projects. Usually larger in scale. Some recent examples are resurfacing basketball court, resurfacing gaga ball, turf by gaga ball, and re-sodding of the soccer field and surrounding areas, repainting interior of building and more!