PTA
ALL parents and guardians, teachers and staff members are members of the PTA
— there is no other requirement for membership.
Overview
Every parent and/or guardian of a PS56 student is automatically a member of the PS56 PTA
With the increasing cuts to the DOE budget, the PTA’s role in the school is more important than ever!
What can you do? Get involved!
Volunteer your time
Attend PTA meetings
Read the minutes
Give us your feedback
Ask questions
Donate what you can, be it money, skills, products, or time. It all counts and is important!
2022 - 2023 PTA Leadership
President – Lauren Ginsberg, lauren@ps56k.org
Vice President—Nirah Johnson, nirah.johnson@ps56k.org
Treasurers – Lailona Rhodes, lailona@ps56k.org and Chris Manley, chris@ps56k.org
Secretary – Candace Taylor, candace@ps56k.org
2021-2023 PTA Committees
Fundraising – Chair: Jessie Cohen, fundraising@ps56k.org
Wellness - Co-Chairs: Brett Kaplan and Michael Ceriello
Equity - Chair: Megan Dunlop, seeking co-chair
Reading Campground – Chair: Hana Nakamura
Wraparound Care Committee- Chairs: JuJu So and Leila Noelliste
STEAM - Chair: Open
Meetings
General PTA meetings will usually be held virtually on the third Monday of each month from 6 PM to 7 PM. All PS56 parents and staff are invited to attend.
See our Calendar for the meeting schedule.
Communicate
The PTA primarily uses Konstella to communicate with parents. If you have a question or a suggestion for a member of the PTA Executive Board, please feel free to message one of us on Konstella, or just come say hi at pickup/dropoff. We welcome feedback from all parents, and we encourage you to come to us with ideas about ways to support and improve our wonderful school.
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ps56bklyn/?hl=en and Facebook.
Volunteer
We need parents with all sorts of skills to volunteer!
If you would like to join one of the above committees, please message one of us or simply add yourself to the committee on Konstella.