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This year, let’s raise $33,625 to:

At PS56, we believe that every student deserves a robust and stimulating educational experience. But here’s the thing: Offering anything that goes beyond the basics costs money. The NYC Department of Education allocates funds to each public school based on enrollment, but it’s simply not enough to give our children what our teachers, administrators, and parents know they deserve. Even more pressing are the budget cuts that will impact our upcoming school year.  We need your help to bridge the gap left by the DOE for providing music and art enrichment residencies earlier in the year for every classroom, daily recess assistance, teacher classroom supplies, field trips, and free after school chess and Spanish among other things.

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ADDITIONAL INFO:

• Our music program Little Orchestra costs $15,000 (on top of a $25,000 grant Principal Grande has already applied for!): https://www.littleorchestra.org/programs

• Our art program Studio in a School costs $23,625: https://studioinaschool.org/about/

• Wellness in the Schools costs $10,000: https://www.wellnessintheschools.org/program/coach-for-kids/about/

• The DOE does NOT cover all of these costs and they do NOT release final school funds until halfway through the fall semester

• The DOE is facing massive budget cuts for the upcoming school year: https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/6/10/23163161/nyc-budget-school-funding-cuts-declining-enrollment-adams#:~:text=New%20York%20City%20lawmakers%20reached,were%20still%20unavailable%20Friday%20evening.

• Our end of year fundraising efforts led to $15,000 being flagged for enrichment programs designated by Principal Grande starting in September! This leaves $33,625 to fill the remaining gap for our art, music, and wellness programs that are in jeopardy from the budget cuts

PS 56 PTA is a 501(c)(3) Tax-deductible Charity! All contributions are tax deductible.
Our Tax I.D. Number is: 83- 0859028