Elementary School 2020-2021
2020 ES Council Chair: Anabella Davis - escouncil@bronxvillepta.org
ES Vice Chair / Chair for 2020-22: Alanna Leavell
Upcoming Events
11/26 & 11/27 School Closed Thanksgiving
12/10 ES Council Meeting, 7 pm (Virtual)
ES Council Meeting 8/5 @5:30 - Minutes
ES Council Zoom 11/17 Meeting Recording Link
PTA Elementary School Council Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 7:00 PM
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Welcome – Anabella Davis, Council Chair
-Thanks to all the hard work of staff and teachers to keep school up and running!
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Westchester County Executive – George Latimer
-Recognition of Anabella’s work and commitment to ES Council
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Westchester County Legislator, District 15 – Ruth Walter
-Certificate of Achievement to ES Council
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Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Roy Montesano
-Review of the “Yellow Zone” letter
-School can remain open when testing is required if we go into Yellow Zone
-If school is above infection rate of county, school needs to continue to test
-Many families reached out to volunteer to help support testing measures
-Review of travel guidelines as we approach Thanksgiving
-Once construction finishes up, high school students may get back to building
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COVID Coordinator & Assistant Superintendent – Dr. Rachel Kelly
-Thanks to families for quick response and communication with school
-PCR Tests required for re-admittance to school
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Bronxville School Foundation – Katie Shah
-Donation letter has been sent out
-Highlighted many projects Foundation has been able to do due to donations
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PTA Fundraiser: Light Up the Night – Jennifer Heathwood
-Way to bring community together while being safe and raising money for PTA
-Buy kit (on Membership Toolkit) which includes 10 candles and two wine tumblers
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Bronxville Non-Partisan Committee – Shelly Klose
-History of NPC
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CARE Program – Dr. Joyce Vastola
-Letter coming out this week for parents to help reinforce concepts at home
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Principal’s Report – Dr. Tricia Murray
-School is going well and running smoothly
-Election Day was example of what remote learning will look like if school switches to that platform
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Committee Presentations – Anabella Davis
-Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – Amy Krause
-Boxed lunches from Nutmeg replaced traditional luncheon
-Memorial Day Logo Contest – Shelly Klose
-Record number of Submissions
-Zachary Golinger was chosen as winner
-Food Drive – Alanna Leavell
-Parents donated to Feeding Westchester instead of candy drive this year
-BOLD Council – Christina Provenzano
-Discussion about what BOLD does
XII. Questions & Answers
Upcoming Events
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Early Dismissal @1:30 pm – Nov 25th
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School Closed Thanksgiving – Nov 26th and 27th
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PTA: Light Up the Night – Dec. 4th 5:00 – 8:00 pm
ES Council Meeting- December 10th 7 pm (Virtual)
ES Resources:
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Special area website to find engaging art, music, physical education, technology, and library lessons;
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For assistance with any district-issued device at home, click here for support.
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Bronxville K-3 Storytime with HS Junior Annabelle: Monday nights @7pm-7:20pm - CLICK HERE
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"Asynchronous learning has long been considered a cornerstone of distance learning."
More Resources:
Link to new B*Well Resources
Link to new BOLD Update & Resources
Link to School Updates; School Psychology Department Resources
See also Remote Learning Parent Guidelines; District website: Online Educational Resources.