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Palo Alto Council of PTAs

COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT: 2007-2008

ADDENDUM TO CA STATE PTA EXHIBIT D8:

COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FORM

Submi t t ed to The

Ca l i fo r n i a S i x th D i s t r i c t PTA

( Sa n t a C l a r a Coun ty, Ca l i fo r n i a )

May 25 , 2 008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Palo Alto PTAC Mission ........................................................................................... 1

Strategic Goals: 2007-2008 ........................................................................................ 1

Financial Overview 2007-2008 .................................................................................. 3

Key Accomplishments (by Officer/Committee) .................................................... 3

Community Outreach ............................................................................................................ 3

Education ................................................................................................................................. 4

Parent Education .................................................................................................................... 5

Health & Welfare .................................................................................................................... 8

Arts/ Reflections .................................................................................................................... 9

PTAC Directory ...................................................................................................................... 9

Environmental Action ......................................................................................................... 10

Membership ........................................................................................................................... 10

Traffic Safety ......................................................................................................................... 11

Wardrobe ............................................................................................................................... 12

COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT: 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 08

PALO ALTO COUNCIL OF PTAS (PALO ALTO PTAC)

PRESIDENT: Dan Dykwel HISTORIAN: Patralekha “Shona” Mukherji

PALO ALTO PTAC MISSION

Through communication, advocacy and education:

� Promote the welfare of all children;

� Link and support unit PTAs; � And, involve parents and the community in these efforts.

STRATEGIC GOALS: 2007-2008

1. Advocate For, Promote and Support Student Social/Emotional/Physical Health

a. Use PTA communications channels to inform parents and community about trends/programs/issues;

b. Improve internal communications and foster strong working relationships with school board and district staff;

c. Foster strong working partnerships with school board and district staff; d. Encourage program emphasis on emotional health and well being; e. Encourage the understanding of learning differences; f. Help each child to maximize his/her potential, through individualizing definitions of

success; g. Sponsor parent education presentations (Elementary topics different than

Secondary); h. Connect PTAs to relevant community service organizations; i. Work alongside PAUSD to promote stress reduction, good nutrition, fitness, disease

prevention, sustainable schools, emergency prep & school commute safety.

2. Promote Educational Excellence for All Students

a. Actively support PAUSD program goals promoting academic excellence and success for all students (such as, but not limited to, recent work on writing, math/science, and arts education)

i. Partner with the district, local government and the community to expand enrichment programs, resources, and supplies for teachers and students (such as libraries and special needs programs);

ii. Encourage the fostering of the genius in every child;

iii. Support and sponsor the National PTA Reflections program.

3. Maintain and Enhance a Strong, Effective Palo Alto PTA

a. Promote benefits of PTA programs and encourage volunteering; b. Foster inclusiveness and diversity in our membership and add active and passive

members; i. Recruit student members and volunteers; ii. Recruit teachers and administrators as members; iii. Recruit community members and past PAUSD parents to join the PTA;

c. Build leadership through consistent PTA unit training and support; d. Facilitate sharing of best practices between schools within and outside the district.

4. Advocacy Effort

a. Use PTA local, state and national advocacy networks to advocate for all children; b. Continue to strengthen our communication network to keep our community

informed and to keep the District informed of parent views and concerns; c. Evaluate state and national legislative issues and see which ones should be pursued

and brought to the attention of our Council; d. Stay current on state and national education policy and law and participate where

appropriate; e. Spread information broadly and advocate for our students and district.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2007-2008

The 17 units in the Palo Alto Council raised over $1,600,000, ranging from $30,000 to $215,000 individually. This reflects the diversity in school and PTA sizes and participation within our school district. Sources of funds include: direct appeals (by far the major source of funds), auctions, book fairs, gift wrap sales, eScrip, festivals and carnivals, pancake breakfasts and spaghetti dinners, ice skating and running events, and tee-shirt sales.

The funds are spent over a wide variety of uses, including: technology, teacher grants and student scholarships, principal discretionary funds, counseling services and social norming survey support, parent education and student assemblies, hospitality/community building/staff and teacher appreciation, site beautification, homework clubs and after-school enrichment activities, scholarships for students and teachers for field trips, science programs and foreign language trips, library books, math workbooks, core literature books, grammar workbooks and teacher resource material, promotion and graduation parties, science fair support, classroom funds for teachers, children’s theatre, art supplies, noon exercise programs and recess equipment, college fairs, playground structures, meals and free clothing assistance to needy families, leadership training for students….and more.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS (BY OFFICER/COMMITTEE)

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

(MARVINA WHITE)

� August: PTAC co-sponsored a welcome picnic at Gunn High School for Kevin Skelly and students of color with PAUSD and PNSC. At Gunn, at the request of Noreen Likins, acted as a resource for students grieving at the loss of Albert Hopkins over the summer.

� September-Present: established a Diversity Initiative with a group of parents from Hays who have now begun an effort to examine best practices around issues of equity in education at Hays. Escondido is now also involved and other schools have expressed interest. The initiative is supported by Kevin Skelly, Carol Parino, Becki Cohn-Vargas and the PAUSD Equity Team. This effort is ongoing and expanding.

� December: PTAC co-sponsored the 7th Annual Community Conversation this time with a focus on the academic achievement gap as it manifests itself here in Palo Alto, noting how poorly students of color are performing in this high achieving district and asking experts for help in understanding what we might do to change the trend.

� April: Part Two of the Conversation, where parents, students, teachers, administrators talked about their specific issues. This event also functioned as a forum for the McKinsey group to provide input to the PAUSD strategic plan.

� On-going outreach to the Parent Network for Students of Color to help them expand and develop a connection with PTA.

� Attended a National PTA Conference called Emerging Minority Leaders.

� Sat on the SARB (Student Attendance Review Board) committee and attended their training session.

� Throughout the year, met with various parents and teachers to discuss issues related to students of color.

EDUCATION

(ERWIN MORTON)

� Created new web-based system within eNews to help parents find local sports opportunities for their kids; strengthened eNews system by providing better info to Unit eNews editors.

� Provided ongoing training and support all year (by e-mail and telephone) to eNews editors and others on PTA Communications policy issues.

� Worked with local state legislators and their staffs on issues affecting children and schools.

� Continued to build PTAC support of eNews network to enable clear, consistent distribution of messages to 10,000 addresses through eNews.

� Brought two Parent Notification policy issues to Council and, with Council's support, to PAUSD. PTA Council President Dan Dykwel and Erwin met with PAUSD administrators to follow up. After promising to adopt our proposed policies, PAUSD did an about-face and rejected them. Will try again next year.

� Attended Jack O'Connell's Achievement Gap Summit and several other state-level and regional meetings on the Achievement Gap.

� Continued to build network -- informing PAUSD parents about political & legislative issues & events, and inviting the wider community to PTAC events (such as First to Worst).

PARENT EDUCATION

(CARRIE MANLEY & WENDY KANDASAMY)

2007-2008 Goals: � Develop, organize and publicize district-wide Parent Ed events � Support, as needed, local unit Parent Ed coordinators (ideas, publicity,

planning) � Facilitate relationships between units to team up for Parent Ed events � Facilitate collaborations between public and private agencies to strengthen

efforts � Provide template for future school board election Parent Ed events � Update web site Parent Ed information

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS (AS OF 3/30/08)

So far this school year, Palo Alto PTA Council Parent Education has been instrumental in the development and/or promotion of 28 parent education events, district-wide. This number does not include PTAC Parent Ed support for individual parent education programs put on by our local PTA units. PTAC Parent Ed has offered a wide-ranging and innovative slate of district events--so far attracting a total of more than 2,200 people. Throughout this process, we have tried to build strong school-to-school relationships and partnerships in support of parent education, within our school district, and in partnership with other school districts.

PAST EVENTS

AUG. 22 - NOV. 3, 2007: SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION—ALL-CANDIDATES PROGRAMS

(Total attendance: 550, plus team of 100 volunteers) Developed, organized, publicized and managed first-ever voter outreach program for PAUSD School Board Race. More than 100 volunteers from local PTAs put on a series of all-candidates forums and/or coffees at 14 schools around Palo Alto, with all events open to all PAUSD parents. A total of some 550 people attended. Of those surveyed, 100% said the events helped them prepare to vote and 100% said they would recommend an all-candidates event to family and friends.

SEPTEMBER 2007 TO PRESENT: PARENT EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

� The establishment and management of an on-line group of PTA Parent Education representatives from our 17 schools. This group serves as an effective archive for events around the district and for sharing new ideas.

� Hosted several informal get-togethers with school parent education reps to provide direct support, brainstorm ideas, and to encourage multiple-schools partnerships for future events.

OCT. 24, 2007: FIRST-EVER COMMUNITY-WIDE CONVERSATION WITH

SUPERINTENDENT SKELLY

(Attendance: 100) As event sponsor, PTA Council Parent Ed:

� Initiated, organized, publicized and produced first-ever Community-Wide Conversation with new PAUSD Superintendent, Dr. Kevin Skelly, attended by more than 100 people. Of those surveyed, 100% said they learned more about Dr. Skelly’s views, and 96% said they would recommend this event to family and friends.

FEBRUARY 27: GETTING ALL CHILDREN IN THE FRONT ROW—SOUND EQUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY

(Attendance: 25) � PTA Council Parent Ed presentation on an innovative PTA, Principal and

Teachers partnership at El Carmelo Elementary School to use sound equalization systems in all classrooms.

� The cost-effective technology allows all students to hear the teacher, no matter where they are seated, improving classroom management and test scores. This Council Parent Ed presentation was attended by representatives from PAUSD schools, as well as PAUSD Superintendent Kevin Skelly, Assistant Superintendent Scott Laurence, and school board member Melissa Batten Caswell, and interested members of the community.

FEBRUARY 28: HELPING ALL CHILDREN BECOME SUCCESSFUL READERS (TWO

EVENTS) (2 events--Teacher Training & evening community presentation: total attendance: 400+) As event co-sponsor, PTA Council Parent Ed: � Secured the donated services of a video production company, to record and

make a Teacher Training DVD, to assure that all our principals, administrators and teachers have access to the latest “best practices” to help all students become strong readers.

� This training session is also set to air on Media Center cable channel, and be made available on the Internet.

� Wrote news story for Councilor, along with eNews notices, and web site content

� Provided a reception for teachers at training

MARCH 12: TEENS & TWEENS TOTALLY WIRED, WITH AUTHOR ANASTASIA GOLDSTEIN

(Attendance: 60) As event co-sponsor, in partnership with Palo Alto Library, PTA Council Parent Ed: � Assisted with district-wide publicity � Brought Drug and Alcohol Collaborative on board as an additional sponsor MARCH 28-30, SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA AUTISM FILM FESTIVAL

(Attendance: 350+) � PTAC Parent Ed pro-actively sought out organizers to offer support � Contacted KTVU-Channel 2, resulting in an interview with festival founder on

the community affairs program, Bay Area People � Contacted Palo Alto Weekly, resulting in a full-page story on the festival � Promoted event through eNews and posters district-wide � Offered festival kick-off reception to thank festival volunteers and to build

community among attendees. Hosted reception, 6-7pm, on 3/28/08. APRIL 9: MADELINE LEVINE, AUTHOR AND PSYCHOLOGIST, “THE PRICE OF PRIVILEGE”

(Attendance: 1000+) Event sponsor and lead organizers for district-wide event focusing on the mental & emotional well-being of our children, in partnership with SHARE, PAUSD, Palo Alto Adult Education, Adolescent Counseling Services, Los Altos/Mountain View PTA � Arranged for event venue, Spangenberg Theatre � Promoting event through eNews and posters district-wide, and media � Contact for speaker, pre-event coordination, secured donated hotel

accommodations � Ran event, provided pre-event reception, conducted event survey APRIL 30: COMMUNITY DIALOG WITH SUPERINTENDENT SKELLY

� Responsible for concept, promotion, logistics � Hosting a pre-event reception, open to the public, 6:15pm-7:00pm, at JLS

Middle School, with Dr. Skelly’s event 7pm-8:30pm MAY 1: 2ND COMMUNITY DIALOG WITH SUPERINTENDENT SKELLY

(Attendance: 250+) � Responsible for concept, promotion, logistics � Hosting a pre-event reception, open to the public, 6:15pm-7:00pm at Jordan

Middle School MAY 22: “FROM FIRST TO WORST REVISITED”

� Screening of a newly updated version of the acclaimed documentary on the declining state of California Schools, followed by a panel discussion with the documentary’s producer and other guests.

� As event sponsor, PTA Council Parent Ed: o Sought out documentary producer about a possible screening and

learned an updated version is in the works o Asked for and got permission to host a premier screening of the

updated documentary o Contacted key governmental and educational experts to join in a live

panel discussion with the documentary producer to follow the screening, at Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School.

PARTNERSHIPS

PTA Council Parent Ed has facilitated the partnering of various schools and organizations, and helped publicize these events, enabling more PAUSD parents to benefit from hearing these outstanding speakers: � 10/16/07: “The Bully, Bystander and Bully,” Gloria Moscowitz-Sweet,

Hoover, Fairmeadow, Palo Verde, El Carmelo; shared event (attendance: 50) � 11/27/07: Denise Clark Pope, Hoover, Ohlone, Fairmeadow, El Carmelo;

shared event (attendance: 80) � 1/9/07: “Alert in Adolescence” Dr. Mark Rosekind—Paly event; for all

PAUSD parents � (attendance: 80)

ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH

PTA Council Parent Ed has written the following columns for The Palo Alto Daily “School Matters” column: � Putting All Children in the Front Row—Sound Equalization, 2/14/08, full

column � New Research on Reading, 2/18/08, full column � Autism Film Festival, 3/10/08, column item � Parent Ed experts, Dr. Mark Rosekind, and Dr. Madeline Levine, 3/17/08, full

column � Tweens & Teens: Totally wired, 3/24/08, full column � April 22nd First Annual PiE Spring Fling, full column submitted, not published

yet

HEALTH & WELFARE

(JENNIFER SCHNEIDER & MAGGIE SMEAL)

� Worked as part of the district “Coordinated Health Council” to write administrative regulations to support the district Wellness Policy, Nutrition Policy and comply with state and CDE regulations.

� Developed a framework for medical 504 plans for students who need accommodations that are strictly medical and not related to issues of learning differences.

� Worked with district assistant superintendent and district nurse to improve care for children with all medical needs.

� Many medical conditions were addressed including allergies, asthma, Celiac disease and Ulcerative Colitis. An email was sent to all families in the district and they were given an opportunity to voice their concerns and suggestions.

� Developed a framework for training of school staff to work with nurses to care for children with Type 1 Diabetes.

� Developed a “disaster plan” for children with Type 1 Diabetes. A detailed disaster plan was created so that children with Type 1 Diabetes can receive adequate medial care in the event of a major disaster such as earthquake. This included creating a training program for staff so that they are competent in the event that nursing staff or parents are unable reach the child.

ARTS/ REFLECTIONS

(ROXANNE MEHTA)

Palo Alto participated in the National PTA Reflections program for the second year, the theme being 'I can make a Difference by....' Ten schools sent in some really wonderful and creative entries to the contest. They were Gunn, Paly, Jordan, Terman, Addison, Fairmeadow, Duveneck, Ohlone, Palo Verde and Walter Hays.

Of the 342 entries submitted to Units, 107 winners were received by Council. Of these, 49 were sent to District 6 to compete with other schools in Santa Clara County. Happily, 3 were judged best in their age/category and sent to compete at State level. Another 16 students received Certificates of Merit and 4 received Honorable Mention.

All students who were winners at Unit level and onwards were invited to an Awards Reception held in the Boardroom at the District office, on March 6th. Artwork and photographs were displayed; some students were invited to read their literature, while videos of film and dance entries were played for the audience, between presenting certificates to all the kids, watched proudly by their families and friends.

We look forward to more schools participating next year when the theme will be: “Wow!”

PTAC DIRECTORY

(CLARA CHANG)

� May -- Obtain the names of incoming Unit PTA Presidents at all elementary, middle, and high schools in PAUSD from PTAC President.

� June -- Contact each of the Presidents to request names/phone numbers/e-mail addresses of all PTA volunteers for that school. PTAC President should provide contact info for all other groups listed: Council, 6th District, State, National, School Board (PAUSD and Santa Clara County), PAUSD Key Personnel, PTAC Executive Board.

� June-July -- Collect Word and Excel spreadsheets from Unit PTA Presidents with listings of all PTA volunteers. May require multiple attempts via e-mail/phone to get correct and complete info for each school.

� July -- Use Microsoft Publisher to generate the PTAC directory. � August -- E-mail rough draft of the PTAC directory to all Unit PTA Presidents

and PTAC President for edits. � Sept -- Take final draft of the PTAC directory to PAUSD printing office to

generate copies. � Sept -- PTAC President distributes printed directories.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

(BRET ANDERSEN)

The chair communicated news on environmental events/projects, rounded up parent volunteers for projects, and helped design events and projects in combination with PTA Traffic Safety and the Sustainable Schools Committee (an independent Palo Alto community organization focused on sustainability initiatives for district schools) and related projects. Projects included the Traffic Safety - Safe Routes to School events and Earth Day celebrations to help reduce car-based school commuting, a highly visible contributor to green house gas emissions in our city. As part of the Sustainable Schools Committee the PTA EA chair investigated and communicated best practices and worked with the district for improvement in areas such as reusable lunch trays, car pooling, solar school roofs, and safe pesticide use/management. Finally, we recruited parents for participation in the introduction of a "Green Team" program, an organizing concept for durable, environmentally focused, school-based organizations of students, staff, and parents that will be a foundation for improved communication and coordination of parent efforts on many school environmental events and projects in the future.

MEMBERSHIP

(EDITA DONNELLY)

Membership increased by 469 or 5.6%. Percent participation (members/enrolled students) increased by 3% and enrollment increased by 2%. We had a total of 8,833 members and student enrollment of 11,016.

Historical Participation Trends - District:

9400

9600

9800

10000

10200

10400

10600

10800

11000

11200

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2003

2003-

2004

2004-

2005

2005-

2006

2006-

2007

2007-

2008

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

110%

120%

Enrollment Total

Participation Total

Palo Alto School District 2002-2008:

Student Enrollment vs. PTA Member Participation

Enrollment

PTA Member Participation

2002-

2003

2003-

2004

2004-

2005

2005-

2006

2006-

2007

2007-

2008

Enrollment Total 9995 10190 10370 10567 10799 11016

Participation Total 75% 72% 81% 84% 77% 80%

TRAFFIC SAFETY

(PENNY ELLSON)

PTAC Traffic Safety Committee Goal:

To create and sustain a city/school/community partnership to reduce risk to students en route to and from school and to encourage more families to use alternatives to solo driving more often. (Given the limited availability of school bus service, this is especially important at school sites where student population is increasing or many students do not live close enough to walk or bike to school.

2007-08 Accomplishments:

� Recruited and trained Traffic Safety Representatives (TSRs) at 14 of 17 PAUSD school sites.

� Provided ongoing training and support through Safer Commutes PTA Yahoo! Group

� EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING ALTERNATIVES

o Kicked off school year with school commute safety tips letter for all PAUSD parents from PAPD

o Provided template for traffic safety section of parent handbook

o Worked with CPA Transportation Division, PAUSD Administration, and parent volunteers to deliver the following traffic safety education programs to elementary and middle schools:

� K-2 Safe Moves (developmentally appropriate pedestrian skills at each grade level) w/ related parent education flyers

� 3rd Grade Bike Rodeo and related parent education material

� 5th Grade Bike Safety Program and letter to parents about middle school commute options and safety

� 6th Grade “Drive Your Bike” bike safety education assemblies tie-ins with Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race

� Middle School Bike Skills Class (for parents and children)

� Bringing up Bicyclists (parent education)

� Successfully worked with CPA Transportation Staff, Valley Transportation Authority and PAUSD to reduce proposed cuts to public bus routes that serve Palo Alto middle and high schools. As part of that process, successfully advocated for bus route and schedule changes, and reduced fares that will serve this student

WARDROBE

(TERRY GODFREY)

Purpose:

The Wardrobe is intended as a resource for PAUSD families in need of clothing. The ski clothes rental program, unit assessments and community donations finance the Wardrobe. It is administered by the PTA Council.

History:

The Wardrobe was founded in 1934 by Mrs. Agnes Wedde of Barron Park as an individual project. It was adopted by the Mayfield PTA as a welfare program and, in 1940, was brought to the attention of Superintendent J.R. Overturf. It was soon adopted by the PTA Council. It has moved locations several times from the original site in the Homer Building to the Channing Building in the 1950s and then to its present location today at Jordan Middle School.

The basics:

� Located at Jordan Middle School at 2263 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

� Open Wednesdays from 2-5 and Saturdays from 10-1.

� Phone: (650) 858-0654 for more information.

� Website info: http://www.paloaltopta.org/news/wardrobe.html

� Chairperson’s email address: ptawardrobe@paloaltopta.org

Budget/Financials:

The Wardrobe was lower than budget last year on revenue and expenses. Note: There wasn’t much promotion which likely explains the revenue shortfall.

This year’s budget reflects last year’s actuals.

2000-2001 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2006-2007 2007-2008

Actual Actuals Actuals Actuals Budget Actuals Budget

Wardrobe Income

Carryover 2,072 813 2,699 193 2,000

Gifts and Grants 150 -

Snow Clothes Rental 1,980 2,963 2,458 1,709 2,500 1,444 1,500

Unit Assessment 1,700 1,700 1,700 850 1,700 1,700 1,700

Total Wardrobe Revenue 5,902 5,476 6,857 2,752 6,200 3,144 3,200

Wardrobe Expenses:

Staff (6 hrs/week) 1,392 2,382 2,176 1,575 2,800 1,496 2,000

Prior Year Payroll 284

Clothing & Supplies 1,318 111 283 113 300 288 300

Total Expenses: 2,710 2,777 2,459 1,688 3,100 1,784 2,300

Wardrobe Fund Balance: 3,192 2,699 4,398 1,064 3,100 1,360 900

carryover moved to general fund

Status:

� The Wardrobe was without oversight for much of last year. At the beginning of the year the site was a jumble of clothes, cleats, handbags, books, ski clothes and equipment, games, etc. Much of the ski-clothes area was dominated by items being stored and which were subsequently (and not easily) removed.

Because many of the shelves were filled with other things many of the clothes were piled on the floor. Listed below are the accomplishments Aug07-Apr08:

� The locks have been changed to help control the number of people with access to the portable.

� Purchased clothes racks and new underwear and socks.

� Sent a note to the school reps with the information about the Wardrobe to include in their newsletters.

� Did one round of clean up (11/4/07) to remove the items being stored in the ski-clothes area, build the racks and hang up a lot of the ski clothes that were on the ground.

� Several schools and Jordan Girl Scout Troop 939 did clothing drives and/or donated lost-and-found clothes over the course of the year.

� Shed the items that are not the core of the Wardrobe. The core is gently-used clothing (infants to adults), gently-used ski clothes, new underwear, new socks and shoes.

� Donated/discarded books, cleats, toys, other household items. Many were there were not usable, were incomplete or too soiled to donate.

� 14 schools have Wardrobe reps: Barron Park, El Carmelo, Hays, Juana Briones, Addison, Nixon, Escondido, Palo Verde, Duveneck, Hoover, Terman, Jordan, JLS and Gunn

Current Financials:

The financial forecast for 2007/2008 is below along with the actual revenue and spending as of 4/8/08. We have exceeded the revenue forecast already and expect to exceed the original spending forecast due to back-wages for the Wardrobe’s employee. Note: Since the Wardrobe was without a Chairperson at the end of last year, the employee hadn’t been paid for April, May or June. The current forecast for the year is to do a little better than breakeven.

As of 4/8/08

2007-2008 2007-2008 2007-2008

Budget Actuals to date Fcst

4/8/08

Wardrobe Income

Carryover

Gifts and Grants 100 100

Snow Clothes Rental 1,500 1,798 1,850

Unit Assessment 1,700 1,700 1,700

Total Wardrobe Revenue 3,200 3,598 3,650

Wardrobe Expenses:

Staff (6 hrs/week) 2,000 1,496 2,500

Prior Year Payroll 740 740

Clothing & Supplies 300 278 300

Total Expenses: 2,300 2,514 3,540

Wardrobe Fund Balance: 900 1,084 110

In summary:

The PTAC Wardrobe has been a resource for PAUSD families in need of clothing since 1934. The ski clothes rental program, unit assessments and community donations finance the Wardrobe. 2007/2008 was a year of refocusing after going without oversight for much of 2006/2007. As of Spring ’08 the Wardrobe is fully stocked with gently used clothing and new underwear and socks for distribution and ski clothes for rental. The employee, Maria Cowan, has staffed the Wardrobe since 1994 and has an experienced understanding for our users’ needs and a good rapport with them. The current financial position is positive and we expect to close the year with a ~$100 surplus.