About the PTA

The PTA’s goals are to

• Inspire all FPG Bilingüe families and staff to get involved
• Communicate effectively in both English and Spanish
• Encourage families and staff to share their ideas
• Organize events to build community, enrich student learning, and celebrate Hispanic and other cultures
• Connect families and staff with each other and to school, district, and community resources
• Raise funds to support instruction, school facilities, and family/community needs

The PTA provides opportunities for our kids

• We fund After School clubs
• We fund Educational Cultural Arts Programs and Speakers/Assemblies
• We support Girls on the Run
• We promote reading by supporting Battle of the Books
• We celebrate our diversity by sponsoring Hispanic Heritage and African American Month celebrations, Carnaval of Nations, and a bilingual Library
• We offer Computers and Internet Service to families in need
• We fund Technology learning programs

The PTA supports our school

• We empower Teachers by helping to fund Teacher Wish Lists and Special Classroom Requests
• We offer Volunteer Support, organizing Room Parents and volunteers for School Events
• We host Staff Appreciation events throughout the year
• We help stock the Nurse Room
• We initiated the Playground Renovation Program

The PTA builds community

• We host Back to School events
• We host Family Movie Night, Magic show, Torneo de Fútbol, and a Garage Sale
• We host Fall and Spring Book Fairs
• We organize TABLE, PORCH and Families In Need food drives

Our PTA works to improve communication

• We host a FPGB Community FACEBOOK group
• We maintain the www.FPGPTA.org website
• We hold monthly Board Meetings, quarterly informal Members Meetings, and semi-annual official business General Meetings