Phillips PTA works to ensure a positive, enriching learning experience for children at Phillips Trad For issues relating to PTA, ie. We deliver on our promises.
questions, comments, or suggestions, please email us at ptaphillips @ gmail.com or leave a message for the PTA with the Phillips Traditional School office manager. For issues relating to Phillips Traditional School (not related to the PTA), please email phillips @ dmschools.org
2016-2017 Board Members
President: Christina Buchanan
1st Vice President: Marjorie Best-Peterson
2nd Vice President:
Thatcher Williams
3rd Vice President: Julie Morrow
Treasurer: Mindy Hanson
Secretary: Jen Jacobe
Staff Representative: Principal Kristy Fitzpatrick
PTA Values
Collaboration: We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to accomplish our agreed-upon goals. Commitment: We are dedicated to promoting children’s health, well-being, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement. Accountability: We acknowledge our obligations. Respect: We value our colleagues and ourselves. We expect the same high quality of effort and thought from ourselves as we do from others. Inclusivity: We invite the stranger and welcome the newcomer. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible. Integrity: We act consistently with our beliefs. When we err, we acknowledge the mistake and seek to make amends. Nonsectarian Policy
PTA welcomes into membership people representing a diversity of cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and political and religious beliefs. The purposes of the PTA acknowledge the importance of a spiritual life in the development of children and youth. As an association, PTA has the right to offer inspirational messages to open or close its meetings, but such messages by PTA leaders or invited religious leaders should be inspirational rather than sectarian, recognizing that in this pluralistic nation not all members share the same beliefs. Poetry, quotations from great men and women, uplifting anecdotes, and moments of quiet meditation can be used. Diversity and Inclusion Policy
PTAs everywhere must understand and embrace the uniqueness of all individuals, appreciating that each contributes a diversity of views, experiences, cultural heritage/traditions, skills/abilities, values and preferences. When PTAs respect differences yet acknowledge shared commonalities uniting their communities, and then develop meaningful priorities based upon their knowledge, they genuinely represent their communities. When PTAs represent their communities, they gain strength and effectiveness through increased volunteer and resource support. The recognition of diversity within organizations is valuing differences and similarities in people through actions and accountability. These differences and similarities include age, ethnicity, language and culture, economic status, educational background, gender, geographic location, marital status, mental ability, national origin, organizational position and tenure, parental status, physical ability, political philosophy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and work experience. Therefore PTAs at every level must:
Openly assess beliefs and practices to assure inclusiveness and guard against discrimination;
Make every effort to create a PTA board and membership that is inclusive and reflective of its community;
Encourage that all PTA activities at the school be planned by a committee which is representative of the population
10/19/2022
Reminder! Family Movie Night is tomorrow night, October 20th at 5:30pm in the Phillips Elementary School Gym! The movie will begin promptly at 5:30 so please plan to get to the gym and find a spot with your chair/blanket prior to 5:30!
09/28/2022
10/09/2020
We will have a virtual PTO meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13th at 6PM. Please find details on the PTO page.
Phillips Elementary PTO
Phillips Elementary PTO works to ensure a positive, enriching learning experience for children at Phillips Elementary School.
***Formerly Phillips PTA***
08/09/2020
Please like and follow us on the new PTO page!
Phillips Elementary PTO
Phillips Elementary PTO works to ensure a positive, enriching learning experience for children at Phillips Elementary School.
***Formerly Phillips PTA***
08/06/2020
Phillips needs Kindergarteners!
Boundary Students need to contact the Welcome Center located at 1000 Porter Avenue, call 515-242-7371 or email [email protected] to enroll your student(s). This process may be completed in person, via email and phone call.
With social distancing in full effect, we are holding out PTA General Board meeting on Zoom, on Tuesday, May 12, at 630pm. We would love for you to join and hear about changing from a PTA to a PTO, have Board elections, upcoming fundraisers for 2020-2021, and plans for next school year. Here is the login information and Password for joining tomorrow night.
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05/11/2020
Hello Everyone! We will be having a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 12th at 6:30 PM. We will discuss changing from a PTA to a PTO in the fall. We will also be voting on board members for next year. This is an odd way to have a meeting, but if you are interested in attending virtually, please comment below or send us an email at [email protected]. Also, if anyone is interested in holding a board position, please let us know! Thank you!
We will post minutes from the meeting on Wednesday!
03/26/2020
Please post Yay for Spring under this post and on our new FB page, called Phillips Traditional School-Families and Friends
03/26/2020
Hello friends, teachers, students. We are trying a new FB page that is a lot more private, secure, and being closely monitored by Phillips teachers and staff, along with Christina Buchanan (an associate and PTA President). We are posting updates and our Virtual Spirit week there. Please search for this FB page and answer the questions to get into the group. If you don’t answer the questions, you will only be approved if we know you are a parent of a student. Please answer the questions. The new page is called Phillips Traditional School-Families & Teachers