Throughout the school year, faculty and staff appeal to the PTO to help fund various projects. In other instances, the PTO proactively volunteers resources to support initiatives that enhance the school environment. Below are a sampling of the most recent projects where the PTO has made a difference.
Grade Level Stipends/Grants:
The PTO provides stipends and grants to teachers for needs in their classroom. This was especially needed in the everchanging pandemic world of COVID. Ada PTO was able to donate $9364.00 to classrooms in teacher grants and $7065.00 in stipends.
Previous Grants:
Zoo School for 4th Graders:
The PTO provides the funds for the 4th graders to be able to participate in Zoo School for a week at the John Ball Zoo.
Assemblies:
The PTO provides the funds for various assemblies such as the Grand Rapids Symphony and Bright Star Children's Theater.
Emergency fund:
Grade Level Stipends/Grants:
The PTO provides stipends and grants to teachers for needs in their classroom. This was especially needed in the everchanging pandemic world of COVID. Ada PTO was able to donate $9364.00 to classrooms in teacher grants and $7065.00 in stipends.
Previous Grants:
- New second grade reading curriculum
- Principal grant used to pay for subs so teachers can run records
- Mindfulness Matters training for teachers
- Office grant for snacks for students who don’t have any and items needed by students quickly
- Second grade poetry sets
- Third grade wobble seats, 10-sided dice for math, and carpet spots
- Books to read during reading workshop
- Counselor grant for books to support students’ social and emotional learning
- Music grant for individual music bags during COVID
- Speech grant for visuals and manipulatives to help build vocabulary and sentence length
- STARS grant for new books
- After Care grant for bean bags for reading corner
- S’more newsletter subscription
- OT grant for fine motor games
- Specials grant for cart materials needed during COVID
- Preschool grant for flannel story boards
- Principal grant for events sound system
- Spanish DVDs and activity packs
- Scholastic magazines
- GRPM Immerse Program
- Cube and rocker chairs
- Brain Pop Jr
- Principal grant for new hoops and nets for the basketball court
Zoo School for 4th Graders:
The PTO provides the funds for the 4th graders to be able to participate in Zoo School for a week at the John Ball Zoo.
Assemblies:
The PTO provides the funds for various assemblies such as the Grand Rapids Symphony and Bright Star Children's Theater.
Emergency fund:
- Bought clothes for victims of a housefire
- Bought school supplies when students suddenly had remote learning
- Provided Meijer gift cards for families that couldn’t afford food