Where the Money Goes
Your generous donations go towards the purchase of many wonderful items for the school. Your PTO dollars purchased our school’s outdoor sign, the library mural, basketball hoops, and the rock climbing wall to name a few from past years. Our mission is to improve student life and learning at Prairie View with every dollar we raise.
2019-2020 BUDGET
Spending
PTO paid $75 for hand and foot warmers for the playground staff
PTO paid $112 to pay off student cafeteria balances
PTO paid $195 for two seasonal front entrance displays
PTO paid $260 for new playground balls and safety cones
PTO paid $500 for the Parent Social event at Tavern 4&5
PTO paid $535 for the staff Back to School lunch
PTO paid $600 for student take home folders
PTO paid $600 for student blank writing books
PTO paid $800 for conference meals
PTO paid $925 for PBIS Ambassador t shirts and new Eagle Pride tickets
PTO paid $1070 for the Back to School Picnic
PTO paid $1340 for Staff Lounge improvements – two microwaves, industrial Keurig & pods
PTO paid $1845 for the 4th grade Kindness Retreat
PTO paid $2000 for the 4th grade Spark Y Aquaponics program
PTO paid $2906 for the Service Learning Project supplies
PTO will pay $300 for field trip scholarships
PTO will pay $5,000 for field trip transportation
PTO will pay $400 for teachers to attend the EP Schools Legacy Awards
PTO will pay $1,500 to fund the PBIS program
PTO will pay $4,200 for visiting educators including authors, artists and scientists
PTO will pay $500 for Bingo Night
PTO will pay $6,000 to run the Carnival
PTO will pay $4,000 towards Staff Appreciation
PTO will pay out over $7,000 in Staff Requested Grants
PTO will pay $12,000 towards library and playground improvements
Fundraising
We raised $28,000 (net) from the Fun Run
We raised $352 from School Tool Box program
We raised $120 from Chipotle fundraiser
We hope to raise $2,000 from the Calendar and Student Directory ad sales
We hope to raise $12,000 (net) from the Carnival
2018-2019 BUDGET
Spending
$1,165 for the Back to School Picnic
$686 for student take home folders
$1,000 for student blank writing books
$5,000 for field trip transportation
$245 for teachers and staff to attend the EP Schools Legacy Awards
$2,760 for the Service Learning Project
$627 for Level Library books
$95 for hand & toe warmers for playground staff
$834 for the PBIS program (with more to come)
$3,000 for visiting educators including authors, artists and scientists (with more to come)
$2,545 for the 4th grade kindness retreat
$140 for new playground balls and equipment (with more to come)
$254 for Bingo Night
$2,300 towards Staff Appreciation including the Back to School lunch & conference meals (with more to come every Friday in May)
$3,000 for new library furniture with Fun Run funds
$515 for indoor recess carts full of games & activities with Fun Run funds (with more to come)
$18,000 budgeted for classroom grants
Fundraising
$367 from School Tool Box (online school supplies)
$2,150 from the Calendar and Student Directory ad sales
$21,900 (net) from the Fun Run
$12,600 (net) from the Carnival
2017-2018 BUDGET
Spending
$3100 Gaga pit
$600 Student take home folders
$700 Student blank writing books
$2700 Service learning project
$1600 4th grade kindness retreat
$160 New playground balls
$462 Teacher & staff tickets to EP Schools Legacy Award dinner
$1700 Visiting authors (more to come)
$260 Bingo night prizes and treats
$128 Choir & band/orchestra performance treats
$2430 Staff appreciation events (more to come)
$5000 Field trip transportation
$10,020 Staff requested grants
Fundraising
Calendar & directory netted $2250
Fun Run netted $24,700
Carnival netted $16,496
2016-2017 Budget
Spending
$10,000 Dream Big Grants
$5000 Field trip transportation
$3500 Visiting educators
$3000 PV Gives Back Service project
$2300 4th Grade Kindness retreat
$2000 Leveled Library
$2500 Staff appreciation
$9200 PV events (Back to school picnic, Read-A-Thon, Carnival)
$3520 Other
Dream Big Grants
Your generous donations and fundraising efforts allow us to grant classroom wishes submitted by our teachers
Kindergarten – Active Learning Stools, $1200
Kindergarten- Story Telling Kit, $300
1st Grade – Science Experiment Kits, $600
2nd Grade – Zuma Rocker Chairs and Active Learning Stools, $1400
3rd Grade – Zuma Rocker Chairs, $1400
3rd Grade – Tower Garden suplies, $280
4th Grade – Books for Literature Circles, $440
4th Grade – Aquaponics Supplies, $400
5th Grade – Indoor recess games, $150
6th Grade – Drone and book, $920
6th Grade – Cricket supplies, $330
6th Grade – Miscellaneous Science Supplies, $75
All Grades
Special Ed – Zuma Rocker Chairs and Gardening Tools, $400
Special Ed – Problem Solvers kit and Books, $240
Key – Games and Legos, $100
Library – Cozy Reading Chair, $300
Leveled Library – Scanner, $150
Art – Art Books, $100
Phys Ed – Topple Tubes and Net Stands, $650
Music – Bass Bows, $360
Band – Reeds and Sheet Music, $350
School Nurse – Extra clothing, $50
2015-2016 Budget
Spending
$8000 Dream Big Grants (see below for grant details)
$3500 Field trip transportation
$2500 Visiting educators
$3000 Service project (PROP & Avenues for Homeless Youth care packages)
$2500 4th Grade Kindness retreat
$2000 Leveled Library
Dream Big Grants
Kindergarten – Magnatiles, a set for each class $1200
1st Grade – Balance ball chairs, 5 chairs per class $1162.50
2nd Grade – Ipad Microphones, Magnetic Construction Set, K’nect, Legos $1255.32
6th Grade – Non-Fiction Matters – Connecting Non-Fiction and Fiction Books $1200
Key – Board Games $89.03
K-6 SpEd – Social Skills Games $38.99
K-6 SpEd – Social Skills Books $90.80
Music – 2 Xylophones $2860
Thanks to an extremely generous anonymous donor, the following grants were also fulfilled.
– 3rd Grade – Tower Gardens
– Art Books
– Phy Ed – Parachutes and Balls
