The Peach Pit
GCA PTSO Newsletter - August 2017 - Back to School Edition
In This Issue
GCA PTSO General Membership and Meeting Dates
Volunteers and GCA PTSO Committees
2017-2018 Executive Board
Special Elections
GCA PTSO Regional Breakdown
GCA PTSO Regional Events
GCA PTSO Back to School Fundraiser
Fundraising From Home
Weekly Juice
Perks Program
Recent Support Success
Our Purpose
The Georgia Cyber Academy PTSO is a non-profit organization which is organized and operated for the charitable and educational purpose of assisting Georgia Cyber Academy in providing the best education possible to the children enrolled at the school.
To implement that purpose, the PTSO:
Provides family activities that build community within the school.
Provides learning opportunities through events and programs.
Provides funding for items not included in the school budget.
Holds various fundraisers in accordance with Georgia Cyber Academy’s policies to fund the above activities.
GCA PTSO Memberships
Becoming a GCA PTSO member is easy! Click HERE then select the Membership icon. For only $5 per school term you will receive access to special programs, have voting rights, and so much more. For GCA PTSO founding members, check your email for renewal instructions. GCA PTSO Members meet 4 times per year to provide progress reports, vote on new initiatives, and provide activity reports please join us:
GCA PTSO Meeting Dates for the 2017-2018 school year:
September 28, 2017
November 30, 2017
February 22, 2018
April 26, 2018
All meetings are accessed via the Coach Cafe icon on the GCA PTSO webpage, all meetings will be held at 7:00 PM Est. If you are unable to attend the archive of the meeting will be placed on the Archive page of the GCA PTSO website the next business day.
Volunteers & GCA PTSO Committees
GCA PTSO President
GCA PTSO Vice President
Arlethia Almond
GCA PTSO Vice Secretary
GCA PTSO Executive Board Special Election
GCA PTSO Secretary: The secretary shall keep all records of the organization, take and record minutes, handle correspondence and send notices of meetings to the membership. The secretary also keeps a copy of the minute’s book, bylaws, rules, membership list as well as other duties that may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board.
GCA PTSO Vice Secretary: The vice secretary shall assist the secretary and carry out the secretary’s duties in his or her absence or inability to serve as well as other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board.
GCA PTSO Treasurer: The treasurer shall receive all funds of the organization, keep an accurate record of receipts and expenditures, and pay out funds in accordance with the approval of the executive board. The Treasurer will present a financial statement at every meeting and at other times of the year when requested by the executive board, and make a full report at the end of the year, as well as other duties that may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board.
GCA PTSO Vice Treasurer: The vice treasurer shall assist the treasurer and carry out the treasurer duties in his or her absence or inability to serve as well as other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board.
Detailed position descriptions can be on the GCA PTSO website under the Bylaws link
GCA PTSO Regional Information
GCA PTSO Regional Events Calendar
GCA PTSO Back to School Fundraiser
Fundraising from Home
The Weekly Juice
Perks Program
Recent Support Success
My name is Ruth Daugherty and I teach high school Special Education in the LIFE Department. LIFE stands for Learning Information with Functional Education: my students’ curriculum focuses on functional academics and life skills. A huge part of their curriculum is learning money management and banking skills to prepare them for life after high school. To help them practice these skills, we use an online simulated banking program. Students receive weekly “paychecks” based on class attendance and assignment completion that are deposited into their online checking account. At the end of each month, they are given “bills” to calculate and pay, and then are given choices for how they want to spend the rest of their money. We offer different kinds of incentives and hope to offer more as we build the program; students use the remainder of their earned money to “buy” small items that we mail to them. We don’t have a budget for this, so we very much appreciate the contribution of the PTSO to our stockpile of incentives J Thank you all for your support of our kids!