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Our hope for The Clifton School is to cultivate a community full of wonder, dreams and possibilities: a unique place where we value diversity and progressive education based on research.

The Clifton School PTA

PTA membership is open to all parents and guardians. We encourage you to join in and attend meetings, which occur quarterly. Meetings will be announced via email and posted on this website. For any questions, please feel free to email: cliftonschoolpta@gmail.com

Want to help? The PTA needs you! Have you ever wondered how you can help your child’s classroom teachers? Do you want to help make The Clifton School an even better place for our children to grow and learn? Are you jealous of all the fun your kids have at school (“Water Play Day” does sound like a lot of fun)? If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, please consider volunteering!

Be a Room Representative! Being a room representative is one of the easiest ways to get involved. We HIGHLY recommend having two or more room representatives to help share the love. If you’d like to volunteer, please Sign Up Here.
Contribute to the Staff and Teacher Appreciation Campaign: STAC is an annual event that allows families to generously thank all Clifton School teachers (both part and full-time) and non-administrative staff for their daily dedication to the loving care and enrichment of our children. Each fall, money is raised from voluntary donations given by parents that is pooled and distributed as an end-of-calendar-year gift. This is an easy and anonymous way to make sure all our teachers and staff are recognized.
Make our Spring Auction a Success! Each Spring the Clifton School PTA hosts an auction to raise funds to support school improvements. The auction is a wonderful event with hand-made art contributed by the students up for the live auction, a silent auction of themed baskets filled with donated items, delicious food, drinks, music, dancing, and fun. The 2016 Auction raised over $8,000 for the Clifton School. Click here to see photos from the 2016 auction.

2025-2026 Clifton School PTA Board

Molly Parick, Clairmont Campus President

Emilie Mathias, Clifton Campus President

Cecile Norris, Clifton Campus President-Elect

Ryan Scallan, Treasurer

Karly Goozee, Secretary

Tyra Cleggett, Communications Coordinator

Swathi Sekar, General Board member

Maggie Parker, General Board member

Kathryn Dionne, General Board member

The Clifton School PTA August 2025 Newsletter

PTA Update

In this Edition:

TCS Recovery Fundraiser Update – Donations Open through September 1st!
Room Rep Sign-Ups – Support your Teachers throughout the Year!

Upcoming Events:

September 24th: PTA Meeting (time/agenda to-follow)

Final Week for the Recovery Fundraiser – There’s Still Time to Donate!

Dear TCS Families,

We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of compassion and solidarity from our community in the wake of August 8th. To-date, you’ve donated almost $25,000 that will help as we work to heal, support our staff, and strengthen our school for the future. Focusing on the needed support for our staff, here are some of the ways in which we will put these generous donations to-work:

Bonuses for staff to recognize the extraordinary burden they’ve carried and the care they continue to provide for children and families.
Ongoing counseling support for staff, ensuring they continue to have access to professional resources to help process and heal.
Professional development around resiliency, giving staff tools and strategies to strengthen their ability to care for themselves and the children in their classrooms moving forward.
Community-building activities for families and staff, creating opportunities to reconnect, rebuild a sense of normalcy, and support one another.

While our Clifton Road site was the most directly impacted, both sites endured the initial shutdown and the uncertainty of not knowing what would unfold. These supports will reach across our staff community, with particular care for those most affected.

There’s still time to contribute to these efforts, donations can be made until September 1st in one of the following ways:

1) through the PTA Online Donation Platform

2) Zelle @617-230-2022

3) Venmo @CliftonSchoolPTA2023

4) check made out to The Clifton School PTA (can be dropped at the PTA box at front desk)

On behalf of our entire school, thank you for your kindness, generosity, and trust. Together, we will continue to make TCS a place where children are safe, supported, and loved.

Sincerely,

Cindy Britt

Administrative Director

Want to directly support your child’s teacher?

Become a Room Rep!

The PTA Board is seeking parents to serve as room representatives for the 2025-2026 school year! Thank you to those of you who have already signed up.

There are still LOTS of openings. We recommend at least 2 room reps per classroom.

Classroom representatives are the conduits between families and teachers and ensure that our hard-working educators feel appreciated. Classroom representatives come up with a budget (sample budget will be provided at orientation), collect classroom funds at the beginning of the year, coordinate gifts for teacher birthdays and teacher appreciation week, put together the classroom silent auction basket for the March Art Auction, organize an end-of-year classroom party, and share PTA meeting notes with classroom parents. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach us via email (cliftonschoolpta@gmail.com).

We hope you will join an active community of classroom representatives this year! We recommend that individuals from each class nominate themselves for this role, but there is no limit to the number of classroom reps. Being a classroom representative is a great way to get to know your child’s teachers and fellow parents, and we hope you will consider yourself for this role!

Note: We will be sending out another email for a room rep orientation via zoom once all classrooms have a room rep assigned to them, so please be on the lookout for that!

PTA Fall Fundraising

Eat well this fall!

Fresh Harvest is Atlanta’s online farmers market and The Clifton School PTA is partnering with them for an exciting new school fundraiser this fall!

Whether you’re an existing Fresh Harvest customer or brand new one, you can use the promo code CLIFTON to receive $15 off your order and begin earning 10% back to the school on every purchase from now through the end of December.

See info on the left for more information or sign up here: https://freshharvest.com/t/clifton.

Keep an eye out for an opportunity to sign-up in person over the next month!

www.thecliftonschool.org

PTA FAQs

How do I become a member of the PTA?

Any parent or guardian of children currently enrolled at The Clifton School are automatically members of the PTA.

Are there dues?

There are no dues associated with the PTA.

What does the PTA fundraising pay for?

The PTA funds are used to purchase various items “over and above” the general basic needs of the school. The items are meant to enhance the school environment and are chosen by a parent volunteer committee at each campus. Examples of items PTA funds have purchased: wifi for both campuses, new playground equipment, new furniture for staff lounges, indoor play equipment for the piazzas, courtyard gazebos, and a mosaic water wall.

Are the PTA Executive Board members paid?

No, all Executive Board Member are parents that have volunteered their time.

How can I contact the PTA Executive Board?

cliftonschoolpta@gmail.com

What do I do if I have an issue or concern?

The PTA is always available to be the conduit between the parents and administration. In some instances, it might be best to utilize your room reps or teachers for classroom issues. Any immediate safety concerns should go straight to administration.

How do I become a member of the PTA Executive Board?

Email us and let us know you are interested! We are always looking for new recruits. Even if all of the Board positions are filled, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved with various committees and projects.

What are the responsibilities of a room rep?

View the room rep orientation here for details