Mother & Son Night of Fun
The purpose of this letter is to address concerns that have been raised in our community about this upcoming PTA event. We appreciate feedback and we are always glad to learn of others who share our passion for doing good for our children's school.
Last year we had an overwhelmingly positive response to our Sweetheart (Father figure/daughter) dance. There has never been an event to create as much participation and excitement at our school. It was obvious to us that we needed to offer it again this year. We also learned from much feedback after that event that our community was eager for us to also offer an event for boys to attend with their mothers or special female figures (i.e. aunts, grandmothers, etc.).
So, in planning for this year, we sent a survey to the entire school and we used the information we received in planning our events. The school offers a quarterly STEM day during regular school hours and a STEM club after school every other week. In addition, the school will host a science night for all students on February 19, 2016.
To clarify points that you may have heard or read in the media:
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This is a PTA sponsored event and it therefore does not fall under the guidelines of the Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972.
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Girls were not excluded from this event. This is a social event intended to fulfill the request from our school community for a mother figure/son event. Girls would not be prohibited from attending the event if so desired.
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We are grateful for the support that we have received from OCPS and OCCPTA.
We continually encourage parents and community members to join PTA to participate and have input in our programming.
Audubon Park Elementary PTA Executive Board
