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Treasurer: Barb Barry
Secretary: Julie Amyouny
Membership: Mary Murphy
Enrichment: Joan Chiffer, Julie Sullivan & Theresa Farris-Kindregan
Hospitality: Jenn Baker and Heidi Gudaitis
Topsfield Elementary School Parent/Teacher Organization (TESPTO) is an
independent, non-profit organization comprised of parents, teachers and
administrators. Our goal is to maintain quality education and seek new
avenues for improving programs offered to the elementary school children of
Topsfield.
TESPTO raises funds in numerous ways to be used for curriculum enrichment
programs, school field trips, special equipment and services, and long range
planning initiatives developed in conjunction with our membership and other
community groups. TESPTO also provides seed money for fast track
implementation of strategic initiatives beyond the scope of the elementary
school budget.
TESPTO strives to bring the entire community together by sponsoring
community events open to the general public; by participating in other
community events; by disseminating information to the elementary school
community and other interested parties and by being responsive to the
requests for cooperation and assistance.
TESPTO funds are allocated based on the following Guiding Principles
* Supports school improvement plans developed by the site councils and
principals.
* Supports additional enrichment initiatives.
* Affects immediately or seeds a program that eventually will affect a
great percentage of the elementary school population. The goal
would be to demonstrate a program’s success and prove its impact so
it will be easier to be adapted and sustained by the school budget.
* Do not wish to support programs on an ongoing basis that should be
funded by the school budget.
* Seeds innovative initiatives that may not affect a large number of
the elementary school population, but that have the support of the
school staffs and are unlikely to receive funding through
traditional routes.
* Does not exclude scholarship or teacher stipends.
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