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Thanks to everyone who shared feedback in our 2025 PTA Survey! Your input helped shape our plans for next year. Here’s what you told us and how we’re putting your input into action.
Some people shared even more great ideas and suggestions, including:
Requests for the PTA to supplement school supply budgets in the event the district stopped providing supplies (which is what has happened for the 2025–2026 school year) so that teachers wouldn’t bear that cost.
Comments recommending funds go toward playground equipment in need of repair and additional landscaping maintenance.
Numerous requests to utilize funds for bigger ticket items, particularly in outdoor spaces such as the track and soccer field.
Requests for additional events such as additional group runs, a mother/son event for those less interested in athletic competitions, and an event for aunts and uncles.
The survey results were reviewed by the PTA Finance Committee to assess whether changes should be made to the PTA budget. Specific changes made based on survey feedback include:
Allocating a large surplus of funds ($128,275) to potential improvements to the school’s outdoor spaces. The PTA is currently working with the district to assess whether these funds may be utilized to improve the outdoor track.
Allocating funds to pay for a single school-wide communications platform so that the same app is used consistently across grade levels.
Allocating funds to support additional school supply needs so that teachers are not bearing any additional costs associated with the district no longer providing supplies for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Allocating funds to support new programming (or programming for which funds were not previously allocated) such as a kindergarten and fifth grade buddies program, Career Day, and the Paschal Homecoming Parade.
Maintaining a higher Accelerated Reader budget (as increased last year) to match increased participation and provide high-quality incentives.
Reallocating funds previously allocated for Family Math and Fitness Night to a new Literacy Night that will be combined with Open House in January.
Maintaining a higher Library budget (as increased last year) to support purchases or new books and replacements of damaged books.
Maintaining a higher Mrs. Cook’s Books budget (as increased last year) to provide four high-quality books to students during the year.
Working directly with teachers to minimize student planner costs so that they are purchased only for grade levels choosing to utilize them.
Some ideas, like playground repairs, fall under district responsibility.
Other survey responders suggested that additional events be added to the PTA calendar. If you are interested in volunteering to plan a new PTA event, please contact president@lilybclayton.org. The PTA calendar is busy and requires an enormous amount of volunteer support, so any new events need volunteer support to get them off the ground.
To learn more about the PTA’s budget process, please check out the Finance FAQs.
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