PS 130M - PARENTS ASSOCIATION
一三零小學家長會
143 Baxter Street Room 101, New York, NY 10013
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Parents Association Board Members:
Co-Presidents: Joseph Li & Kevin Cheng
Co-Vice-Presidents: Manya Ellenberg & Moe Kyaw
Co-Treasurers: Alice Chen & Angela Mui
Co-Secretaries: Amy Hu & Tammy Yin
Parents Association Events Coordinator: Lisa Wong
Parent Coordinator: Ana Leung
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Minutes to PS 130M General Meeting
June 15, 2026
Attendance: Yvonne Moy, Lisa Wong, Amy Hu, Joseph Li, Michelle, Tammy Yin, Moe, Kevin Cheng Ms. Thomas, Ana, Carmen, Yuki and 20+ other participants (see sign in sheet, in person)
Meeting Commence: 8:50am
Joe – Welcome to the last meeting of the school year. Today is a special meeting because of nominations and voting in the new PA board members for the upcoming school year.
Carmen – Hi everyone, my name is Carmen, I’m on the SLT and I’m here to help run the elections. We have 2 positions for each, President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Anyone who would like to run could self-nominate and add their name to the ballot. Anyone? No one… VP positions will be elected in the fall when school starts.
Parent – do we have members at large?
Carmen – we don’t have that, but we welcome volunteers.
Can we have all the candidates come up to speak for 1 minute and tell us why they are running for their position.
Co- president candidates
Kevin – My name is Kevin and I’m currently the Co-President; my kid is in kindergarten. We have grown to love this school, grown to love our board. I’ve learned a lot this year being on board. If I’m on the board, I can bring more to the board.
Moe – Hi, I’ve been here, my kid is in 3rd grade. You’ve seen me around with flowers with Carmen & Yuki; parents have come to me to ask for help. I have been Vice president for a year. I believe the school can improve with parent help. Ive been meeting with Ms. Thomas. I’m from Burma and raised in Japan.
Joe – Do I have to introduce myself… my kid is graduating but I still have a nephew here, so my cousin put me as his guardian. Thank you for your support, you know how I am; so, vote for me.
Tammy – Hi, I’m Tammy; I have 2 daughters and I’m also a PS. 130M graduate myself. This school is very near and dear to my heart. I’m currently Co-secretary and I’m happy to serve at my caliber. I look forward to working with everyone.
Co-secretary candidates
Amy – Hi, I’m currently co-secretary, I have been on the board several years. I have a graduate and a second grader. I’m here because I like to keep all the paperwork inline.
Vanessa – Hi, I’m Vanessa and I have 2 kids, a 3rd grader & one in pre-kindergarten. I have not been on the board, but I’m happy to help out.
Co-Treasurer candidates
Alice – She is not here but she has been on the board a s treasurer for a couple of years.
Angela – Hi, I’m Angela; Ive been on the board for a couple of years now and I have a second grader & another child that is not elementary school age yet.
Carmen – Thank you candidates, you may all cast your votes now.
Ms. Thomas – This has been a week, tiring but exciting because the Knicks took home the championship. I see a couple of Knicks fans here. I’m lucky to be here to help support our school for our students. I’m grateful to be a part of a school with so much support. Budget wise, we did not get the extra funding this year to support smaller class sizes, but they did not take away the funding they gave us last year to support smaller class sizes. They extend the smaller class mandate from 2027/2028 to 2030 to be incompliance. Some of our classes are smaller by nature due to enrollment. When I started there were 7 kindergarten classes that were full, now there are 3. Last principal meeting is tomorrow at 3:45pm, here at our school. We are meeting to talk about low enrollment and how to fix it and to gather to help the needs of our community. Please come to help support us. Graduations are coming up for our 5th graders, kindergarteners, and pre-kindergarteners. Happy Ms. Tam, Emily’s mom is running for the board to help our school. Thank you.
Joe – Here our agenda today – slides done by Kevin.
Agenda
- Acting Principal’s welcome
- Reading & Approval of the Minutes
- PA Financials: May’s Treasurers’ report
- Special elections for the School PTA Board for 2026/2027
- Voting on budget for 2026/2027
Reading and approval of minutes and Treasury reports, upcoming events.
Parents’ Association opening & Review.
Here are last month’s meeting minutes to be reviewed and approved. They will be posted on the PA Blog site.
I. These are the minutes for review and to be approved from our last meeting in May, 16 people approved of the minutes; minutes are placed on record. Thank you!
II. This is the treasury report for review and approval; 18 people approved of the treasury report. The Treasury report is placed on record. Thank you!
We have only reached about 80% of our fundraising goal, unfortunately we didn’t meet our goal.
Kevin – we still have a week left of school, its possible we could get close to it.
III. Budget – to be approved – 17 people approved the budget.
Kevin – the budget is a little lower this year, even with inflation.
Joe – we try. Just to clarify the PA board members do not get paid, we are volunteers.
Upcoming Events:
- Thursday, June 18, 2026 – Renny Fong Retirement celebration
- Friday, June 19, 2026 – Juneteenth – no school
- Monday, June 22, 2026 – 5th grade graduation ceremony
- Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Pre-K graduation ceremony
- Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Kindergarten ceremony
- Friday, June 26, 2026 – Last day of School
There are a few seats available left for Mr. Fong celebration.
Costs of Arts Enrichment Programs
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY PS130M PARENTS ASSOCIATION
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ENRICHMENT
PROGRAM
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PS
130M STUDENTS
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2024-2025
EXPENSE
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Inside
Broadway
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Pre-K, K
& 2nd graders
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$13,440.00
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National
Dance Institute
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1st & 4th
graders
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$17,325.00
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Third Street
Music School - Violin
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3rd, 4th
& 5th graders
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$10,050.00
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Young
People’s Chorus
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3rd, 4th
& 5th graders
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$9,900.00
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Spirit of
PS130 - Fife and Drum
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4th & 5th
graders
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$8,800.00
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Ballroom
Dancing Classrooms
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5th graders
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$9,520.00
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Rosie’s
Theater Kids
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5th graders
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$15,000.00
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PS130M Lion
Dance Club
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5th graders –
AFTER SCHOOL
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$4,275.00
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The PA also funds:
- Air Conditioners & repairs $11,000
- Office Copier, toner, school computer and supplies $12,000
- Student appreciation events $18,000 (580 Students as of this year)
The PA conducts various fundraisers throughout the school year. The fundraisers for 2025-2026 are as follows:
- Bake Sale
- Candy sale (Cherrydale Catalog)
- Annual Ask
- Photo Day
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Spirit clothing
- Afterschool Snack Sale
- Holiday Show Fundraisers
- Benefit Banquet
- Mother’s Day Sale
- Handmade Bead Sale
- Read-A-Thon
We are always open to additional fundraising ideas. Any new ideas can be added as a fundraising source. All fundraising supports our art programs and more.
Here is a slide featuring photos and video clips of some of the children’s performances from the various arts enrichment programs.
We need to work hard to ensure these programs continue.
We need your support to bring up new fundraising ideas.
Joe – For this year’s annual Banquet we fundraised $96,000 after expenses we raised a total of $72,000. Thank you everyone who helped make this happen.
The votes are in:
Co-presidents – Joe & Tammy
Co-treasurer – Alice & Angela
Co-secretary – Amy & Vanessa
Congratulations to the new board members for the upcoming school year.
Thank you for coming and your support.
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You can always come by the PA room 101 to chat with us, come to with any ideas, suggestions, or issues; our door is always open. You can also reach us by emailing us at PS.130mpa@yahoo.com or by phone – 212-226-8072 ext. 101 or reach Lisa at 917-821-7056 or visit our blog site at http://ps130pa.blogspot.com/ & Instagram Http://www.instragram.PS130MPA for more information.
Closing time – 9:20am
