ESMS Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The PTA at East Side Middle School is an engaged network of parents & guardians working to support the administration, teachers and staff in providing one of the best middle school experiences in New York City. If you are a parent or guardian at ESMS, you are automatically a member of the PTA! The parent community elected the Board members below to represent you for this school year. We welcome your input, and we hope to see you at our monthly General PTA meetings.
Our goal is to involve and engage every family at ESMS. We encourage you to attend events and to volunteer as your time allows. We hope you will donate what you can to Annual Fund - Click Here to Donate Now; the support of our generous ESMS community has allowed the PTA to ensure activity access to all students and to continually support many of the programs that create an excellent artistic, athletic, and globally-rich environment that supplements rigorous learning.
In addition to maintaining the school website, the PTA communicates via a weekly newsletter, sent to all families and staff on Sunday evenings. If you are not receiving PTA emails, please let us know at pta@esms.org. Reach out any time if you would like to get involved, share a suggestion, or have any questions.
PTA Meetings - 2024-2025
General PTA Meeting September 17, 2024 - 9:15am October 22, 2024 - 6:00pm November 19, 2024 - 9:15am (Virtual) December 17, 2024 - 9:15am (Virtual) January 28, 2025 - 9:15am February 11, 2025 - 7:00pm (Virtual) March 18, 2025 - 9:15am April 22, 2025 - 9:15am (Virtual) May 13, 2025 - 6:00pm June 17, 2025 - 9:15am |
Executive Board Meetings September 24, 2024 - 9:15am October 15, 2024 - 6:00pm November 12, 2024 - 9:15am (Virtual) December 3, 2024 - 9:15am (Virtual) January 7, 2025 - 9:15am February 4, 2025 - 7:00pm (Virtual) March 4, 2025 - 9:15am April 8, 2025 - 9:15am (Virtual) May 6, 2025 - 6:00pm June 3, 2025 - 9:15am |
ESMS PTA Executive Board - 2024-2025
The EB meets monthly, and all are welcome to sit in and observe. |
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Co-Presidents |
Tara Bronstein |
Co-VPs of Fundraising |
Alana Gartrell |
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Susie Gould |
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Di Johnston |
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Elizabeth Herzog |
Co-VP of Compliance and Community Relations |
Motoko Shoji |
Co-Treasurers |
Bill Gould |
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Jenny Siklas |
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Kate Lawson |
8th Grade Representatives |
Amanda Alters |
Co-Assistant Treasurers |
Shireen Braun | Cecilia Darmandrail | |
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Rohit Gandhi |
Joslin Paradise | |
Co-VPs of Internal Affairs |
Alina Denberg |
7th Grade Representatives |
Lucia Corral |
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Allison Zysman |
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Zainab Shahid |
Co-Recording Secretary |
Jen Mendelson |
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Jasmine Tay |
April Quinn |
6th Grade Representatives |
John Cecil |
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VP of Technology |
Paul Ashley |
Shari Lewis | |
Co-VP of Communications |
Jamie Mendelsohn |
Monica Sierra | |
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Jen Polland |
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