The mission of the Miller PTA is to positively impact the lives of the
children and families in our community by representing our members and
“connecting” them to the school by empowering them with information,
education, programs, tools, and recognition.
- 2011-2012 PTA Board Members
- CALENDAR: Upcoming PTA Meetings & Events
- 2012 Nominating Committee Report
- Free Money for Technology
- Attention 8th Grade Parents!
- Volunteers Needed for 2011-2012
- 2010-2011 Miller PTA Year-end Report
2011-2012 PTA Board Members
Board Members:
President Mary Lund, lundfamily@att.net
President Praveen Narayan, xpnarayan@gmail.com
Vice President Shannon Breuckman, sabreuckman@gmail.com
Treasurer Sandy Madeleine, 3madeleines@comcast.net
Financial Secretary Pauline Woodmansee, pauline@wwcomm.com
Secretary Jane Zhang, janezzhang@yahoo.com
Auditor Amy Lui, amyliu_2000@yahoo.com
Historian Dinesh Belwalkar, dumbbel@gmail.com
Parlimentarian Saira Ahmed, saira953@yahoo.com
Principal Sal Gumina, gumina_sal@cusdk8.org
Asst. Principal Amy Steele, steele_amy@cusdk8.org
Teacher Rep Janelle Allemandi, allemandi_janelle@cusdk8.org
CALENDAR: Upcoming PTA Meetings & Events
April 12th @ 7:45am – Lynbrook Principal, Gail Davidson
Elections 2012-2013 Executive Board, 7:45 am in the library
2012 Nominating Committee Report
The 2012 Nominating Committee has completed reviewing potential PTA Officer candidates
for the 2012-13 Miller Middle School PTA Board and submits the following slate of nominees
for the association’s consideration. All nominees have been contacted and have expressed
willingness to serve in the positions listed below.
President Santha Nandakumar
Vice President Melissa Garnica
Secretary Jane Zhang
Treasurer Ruiyuan Wu
Auditor Amy Liu
Historian Madga Wong
Parliamentarian To be appointed by President
This slate was submitted to the PTA General Association for approval by the following
members of the 2011-2012 Nominating Committee on March 8, 2012:
Sal Gumina, Miller Principal
Amy Steele, Miller Vice Principal
Janelle Allemandi, Miller 6th Grade Teacher
Grace Siu, Miller Parent
Sunitha Padmanabha, Miller Parent
Shannon Breuckman, Nominating Committee Chair
The election will take place on Thursday, April 12, 2012 during the PTA General Association
meeting in the school library. If you cannot attend the meeting to cast your vote,
please contact Shannon Breuckman at sabreuckman@gmail.com.
Free Money for Technology
Did you know that local merchants, especially Safeway,
donate thousands of dollars to Miller each year just
because you shop at their stores? Money that Miller Middle
School receives through the eScrip program has been earmarked
for technology purchases at the school. You can help bring more
dollars to Miller at no cost to you other than the few minutes it takes to register or
update your account.
Please go to www.escrip.com and register your grocery cards, such as Safeway,
or make sure your
eScrip account is up-to-date. Miller’s Group ID # is 1432747. If you can’t
find your Safeway
Club Card number, call 1-877-723-3929 to cross-reference your phone number to
your card
number.
Every time you shop using your card, Miller Middle School will get a
percentage of your
purchases. This costs you nothing and it is VERY easy!
Thank you for your support!
Attention 8th Grade Parents!
Graduation Committee Update: Most of the sub-committee positions
are filled. If you would like to help, contact Mary Lund
(lundfamily@att.net) or Praveen Narayan (xpnarayan@gmail.com).
Volunteers Needed for 2011-2012
There are lots of ways to get involved at Miller!
If you are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities, please contact
Mary Lund (lundfamily@att.net) or Praveen Narayan
(xpnarayan@gmail.com).
2010-2011 Miller PTA Year-end Report
Membership: 988 PTA members (including 48 staff members)
Mission Statement
The mission of the Miller PTA is to positively impact the
lives of the children and families in our community by representing our
members and “connecting” them to the school by empowering them with
information, education, programs, tools, and recognition.
Objectives
* Encourage a “connection” between parents, teachers, staff and administration.
* Provide effective communications and access to resources.
* Support school-wide and classroom needs.
* Coordinate and support school events and activities.
* Advocate with “one voice” to the State for needed resources and support for
a quality education for our students.
* Show appreciation and support to Miller staff.
* Honor students, parents and staff.
Priorities & Accomplishments
* Help showcase Miller’s history in its 50th Year: 50th Year Celebration BBQ
held on August 21st.
An estimated 2,000+ current Miller families, staff, alumni, and community
members attended.
Also, incorporated 50th Year logo/theme throughout all Miller communications
and venues
throughout the year. Showcased Miller’s 50th graduating class during
commencement ceremony and grad party.
* PTA Membership Drive & School Directory: see above total members.
Membership and direct donations drive brought in approximately $40K to PTA
annual budget.
Directories distributed to PTA members in early December.
* New Parent Orientation: approximately 500+ parents attended on August 17, 2009.
* W.E.B. Support: PTA volunteers worked throughout week of August 17th
selling PE uniforms, planners and gathering forms.
* Staff Appreciation: monthly, including a holiday luncheon, end-of-year
luncheon, and the
purchase of a new stove/oven for staff lounge.
* Staff Wish List & Classroom Start-up: approximately $11.5K allocated to
priority departmental and classroom needs.
* Parent Education Seminars: H1N1 Forum held on October 13th; “Digital Kids:
Safe, Smart and
Responsible” held on February 4th.
* PTA Website & Resources: updated regularly, also offered Translation
Services for parents and
staff.
* Graduation & Grad Night: Ceremony & Party, June 9th.
* Community Events: 50th Year Celebration BBQ, August 21st.
* Honorary Service Awards: several awards presented to parents, staff, and
community members.
* Reflections Program: Received 63 Miller student entries in the PTA
Reflections Contest this
year. Fourteen of those entries were submitted to the PTA Council level.
Eight of those entries
received awards and continued on to the PTA Sixth District level, where 4 of
those entries
received awards at this level. One entry was chosen to continue on to the
State level, where it
received recognition at this level. Miller students were honored in the
categories of Dance,
Literature, Musical Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.
* eScrip for Technology: Almost $6K earned and spent this year for technology
purchases for
classrooms.
* School Beautification & Preservation: campus-wide assessment conducted to
determine priority
needs; will initiate projects in the 2010-2011 school year.
* Birthday Book Club: hundreds of books, in the name of our students, donated
to the Miller
Library.
* Support other Miller Activities & Events (e.g., magazine drive, dances,
Corrals, etc.): over 9,300
total volunteer hours of Miller parents and community members.
* Project Green Participation: PTA volunteer representative on school “green”
committee.
* Parent Translation Services: Offered translation in Spanish, Hindi, Korean,
Japanese, and
Chinese to parents and staff as needed.
* Supported There Future is Now campaign with $2K donation.