Welcome!

Welcome to the 2010-2011 School year! As a PTO Board, we are ready to get things moving in the right direction for this coming year. We provide Edison Regional Gifted Center with the things necessary to pursue not only a high quality education but more importantly, bring us together as a community.


In order for us to be successful, we need your help. First of all, please join the PTO, if you haven’t done so. This last year the PTO was able to pay for cross-curriculum days, sponsoring events for our families and children, purchasing items for the classroom and school including, field trips for our children, copiers, laptop computers for student use, fine art enrichment, books for the classrooms, after-school programs, Chicago Children’s Choir, Snowflake, academic competitions, rockets, Bus Driver Appreciation, Family Dinner Dance, postage, office supplies, Teacher stipends, and much more!

Some of your may not be aware, that the discretionary funds received by Edison, which are intended to pay for EVERYTHING other than Teachers salary, is only between $8,000 -$11,000 per year. This is why you are so important. Everything that the children and Teacher’s need is funded through the PTO so that Edison can continue to be the exemplary program that is!

Thank you to all of you who completed the Volunteer Survey form and who expressed interest in volunteering your time to a committee or to help out in our many events. Volunteer opportunities are still available. If interested in helping in any way, feel free to contact a PTO Board Member or Kathleen Ziemer our volunteer coordinator at Kathleen@ziemer.net.

Thank you to all the individuals that have volunteered their time to Head a Committee. We would not be as successful as an organization and school if it wasn’t for our parents.

Please plan to attend a PTO Meeting. You can check out our PTO Blog with links to our PTO Yahoo Group to find out what is going on, get forms, or ask questions at: edisongiftedpto.blogspot.com.

Here is to another successful year!


De Anne Glomski, PTO President
deedaveg@ameritech.net