PTA Funds
Santa Margarita PTA raises funds throughout the year to provide programs and supplies that enhance your child’s experience during the academic year. Take a look at how we've allocated these funds over the years and click the link below to fill out our survey for how you'd like to see these funds spent.
2023-24 Allocations
Events, Assemblies & Field Trips
$16,100
Funds went towards schoolwide assemblies, back-to-school events, the Battle of the Books, transportation for field trips, the Fall Harvest Festival, Teacher Appreciation Week, a talent show, and an end-of-year barbecue.
- Assemblies: $5,500
- Back to School Events: $500
- Battle of the Books: $500
- End-of-Year BBQ/Kinder Graduation: $1,500
- Fall Harvest Festival: $1,800
- Science Camp Donation: $500
- Teacher Appreciation Week: $1,500
- Talent Show: $1,800
- Field Trip Transportation: $2,500
Equipment & Upgrades
$38,700
The PTA funded the school garden, upgraded the teacher and staff lounge, and purchased new playground equipment. Additionally, we set aside $25,000 for future projects.
- School Garden: $200
- Staff Lounge Upgrades: $3,500
- Playground Equipment: $10,000
- Earmarked for Future Projects: $25,000
Teacher Allocations, Supplies & PTA Expenses
$18,975
Each teacher receives funds for classroom supplies. We also allocated funds for office supplies, art supplies, the yearbook, and our administrative expenses.
- Teacher & Classroom Allocations: $13,275
- Office Supplies: $500
- Art Supplies: $250
- Yearbook: $1,500
- PTA Expenses: $3,450
2022-23 Allocations
School Clubs & Programs
- Artist-in-Residence & Art Club: $5,000
- Maker's Club: $2,000
- Robotics Club: $1,261
- Garden Club Project: $5,000-$6,000
- After-School Tutoring: $2,000
Equipment & Upgrades
- Playground Equipment: $220
Teacher Allocations, Supplies & PTA Expenses
- Teacher & Classroom Allocations: $12,500 ($400 to each teacher at the beginning of the school year plus 10% from their class Apex earnings)
- Mustang Mixup Books: $167
- Yearbook Printing: $1,500
- Office Supplies: $400
2021-22 Allocations
- After-school tutoring, artist-in-residence and art club, drama club, makers club and items for the makers’ room: $13,046
- Science camp: $9,270 (15% of what each class raised in Apex)
- Teacher support: $9,113 ($400 to each teacher at the beginning of the year plus 10% of what each class raised from Apex)
- Mustang Mixup: $2,598
- New library bookshelves and books: $2,950
- Fifth grade promotion: $717
- End of year BBQ: $1,485
- Field Trips: $868
- Yearbook printing: $1,664
- Battle of the Books: $227
- Playground equipment: $61
TOTAL: $41,999
2020-21 Allocations
- Equipment, desks and chairs to update the science classroom/Makers space: $35,000
- Chromebooks to support distance learning during COVID-19: $9,000
- Playground equipment: $2,500
- Art Club: $2,500
- General supplies for all staff, including markers, paper, dry erase boards: $4,000
- Classroom furniture and COVID-19 related classroom needs: $3,000
- Staff awards: $1,000
TOTAL: $57,000