Welcome to the pta!
Welcome PTA member -
If you are a parent or guardian with a student enrolled at PS 234, you are a member of our PTA. No dues. No sign-ups. You’re in. And we need your help.
You think you know what a PTA does; and some of those stereotypes might be right. Yes, we have bake sales and monthly meetings with coffee. But the PS 234 PTA does so much more than you might expect! We strongly believe that we have to do some serious fundraising to give our children the kind of school that is not just acceptable, but extraordinary. The PTA builds community along with fundraising. We have several community events throughout the year to bring families together. And we have several big fundraising events to raise the money that we need.
Why so much focus on fundraising? Unfortunately, the DOE gives minimal funding based on how many students are enrolled at our school. But when you have amazing and experienced and highly educated teachers like we do, that DOE funding is mainly used to pay teacher salaries. It doesn’t stretch for all of the extras that make the school day dynamic and varied.
The 2025 - 2026 PTA Executive Board:
Co-Presidents: Damon Craig and Laura Botaro pta@ps234.org
Co-First Vice Presidents: Rebecca Heller & Kristin Kumar ptaevents@ps234.org
VP of Communications: Vicky Hartley news@ps234.org
VP of Community Affairs: Brooke Travis
Co-Treasurers: Fred Chapados & Sean Cawley treasurer@ps234.org
Co-Assistant Treasurers: Michelle Kim & Carter Su treasurer@ps234.org
Recording Secretary: Sarah Griffin
Corresponding Secretary: Alicia Kornreich
School Leadership Team Members - Parent/Gaurdian representatives
Katherine Colsher
Amanda Murphy
Cristina Jones
Scott Schwaitzberg