Funds raised by the KM PTO fundraisers are used to fully support the KM PTO budget.  Each year the proposed budget is presented to Kehrs Mill families who review the budget and vote on it’s approval.  To see the details of the budget click here or check out the Budget tab located on the sidebar on this page.  You may also refer to the pie chart on this page.

In some years PTO ends the year with funds over and above what was needed to support the budget.  When this occurs those funds are spent on items requested by staff, approved by administration and voted on by the PTO.  Here are some examples of those Funds at Work in 2010-2011:

• Digital cameras for classrooms
• Document cameras for classrooms
• Additional money for landscaping beautification, over and above the originally budgeted amount
• Transportation costs (i.e. use of buses, parking) for the end of the year All-School Field Trip to the Zoo
• Other smaller requests made by teachers and staff

Any remaining funds have been placed in savings and are earmarked for playground improvements, which are being discussed by Rockwood and Kehrs Mill administration.

Check Out Your PTO Funds At Work!

Field Trips

• Kindergarten field trip to Eckert's Orchard
• 1st grade, Ms. Busnell's class at the Butterfly House
• 1st grade, Mrs. Forth's class at the Butterfly House
• 1st grade, Mrs. Henning's class at the Butterfly House
• 1st grade, Mrs. Rosemeyer's class at the Butterfly House 
• 2nd grade field trip to Museum of Westward Expansion
• 5th grade field trip to Junior Achievement

Classroom Enrichment

• 1st grade National Geographic
• Kindergarten and 2nd grade Scholastic News
• 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Time For Kids
• Art Partners

Supplies for Committees

• Green Thumb
• Hospitality/Welcome
• Staff Appreciation