May 12, 2026 | Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) General Meeting Minutes
Meeting slides: 2026.05 – PTSA General Meeting
Welcome!
Chris welcomed the PTSA Board, TPMS administrators, and members of the TPMS community to our May meeting. He noted this will be our last PTSA meeting for the 2025-2026 school year.
Upcoming Events
May 12-13 – MCAP Math Testing
May 13 – Band concert (7-9 pm) (open to the TPMS community)
May 14 – MAP ELA
May 14 – Orchestra concert (7-9 pm) (open to the TPMS community)
May 15 – MAP Math
May 18-20 – Outdoor Education Session 3 (6th grade only)
May 19 – Theater 2 field trip
May 21-22 – Social Studies MCAP (8th grade only)
May 21 – Medieval Times field trip (7th grade only)
May 25 & 27 – No school (note there IS school May 26)
May 29 – Music in the Park field trip
Access the school calendar for June events, including the 8th grade dance, and end of year activities.
Budget Update
After lots of hard work on the part of the PTSA Board – especially our Treasurer. Mic Murphy – we are now in good standing with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. This was a priority for Mic as Treasurer; this accreditation opens up many opportunities for our PTSA. The revised accounting for Books and Basketball is $3,905 (up from $2,780).
The final PTSA Budget for the school year is below. Per our Bylaws, we need a 3-person financial review committee to review our finances by the end of September, 2026. Are you interested? Please contact tpms.pta.president@gmail.com.
After many successful events, the PTSA has a surplus in the budget. The Board voted to increase event sponsorship by $1,000 to support field trips and student dances. Summer Smith, PTSA Board Member called a vote to approve the motion. Chris Campbell, PTSA Board member seconded the motion. The motion passed per the attendees at the meeting.
Accomplishments and Gratitude!
We have so much to be grateful for this year! Heather Brown-Palsgrove presented some highlights from our amazing year!
27% improvement in gross fundraising and donation income!
20+% of the school community became members of the PTSA.
Strengthened communication with addition of WhatsApp Groups, and zoom meetings.
Dozens of our community signed up to volunteer for our events!
Supported the teacher community with special events (conference night soup and pie!), Teacher Appreciation Week, staff development events, and mini-grant funding.
Enriched the student experience with cultural heritage assemblies, dance support, instrument repair, and a lot more!
Developed programs and sponsored speakers to share timely information, like stress management and digital awareness.
Created community building events serving hundreds, such as Books & Basketball, Back to School Potluck, and Multicultural Night.
Created spaces for families, students, and teachers to engage on TPMS topics.
Special Thanks!
A special thank you to wonderful folks who won’t be on the PTSA Board next year:
PTSA VPs, Becca Jones-Albertus & Monisha Shah
Books & Basketball Chair, Celine Allard
Special Education Committee Chairs, Beverley Hassell & Bonita Williams
Magnet Committee Chairs, Ha Le & Ashwin Venkat
Acting-Principal, Mr. Loznak
Open PTSA Committee and Auxiliary Positions – we need YOU!
NAACP Rep*
MCCPTA Rep*
Special Education*
Magnet*
Books & Basketball
Teacher appreciation
Multicultural Night
Safe Routes to School*
Welcome Picnic*
Silent Auction
8th Grade Dance*
Advocacy*
Grant Writer*
Bold Purple (and with *) are roles we need to fill. Other roles you may run for or assist with.
Maybe you have an idea of what you want to do?
If you see a need for a committee or event or way to improve the school, make a proposal!
Questions? Contact: Becca at beccaj@gmail.com
Electing the TPMS PTSA 2026-2027 Board
Becca Jones-Albertus, Chair of the PTSA Nominating Committee started the process for electing the TPMS PTSA Board for the 2026-2027 school year. Each member gave a brief description of why they want to serve on the Board. Becca noted that for each role, there is only one person who wants to run (despite extensive outreach). There will be time after Board Nominations for Candidates to nominate themselves or others.
No members of the Community self nominated or nominated others.
Becca motioned to approve the Board, Riziki House-Okon seconded the motion. The 26 people on Zoom, including members of the school community, Board Members and TPMS administration approved the 2026-2027 Board.
The TPMS PTSA 2026-2027 Board as elected, is:
President – Emily Modde
Executive Vice President – Beth Dunford
Treasurer – Mic Murphy
Secretary – Summer Lingard Smith
Vice President for Membership – Heather Brown-Palsgrove
Vice President for Communications – Chris Campbell
Vice President for Fundraising – Melanie Stickle
Vice President for Events – Ramata Diop
This will be the last PTSA general meeting for this year. Stay tuned for our next meeting in September. Note the Board will continue to meet to plan for next year.
Questions?
Emily opened up the floor for questions. There were no questions. The meeting was adjourned at 7:44.