PTA Board Members 2024 -2025

President

Carmen Torres

Vice President

Caroline Barretta

2nd Vice President 

Deanna Zito

3rd Vice President

Kelly Lang

Treasurer

Maggie Veres

Secretary

Jennifer Decoursey

 PS/IS 128 PTA  email- 24q128pa@schools.nyc.go

January 6th, 2025 @ 7 PM

 February 3rd, 2025 @ 7 PM

March 3rd, 2025 @ 7 PM 

April 7th, 2025 @ 7 PM 

May 5th, 2025 @ 7 PM 

Elections: June 2nd, 2025 @ 7 PM 

A link to the meetings with be emailed during the week prior to the meeting. 

School Leadership Team (SLT) Members

 Co-President Deanna Zito 

Christine Dai -Parent

Gina Sclafani- Parent

Fanny Martinez  - Parent

                                                                                                                                                     Jennifer DeCoursey -Parent 

Agata Mojica- UFT Chapter Leader

Jennifer Farley-Chairperson

Victoria Kataev- Secretary

JoAnn Trani-Principal

School Leadership Team Meetings 

3:30pm 

October 24

November 21

December 19

January 16

February 27

March 20

April 24

May 15

June 12

SLT Minutes: 09/26/24 

Absences: Gina Sclafani 

June Minutes: Approved  

Secretary: Victoria Kataev 

Chairperson: Jennifer Farley  

GRP (General Response Protocol) 

• Implemented from the first day of school inside the classroom with each teacher and in the auditorium for a grade-level safety assembly.  

• New protocol: Community is notified if a lockdown is put into place during the school day. 

• Each year, a safety plan is created: What happens during each lockdown, fire drill, hold, or shelter in?  

Class structure/Class size 

• We are now a part of the smaller class size initiative. 

• We opened two new classes in the middle school: One 6th grade and one 7th grade. 

• We are capped in our 4th, 5th, and 8th grade classes. New students cannot be registered for those grades. 

• The Horizon program was expanded: 6th and 7th grade class available.  

Parent Teacher Conferences 

• Conferences will be virtual.  

• December, March, and May conferences.  

Iplan 

• Access available 

• SLT Meeting minutes, agenda, and attendance must be uploaded to the platform. 

Schedule Future Meetings 

• The third Thursday of each month at 3:30 p 

• Next meetings: October 17th, November 21st, December 19th, January 16th, February 27th, March 20th, April 24th, May 15th, June 12th  

To be discussed: 

Proper safety practices for new door 

Changing pioneer logo: Possible spirit Fridays?  

SLT Minutes October 30, 2024

Absent: Fanny Martinez, Victoria Kataev

• Mascot

  • Discussion about the school’s name of Pioneers. Feedback from teachers is that it does not want to be abandoned. 

  • Astronauts should be added to selection since it is part of the identity of the Pioneers. 

  • Parent community is excited to have a mascot 

  • There is discrepancy about what is happening- if we are also changing the Pioneers name or just incorporating a mascot to what we already have

  • A survey will be sent to parent, teacher, and school community to agree what it should be 

• Parent Teacher Conferences

  • December 5 are PTC. It will be a professional development day for teachers and students will not be in school. Conferences are still remote, however if parents would like to schedule a time to meet with teachers, they can 

  • March 13 is also a PTC day. Students will not be in attendance, and teachers will have a professional development day. 

• Staffing

  • Guidance counselor on leave, and we have a substitute during the absence 

  • Ms. Mojica is the part time dean 

  • ICT 5th ad 7th grade have positions to be filled

SLT Minutes

SLT Minutes