The first meeting of the Marshall Elementary PTA was called to order on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Marshall Elementary. In attendance were five school representatives including Principal Stacy Coulter and five parents, three of which being current officers. There were no previous meeting minutes to be read as this was the first official meeting of the school year. Ashley Cox reported on the President’s report of with the main focus being the upcoming fundraiser for the school. Marshall PTA will be continuing the Believe Kids Fundraiser, which is the catalogs to purchase items from. Students will have catalogs and order forms to sell items from Oct. 6-Oct. 21. Delivery for the items purchased will be Dec. 4. These items will come to the school and then students can pick up their orders to begin distributing to their customers. The money raised from this fundraiser will help increase the budget for school grants throughout the year. Possible options are to update playground equipment and funding the Tie-dye T-shirt Project for this year. Coulter will discuss with teachers and staff for additional needs for the school that the fundraiser money could also 3002 W. Hwy 50, Emporia, KS www.jnford.com be put towards. Heidi Boone reported the treasurer’s report and current financials were discussed. The 2025-2026 PTA budget was approved by current officers. Committee reports were discussed with committee sign ups for the new school year completed. Boone presented 4th quarter honor roll information. There were 86 students who received a candy bar with a drink from Eastside Service for receiving the Honor Roll recognition. First quarter honor roll for this school year will be on Oct. 29. A recap of 2024-2025 grants were discussed along with summer grants that were completed.
The 2025-2026 schedule for PTA events/fundraisers were approved. PTA has agreed to provide the meal for Parent Teacher Conferences on Oct. 28.
A date for Christmas on Main Street was decided and will be Dec. 3 from 5:15-7 p.m. Discussion was had regarding making the event more of a come and go style this year. More details to come on this at a later date. A date for the Spring Fling Dance was also discussed and will be April 11, 2026.
Last year, the Lighthouse Team at Marshall Elementary presented PTA with the idea for students to make tie-dye shirts for each grade level to have matching shirts for field trips and other upcoming events. Marshall students are now working with Mrs. Neill to make all the students and staff tie-dye t-shirts to wear throughout the year. Each grade level voted and decided on a color of tie-dye for their shirts.
Principal Coulter did ask for more Honor Roll ribbons to be purchased as more [email protected] would be needed for the 2nd Quarter Honor Roll.
Are you looking for ways to support your Marshall PTA? You can simply enroll your Dillons plus card in the Dillons Community Rewards Program. Enrollment is an easy one time process and then a portion of your total bill from grocery shopping is donated to Marshall PTA each quarter. A digital account is needed to participate in Dillons Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, simply link your Shopper’s Card to your account so that all transactions apply toward the organization you choose.
Selecting The Organization Sign into your digital account, search for your organization and enter the name “Marshall PTA” or the NPO number “TF383.” Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “save.” Your selected organization will also display on the Dillons Community Rewards section of your account.
Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with the digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Dillons donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Dillons Community Rewards organizations.
If you have questions, please reach out to any PTA officer!
The next meeting of the Marshall Elementary PTA will be held on Nov. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Marshall Elementary. The meeting was adjourned by LeAnne Winn at 5:52 p.m.
