WELCOME SMS FAMILIES!

The mission of the Special Music School PTA is to create a warm and welcoming community for all students and families while providing essential support for the school and its faculty. As a parent/guardian of an SMS student, you are automatically a member of the PTA. On this site, you can add your family to the directory, check upcoming dates, contribute to the school through the Annual Appeal, find after-school opportunities, volunteer, and more.

THE LATEST NEWS

Upcoming PTA Meeting

The next PTA Meeting is Monday, November 17th at 6:30pm on ZOOM.

Click HERE to join the meeting.

SMS Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser

Thanks to everyone who supported our first ever Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser and, by extension, the Special Music School PTA. You can pick up your pies and quiches from 2-4pm on Tuesday, November 25th at Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th Street. If you didn't get a chance to buy a pie, you can still support the PTA (and feel all of those good giving vibrations) by contributing to our Annual Appeal. Click HERE to see what your funds pay for and contribute today.

Steinway & Sons Factory Tour

An SMS PTA Tradition! Thank you to 6th grade parents Xiayin Wang, for coordinating this opportunity with Steinway & Sons, and Andy Arluk for keeping the tradition alive!

You are invited to join other SMS parents and caregivers for a Steinway & Sons Factory tour, in Astoria, New York. Please plan your own transportation to the Factory. Capacity is limited.

When: Thursday, November 20th at 9:30 a.m. - Please try to arrive by 9:15 a.m.

**Note: This is the same day as Parent-Teacher Conferences and Early Dismissal (at 11:35 a.m.) We anticipate that the tour will be done in time to return to the school for early dismissal pickup.

SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL FUndraising

Special Music School is a unique public-private partnership between the New York City Department of Education, which supports the academic and intellectual needs of our students, and Kaufman Music Center, which sponsors the music education. Both are essential. There’s no school without the DOE and no music without KMC. As a result, PTA fundraising efforts support BOTH the academic and music sides of the curriculum.

The PTA supports our school's DOE budget by approximately $130,000 per year. The money raised pays for initiatives like professional development, AP course training, technology upgrades, classroom supplies, capital improvements, field trips, graduation events, National Dance Institute (K-5), teacher discretionary funds, community building events, and more.

Your donation to the PTA ANNUAL APPEAL is the main source of this funding!

We suggest an annual contribution of $400, $800 or $1,200/student. Pay in one lump sum or spread it out over the course of the year. For more info and to make your contribution today, click HERE.