Hello! 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, and more.

THE LATEST NEWS

We hope your fall is off to a good start! Please join us for the next PTA meeting on Friday 10/2 at 9 a.m. at KMC, right after the first K-8 Town Hall of the school year. Please also consider supporting the PTA and celebrating school spirit by taking a look at SMS merchandise: https://smsstore.myspreadshop.com/.

SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL FUndraising

Special Music School is a unique public-private partnership between the New York City Department of Education (DOE), which supports the academic and intellectual needs of our students, and Kaufman Music Center (KMC), 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 each 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.