Artists can visit the school for a little as three hours or stay for a week long residency .The committee investigates the availability of artists that could come to the school, evaluates the types of services offered, then arranges for the artists to come to Mulberry. Sometimes this involves writing grants to help cover the expense of the artists especially the week residency. Budgets are developed for the following school year and monies set aside to fund the budget. The Allocation Committee will meet in April to set the budget for the 2002-2003. Besides the basic budget, the PTO has funded special projects such as the Accelerated Reader Program, the Miracle Playground, and computer hardware for the classrooms.
Parents are always welcome.
This puts a tremendous burden on an already stretched school budget. The Mulberry PTO recognizes this and helps by funding projects the normal district budget cannot accommodate. Each year the PTO organizes several fund raisers to help purchase materials or services that enrich the school programs. These points can be redeemed for school merchandise. Clip it out and send it in.