School Leadership Team
School Leadership Team
Our School Leadership Team (SLT) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The School Leadership Team
For over 20 years, PS 321 has had a form of school-based management, the School Leadership Team, or SLT. The SLT is composed of administrators, teachers, and parents who meet monthly and work collaboratively on the school’s budget and the Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP), which includes the school’s goals and objectives. It also provides a forum where issues specific to the PS 321 community can be addressed.
All SLTs must have an equal number of parents and staff. Elections for parent members are held after the PTA elections each spring. The Principal, a PTA Co-President and a UFT representative (or their designees) are automatically on the team.
The SLT encourages involvement from members of the school community, and welcomes attendance at its meetings. The agenda for each meeting is posted in the Tuesday Bulletin the week prior to the meeting. Questions or comments for the SLT may be left in the SLT section of the PTA folder located in the main office.
The 2023-24 School Leadership Team
STAFF:
Liz Phillips
Avis Akerson
Karen Bacal
Michelle Garcia Sibio
Jacqueline Hughes
Melissa DiPinto
Sara Despres
PARENT MEMBERS:
Katie Raynor
Greta Rosenblum
Stephanie Sellers
Allison Yarrow (IEP parent representative)
Diane Zelenka
Melissa Dimas
Sarah Sampson
Letitia Hazell
The Parent Teacher Association
The PS 321 PTA is a collaboration of parents, teachers, administrators, and support staff within our school community. Every parent/primary caregiver of a child who attends PS 321 is a member of the PS 321 PTA. Our mission is to reach out to our diverse community and welcome all, to provide resources that support an excellent well-rounded education, and to continue to build an involved parent body.
The 2023-24 PTA Officers
Co-Presidents
Kay Davis
Katie Raynor
Co-Treasurers
Maggie Laucius
Kelly Pontano
Co-VPs of Fundraising
Andrea (Dre) Willarson
Chandra Sweet
Sarah Leer
Volunteer Coordinators – Recruitment
Rita Bowen (Recruitment)
Christine Green (Parent Liaison Coordinator)
Recording Secretary
Brianne Hayes
Corresponding Secretary
Casey Cooper (Email Communications)
Leslie McQueen (Website Communications)
Co-VPs of Technology
Becca Felsenthal
Par Trivedi
Kindergarten Liaison
Kim Dubon