Parent Involvement

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." 

— Margaret Mead

 

The Ogden Avenue School PTC is the official parent-teacher organization of Ogden Avenue School. Any parent or guardian of a student currently enrolled at Ogden Avenue School who is willing to uphold the policies and subscribe to the Bylaws of the PTC is, upon payment of dues, recognized as an official member of the PTC. School staff are automatically Members.

The purpose of the Ogden PTC is threefold

  1. Provide lines of communication between home and school.
  2. Enrich our children's educational experience by providing supplementary equipment and program funding through money raised at various PTC fundraising events. 
  3. Foster a healthy family environment within the community through various social activities.

The PTC is governed through bylaws written by past PTCs and reviewed every two years by the current PTC. Decisions are often based on input from parents who attend the monthly PTC meetings. Major program and funding decisions are also brought to the district "Roundtable" meetings, which are periodic meetings with District 102 administrators and representatives from each of the school's PTC boards. Dues for membership are determined annually. Membership benefits include the school calendar and telephone directory, the privilege of holding office and introducing motions, debating and voting at PTC meetings. An annual enrollment of Members is conducted at registration. Additional parent/guardian Members can be accepted at any time, upon full payment of dues. The membership year runs from July 1 to June 30 of each year.

What is DirectorySpot

DirectorySpot is an all-electronic parent/student and teacher directory app that PTC chose to replace the traditional paper directory.  The app is populated with parent names, emails, and phone numbers; a home phone and address; and student names, grades, and teacher assignments.  DirectorySpot also displays teacher & staff information including names, grades, phone numbers, and email addresses as well as a class list for each teacher.  DirectorySpot is currently available for Android and iOS platforms, and is provided all parents/guardians and school staff members compliments of PTC.  It is also available online through a standard browser.

New users should visit www.DirectorySpot.net and click the Login button. Then, click the Reset Password button. Enter the email address you used to register for school. Once you receive your password via email from DirectorySpot, you should be able to login on the app or website. If you need assistance or updates to the listed information, please use the Contact button.