Parent/Teacher Association (PTA)

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Welcome to the Parent Teacher Association of P.S. 48

All guardians and/or parents of a student(s) currently enrolled in P.S. 48 Mapleton are automatically part of the Parent Teacher Association.

What is your role as a general PTA member?

  1. You can volunteer your time to help at any of our fundraising events throughout the school year.
  2. Join our monthly PTA meetings to get updates on PTA events, treasury report, SLT (Student Leadership Team) updates and information from our Principal, Ms. Hogan.
  3. Vote on where you would like to see our raised funds donated.
  4. All have the chance to nominate themselves to be part of our PTA executive board (elected by vote).

What does the P.S. 48 PTA Executive Board do?

  1. We work together to hold events and functions that benefit our school financially and academically.
  2. Our fundraisers are carefully planned to appeal to our students and families.
  3. We ensure all money raised is used as stated and agreed upon by members of the executive board, as well as the general membership
  4. We hold events for our graduating classes (pre-k, kindergarten, 5th grade)
  5. We support social emotional learning and academic development through our PTA CARES events.

What is PTA CARES?

  1. PTA CARES (celebrating and recognizing extraordinary students) are events that caters to both the social emotional and academic child.
  2. Parents in our general membership may volunteer to help at these events.

Meet the Executive Board for the 2025-26 School Year

Laura Ip, President: parent of a P.S. 48 graduate and student in 2nd grade. This will be Laura's fifth year on the PTA Executive Board; one year as treasurer and 4th year as president. She is a former Sylvan Learning Center Director of Education and 4th Grade teacher in the private school system. We are happy to have Laura serve the P.S. 48 community and represent the hard-working parents in our school.

Cory Thompson, Vice-President: parent of a P.S. 48 graduate and students in kindergarten and 1st grades. This is Cory's second year on the PTA Executive Board fulfilling the role of Vice-President. Cory runs a small business as a private trainer and is an advocate for community service. Cory is also part of our SLT (student leadership team) helping to make educational decisions that best suit the needs of our student population. He also took on the role of assistant coach for our P.S. 48 basketball team. We are happy to have Cory serve with us again!

Bernadett Toth, Treasurer: parent of student in 3rd grade. Bernadett spent a year as a general membership volunteer at many of our PTA events. She proved to be a hands-on volunteer and provided insight into many ideas we had as an executive board. This is her third year serving on the executive board, one year as secretary and two as our treasurer. We are excited for her continued insight to help direct the PTA on the right path

Luis Magno, Co-Treasurer: parent of students in ist, 3rd and 4th grades. Luis is a dedicated father of three and a crafted barber who takes pride in his craft. He enjoys spending quality time with his family and friends and values being active in the community. His commitment to family and connection makes him a great addition to our PTA committee.

Michelle Fawn Avci, Secretary: parent of a ist grader. She is communication coordinator for our SLT {Student Leadership Team). Although she loves being a stay-at-home mom, she also pursues her other love of acting in between taking care of her two girls. This will be her second year serving as secretary on our executive board. She is excited to contribute in any way to help enrich our children's educational experience here at P.S. 48

Jing Jing Qiu, Co-Secretary: parent of students in 3rd and 5th grades. This is Jing Jing's second year serving as Co-Secretary on the Executive Board. Jing Jing helped in many PTA events in previous years and proved to be someone we can rely on. We are looking forward to working with her again this year!