Fundraising
In partnership with Emerson families, teachers and staff, the Emerson PTA is committed to providing all Emerson students with the opportunities they need to thrive academically and emotionally. Unfortunately, insufficient public funding means that Emerson needs to bring in additional resources to fill the gap. Emerson's primary fundraisers are:
What the PTA funds
The Emerson PTA Budget supports over $260,000 of vital programs and activities at the school. The PTA will spend $900 per student during the 2022-23 school year. Every dollar counts, and every family who participates strengthens our school community by helping provide:
Physical education and art classes from experienced credential teachers for every student at Emerson
Weekly Art for every grade - the ONLY BUSD elementary school to provide this
Weekly Physical Education for every grade - a credentialed P.E. teacher means full-time teachers have more time to teach
Librarian and English language development (ELD) support
Teacher professional development, mini-grants, supplies
Racial equity programs - workshops for Room Parents, PTA Board; Equity Circle
Office support - material distribution, staff support, attendance
Covid-19 support: distance learning resources and hybrid learning preparation
The complete PTA budget and list of all things we fund can be found here.
get 10% for you and 10% for Emerson at Sports Basement!
Sign up for the Basementeer Program and specify "emerson - Berkeley" as your beneficiary.
eScript
Register your credit cards and grocery loyalty cards at eScrip.com, and begin your online shopping at eScrip’s online mall. Emerson’s ID# is 139422056.
Target
Target’s Take Charge of Education program donates a percentage of every purchase made with Target’s Red Card. Apply for and register your Red Card at http://www.target.com/tcoe. Emerson’s ID# is 29820.
Office Depot
Office Depot will donate 5% of qualifying purchases to Emerson. If you shop online, visit the 5% Back to Schools page to register your purchase and to designate Emerson as your school of choice. Emerson’s ID# is 70006119.