Parent Teacher Association
The PTA at P.S. 83
The PTA is how P.S. 83 families turn up, speak up, and show up — for their own kid, and for every kid in the building. No experience required. No perfect schedule needed. Just show up as you are.
Families
PTA
The Parent Teacher Association is how P.S. 83 families turn up, speak up, and show up — for their own kid, and for every kid in the building.
P.S. 83's Family Report Card
Family Trust & Connection
- Families feel respected by their child's teacher96%A
- Families say the principal is an effective leader96%A
- Teachers would recommend P.S. 83 to other families95%A
Source: NYC School Survey. The PTA helps keep these numbers high by giving families a direct, regular line to teachers and school leadership.
Why join?
Kids whose families stay engaged tend to do better in class, miss less school, and feel more confident walking through the door each morning. The PTA exists to make that engagement easy, social, and genuinely useful — not one more thing on your to-do list.
Have a real voice
Help shape the decisions, events, and priorities that touch your child's school day.
Hear it first
Get the heads-up on events and opportunities before they pass you by.
Build your village
Get to know the teachers, staff, and families who'll have your kid's back all year.
Power the programs
Your time and ideas directly fund the celebrations, trips, and enrichment kids remember.
Show up your way — ten minutes or ten hours a month, every contribution is noticed and valued.
What we build together
Programs the PTA helps make possible. None of this runs on autopilot — it runs on families who show up.
Family engagement nights
Evenings built for parents and kids to connect with the school outside the regular day.
Student celebrations & spirit days
The moments that make a school day memorable — funded and staffed by PTA volunteers.
Family workshops
Sessions that put real information — academic, social, practical — directly in families' hands.
Volunteer days
Hands-on help at school events — set-up, check-in, clean-up, and everything in between.
Community-building
The casual stuff — coffee chats, drop-off hellos — that turns classmates' parents into your people.
Trips & enrichment support
Field trips and enrichment activities that depend on PTA fundraising and chaperones to happen.
Who's leading?
Meet your 2026–2027 PTA officers — real parents, volunteering their time. Say hi at the next meeting or in Room 105.
President
Sheila Seijido
Vice President
Azima Ghazal
Treasurer
Erika Colex
Secretary
Rocio Ramirez
Mark your calendar
PTA meetings schedule — all meetings start at 8:30 AM in the Cafeteria.
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2026 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| October 21, 2026 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| November 18, 2026 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| December 16, 2026 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| January 20, 2027 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| February 24, 2027 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| March 24, 2027 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| April 21, 2027 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| May 19, 2027 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
| June 7, 2027 | 8:30 AM | Cafeteria |
Download the calendar flyer
The 2026–2027 PTA meeting schedule, available in English, Español, 中文, and العربية.
PA/PTA links & bylaws
Citywide resources for parent associations, plus the bylaws that govern our PTA.
Not enrolled yet?
A strong PTA is part of why P.S. 83 feels like family from day one. If you're weighing schools for your child, come see what makes our community different.