🌿 Welcome BUGS Families to the 2026-27 School Year! 🌿
The BUGS PTA aims to connect BUGS families, build community, and help BUGS students grow and thrive inside and outside the classroom.
what we do
The PTA supports a wide range of activities for BUGS students, families, and staff. We fund school field trips and support supplementary enrichment programs. We sponsor school celebrations and family community-building events. We help caregivers stay sane and navigate family life with guest-speaker events, and offer supportive resources for families of students with learning differences. We sponsor activities to show appreciation for BUGS teachers and staff. And on the first day of school we provide a BUGS uniform tee to every 6th grader as a welcome gift!
Contact us at bugspta@gmail.com
who we are
Every caregiver of a BUGS student, as well as every member of BUGS staff, is automatically a member of the PTA.
2026-27 PTA Executive Board Members, including elected Officers and Committee Chair roles, are:
Kathleen Mulready, Co-President
Jessica Ruiz-Krout, Co-President
Peggy Vila, Co-Vice President
Justin Krebs, Co-Vice President
Yvonne Wynkoop, Co-Secretary
Matthew Lowen, Co-Secretary
Karen Huie, Co-Treasurer
Damon Duke, Co-Treasurer
Elaine Wang, Member-at-Large
how to get involved
There are many ways to participate in the PTA’s efforts! We are all working families, so we do our best to keep things efficient, effective, and fun!
Connect
Participate in Monthly Meetings
PTA General Meetings take place on the second Tuesday of each month from 7pm to 8pm via the Zoom link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4700274264?pwd=FFfEh1NWytWPZahUnYyRhaWf5FHWDB.1
Meeting ID: 470 027 4264
Passcode: 834357
Past PTA General Meeting Agendas and Minutes:
Join the BUGS PTA WhatsApp Community
Looking to quickly connect, share ideas, or source info from other BUGS families? The BUGS PTA WhatsApp Community brings our grade-level groups and PTA communications together in one place. Please join the Community below, then select your child’s grade-level group to connect with other BUGS families.
Click here to join the BUGS PTA WhatsApp Community
To help us ensure that the Community remains limited to BUGS families, a PTA admin will send you a direct message asking for your student’s name and grade level before approving your request to join.
Or Email Us at bugspta@gmail.com!
How to Donate
While the PTA organizes a range of fundraising activities throughout the year, direct donations are our biggest source of revenue. In order to support our efforts, we suggest a donation of $40 per year for each enrolled student. * Please consider donating if you can - your donation impacts every child!
Tax-deductible donations can be made:
By check payable to “BUGS PTA”
mail to: 500 19th Street
c/o BUGS PTA
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Does your employer offer matching gifts? BUGS PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 47-3077480). Check with your employer to see if your gift can be matched. You can also find us through our Benevity Cause Profile using Charity #840-473077480.
*Note that donations are NOT a requirement for PTA membership and will NOT affect a member’s ability to vote or to run for office.
*Additionally, note that BUGS, as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization also does its own fundraising - raising money for a wide range of additional efforts at the school. For more on those broader efforts, see this page.