COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
President: Christa Somers (LS) presidents@smsparents.org
Vice President: TBD
Recording Secretaries: Clara Kalhous and Robyn Geldner info@smsparents.org
Treasurers: Smitha Thomas and Magdalena Topalovic treasury@smsparents.org
VP, Communications: Deepti Nayak communications@smsparents.org
Members at Large: Leah Hollingsworth and Tracy Gary
PTA General Membership Meeting Schedule
Visit the homepage for the most up-to-date meeting schedule
Morning meetings are in-person and begin at 8:30 a.m. at KMC
Evening meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. on MLK or on Zoom
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM (SLT)
Every New York City public school is required to establish a School Leadership Team (SLT). The team is comprised of an equal number of parents and faculty. The primary responsibility of the SLT is to develop an annual Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP). This is a school improvement plan which targets the policies, procedures, and educational practices that create our children’s learning environment. If you have an issue to raise with the SLT, please email your designated representative.
SLT by-laws (last updated 2023) can be found HERE (COMING SOON).
SLT 2025-25
Principal: Katherine Banucci-Smith
Teacher Representatives: Abby Rapoport (LS/UFT), John Moore (MS), Keith Simpson (HS),
PTA President: Christa Somers
Parent Representatives: Cecilia Chen (HS, email SLThs@smsparents.org), Kassandra Stark (LS, email SLTls@smsparents.org), Michi Barrall
Community Representative(s): Andrew Copper (Music)
Student Representatives:
In attendance, but non-voting members: Kristen Palmieri, Lisa Stump
SLT MEETING SCHEDULE (once a month on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.)
September 17, 2024 @ 2:30 p.m.
October 15, 2024 @ 2:30 p.m.
November 19, 2024 @ 2:30 p.m.
December 17, 2024 @ 2:30 p.m.
January 14, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.
February 11, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.
March 18, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.
April 22, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.
May 20, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.
June 17, 2025 @ 2:30 p.m.