PTO

Westchester Board Members

Co-Presidents: Jaimie Alley & Laura Bonebrake
Vice-President: Kim Andersson
Secretary/Communications: Claire Leffler (co-secretary), Lindsey Smith (co-secretary)
Treasurer: Kathy Budde
Vice-Treasurer: Keira Kraft
Advisor: Noël Powers

 

To get involved with PTO, please join us for a meeting, or contact our PTO President via email.

A Letter from the PTO Presidents

Dear Westchester’s Families,

On behalf of the Westchester Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), let us welcome you to the start of the 2025-2026 school year and a new year of PTO. We're looking forward to continuing the working partnership that has been established with the School Board, Administration, our amazing Teachers and our invaluable Staff to provide an excellent learning experience for our children.  If this is your first year at Westchester Elementary School, we would like to extend a very warm WE Wildcat welcome to each of you.  If you are a returning family, we know that you are as excited as we are to be starting the school year, and seeing all our Westchester friends again.

As a parent with a child at Westchester, you are automatically a member of the PTO.  The Westchester PTO works collaboratively to support the school through many events and volunteer opportunities.   We are all parents trying to give our kids the best educational and social experience possible. This could not happen without the donation of time and resources from all of you.  We would love for you to show your support by participating in the events and activities planned throughout the year. Your participation might be that of a committee member, volunteer, or as an attendee. Whatever level of participation you select, your time and involvement will certainly be appreciated. 

Please see the link labeled “PTO Calendar 2025-26” for a list of dates for the school year.  You can also click on the links labeled “PTO Board 2025-2026” and “Westchester 101” to see a list of the current committee members and a description of the committees’ responsibilities. In addition to events, we invite you to attend all or as many PTO meetings as you can.  Typically, meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Specific dates will be communicated on the website as well as in the Friday updates from the Principal.

Thank you for all that you do for our WE Wildcats!  We're looking forward to a year of growth and excitement in learning as we work together! Feel free to contact us if you are interested in volunteering.

Jaimie Alley & Laura Bonebrake

westchesterpto@kirkwoodschools.org