Tadlock Elementary PTA Officers for 2024-2025:
President-Rebekah Grubisic (elected 4/11/24)
Aide to President-Cheryl Schiavo (elected 4/11/24)
VP Ways & Means-Jill Brown (elected 4/11/24)
VP Programs: open position
VP Membership: Ashlea Lincoln (elected 4/11/24)
Secretary: Lydia Driver (elected 4/11/24
Treasurer: Michelle Legg (elected 4/11/24)
Tadlock’s PTA Board has 19 members. Board Roster is attached.
Tadlock PTA hosted and funded numerous activities throughout the school year.
Calendar is attached.
We started off the 2024-2025 school year by receiving the National PTAs National
School of Excellence Award. This national designation recognizes our PTA and school
as an example of how strong, effective family-school partnerships enrich the
educational experience and overall well-being for all students, which is more
important than ever. This year, as a board, we continued focusing on increasing parent,
staff, and community engagement through enhanced communication and meaningful
programming. We are proud of both our accomplishments and how we achieved
them-through partnerships, friendships, and most importantly, buy our commitment to
serving the children of Tadlock Elementary. We are incredibly grateful for the parents
and family members who served as volunteers and members of this organization.
Countless volunteer hours made the accomplishments below possible.
Cheryl Schiavo, Aide to the President, and Rebekah Grubisic, President, acted as VP
Programs and worked incredibly hard to bring in wonderful programs and family fun
events to all of the Tadlock Elementary students and families. Our students and families
benefited directly from over $15,000 worth of high-quality programs. There was a
desire to focus on giving back to our community and the students had the opportunity
to help serve others by participating in the Frisco Threads underwear and sock drive as
well as a Frisco Threads sorting night put on by the PTA. The students of Tadlock
Elementary were able to experience the following programs during the school day:
Frisco Fire Clowns, Dennis Lee, High Touch High Tech for each grade level, Cathy’s
Critters petting zoo for kindergarten, field day support and Sky Dome Planetarium (
1st-5th). Popsicles in the park was a fun way to celebrate each grade level at Coyote
park after school, and bring families together. During the year we were able to have the
following author, Josh Funk, visit the students. We also hosted a variety of evening
programs and family fun events throughout the school year, such as: Family Game
Night, Steam Night ( Perot Museum), Family Literacy Night and Family Fun Night. These
Programs are so important for the Tadlock Students and our school community and we
are very happy that we can provide them to our Tadlock students with the help of the
PTA.
Jill Brown, VP Ways & Means did an outstanding job organizing and running both of our
big fundraisers. First, we hosted our 14th annual Fun Run fundraiser on October 18,
2024, with Boosterthon. Thanks to our generous sponsor, mBrace, each child received
their own Fun Run shirt. Our Fun Run brought in over $18,441.00! After the Fun Run was
over, we quickly started to work on planning the annual Spring fundraiser. Back to the
80’s was held on February 28th, 2025. With the help of incredible PTA volunteers,
generous Tadlock families, and amazing donations from local businesses we were able
to have a very successful fundraiser. A new website was utilized for the silent auction to
streamline the process and minimize ads. With the sales of tickets for the event, games,
and an amazing online Silent Auction we were able to raise over: $16,501.39. These
events were not only positive experiences for students and families, but the funds will
be instrumental in improving Tadlocks’ campus.
Ashlea Lincoln, VP of Membership worked hard this year to maintain and keep track of
our Tadlock PTA members. During the month of October we had our Membership Drive
contest which promised various rewards to the students should our membership goals
be reached. The Texas PTA Golden Apple award, The Snappy Award as well as the
Texas PTA Early Bird Achievement Award were given to the Tadlock PTA. We ended the
2024/2025 school year with 284 Tadlock PTA members.
Michelle Legg, Treasurer, worked tirelessly to ensure that we are compliant with the
many laws and requirements of the state comptroller and the IRS, and that we are in
good standing with the Texas and National PTA. She made sure that all reimbursements
were taken care of in a timely manner and is instrumental in our success as a PTA.
Ashlea also worked with the President to create the proposed budget for the upcoming
school year. Tadlock PTA prides itself on financial accountability and transparency to
our membership by having our up-to-date Treasurer Reports available for all PTA
meetings.
Rebekah Grubisic, President, acted as the Arts & Education Chair, & help ensure that
Tadlock had another very successful year with the PTA Reflections Art Program. We had
a total of 14 pieces submitted by Tadlock students. All students that submitted pieces
were recognized during Celebrate Tadlock in January 2025. Two Tadlock students
advanced to the State Level competition with one winning a Participation Award and the
other earning an Award of Merit.
Lucy Towle, Book Fair Chair (and Tadlock Librarian), helped us run 2 incredible book
fairs. This year, Lucy Towle decided to use Literati as the Book Fair Vendor. We held our
first book fair on 10/1/24-10/4/24. This book fair earned a total of $12,247.85. Mrs.
Towle decided to go with the cash profit option which was $3,057.37 which was used to
purchase new books for the library. Our second book fair was held from
3/10/25-3/14/25. This book fair earned a total of $11,983.19. Once again, our librarian,
Lucy Towle opted for the cash profit option which was, $3,996.50, to use towards the
purchase of new books for the library in order to replace worn books in our library & to
purchase new books as well.
Rebekah Grubisic, President, acted as Council Delegate, and attended the FISD Council
of PTAs meetings throughout the school year. As a Tadlock PTA representative,
Rebekah was able to vote on items presented during the meetings. She was also able to
share important information she learned during these meetings with the Tadlock PTA
board during our meetings.
Andrea King, Social Media Chair, worked very hard this year to make sure our social
media was active and accurate. She made sure to stay on top of PTA events & news by
posting consistently. She also did a great job of sharing pictures and videos from PTA
events throughout the year. With this role, it is often required to create graphics to
announce events and to grab the attention of our PTA audience, Andrea did a seamless
job at doing so.
Michelle Gissler, Environmental & Healthy Lifestyles Chair, did a wonderful job of
purchasing and planting several plants & flowers for the front of Tadlock Elementary
and the back courtyard. She also organized our participation in Frisco’s annual Clean it
& Green it event on October 19th and April 26th. Michelle also organized the Fall &
Spring Walk & Bike to School Days on October 9th and May 7th.
Lauren Jones, our Hospitality Chair, did an amazing job organizing various celebrations
for the Tadlock staff this year. Lauren was in charge of organizing, planning, and
executing all of the teacher luncheons throughout the school year. There were a total of
luncheons this year. Lauren was also in charge of Teacher Appreciation Week, with a
“Our Teachers are First Class” theme. Each day the PTA celebrated the Tadlock
Teachers & Staff with goodies. A Veteran Day Breakfast was also put on in the library to
thank all past and current members of service for their selfless sacrifice to our country.
She also organized the grade level presents sponsored by the Tadlock PTA in order to
ensure that each teacher was recognized and honored on their birthday.
Stacey Stewart, Room Parent Coordinator, did a wonderful job planning, organizing, and
executing the two fully PTA funded parties this school year. Our first PTA sponsored
party was in December for our Winter Parties. Using Stacey’s vision, we were able to
transform the gym into a Winter Wonderland, thanks to our amazing volunteers. The
other PTA sponsored parties were the Year-End Parties for K-4, and the 5th Grade Party.
Stacey put lots of thought and care in the planning of all of these events. She also
organized the grade level presents sponsored by the Tadlock PTA in order to ensure that
each teacher was recognized and honored on their birthday by dividing up the
responsibility to each of the grade level room parents.
Natalie Afridonidze, Spirit Wear Chair, worked very hard to design several different
spirit wear options in order to give various options to the Tadlock students and parents.
Natalie also organized and kept track of all inventory & made sure that it was ready to
be sold at our first school event of the year, Meet the Teacher Night. Natalie was present
at several school events, including grade level program nights, Family Fun Night, and
Celebrate Tadlock. We were also able to utilize our new PTA Website to sell spirit wear
as well. This gave us an additional way to reach our Tadlock audience. Thanks to the
wonderful designs and variety we profited over $5,000, just from Spirit Wear!
Our Spirit Nights Coordinator, Adrienne Henning, was able to connect with our
community partners in order to organize & set-up a variety of fun Spirit Events
throughout the school year. These included: Raising Canes, Krispy Kreme Donut, Halo
Pizza,Chick- Fil- A, Buff City’s Soap, Sweet Frogs, Bahama Bucks, Five and Below.
Thanks to Lorie's hard work and the generous spirit of our Tadlock families, Tadlock
PTA was able to earn over $1,200 total from these events.
Jennifer Burke, held the position of Volunteer Coordinator this year. Jennifer was in
charge of organizing the monthly Sip & Snips events that were held after Celebrate
Tadlock. She also coordinated the beginning of the year Tears and Cheers for incoming
parents. Jennifer was also responsible for organizing and creating all of the volunteer
opportunities at Tadlock Elementary on the FISD required Voly website. With her
organization skills and communication, we were able to have a very successful year
with volunteer help. Without our volunteers, PTA would not work. We thank each and
everyone of our volunteers!
Marlie Tepait, SAGE chair, headed up the Diverse Abilities day on November 6th, 2024.
This wonderful informational week helps bring awareness to the 4th & 5th grades
regarding different diverse abilities, such as ADHD and Autism.
Justin Schiavo, WatchD.O.G.S. chair, did a wonderful job bringing
back the program to Tadlock Elementary. Justin invited fathers and male parental
figures to a WatchD.O.G.S. Pizza night in September to give a presentation &
explain what WatchDOGS do. The event had an incredible attendance and was a big
success. In February, there was Donuts with Dads that was also hosted by Justin, which
was another successful event. There were a total of 24 father figures that signed up to
the WatchD.O.G.S.program this year with 16% of the total shifts filled.
Rebekah Grubisic, President, made sure to represent the Tadlock PTA in a positive and
inclusive way. With her weekly PTA newsletter, PTA members were kept updated on
what was happening at Tadlock Elementary on a consistent basis.
Rebekah also represented our Board and membership at FISD Council of PTA meetings.
Rebekah ensured that all necessary Council Delegate information was brought to the
Board and membership meeting in both a timely and informative way. In doing so, we
were able to stay actively engaged in both district and community issues and share that
back to our Tadlock community.
The Tadlock PTA had the honor of honoring Teacher/Staff Grants this year during the
Fall & Spring. Teachers and Staff were able to submit grant requests which were then
reviewed by the Grant Committee (consisting of: Rebekah Grubisic, Jill Brown, Cheryl
Schiavo, and Ashlea Lincoln and Lydia Driver) using a blind review process. There were a
total of 3 grant requests in the Fall.. The Tadlock PTA was able to grant 3 of the
requests in the Fall. The winners of the Fall grants were Coach Robertson, who
requested new dodge balls, Mrs. Towle, who requested the MAKEDO - steam kit and
Mrs. Smith , who requested new magnetic boards for her classroom.
The Tadlock PTA also worked throughout the year to update the Bylaws and Standing
Rules. A committee, including Adrienne Henning, Cheryl Schiavo, Jill Brown and
Rebekah Grubisic was created to review and amend the current Bylaws and Standing
Rules, per the Texas PTA requirements. They collectively presented their amendments
to the Executive Board and the general members before voting and submitting their
changes.
Our Board is so proud of what we have accomplished this year. We are grateful to each
other, our membership, our volunteers, and Tadlock faculty and staff. Our hope is that
our families feel we have engaged with them throughout the year, communicated
effectively, and served our community of students, staff, and families well.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lydia Driver
Tadlock PTA Secretary 2024-2025
Tadlock PTA Roster 2024-2026
|
Rebekah Grubisic |
President | tadlockpresident@gmail.com |
| Cheryl Schiavo | Aide to Presidet | tadlockaide@gmail.com |
| OPEN | Programs | programstadlock@gmail.com |
| Ashlea Lincoln | VP of Membership | tadlockmembership@gmail.com |
| Jill Brown | VP of Ways & Means | tadlockwaysandmeans@gmail.com |
| Michelle Legg | Treasurer | tadlocktreasurer@gmail.com |
| OPEN | Arts in Education | tadlockreflections@gmail.com |
| Lucy Towle | Book Fair Chair | tadlockbookfair@gmail.com |
| Andrea King | Communications | tadlockcommunications@gmail.com |
| Michelle Gisler | Environmental & Healthy Lifestyles | tadlockenvironmental@gmail.com tadlockhealthylifestyles@gmail.com |
| Lauren Jones | Hospitality | hospitalitytadlock@gmail.com |
| Stacey Stewart | Room Parent Coordinator | tadlockroomparents@gmail.com |
| Marlie Tepait | SAGE | tadlocksage@gmail.com |
| Natalie Afridonidze | Spirit Wear | tadlockspiritwear@gmail.com |
| Adrienne Henning | Spirit Nights/Vendor Programs | tadlockvendorprograms@gmail.com |
| Jennifer Burke | Volunteer Coordinator | tadlockvolunteers@gmail.com |
| Justin Schiavo | WatchD.O.G.S. | tadlockdogs@gmail.com |
| OPEN | Website | tadlockwebsite@gmail.com |
| Dr. Kellie Rapp | Principal | rappk@friscoisd.org |
| Rachael Wenokur Haley Melander |
Teacher Liaisons |
Executive Board Meetings Dates:
- July 22, 2024
- September 6, 2024
- October 4, 2024
- November 8, 2024
- December 6, 2024
- January 17 2025
- February 7, 2025
- March 7, 2025
- April 4,, 2025
- May 5, 2025
Membership Meeting Dates:
September 12, 2024: The Financial Reconciliation Committee met this summer to audit and
review the financial records of Tadlock PTA from the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Rebekah Grubisic moved to adopt the recommendations of the FRC. Motion was
seconded and carried. Financial recommendations will be accepted as
presented.
October 3, 2024- Special Meeting regarding FISD Bond Proposals.
November 14, 2024
December 8th, 2024
January 28, 2025-The 2025/2026 Elected Executive Board Members were presented,
nominated, and confirmed.
March 13, 2025-The updated Bylaws and Standing Rules were accepted as presented.
May 8, 2024-The 2024/2025 Budget Amendments were presented and approved.
-The proposed budget for the 2025/2026 School Year was presented and
approved.
PTA Calendar of Events 2024/2025
● August 5th- Teacher Luncheon
● August 7th- Meet the Teacher
● August 12th-Tears & Cheers
● August 14th- Kinder Popsicles in the Park
● August 22th- Bahama Bucks Spirit Event
● August 23th- Sips & Snips (room parent info meeting)
● August 29th- Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Night
September 1st- September 30th-Membership Drive
● September 6th- PTA Executive Board Meeting
● September 12th- PTA General Membership Meeting , Family Bingo Night
● September 17th-1st and 2nd Grade Popsicles in the Park
● Sept 27th- Sip N Snips
● September 30th-October 4th-Book Fair
● October 4th-Color Crew Face Painting
● October 7th- PTA Executive Board Meeting
● October 9th - Walk/Roll/ Bike to School Day, Halo Pizza Night Spirit Night
● October 10th- PTA Teacher/Staff Lunch
● October 18th-Boosterthon Fun Run
● October 19th-Frisco Stream Clean
● October 23rd- Author Visit-Josh Funk
● October 24th - STEAM Night
● October 25th- Sip & Snips
● November 8th- PTA Executive Board Meeting ,Color Crew Face Painting
● Nov. 11th-Dec. 4th-Frisco Threads Underwear & Sock Drive
● Nov. 14th-PTA General Membership Meeting
● Nov. 15th-Veteran’s Day Breakfast,Sip & Snips,
Family Literacy Night/Frisco Threads Clothing Sort
● Dec. 6th-Color Crew Face Painting , PTA Executive Board Meeting
● Dec. 8th- PTA General Board Meeting
● Dec. 13th-Sip & Snip
● Dec. 20th-Winter Parties
● January 3rd/4th - 4th Grade Hi-tech Hi-Touch Day
● January 10th- Color Crew Face Painting, PTA Executive Board Meeting
● January 17th- Sip N Snips
● January 28th-PTA General Membership Meeting
● February 7th-Color Crew Face Painting , PTA Executive Board Meeting
● February 21st-Donuts with Dad , Sip & Snips● February 24th -Kinder Hi-Tech Hi-Touch
● February 28th -Back to the 80s Night
● March 6th-Teacher/Staff Luncheon
● March 7th-Color Crew Face Painting , PTA Executive Board Meeting
● March 10th- March 14th -Spring Book Fair
● March 13th -PTA General Membership Meeting
● March 14th- Sip & Snips
● April 1st -3rd & 4th Grade Popsicles in the Park
● April 4th-Color Crew Face Painting ,PTA Executive Board Meeting 1pm,
Volunteer Appreciation
● April 7th/8th -5th Grade Hi Touch Hi Tech
● April 11th Sip & Snips
● April 23rd-Spirit Night-Sweet Frogs
● April 26th- Clean it & Green it
● April 28th - Cathy’s Critters ( K)
● April 30th- 1st Grade Hi Tech Hi Touch
● May 1st- 1st Grade Hi Tech Hi Tough
● May 5th -PTA Executive Board Meeting
● May 5th -Sky Dome Planetarium ( By Perot) 1st-5th Grade
● May 7th-Walk & Bike to School Day
● May 8th- PTA General Meeting 6pm
● May 9th -Sip & Snips
● May 12th- Field Day, Family Fun night
● May 14th -Bahama Bucks Spirit Event-All Day
● May 16th-Color Crew Face Painting
● May 5th-EOY Parties for K-5th
