Our Funded Items

How Your PTO Gives Back

The PTO funds learning tools, innovation, equipment, activities, training, field trips, and more to support the Flagstaff Academy community. Each year, PTO fundraising efforts result in impactful additions that strengthen our school, spark joy for students, and show appreciation for our teachers and staff.

Annual PTO-Funded Items

  • Yearly Allocation to the School โ€“ Ensuring essential needs are met.
  • The Dragon Spectrum Newspaper โ€“ Showcasing student voices and creativity.
  • Back-to-School Pool Parties โ€“ A splashy start to the year!
  • Coffee for Teachers & Staff โ€“ Fuel for the people who fuel our students.
  • Yearly Dragon Dash Teacher Incentive โ€“ Recognizing staff during our largest fundraiser.
  • Kindergarten Breakfast โ€“ Welcoming our newest Dragons and their families.
  • Fall Festival โ€“ A Flagstaff tradition for the whole community.
  • Fall Conference Dinners โ€“ Keeping staff nourished during long days.
  • Middle School Halloween Social โ€“ A frightfully fun night for our MS Dragons.
  • Dragon WinterLights โ€“ Lighting up the holidays with joy.
  • Middle School Winter Social โ€“ Bringing Dragons together in the colder months.
  • Spring Conference Dinners โ€“ A thank-you during spring conferences.
  • Middle School Dodgeball โ€“ Fun, fitness, and friendly competition.
  • Middle School Spring Dance โ€“ Celebrating the end of the school year.
  • Middle School End of Year Party โ€“ A final memory before summer break.

๐ŸŽฏ Teacher & Staff Grants

In addition to annual events, the PTO sets aside a portion of the budget each year for Teacher & Staff Grants. These funds allow educators and staff to request specific items, materials, or projects that enhance learning and support our schoolโ€™s mission.

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PTO Grants

Since 2005, when the PTO was first established, Teacher & Staff Grants have been a cornerstone of our supportโ€”helping educators bring creative ideas to life, expand learning opportunities, and ensure our Dragons have the resources they need to thrive.

Awarded Grants

  • 8th Grade Dystopian book club
  • Alan Gratz Author Visit
  • Art & Literary Journal
  • Beast Academy Curriculum for the Gifted & Talented Program
  • Bouldering Wall
  • Bus Transportation: 4th Grade Field Trip
  • Calm Strips on Student Desks
  • Cameras for MS Art & Yearbook
  • Chromebooks for the 4th Grade
  • Classroom Calming Corners
  • Climbing Wall Net for PE
  • Closing the Phonics Gap curriculum
  • Coding Software
  • Colorado Mountain Club
  • Cross Curricular Cli-Fi Book Clubs
  • Custom Masks for the Staff
  • Custom Vests for the Staff
  • Digital Piano & Dolly
  • Drive Thru Graduations
  • Engaged Reading
  • Enthusiastic Readers
  • Exercise Bike
  • Flexible courtyard seating
  • Furniture for the Library
  • High-Quality Headsets + Storage Cart for Language Students
  • Hokki Stools for Classrooms
  • Innovations Lab
  • iPad accessories for ELL & GT programs
  • iPads for Art Class
  • K-2 Science Festival
  • Learning Through Play for 1st Grade
  • Library Books & Database Subscription
  • LMC Collection Pt II
  • LMC Database
  • Middle School Ice Skating
  • Minecraft Education Edition for the Elementary Technology Lab
  • Native American Voices
  • Nooks and iPads for the Library
  • Outdoor Classroom
  • Outdoor Play Kitchen for Preschool
  • Posture Chairs for Music
  • Preschool Math & Reading Enchancements
  • PreSchool Trike
  • PreSchool Wagons
  • PRIDE Emporium supplies
  • Project Lit supplies & graphic novels for the library
  • Questbots
  • Reseal the Greenhouse
  • Robotics Competition Food
  • Robotics Competition Trip Costs
  • Robotics Worlds trip
  • RocketBooks
  • Ropes & Rocks Mats
  • Science Lab Aquarium
  • Scientific calculators
  • Screenagers
  • Signs of Suicide curriculum
  • SmartLab Additional Supplies
  • Snack Pantry
  • STEM Kits Galore
  • STEM Tools for 1st Grade
  • Sweepers
  • Tables & Dollies
  • Tablets (10) for Art
  • Teacher Development