About Us
The GEMS PTO plays a very active role in our children’s school life. The PTO is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to enrich the welfare of all students at Garlough Environmental Magnet School. Membership is open to all parents and teachers.
Ways we help Garlough Environmental Magnet School
Funding
Providing additional funding for field trips, assemblies, support for classroom pets, school supplies, parent education, and many other services enhances the educational experience for our students at Garlough.
Volunteering
Hundreds of volunteer hours spent at school give our students meaningful, additional support to help them achieve their educational goals. It could be helping out in the library, your student’s classroom, a school-wide event, gym class, or field trip.
iNature
Supporting Garlough’s environmental focus through its unique iNature class and curriculum allows students to have a classroom learning experience not found in any other school in district 197.
Enhancing education
Partnering and listening to teachers and staff enables the PTO to directly engage with specific needs at the school that allow our funding to have a direct impact on what’s happening in the classroom environment.
Join Us
PTO meetings are held once every month and are open to all Garlough parents and guardians. Please mark these dates on your calendar and come join us! Meetings typically last about 90 minutes.
Board Meeting Schedule 2023 – 2024
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Sept 19th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Oct 10th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Nov 14th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Dec 12th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Jan 16th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Feb 20th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Mar 19th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday Apr 16th, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |
| PTO Board Meeting | Tuesday May 21st, 6:30pm | Location: Garlough Library |