Common Questions - Fundraising

Six Academic Aides, Our Librarian, Mrs. Fournier, TK/K Yoga, Art, New Playground Equipment, The New Outdoor Garden, The Relaunch of our Dream Lab, Talent Show, Social Emotional Learning, PE Teacher, Professional Development, Accelerated Learning, Dream Lab, Book Fair,  Diversity and Inclusion, Science Fair, Literacy Week, Field Trips, Family Math Nights, Fall Festival, IXL, Teacher Supplies and more.

The Baywood PTA provides for six academic aides – at least one per grade level – and certain resource teachers, who work to ensure ALL students get the support they need to reach their full potential. These academic resources allow teachers to focus on smaller group instruction in 3 ways:

1) Additional academic aides - These aides assist teachers with core curriculum and small group instruction. Each classroom has an aide to help out for at least an hour every day! 

2) Rotating groups - Each classroom is split on a rotating basis. While half the class is attending PE, computer lab, or at the library, the other half of the class focuses on Math or Language Arts. This program helps our teachers cover the core curriculum and meet the individual needs of our students.

3) Targeted intervention - This dynamic assists students who need additional time to achieve their academic goals. The effect is to improve the student/teacher ratio during that time.

According to the County of San Mateo, in fiscal year 2017, 45% of County property taxes were distributed to school districts. The San Mateo Foster City School District had adopted a parcel tax in 2012 (Measure A) that had a sunset provision whereby it expired in fiscal year 2017. Unfortunately, Measure X was on the ballots in 2016 to extend the parcel tax did not garner enough votes to pass. A few years ago the California Board of Education approved the Local Control Funding Formula proposed by Governor Brown and approved by the state legislature in 2013. Under the plan, all districts receive base funding, but additional funds are distributed based on student socio- economic status. The funds raised by the Baywood PTA provides critical funds that supplement the public monies generated by the District by sponsoring needs unique to our Baywood community.

The SMFCEF is a non-profit organization that raises funds and pays for District wide programs to further student achievement. In the past, the SMFC Education Foundation has funded our Lego Labs, music, fifth grade instrumental music, Chromebooks and hot spots for students at District elementary schools. The SMFCEF is a separate and distinct entity from the individual school-centric PTAs.

First, all contributions are welcome and valued. Second, the $1,400 per student guideline represents the full-year fundraising goals by the Baywood PTA per student. We will be holding our annual Spring Live Auction & Gala again this year  and we encourage every family to support one or both fundraisers to fulfill the fundraising goal.  If spreading payments out throughout the year is an option for your family, please use the installment plan to design a plan that’s comfortable for you. We deeply appreciate any and all contributions.

ANY & ALL contributions are welcome and valued. Truly! The dollar amount is a guideline based on our annual costs to fund our programs and number of families, NOT a requirement. There are a variety of ways that families contribute which is what makes the Baywood community what it is...not a one-size fits all. Any and all dollar contributions are welcome and garners membership to the PTA. Equally valued items for sale at the Auction, volunteer hours at our events or in the classroom, and purchases of logo wear. Every dollar and volunteer hour makes a difference!!!

Any donation in the school year during which the donation takes place qualifies your family for PTA membership.

Please contact your company’s HR office or check your company intranet to initiate the company match process. Your company may ask you for the following information to complete the match: date of donation, donation amount, and Baywood’s PTA Tax ID number (23-7017555). If we have not heard from you within a few weeks, we may contact you to see if we can assist you in securing these critical matching funds.

Yes. Donors are given credit for their entire donation which includes corporate matching designated to the Baywood PTA.

Yes. We will be able to deposit the check to the Baywood Elementary PTA account. Once your donation is processed, a receipt will be automatically generated and sent to your email address.

In your credit/debit card statement, PTA Card Reader transactions will appear as "PP*BAYWOOD PTA" and the PTA Website transactions will appear as "BAYWOODPTA*ORDER0111". To get help with any website transactions, please contact FinancialSec@baywoodpta.org. For the card reader transactions, please reach out to PayPal at 1-888-221-1161 and you do not need to have a PayPal account. PayPal would ask for your full credit/debit card number to track the transaction and provide further assistance. If you need further help with your card reader transactions, please contact FinancialSec@baywoodpta.org with your transaction ID (should be in your receipt or ask PayPal).

In previous years, Baywood’s fundraisers have been streamlined to reduce the burden on families throughout the year. The Fall Drive offered families the opportunity to support the PTA programming directly through cash contributions. The Spring Auction was a community event that provided nearby businesses an opportunity to support the Baywood community and provided our parents with some solid fun!

To receive a hard copy directory, you must opt-into our Baywood directory here. There is also a password protected on-line directory available on the PTA Website. In addition, you can access the full directory by downloading the Membership Toolkit app onto your mobile devices (iOS & Android).