PTO stands for Parent-Teacher Organization, consisting of parents, teachers and principals working together to support and enrich all students.
The Monticello Elementary PTO covers Small Wonders thru 5th grade at Washington and White Heath schools. Our current board of directors:
President – Mandy Gleason
Vice President – Sarah Gardner
Treasurer – Valerie Sharpe
Secretary – Sara Shrader
Special Events Liason – Megan Spillman
05/09/2026
Teacher Appreciation Week 🤝 Taylor Swift Theme
A little breakfast, a little self-care, and a lot of appreciation for our amazing teachers 🧖♀️☕️✨
We had many sponsors gift the staff coupons:
KJ & Co Boutique🌼
Simply JJ
Sage Nutrition
747 Salon
Just BEE Açaí
Savoy Sonic
6 final giveaways for the week - we couldn’t have done that without all the amazing parent donations. 🪩💃
05/07/2026
Shake it off… with snacks & drinks 💖 a fun hydration station with many options along with a snack cart!
Huge shoutout to Mitch & Brooke Parker for donating everyone’s favorite nugget ice from the Sonic in Savoy! We can’t wait to add coupons from there too, to tomorrow’s day!
Congrats to our 6 newest Teacher Appreciation Week winners! ✨
05/06/2026
Are you ready for Pit?
Lunch from Hickory River 🍽️✨ We had FOUR more prize winners today 🏆
05/05/2026
Look what you made us BREW 💖
We loved having special Taylor Swift inspired drinks delivered from KayBee Community Cafe, generously sponsored by First State Bank and Trust, to fuel our amazing staff ☕✨
Today we surprised 6 more staff members with prizes (because they deserve it all and more!) and we’re not done yet…
Are you ready for it? Tomorrow is going to be even more special 🎉🍎
05/04/2026
Teacher Appreciation Week is off to a sweet start 🍎✨
We kicked off Monday with a Karma Apple Bar—because our teachers deserve all the good vibes coming their way.
“Cause karma is a teacher… making magic every day” 💫
We also drew 6 lucky raffle winners—stay tuned for more surprises all week long! 🎉
Special shoutout to Paige’s Social Events for donating her time to create two amazing balloon setups!
04/28/2026
Washington and White Heath students are you ready to show your teachers and staff why they 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓰𝓸 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓼𝓽𝔂𝓵𝓮?
🪩 Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is May 4 through May 8!
04/24/2026
Elementary school open houses are coming up. Such a fun night for our students and their families.
04/23/2026
Today is the last day to purchase items from our Teacher Appreciation Week Amazon Wish List! There are just a few things we are missing. Want to help out?
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https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/V5ST0OUSE098?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ggr-subnav-share_PZY9SDZJC13HE1K9P2WS
04/22/2026
✨ Are ✨ You ✨ Ready ✨ For ✨ It!?
Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner! If you'd like to contribute to the festivities check out the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4AAAAD2EA0FE3-63544361-washingtonwhite
NO EARLY OUT TODAY.
Early out for April will be WEDNESDAY APRIL 15.
02/03/2026
Join us at our February PTO meeting tonight!
📅 February 3, 2026
⏰️ 6:30 pm
🏫 Washington School Cafeteria
We couldn't let this trend pass us by 😉