Originally delivered on 3/10/2026 9:46 am

SUBJECT: March PA Newsletter

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PA March Newsletter

March 12th - PA fundraiser  Mimi's Pizza (details below)

March 16th - PA Meeting (Zoom) 7:00PM

March 18th - Conferences (evening)

March 19th - Conferences (afternoon) 11:30AM student dismissal

March 20th - No school in observance of Eid al-Fitr

March 25 - 9th Grade College Visit

March 26 - 10th Grade College Visit

April  23th - Spring FUNdraiser at The Hudson (more details to come!)



PA Meeting March 16 -- NEW DATE!

March PA General Meeting & Safety Town Hall

(Please note date change)

FYI in order to make the meeting more accessible to our community this meeting has been moved to Zoom.

West End Secondary School PA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: March 2026 WESS PA Meeting & Safety Town Hall
Time: March 16, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting HERE. Link:

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 867 2057 5661
Passcode: 320296
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Pick Up Pizza at Mimi's on Thursday to Support WESS

MENTION WESS AT MIMI’S PIZZA AND 20% OF YOUR ORDER WILL BE DONATED TO THE PARENT ASSOCIATION OF WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL


Location: Mimi’s Pizza (Broadway)

2393 Broadway (Between 87th and 88th Street)

Date: Thursday March 12

Call to order:  212-970-8887


Valid on Eat-In, Pick Up or local Deliver Orders (not valid for online orders or through 3rd Party Apps)


Support our local neighborhood small businesses!

SAVE THE DATE - WESS FUNdraiser!

WESS's annual fundraiser is coming up -- Save April 23, 2026 for a great night with parents, teachers, and staff. Buy your tickets now with the link below. 

We are also looking for donations to auction as part of the event! Please use this form or link to make/solicit donations. 

More details soon!

NYC School Survey

The NYC School Survey is open! It is incredibly useful as it collects annual feedback on school climate, teaching and learning, and student experiences. It provides insight into how well schools support students academically and socially. The survey helps school leaders reflect on strengths and areas for growth. It informs planning and decision-making at the school and program level and it supports continuous improvement across schools and programs. We are looking for 100% participation from families and from students. Please see the instructions for completing your survey here: Visit NYCSchoolSurvey.org, Click "Take the 2026 NYC School Survey"; Choose your preferred language; Enter a lowercase f + your child's OSIS # (student ID #),example: f123456789

Please take a moment to update your information in Membership Toolkit

What it is and how to use it

When a family joins the WESS community, they are automatically added to the PA Membership Toolkit database. Membership Toolkit (MT) is the program that the WESS Parent Association uses to stay in touch with WESS parents and provide you with important information via emails and newsletters like the one you're reading right now. The fact that you have received this newsletter means that you are in the MT database.

The MT database is based on but separate from the official contact information that you provided to WESS via the blue card when your student(s) enrolled. That information is for the WESS administration only and is NOT accessible to parents. So, in order to make it possible and easy for WESS parents (and students) to find and keep in touch with each other, the PA created a user-friendly directory at Membership Toolkit.

To access Membership Toolkit and, therefore, the directory, click here, click on "login," and follow the prompts based on whether you are a returning user or a new user. If you've never logged on to MT before, you are a new user. Simply create an account and then you will find your contact information already available. Once you have created an account, you can edit your contact information and customize your profile including what, if any, information is made public in the directory.

MT is available as both a desktop and app option. It’s a great idea to have both for your convenience.

Note: If ever your contact information should change, it’s most important to change it on the official DOE blue card through WESS but it’s equally smart to also update it at Membership Toolkit if you want WESS folks to be able to reach you. 

If you have any questions or challenges using Membership Toolkit, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the WESS PA Communications Team.

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