A message from the PTA president

Thank you to all members, parents and teachers who attended the Disney II PTA October meeting, unanimously voting in new PTA leadership that has pledged to deepen and grow our school community. Those leaders are:

• Helen Lira, vice-president of communications, Helen @ chilira dot com (2nd grade, 3rd grade)
• Karen Steele, vice-president of fundraising, kpsds @ sbcglobal dot net (1st grade, PK-am)
• Melanie Zech, treasurer, melaniezech @ gmail dot com(3rd grade)
• Dianne Kibbey, secretary, diannekibbey @ hotmail dot com (2nd grade, TBPK)
• Caroline Pollock Bilicki, president, cpollicki @ gmail dot com (2nd grade, K, PK-pm)

I hope that you will reach out to us with your ideas and thoughts about how we can accomplish our mutual goals of a quality education and nurturing environment for every child—at Disney II, within CPS and across Illinois. 


New families may have heard Disney II parents talk about winning the lottery when they received their child(ren)’s Disney II acceptance letter. That is no joke! I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of this school community, and I’m confident that we, as parents, can match the dedication of our teaching staff and the drive of our administration. Together, we can make learning fun for everyone.

Our next PTA general meeting is on Saturday, November 6 at 9:30 a.m., before the Parent Academy – coffee and childcare will be provided. I hope that you’ll join us to learn more about

• our organization and proposed budget
• membership and how you can get involved
• each other

During this meeting, we’ll take nominations for two open chair positions within the PTA board: Social Chair and Special Projects Chair. Email your interest in a brief statement to Helen Lira, Helen @ chilira dot com.

I look forward to meeting you soon!