The PTO’s mission is for parents and teachers to work together to support and enrich all Brighton students. We support school staff, help promote student self-esteem, and assist in efforts to solve school needs through volunteering and funding. 

As a Brighton parent or guardian, you are automatically a member of the Brighton PTO. Welcome! We invite you to join us and actively participate in school life, whether by attending a community event or volunteering alongside us. Our fellow Brighton parents not only fuel enriching and fun activities and support our classrooms, they provide an inspiring example for our students of an engaged community.

The Brighton PTO focuses its efforts in 4 key areas:

1. Enrichment Programs

The PTO funds and organizes in-school enrichment programs such as Lunar New Year, the Toymaker Workshop, Alex “The Zaniac” Zerbe, and Animal Encounters, as well as a Homework Club for Elementary, Tutoring for Middle School, Earth Day projects, and a new STEAM Night. If you know of an exciting enrichment program that would benefit our students, we would love to hear about it.

2. Overnight School Trips

Grades 3 through 8 take an overnight field trip each year. These trips are a cornerstone to what makes Brighton special. The PTO subsidizes the cost of these trips to help offset the financial burden on individual families.

3. Community Events

The PTO organizes and funds a variety of community events throughout the school year including Family Skate Nights, Fall Party, Book Bingo, Candy Heart Hop, Spring Fest, group sections at Seattle Mariners and Everett Silvertips, Spring Cultural Fair, and End of Year Parties.

4. Staff Appreciation

Traditionally, the PTO has organized parents to celebrate and support our amazing teachers and staff members through appreciation events throughout the year, from providing lunches and coffee drinks to holiday cookies. New this year, the PTO is dedicating more funds to these events to take the load off individual parents. For example, instead of parents volunteering to bring a dish for a potluck lunch, the PTO would buy lunch for the staff. We are not able to fully fund all the staff appreciation events, but will undertake a portion and organize parents for the remainder. Also under this category, the PTO organizes the SCRIP program to pool gifts to teachers twice a year. Stay tuned for more SCRIP program details.