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Colleen Levesque, Treasurer, tel: 781-662-7272, email: nuthouse5@comcast.net

Welcome to the Horace Mann PTO Treasury Page. The Treasurer's goals for 2010-2011 are to upgrade the PTO's financial technology to meet stricter compliance standards for reporting budgetary and financial information, and also to offer greater transparency to Horace Mann parent members. Some of our recent improvements are summarized below.

Paypal Account:  The PTO now has its own Paypal account. Horace Mann parents can make donations, submit an annual family contribution of $25.00 and/or make purchases for special events through Paypal. Check for the Paypal buttons on the main Horace Mann PTO page.

Online Banking:  The PTO has set up online banking so that the Treasurers can access the account remotely and conduct bi-monthly account reconciliations.


Finance Manager Software: The PTO is now using online financial software designed specifically for PTO finances.  Any member of the Horace Mann Community can log in and look at our daily transactions, reports and annual budget.  If you would like to review our finances, please click on the link below and log into our guest account as follows:


Email: hmmelrosepto@gmail.com
Password: guest

*Click on the Finances tab to access Transactions, Budget, Administration and Reports.



In addition, we now have New Committee/Event Planning information packets available upon request. The information packets include a step-by-step guide to help parents forming new committees or planning new fundraiser events, and also include a copy of each of our new forms.

If you would like an information packet, have questions about the Paypal account, the Finance Manager software, or Treasury Forms and Deadlines, please feel free to contact us. Thank you.

Colleen Levesque, Treasurer



Treasury Forms and Important Deadlines

We have created several new treasury forms this year.  You can also find copies of our forms outside the main office at the Horace Mann School.  Please return these forms to the Treasury Mailbox outside Mrs. Jeffrey's office or give them directly to one of the Treasurers.  Many of these forms are time-sensitive, so please keep the submission deadlines in mind when completing your forms:

JanRep (PDF):  January 2011 Meeting Monthly Financial Report

DecRep (PDF):  December 2010 Meeting Monthly Financial Report

NewAnnBudg2010 (PDF):  The Revised 2010-2011 HM PTO Budget — approved on Nov 17, 2010



RETURNED CHECK POLICY:  Please be advised that there will be a $15.00 bank fee assessed for each returned check.  In addition, failure to compensate the PTO for the amount of the returned check and fee may result in the suspension of check writing privileges for any PTO sponsored activities or fundraisers.

(1)  AdvReq (PDF): Submission Deadline: 3 business days before cash is required. Fund Advance Form to be completed when a committee seeks an advance of cash to make purchases on behalf of an event.


(2)  CashBoxForm (PDF): Submission Deadline: 3 business days before cash box is required. Cash Box Request Form to be completed for each cash box that will be used at an event.

(3)  CheckReq (PDF): Submission Deadline:  3 business days before check is required. Check Request Form to be completed when you need a check to pay a third party or vendor.

(4)  ExpProp (PDF):  Expense Proposal Form to be completed when requesting funds that are not already a line item in the approved budget.

(5)  FundPropr (PDF):  Fundraiser Proposal Form to be completed when a committee wants to propose a new fundraiser to the PTO.

(6)  RBForm (PDF)Submission Deadline: 48 hours after the date of the event. Raffle Statement to be completed for each raffle held during an event so that taxes can be filed within ten (10) days.

(7)  RBLetter (PDF):  Raffle Rules and Instructions to help event coordinators complete their Raffle Statements accurately for tax purposes.

(8)  ReimbReq (PDF): Submission Deadline: within 60 days after the date of the expense. Reimbursement Request Form to be completed and submitted with receipts when seeking reimbursement for an event.

(9)  VolWksht (PDF):  Volunteer Worksheet to help event coordinators determine how many volunteers they will need for an event.


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The HM PTO has set up this private group for HM parents to provide information about our fundraisers, upcoming events, etc. as part of our ongoing effort to increase communication about happenings at the school.







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