C-599 Parent Teacher Connection and the Rose Recommends column to schools, families, and area ptas and ptos,we can NW, washington, DC 20036, or visit the NCTA Web site (http//www http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/offices/imedia/PTConnection.html
Extractions: By Jeff Carter ALTHOUGH THEY WORK in different professions, Latha Krishnaiyer and Cindy Stoddart discovered they have an important common concern: the impact of television violence and commercialism on children. So in early 1995, Krishnaiyer, of the Broward County and Florida State PTA, and Stoddart, director of public and government affairs of the Broward County System at Comcast Cable of Fort Lauderdale, got together to lead one of the very first Taking Charge of Your TV workshops for a group of concerned parents at the Florida PTA leadership conference. Theyve been giving them ever since. The partnership between Comcast and the Florida PTA "makes perfect sense," Stoddart says. "I think the cable industry brings a tremendous sense of responsibility and commitment to education to the table, along with the ability to use the resources that we have to communicate to the public at large. The PTA members take the information we give them back to their communities and they make things happen at a grassroots level." "For instance," Krishnaiyer continues, "a woman at one of the workshops said that she came home one day and went into the laundry room to wash clothes. Her two boys had taken marbles and strewn them all over the floor. She took a step and took a diveluckily she wasnt hurt! Then she brought the kids in and she wanted to know what happened. They said they were doing this to stop burglars from coming in, just like the kid did in the movie
Extractions: The groups selling our programs include PTAs/PTOs, scout troops, churches, school bands and orchestras, choirs, sports organizations, dance groups, cheerleaders the list goes on and on. From time to time, we like to share success stories from a few of these groups. We raised money for large schools that raised as much as $5,000 to small schools which raise much less. We'd love the opportunity to help your organization and try to add you to our list of satisfied customers. (References are available upon request.) Long Hill United Methodist Children's Center - Trumbull, CT Thank you for all you help with the fundraiser. The suggestions for letters and ideas for marketing were much appreciated. Our results were great. Parents responded favorably and we found it to be very rewarding both financially and in terms of providing our families with a nice variety of nice music. The recording of the Nutcracker is top notch. I am enjoying mine and my niece and nephew are enjoying theirs as well. We hope to work with you again next year. (This preschool sold over $2,800 in music and raised over $1,100 to support their programs) Barbara Clark, Director
The Bledsoe Family Mac told us, My father was a cattle rancher in washington state, where Barbara nowboth Mac and Barbara Bledsoe are available to speak at ptas, ptos or any http://www.livingprimetime.com/AllCovers/Oct2002/workoct2002/bledsoe_family.htm
Extractions: Both Mac and Barbara were teachers in Washington. About 25 years ago they became disillusioned with the culture they saw in the classroom. After much thought they finally hit on the idea of using their teaching skills to teach parents ways to improve relationships with their children. It all started when Mac and Barbara Bledsoe invited the parents of their students to come to the school to discuss parenting. In that first session the Bledsoes shared some ideas they had about parenting and some of the things they had learned themselves from making mistakes as parents and classroom teachers. In addition to the web-site, the Parenting with Dignity curriculum consists of a monthly newsletter, a parenting workbook, a CD version of the curriculum, nine videos, a manual and a summary of warning signals on drugs, alcohol and even computer addiction. Furthermore, the Bledsoes take their program before live audiences, at PTA and PTO groups, for example.
Extractions: A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Biennial Evaluation Report - FY 93-94 Chapter 128 (No CFDA Number) Legislation: Section 1563 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended (20 U.S.C. 2963) (expires September 30, 1999). Purpose: To support and promote the establishment of reading motivation programs, including the distribution of inexpensive books to students in order to encourage students to learn to read. Funding History Fiscal Year Appropriation Fiscal Year Appropriation The Inexpensive Book Distribution Program is directed at preschool, elementary, and secondary students. As a result of the National Literacy Act Amendment of 1991, the program places a selection priority, for new grantees, on children with special needssuch as low-income children, children at risk for school failure, children with disabilities, emotionally disturbed children, foster children, homeless children, migrant children, children without access to libraries, institutionalized children, incarcerated children, and children whose parents are institutionalized or incarcerated. Since the Literacy Act passed, 35 new projectsthat serve over 20,000 childrenhave been added to the 3,000 previously funded projects. The Administration's proposal for reauthorizing the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program would encourage local capacity building by limiting the number of years projects can receive funding, and give priority to new projects serving children with special needs.
The Arts Council Of Fairfax County Members of CAPs currently include schools, ptas and ptos, corporations andcommunity organizations throughout the metropolitan washington DC area. http://www.artsfairfax.org/caps.shtml
Society, Organizations, Education, PTA: Councils ptas in Kent, Covington, and parts of unincorporated south King County, washington. Organizationinformation for the Council serving ptas and ptos in Kansas http://www.combose.com/Society/Organizations/Education/PTA/Councils/
Extractions: Related links of interest: Society:Organizations:Education:PTA:Local Units (KCKS) Kansas City, Kansas Council of PTA - Dates, President's Roundtable, Council officers name/address and PTA links for parent and student help in Kansas. 16th District PTA - Lexington, KY - covering the 55 schools in the Fayette County: who, what and when are answered here. 32nd District PTA - Contra Costa County, CA - resources with training workshops for 122 PTA units and 6 councils. AAPS PTO Council - Ann Arbor, Michigan. General district information for board members, along with PTO meetings, minutes, goal and objectives. ABC Council PTA - A California Council resource with PTA links, legislative updates, and various PTA sample forms for viewing and download. Accomack County Council of PTAs - PTA leadership, Council resources, and training for local PTA units in Virginia. Akron Council of PTAs - Council calendar, e-mail access, and Resource links, online at this Ohio PTA Council site. Alachua County Council of PTAs and PTSAs - Council PTA answers the questions to: Who, What, When and How as pertaining to this Florida unit.
Councils PTA programs and standing rules for local PTA units in washington. Area Council Organization information for the Council serving ptas and ptos in Kansas. http://www.1arbeer.com/Society/Organizations/Education/PTA/Councils/
Extractions: See Also: Society: Organizations: Education: PTA: Local Units Lewisville ISD Council of PTAs - Council provides online resources, leadership worksops and PTA links for 51 local units in 9 North Texas communities. Knox County Council PTA - Council online resource for local Tennessee PTAs with links to FAQs, ideas for Projects and Services, Events and Awards. Champaign PTA Council - Council dues, news and links for units in the PTA community of District 10, Champaign, Illinois. Culver City Council PTA - Council calendar, news, and local PTAs links for officers and chairmen in California. Alachua County Council of PTAs and PTSAs - Council PTA answers the questions to: Who, What, When and How as pertaining to this Florida unit. Fremont Council PTA - Resource for families within the 30 PTA units in California. Akron Council of PTAs - Council calendar, e-mail access, and Resource links, online at this Ohio PTA Council site. Grapevine-Colleyville Council of PTAs - Council resource for PTAs, inspiration poems for Teachers and Volunteer recipients are now online from North Texas. Irving ISD Council of PTAs - Contains Council PTA resources, and communication links for local PTAs in North Texas.
Publications in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of washington, with a to overusethe highly motivated parents who participate in ptas, ptos, and school http://www.healthinschools.org/pubs/access/Summer95.asp
Extractions: Summer 95 Inside this Issue School-Based Health Care Assembly Breaks New Ground M ore than 500 people from around the country gathered June 23-25 to establish a national movement to support improved health services for children through school-based health care. The conferenceappropriately titled Breaking New Ground! brought together school-based health care providers, researchers, and advocates for three days of activities in Washington, DC. "This is clearly a historic occasion," said Joy Dryfoos, a long-time leader of school-based health care. "For the first time, the entire school-based health care movement is building a strong organization with the capacity for advocacy, networking, and sharing resources." If the crowd's size and enthusiasm were any indication, the effort promises to be a major success. Conference organizers expected a turnout of 350 people, but they significantly underestimated the desire for this meeting. More than 500 attendees from 42 states and the District of Columbia flocked to Washington for the occasion. Half of the participants were people who work on the front lines of school-based health care250 health center staff and community organizers. The other half reflected interest from all quarters, including educators; health care institutions; private funders; community organizations; and local, state, and federal governments.
Moms' Network Newsletter - February 2002 schools in our community have fundraising programs through their ptas or ptos, andeven if of Fancy at National Air and Space Museum in washington, for ages http://www.cascadesva.com/clubs/moms_network/MomsNewsletterFeb2002.htm
Extractions: Moms Network Newsletter February 2002 Happy February! Hope youve enjoyed the balmy weather of the past few days. What a treat to be able to get outside with the kids! This months Moms Night Out will be on Tuesday, February 19 at 7:15pm at Bacchus Café in Leesburg. Bacchus is a new, slightly upscale Italian restaurant with a great variety of appetizers, salad, pasts, meat and fish entrees and a Moms Night Out requirement awesome desserts. R.s.v.p. to Sally Nanas at 703-406-2034 or sally.nanas@mindspring.com by February 18. If your child or children are not yet elementary school age, heres something to consider. All three public elementary schools in our community have fundraising programs through their PTAs or PTOs, and even if you dont have children in those schools, you can still help out. No, there are no candy bars or gift wrap to buy these fundraisers involve things that you probably already have in your pantry or fridge. Horizon Lowes Island , and Potomack Elementary Schools all collect General Mills Boxtops (the little boxtop square can be found on plenty of products like GM cereals, Go-Gurt, and Trix yogurt). Also, all three schools are part of the
Environmental Health - #22 Jul/Aug 96 In response to the growing concerns about indoor air quality, the washington StateDepartment of Health, under I advise all ptas and ptos to create parent http://www.washingtonfreepress.org/22/mcs.html
Extractions: Alanna Ahern has been diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) from an exposure to solvents, including naphtha. She is periodically ill with headaches and stomach aches, and suffers from memory loss typical of people with MCS. She may suffer with this the rest of her life. This could be a long time, because Alanna is only 13 years old. Alanna is one of several children and teachers who became ill since a chemical exposure in the Blakely Elementary School on Bainbridge Island in 1993. The chemical exposure occurred as a result of an asbestos abatement project in which mastic remover orange was used during the spring and summer of 1993. This solvent contains naphtha, a toxic substance that can cause permanent brain and nervous system damage according to the material safety data sheet (MSDS). Air Quality Problems Common Although not usually as severe as at Blakely, air quality problems are common in schools that have been recently remodeled. In a state-wide survey conducted by Dr. Richard Ellis from the Washington State Department of Health, 33 of 62 schools that had been built or remodeled since 1989, had indoor air quality problems since the construction. Ed Heller, the maintenance manager for the Seattle School District, said that the air quality was sacrificed in the 16 buildings that were remodeled since 1989 in order to meet the energy code at the time, which specified a 5 percent fresh air mix. This has since been changed to a 15 to 25 percent mix, depending on the occupancy rate.
Texas Department Of Health, FIC Grant Database US Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Rm 3E308, washington, DC 202026450 toreceive a mini-grant, their student councils, ptas/ptos, booster clubs http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/fic/browse/browseSubj_exe.asp?subjectID=27
AL14-10-4 Program Branch, USFA, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW, Room 330, washington, DC 20472 ineligibleto receive a minigrant, their student councils, ptas/ptos, booster clubs http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/fic/AL14-10-4.HTM
Extractions: FIC Home About FIC Books Funding Alert ... Subscribe Funding Alert ~ vol. 14 no. 10 Alert #4 ~ October 27, 2003 Texas Department of Health - Funding Information Center The Texas Department of Health Funding Alert is published weekly. If you wish to subscribe to the Funding Information Center Funding Alert and other services, please call (512) 458-7684 or fill out our online subscription form which can be found at: https://www.tdh.state.tx.us/fic/subscrip.htm. Information in the Funding Alert Boards - Staff Must Help Boards to Succeed While the effectiveness of a board is crucial for the success of a nonprofit, there are ways paid staff can help a board succeed. Clarifying roles. The board chair manages the board and the chief executive manages the staff. Giving good information. Develop information useful to policy setting and present it in ways board members appreciate. Providing staff support. This goes to board committees with careful attention to directors' needs and requirements. Developing standing policies. Encourage the board to develop one document for all of them.
Education Supplies Directory Of Massachusetts Everything from A to Z. For teachers, principals, ptas, ptos, and parents. Georgewashington Resources The Writings of George washington from the Original http://massachusetts.uscity.net/Education/Supplies/
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TSPR Dallas Independent School District - Chapter 3 Booker T. washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advisory, thata higher percentage of district schools may have ptas or ptos that are not http://www.window.state.tx.us/tspr/dallas/ch03c3.htm
Extractions: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT This chapter reviews Dallas Independent School District's (DISD) communications and community relations efforts in four sections: D. Broadcast Services C. COMMUNITY RELATIONS (PART 3) In addition to DISD's 16 Community Network advisory groups and task forces monitored by the Community Relations Division, the district has 41 districtwide advisory committees ( Exhibit 3-22 ) that are loosely monitored by several different departments. Some of the advisory groups include district employees, some include community members and others include a combination of both. They cover a wide variety of topics and interest areas. Exhibit 3-22 presents a listing of DISD's districtwide advisory committees. Exhibit 3-22
Extractions: Site Map Log in to ASFSA.ORG ... Members Only August 2002 Partners Together Always Putting parent-teacher organizations to work for you. By Mark Ward, Sr. Studies confirm that parental involvement is a vital key to a childs education. Yet even moms and dads who keep up with activities in the classroom are often less informed about whats happening in the lunchroom. And if thats true, its a shame, believes Nancy Carter, SFNS, director of food and nutrition services for Kingsport (Tenn.) City Schools. Good nutrition is also integral to the education process. The more that we can turn parents into partners, the better for the kids. In finding ways to make parents more aware of the school foodservice program, directors and managers are limited only by their imaginations. But high on any list would be working through existing channels for parental involvementand in most districts that means the local parent-teacher association (PTA) or organization (PTO). PTAs are the official state, district and local affiliates of the National PTA, while PTOs are the common designation for local organizations that choose not to be affiliated with any national group. In either case, If you want to tap into parental involvement through your PTA or PTO, then you yourself have to get involved, advises Cheryl Sturgeon, director of school and community nutrition services for Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools. Im a life member of our district PTA, and a lot of my onsite staff are members of their schools local PTAs. So we attend the monthly meetings and, as the foodservice department, often offer to host them. And thats helped us build a productive relationship. Sturgeon says the time commitment required is not an undue burden. Its mostly going to once-a-month meetings, she explains, and I see that as part of my job. Besides, its not any more than what the parents themselves are being to asked to do.
Education Supplies Directory Of Florida Everything from A to Z. For teachers, principals, ptas, ptos, and parents. Georgewashington Resources The Writings of George washington from the Original http://florida.uscity.net/Education/Supplies/
Extractions: HOME FEATURED LINKS CITY GUIDES SITE MAP ... NEWS Select a Web Site Link Directory . . . Virtual Directory Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Florida Education Supplies Directory Home Education Supplies ADD YOUR SITE Select A City or County ALL CITIES Adventura Alachua Altamonte Springs Altoona Amelia Island Andover Lake Estates Anna Maria Anthony Appalachicola Apollo Beach Apopka Arcadia Archer Atlantic Beach Auburndale Aventura Avon Park Azalea Park Babson Park Bagdad Bal Harbour Baldwin Bartow Bay Harbor Islands Bay Hill Bayonet Point Bay Pines Baywood Village Bee Ridge Belle Glade Belle Isle Belleair Belleair Bluffs Belleview Belvedere Homes Beverly Hills Big Coppitt Key Big Pine Key Biscayne Gardens Biscayne Park Bithlo Blountstown Boca Pointe Boca Raton Boca West Bonifay Bonita Shores Bonita Springs Bowling Green Boynton Beach Bradenton Bradenton Beach Bradley Brandon Bronson Brooksville Brocksville Brownsville Buccaneer Estates Buckhead Ridge Buena Venture Lakes Bunche Park Bunnell Bushnell Callahan Callaway Campbell Canal Point Cantonment Cape Canaveral Cape Coral Captiva Carol City Carrollwood Carrabelle Casselberry Cedar Key Century
Rural Loudoun Study Committee Final Report by September 30, 1999, addressed to the represented rural ptas/ptos and the forcesit to compete aggressively within the extended washington metropolitan area. http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/ruralstudy/finalreport.htm
Extractions: Committee Representation R ural areas and communities encompass a large area of Loudoun County, yet they have received relatively little attention recently due to the significant growth issues in Loudouns more suburban areas. These rural communities, however, are also feeling the stress of impending growth. Maintaining strong community focus, while addressing encroaching growth and resource restrictions, has been a key focus of the Rural Loudoun School Study Committee (RLSSC). RLSSC is made up of a vocal group of parent representatives, designated by their local PTAs/PTOs and school administrators. Committee members are deeply concerned about the impact this growth will continue to have on rural Loudoun County schools and are committed to work with the School Board to plan for our future. Information presented by county officials on a wide range of development and school-related topics affecting existing and future school planning facilitated the Committees efforts (Appendix III). The Committee, along with the Planning and Legislative Services department of Loudoun County Public Schools, then turned its efforts to the task at hand. Building a consensus of opinion for its recommendations was the approach it adopted. A strong and overwhelming consensus among the representatives is that the primary focus for all considerations and recommendations of the Study Committee and ultimately the Loudoun County School Board should reflect a sense of community. Small rural communities, perhaps more than larger, more diverse suburban locales, consider their local school, no matter its size or challenges, to be the heart of the community. This conviction remains a bedrock of local school support and should at all times be the primary determinant in any considerations about projected changes arising from the challenges facing Loudoun County in the future.
Gunter Elementary PTO political voice, as the national PTA maintains a washington lobbying office How arePTOs and ptas similar ptos and ptas are more alike than they are different http://www.gunterpto.org/faq.htm
Extractions: School Officials Elementary Staff Misc. Webmaster Activities Board By-Laws Finances News Fundraising Links PDF Absence Note JPG Absence Note What is the difference between a PTO and a PTA? The technical differences between a PTA and a PTO are fairly simple. The national PTA is a formal membership organization headquartered in Chicago with a 103-year history of working for children. Local groups that choose to belong to the PTA must pay dues to the state and national organization and abide by state and national group rules. In return they get member benefits, and they get a voice in the operations of the larger organization. PTA groups also have a political voice, as the national PTA maintains a Washington lobbying office and most state PTAs advocate at their respective state capitals. The PTA carefully protects its name, so thatin theoryonly dues-paying members of the group can call themselves "PTA." "PTO," on the other hand, is a more generic term. It generally represents the thousands of groups that choose to remain independent of the PTA. The acronym PTO is the most popular name, but other common names include PTG (Parent Teacher Group), and HAS (Home and School Association). These are most often single-school groups that operate under their own by-laws andby and largeconcern themselves with the goings-on at their building or in their town only.
Extractions: AP HEADLINES Updated Saturday, Jun 12, 2004 Reagan Entombed at Calif. Hilltop Library - 04:42 PM EDT Iran Rejects Restraint on Nuclear Program - 04:37 PM EDT Bishops to Discuss Clergy Sex Abuse - 04:34 PM EDT Millions of dollars later, Nichols is spared again after winning sympathy from jury - 04:32 PM EDT American Shot and Killed in Saudi Capital - 04:30 PM EDT MORE email this print this Posted on Wed, May. 15, 2002 On the evening of May 2, in the multi-purpose room of Fort Wayne's Northrop High School, a historic vote occurred. The board of the school's PTSA (Parent-Teacher-Student Association) voted to abandon its ties to the state and national PTA and form a PTSO (Parent-Teacher-Student Organization). It had received numerous state and national PTA awards. Northrop's PTSA had previously stopped contributing to Fort Wayne's PTA Council, giving instead to an organization it considers more productive and worthwhile - the citywide clothing bank. Cathy Simonds, president of the now-defunct PTSA, said she was "no longer willing to pay for something that didn't even exist" as far as her high school was concerned. Worse, according to Simonds, the money sent to PTA Council in previous years simply vanished, leaving her questions as to its whereabouts unanswered for several months.
Extractions: Funding ... Goals School Administrators Article S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R A T O R S A R T I C L E Talk to administrators about critical goals and you'll find communications with parents high on their list. But what's the best way to reach parents? Often important notices given to middle or high school students never get home to parents, who no longer make checking their children's backpacks a daily habit. SchoolCast FM helps schools solve the communications-with-parents-problem. The small FM radio station provides everything a school needs to get daily messages on the air and requires no FCC license. Included: Education World spoke with principals whose schools use SchoolCast FM!
