41. FOXNews.com - FOX Report W/ Shepard Smith - PTA Politics Blamed For Organization for children,’ said Tim Sullivan of pto Today, a is a child advocacy organization, said local pta president Cynthia children; we are here to teach tolerance http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,26974,00.html

OAS_AD('Top'); PTA Politics Blamed for Organization's Low Membership Monday, June 11, 2001 By Jon Du Pre OAS_AD('Middle'); "Very publicly, they say, ‘We want to be the voice in Washington for children,’" said Tim Sullivan of PTO Today, a multi-media company dedicated to helping parent groups help their schools. "It’s a great goal. I wish them all the luck in the world." The century-old PTA is the first national parent-teacher organization established in this country. But lately it’s been criticized for its close relationship with teachers’ unions and for its positions on political issues like school vouchers and Bush’s tax cut, which it opposes, and the Million Mom March and sex education, which it supports. "PTA is a child advocacy organization," said local PTA president Cynthia Chaney. "We are here for the benefit of all children; we are here to teach tolerance." That agenda has the organization struggling with floundering membership, which is half the size it was 30 years ago. Many communities have started their own groups, in which they feel their voices will be heard and PTA politics left out. "I hear people say, ‘Golly the PTA says vouchers are bad, but I like vouchers. Why would I want to be part of a group which is against my personal opinion?’" said Sullivan.

42. Student Of Tomorrow leader (union, faculty senate, etc) Three or more parent leaders (pta/pto, CEE, Academic It is inherent in training that you must first teach something and http://www.nace-cee.org/studentoftom1.htm

Newport Mesa School District A Work in Progress Students of Tomorrow A Parent/Student Participation Program Mac Bernd, Ed. D., Superintendent [A Proposal] Outline Introduction What is a Student of Tomorrow The Parent/Student High Achievement Partnership Mission Vision The Plan Levels of Achievement ... Organizational Reminders Who is Responsible for What? Parent's Opportunities and Responsibilities Student's Opportunities and Responsibilities Our Schools' Opportunities and Responsibilities Conclusion The Latest Aid in the Parent-School Connection (Technology at its Best) - The Internet Introduction The schools of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District are currently engaged in the successful implementation of parent involvement with their own child's high academic achievement. In support of this self-renewing effort, the district is encouraging decentralized, empowered, transformational, leadership-oriented decision making. This student-focused achievement program is results oriented rather than process driven. To support this high-student achievement program the district will support Professional Teacher Development in academic subject matter, and parental involvement in high achievement, and

43. Primary Teacher's Page Central, pta Central, A central information resource for pta groups, pto groups and Lesson Plans, Information and advice on how to teach your students http://www.gradebook.org/primaryteacher.html

Primary Teacher's Lounge [Select A Resource] Dictionary/Thesaursu Converters Calculators Encyclopedia Steves Home Page Links to Teacher Resources Translator To open the site click on the Discipline Education Sites Lesson Plans Library ... A Touch of Humor! Sometimes we can learn a lot from our furry friends. ABC Teach A quality educational site that offers free printable theme units, word puzzles, writing forms, book report forms, ideas, lessons and much more. Great for new teachers, student teachers , home schooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach. Updated on a regular basis All About Teaching Babies, Infants and Toddlers America Reads Program This site provides links and a list of free reading tutorial programs available through many colleges and universities. Attitude Determines Attitude Having a tough day. Need a little poem to make you feel better? Here it is! Bigchalk.com Information for teachers, students, media centers and parents. Commentary on Violence in Our School by James E. Stark, Ph.D. Georgia Psychological Society This psychologist states his view on school violence, its causes and what we can do!

44. Huron Valley Community Network Education Conference - Item 11 kind of legislation, and how do you see the role of the pta or pto in supporting no less an individual teacher, in a public school setting, teach some books http://www.hvcn.org/cgi-bin/backtalk/backtalk/vanilla/read?conf=education&item=1

45. Poetry Teachers What a great way to teach the pleasures of reading and creating a connection with books! You can have sales handled by the pto/pta. http://www.poetryteachers.com/authorvisit/authorvisit.html

Privacy policy How to Make the Most of an Author Visit to Your School by Bruce Lansky As a children's poet, I have made hundreds of visits to schools for poetry assemblies, classroom writing workshops, teacher trainings, and PTA/PTO events. While I've enjoyed all of these events, some visits were definitely more valuable for the participants than others. I'm convinced that the difference between a successful author visit and one that wastes everyone's time and money is a little advance preparation by the school's teachers, students, and parents. Here are some tips to help any school get the most out of their next author visit: A. Finding an Appropriate Author Have you ever had an author visit your school who wrote wonderful books but was not an enthusiastic or motivating performer? Not every author is as good at presenting their material in person as they are at writing or illustrating. Some authors are better at handling big groups. Some are better with small groups. Some want to talk about their latest book. Some want to talk about the process of writing or illustrating. The best way to make both you and the author happy is to spend a little time and effort searching for the right author for your particular needs. Here are some things to keep in mind as you search for an appropriate author: Look for authors at local, state, or regional reading and/or library conferences. Make sure that you are as comfortable with the author's presentation style as you are with the author's books.

46. Saddleback Valley PTA Council - Council News, April 2003 will be a mix of parents, pta/pto representatives, administrators this wonderful celebration of the T in pta. four community programs that teach parents to be http://svpta.org/newsletters/news_apr03a.html

Council News Online Saddleback Valley PTA Council Newsletter Saddleback Valley PTA Council April 2003 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE by Dolores Winchell, var linktext = "Send email"; var email1 = "president"; var email2 = "svpta.org"; document.write("" + linktext + "") //> Springtime Greetings, Most of you should have already completed your election process. Please be sure you invite the incoming president to be your guest at the installation dinner on May 22. This is a legitimate PTA expense, please make sure you RSVP promptly to Linda Ball, so we have enough dinners for all attendees. NEW OFFICERS / TRAINING Once your slate is voted in and full, offer to assist your president-elect with recruitment of all the remaining board chairman positions. It is best to end the school year with every position filled so that folks are committed and know what they will be doing next school year. This is also an excellent opportunity to offer all the training that will be available to your chairman. For program chairmen, there is always the Program Preview Days at the Performing Arts Center. If possible, you should sponsor your program chairman and a teacher to attend this wonderful event, so they may choose next year's programs together. On the evening of June 5, Saddleback Valley Council will host its annual training workshops for all officer positions including Membership, Reflections and Legislation Chairmen. At this time we are still planning, so watch for more detailed information to be sent out in May. Additionally, the Fourth District PTA is sponsoring two days of training, the evening of May 28 and the morning of May 29. These workshops will be similar to the workshops we hold in June, so please ask folks to attend at least one training with either the Fourth District PTA or Saddleback. I would love to see all the incoming presidents at the Saddleback workshops. Hopefully with all these choices of dates, all new officers and chairmen will be able to attend.

47. American Teachers: School Fundraising Ideas, Products And Books For Involved Par It is also a perfect resource for involved parents, pta, pto, clubs, and team members. teach them some cheers, how to play the game, or just purely for http://www.americanteachers.com/fundraising.cfm

www.americanteachers.com Educator Register Login This resource is provided free to the education community by our Sponsors and the support of the Accredited Retirement Planners Program Click here to learn more about ARP Contact About Us Investors ... Add to my favorites Workspace Teachers Parents Students Resources Lesson Plans/Resources Safe Research Sites Fundraising Special Education ... Discount Software Vote for Us and discover new resources @ Teachers' Top Sites Sites for Teachers Mark's ESL TeAch-nology Fundraising The following fundraising ideas, products and reference materials were assembled to help schools acquire the extra money they need to accomplish their goals. It is also a perfect resource for involved parents, PTA, PTO, clubs, and team members. American Teachers' eFundraising Store Collecting on the Fundraisers "Ready To Go" Fundraising Packages Books on Fundraising for Sale @ Amazon.com ... Popularity Portals - Link Lists Ranked by Use American Teachers' eFundraising Store eFundraising Partner Store Add this link to my Favorites Earn up to 90% Profit! Chocolates, Scratchcards, Magazines, Discount Cards, Cookie Dough, Bulbs, Candles and more. Get your FREE SAMPLE KIT RAISING $100, a free gift and a chance to win $35,000. This store helps keep American Teachers site running FREE. top Collecting on the Fundraisers Automatic Check Recovery Add this link to my Favorites FREE RESOURCE: Sometimes the selling is the easy part. If you have a surplus of bad checks after your fundraisers and your school is just keeping them in the filing cabinet. ACR will collect them for you. You get 100% of the face value plus any bank fees charged and the collection is done electronically. No one has to make that embarrassing call. Turn that rubber mine into money for your school.

48. What Do The Teachers Unions Consider Fair Pay? - Www.ezboard.com to board meetings, walking petitions, joining the pta/pto, getting after The pta is nothing but the arm of the SHSD teachERS SHOULD teach Unregistered User (3/8 http://p070.ezboard.com/flipoliticsmessageboardforumsfrm18.showMessageRange?topi

49. American Red Cross - Health And Safety Services For Authorized Providers The goal of Red Cross courses is to teach people not only how to respond to emergencies, but also how to prevent Hand out at health fairs, pta/pto meetings, etc http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/resources/provider_aed.html

Health and Safety Services Resources Providers ... Reference Center Find Your Local Red Cross Enter Zip Code Here: Search Our Site Find Out Who Our Supporters Are Home Services ... Resources Authorized Providers Promoting First Aid, CPR and AED Training to Your Community The American Red Cross is committed to keeping people safe at home, at school and in the workplace. The goal of Red Cross courses is to teach people not only how to respond to emergencies, but also how to prevent them. Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Target Markets Approximately 80 percent of Red Cross CPR and first aid course participants attend training to meet a certification requirement (for work, school or a volunteer position). Those who have a personal interest in learning lifesaving skills, but have no job-related need or requirement, are often parents of young children and teen babysitters. Within the workplace market, the current customer is a health and safety buyer who must purchase training to meet a regulatory requirement or who is looking for a way to provide a morale-boosting benefit to employees. The decision-makers and buyers for first aid and CPR programs for business and industry include training officers, safety officers and managers, and human resources managers. The decision-makers and buyers for youth and daycare programs include daycare directors and camp directors.

50. Parent Notes: Helping Your Child Succeed In School Attend pta/pto, School Advisory Council, and other meetings. Inspire their dreams, teach them how to set goals, and help them to develop their plans. http://www.rspublishing.com/Parent Notes School.html

Parent Notes : Helping Your Child Succeed in School Return to Home Page Calendar Products Speakers ... School Profile School Tips Get to know your child's school; people; programs; and policies. When working with a school counselor or psychologist always get a second or third opinion. Create a Bio for your child and update it each year. Keep a journal and note such things as special interests, learning styles, personality type, strong/weak areas of developmental intelligences, talents/abilities, best learning situations. Give your child's principal a packet of information about your child at the first meeting. Info to include Bio, what you you've been making note of in your journal, sample work, special interests, best learning situations, and your expectations, etc. Ask that it be considered in selecting your child's teacher. Give this packet of information to your child's teacher on or before the first day of school. Tell your child's teacher how to best communicate with you and write down the best method of communicating with him or her. Prepare your child for the first day of school with backpack, materials, folders, paper, pencils, rulers, calendar/planner, dictionary, home study location, etc.

51. :: NASA Quest > Archives :: one subject, make the curriculum relevant to today s students, and teach students to away computers and other displays; enlisting the help of pta, pto or other http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica2/main/t_guide/activity_B1.html

"Antarctic Expo" or Community Showcase Teacher Background Objective Students will reflect on and summarize what they've learned during the Live From Antarctica 2 Module and develop ideas to share their experiences with others. Materials individual or group projects, in any and all media Antarctic Logbooks binder, dividers, art tools (crayons, markers, scissors, tape, etc.) Engage Re-post the list of items that students could include in their individual Antarctic Logbooks. Have students review their Logbooks, and discuss how they feel about what they've learned. As they assemble their final Logbooks for self and teacher assessment and review, encourage students to choose examples of their work which they feel best illustrate their own individual achievements and/or challenges. Explore Procedure Each student reviews and reorganizes selected materials from his/her Logbook, with special attention to those items required by the teachers. Draw up a "Table of Contents" detailing the work being submitted for assessment and grading.

52. Link To Just For The Kids Homepage Organize pta/pto subcommitties to study school data. While a school may teach more than the state curriculum, it should teach at least the state curriculum, or http://www.just4kids.org/jftk/index.cfm?location=8&st=Texas&loc=parentsquestions

53. PTO According to the National pta (2000), the most accurate there should be parent education classes on pto nights, in provided by the school, to teach parents how http://www.stvrain.k12.co.us/Alpine_Elementary/PTO/pto.htm

Alpine Elementary P.T.O. An Executive Board meeting will be held the week of June 1st. The next general meeting of the PTO will be on June 9th at Alpine Elementary, located at 2005 Alpine Street, at 6:00 PM. Please meet at the front door, and we'll find a space to use for the meeting. Meeting Minutes PTO By-Laws PTO Guidelines Roberts Rules of Order Return to Home Page

54. Coordinated School Health - Starter Kit to provide positive role models, set good boundaries, and teach children lasting Invite the local pta/pto to sponsor parent education forums on child/family http://www.mnschoolhealth.com/starterKit.html?articleID=rCmmnt003022104885&z=852

55. Everything Elementary.com ­ Elementary School Products From A To Z For Teachers pta Pin pta Pin, pto Helping Kids Grow Pin pto Helping Kids Be A Bookworm Pin Be A Bookworm Pin, Excellent Reader Pin Excellent Reader Pin, teach Child To http://www.everythingelementary.com/catalog.cfm?cat=5240

56. DPI's FCSP Principals' Top 10 Practices To Improve School-Family Partnerships Other types of interactive homework ask parents to teach or relay some information Notices from the superintendent, principal, and pta/pto can also be included http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/bbfcsp/fscptp10.html

Principals' Top 10 Practices to Improve School-Family Partnerships What are the best things a principal can do to cultivate a family-friendly school environment that enriches learning for all students and makes the school a place where families feel welcome and valued? Here's a "top ten" list of family-school partnership practices that principals say really works for them: The Committee or Action Team Convene a team of parents, teachers, community representatives, and the principal to develop and coordinate partnership plans and activities. Include PTA/PTO representatives and family members from all sectors of your school population. Start by assessing how your school presently reaches out to families, then survey parents and teachers to find out what areas they think the school needs to address. Give committee members responsibility for coordinating projects to create ownership in family-school partnerships and to ease the principal's burden. Volunteering Recruit parents, senior citizens, and other students to volunteer. Make it possible for everyone to volunteer in some way at school, home, or school events. Survey parents to find out their special hobbies or interests, then act upon the information contained in those surveys! Appoint a volunteer coordinator to survey school staff, and oversee the training and scheduling of volunteers. Don't forget to recognize volunteers' contributions. Family Learning Opportunities Family Math, Family Science, Family Tools and Technology, and other family learning programs are an excellent way to encourage parents, guardians, and children to learn together in planned, meaningful activities. Families work cooperatively, reasoning and thinking logically to solve problems. Facilitators can usually be obtained through CESAs or university staff. Get fathers on board by offering some opportunities tailored for them to learn with children.

57. Soy Candle FAQs Fundraisers sports teams, school pta s/pto s, church groups, youth groups, dance studios, non profit Others - this is my specialty, and I will teach you how http://pages.ivillage.com/momanddad47280/id16.html

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58. No Comment! I teach in an area with 70%+ qualify for free and reduced lunch teachers sign up to work 68 PM in exchange for 40% of the profit going to their pta/pto, PE Dept http://www.scn.org/cccs/commerc.html

Citizens' Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools No Comment! Kinds of Commercialism Research Analysis No Comment! Here are some samples of commercialism in schools from around the state: National PTA sponsor Coca-Cola Enterprises, your local Coca-Cola bottler close to home, presents "Your Power to Choose...Fitness Health Fun" at the 2003 National PTA Annual Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. This initiative illustrates Coca-Cola Enterprises' continued commitment to supporting positive youth development, and promoting nutrition education and physical fitness. Please stop by the Coca-Cola Enterprises booth in the exhibit hall during the convention to learn more. Your local Coca-Cola bottler serves thousands of communities across the country, and strives to be responsive and respectful of the right of parents, teachers, and students to choose the beverages for their schools. That's why Coca-Cola Enterprises provides a broad range of product choices. It is their goal to continue to develop model relationships to assist communities and school partners in addressing their specific needs. Coca-Cola Enterprises is a proud sponsor of National PTA and has the opportunity to commit the help of its employees in the expansion of National PTA's Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence Certification. The company will be presenting more information about its involvement with this certification during the convention and will inform convention attendees about how it will take information about Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence Certification across the country to local communities.

59. PeerMediation it is incumbent upon the educational system to teach students how to able to acquire funding through local parent organizations (pta, pto), student government http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/PeerMediation.html

Source: Frank Cutolo (1996). Perceptions , Volume 30, Number 1. (used with permission) Teaching Mediation as a Conflict Resolution Process: A New Agenda for Responding I n my observation of students advancing through our educational system, I have noticed that students who have the ability to deal effectively with conflict tend to have a stronger perception of their abilities, talents and, subsequently, themselves. This perceived ability to deal positively with conflict situations seems to extend to the adult population. As adults, we seek out and admire those individuals who we perceive can help us when conflict arises in our environment. If such a perception is accurate, it is incumbent upon the educational system to teach students how to effectively deal with conflict in their school and home situations. The use of mediation as a conflict resolution process can be established as an ongoing program within the school setting. This article will focus on the promotion of mediation as a conflict resolution process in our schools. Strategies to develop and implement the program and ongoing opportunities for participants to improve their mediation techniques and skills will be presented.

60. GoldMedal pta/pto organizations coordinate at least one healthrelated event per year. training on physical education and nutrition for teachers who teach these subjects http://www.welby.jordan.k12.ut.us/goldmedal.htm

Welby Elementary GOES FOR THE GOLD! Welby Elementary has teamed with the State Department of Health Cardiovascular Health Program, the State Office of Education, and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee to become a Gold Medal School . The Gold Medal School Project assists schools in creating an environment that promotes healthy lifestyle choices. A list of criteria has been set to determine if our school would receive a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Medal Award. With support of students, teachers, and parents Welby got the GOLD! Criteria for Becoming a Gold Medal School! Have a policy for full implementation of the State Office of Education's physical education core curriculum. Teach the Nutrition and Fitness Education Standards within the Health Education Core Curriculum. Have participated in the folowing education programs for the Olympic Winter Games 2002: One School, One Country, Utah's Cool Winter Games Art project. Have methods to ensure awareness of and compliance with the tobacco free policy among faculty and students. Have policies that support walking and biking to school.

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