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School Board Candidate Responses 2016

Region 1: Brandywine Region II: Red Clay Region III: Christina Desiree Brady Christina School District Region IV: Colonial Region V: Appo Region VI: Kent County Mike Marasco Caesar Rodney School District Dr Chanda Jackson-Short Capital School District Kevin Ohlandt Capital School District Earle Dempsey – Lake Forest School District Region 7 & 8 Sussex County

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2016 School Board Candidates

Being educated about school board candidates  is critical to advocating effectively for our students. PTA members are often the individuals with the most knowledge and awareness of their communities’ needs. It is important for PTAs to be involved in the process of educating communities and spreading awareness when it comes to school board elections. Although PTA units may not endorse the candidate(s), PTAs may: • Alert community members to the coming election (or appointment) of school board members. Encourage them to be informed and to vote. • Sponsor community meetings where all school board candidates are invited to speak. This may be

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Delaware STEM Academy to Host Two Open House Events

DE STEM Academy Flyer April May   Opening of the Delaware STEM Academy Charter High School Fall 2017 for grades 9th and 10th with grades 11 and 12 to follow Location – 109 Lukens Drive in New Castle Currently enrolling students through June 15th for 2016/2017 school year Attend our open house events on April 23 & 30th Check out our website at destemacademy.org for more information What makes the DE STEM Academy (DSA) Different? DSA will prepare students in grades 9-12 for the future economy through teaching of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Students will learn through 3

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Please join Delaware PTA for our Annual Advocacy Day in Dover!

  When: Weds April 20,2016 Time: 9:30 to 3pm Where: Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware in the Senate Caucus Room. Are you a novice advocate or a veteran? Do you know what education legislation is being introduced this legislative session? Have you ever met with your local state senator or representative? Do you know the difference between local, state and federal policy? Delaware PTA wants to guide through this process. There will be something for everyone. We are excited to have a very special guest speaker to talk to parents about bullying issues and the laws around this issue. Share

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Submitting Membership Dues and Requesting Membership Cards

  We are looking forward to the start of another school year. We are pleased to say that this year we do have the option to send your membership cards directly to your members via email. This option helps to alleviate the burden of card distribution at the local level. Please use the information below as a guide. Missing and/or incorrect information will delay the distribution of your cards. As a reminder, members MUST provide an email address if they wish to receive a card electronically. In addition, if it is a family membership ( Mr & Mrs, Smith). We will

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Important Updates from Delaware PTA

Hello to Local Unit Leaders, We know everyone is busy gearing up for the start of the school year.  So we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date info and continue growing our 2-way communications to help your efforts be the best that they can be in the coming year, and continue to engage our families in a meaningful way. *2015-16 Updated Officer Information: If you have not already done so, please submit your updated officer’s contact information using the Local Unit Member Upload Template. We have been sending out a lot of updates and important information for

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September Board of Managers Meeting

Greetings PTA Leaders! We hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer vacation. We realize that things can become very hectic at the beginning of the new school year, so we wanted to make sure we give advance notice of the September Board of Managers Meeting. Delaware PTA holds a Board of Managers meeting twice a year. In accordance with Article VIII, Section 2 of the Delaware PTA State bylaws, the Board of Managers is composed of a. State officers b. Immediate Past President c. Chairman of the standing committees d. Presidents of the councils, and e. Presidents of all

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