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In October, National PTA’s Every Child in Focus campaign centers on LBGTQ History Month. Using the PTA National Standard for Family-School Partnerships, we will explore ways PTAs can welcome and support the families of LBGTQ children in the school community. Negative attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students puts them at an increased risk for violence and bullying.  Negative attitudes also impact a student’s ability to learn at school.  Get the facts on the challenges facing LGBT students here. We have created information and resources on the unique challenges LGBTQ children face and ways PTAs can better support LGBTQ families in achieving student success.   How

The Lead & Learn Conference has been rescheduled for Saturday December 2nd 2017. The registration link below will remain open. We strongly encourage each local unit to register their board for this exciting event!!! If you have any questions, contact your Region VP or email us directly at admin@delawarepta.org The Lead & Learn Conference IS NOT a leadership training. This one of a kind conference has been designed based on your feedback to address topics and content that are critical to the success of your PTA. Please use the link below to process your registrations as soon as possible. Guest

October is shaping up to be a busy month!!! Here is a list of events and activities you should be aware of. You can visit our online calendar for more details on each event as well as registration links!!!   School Consolidation Task Force & Sub Committee Meeting: October 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT Community Conversations: Anti-Discrimination regulation and Model Policy: October 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00  Delaware State Report Card- Community Conversations: October 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT Cheddar Up Webinar: October 10 @ 8:00 pm National PTA School of Excellence Deadline: October 15th  Leadership Training – open to all PTA leaders: October 24th at Christiana

  The draft copy of the Delaware anti-discrimination regulation and model policy are now available for public review. We have included these drafts below. Please check our calendar for a list of dates/locations of the community conversations in which the public can provide feedback on the anti-discrimination regulation and model policy. Delaware PTA strongly encourages all parents, students and teachers to attend one of the four community conversations to understand the draft regulations and the model policy.  The approved regulations will be effective January 2018, and all districts in the state of Delaware will be required to develop and fully

      Congratulations to H.B. duPont Middle School PTA for being 1 of 141 local PTA  units across the country earning the 2017-2019 School of Excellence designation from the National PTA School of Excellence Program! This recognition celebrates the recipient’s year-long commitment to engage families in the school improvement process. The School of Excellence Program supports and celebrates partnerships between PTAs and schools to engage more families in student success and school improvements, while creating stronger family-school-community connections. We are so proud of the work H.B. duPont PTA is doing. Earlier this year we reported several other national and

Today the Trump administration announced that they would end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)  “Dreamer’s Act”, a program that has protected almost 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation. According to the White House, Trump will revisit the issue in six months if Congress fails to legalize DACA. In light of these developments, we want to remind our members of National PTA’s Position on the Rights and Services for Undocumented Children Position Statement. Delaware PTA is committed to working with our local schools, families and community leaders to ensure that all schools remain a safe place for every child. True to the

Here are some important dates to promote the PTA programs and advocacy efforts within your school community Aug 28 – State Reflection Leaders call at 2 pm EST1-888-585-9008 and the passcode is 243-697-9008 Aug 31 – Deadline for elementary PTAs to submit a STEM + Families grant application for $1,000. Encourage this wonderful opportunity Sept 29 – Our Advocacy at work – Encourage members and adults to sign the petition – #StopCutstoClassroom Oct 1 – Deadline for local units to register for the School of Excellence award Back to School Kit – (BTSK) Officers with every local unit should register.