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DON’T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS TOMORROW

School Board Elections: Tomorrow May 13th   POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 10:00AM – 8:00PM FIND POLLIING LOCATIONS IN YOUR AREA New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Partnership, teamwork and cooperation. These are the building blocks of education leadership today. Nowhere is the partnership more urgently needed than between school boards and parents. School boards are responsible for taking the lead in identifying the community’s education needs and meeting those needs through local school policy. School boards are legally responsible for:     Policy Making in all areas of school programs & functions;     Choosing & evaluating the superintendent and approving selection

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PTA Day of Advocacy

PTA DAY in DOVER May 7th, 2014 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Join us for a day of Advocacy in Dover, DE   Just a reminder that the location has changed and registration is free!!!  9:45 a.m. – Meet in front of The Tatnall Building.  The address is:  State of Delaware Tatnall Building 150 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd S Dover, DE 19901 ( this is right next to Legislative Hall) **Please note you must have a picture ID to enter Although the registration is free, we are still providing lunch for all attendees. So if you have not already done

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New School Search Guide – feedback needed

  Hello PTA Families, GreatSchools Delaware is a new online school search guide that we are building. It will provide parents with information they need to choose a school that is the right fit for their family. Your ideas are important to us as we develop this site, and we would love to show you our first draft. Would you mind taking a look at our progress and giving us your opinion? We are looking for 15-20 parents to participate in a virtual feedback session for 45-60 minutes. You will participate online and we’ll be on the phone with you

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Meet Today’s PTA Advocate: Yvonne Johnson

Today’s post comes from Yvonne Johnson, National PTA’s 2014 Advocacy Ambassador and DE PTA’s Federal Legislative Chair. Ms. Johnson has many years of child advocacy experience with the Delaware PTA, and is a passionate advocate for education issues. In her piece, she shares a recent advocacy win and the strategy used to obtain it. Passion, patience and determination are key to creating positive change for every child. For resources on becoming a better advocate, visit pta.org/advocacy. When I think of advocacy, it is like second nature for me. Of course, it was not always like that. The first time I

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Membership Monday

Hello PTA Leaders,   Grow your PTA membership with diversity and multiculturalism!   Share today’s Membership Monday blog with your PTA membership. You can repost this article in your PTA e-newsletters, local PTA websites, social media, etc. Here’s the link: http://onevoice.pta.org/?p=4179 Remember to please include this copy in your next e-newsletter or social media posting: Do you have a question for the PTA membership team? Email your question to jlindsey@pta.org. Type “Ask Membership! Monday” in the subject line, tell us your question, and include your first and last name, name of your local PTA, and city and state. If your

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STUDENTS TO APPLY INVENTION, INNOVATION, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AT STATE CONFERENCE

  Who: Middle and high school students from across the state What: 36th annual Delaware Technology Student Association State Conference When: Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday April 30, 2014 Where: Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington Why: About 730 students and advisors from across the state will gather to demonstrate their technological, innovative, design and engineering skills with 1,508 entries into 65 hands-on, minds-on competitive events at the 36th annual Delaware Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference on April 29 to 30 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds. Events to be judged include: robotics, system control technology, CAD, architectural renovation, video game

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SCHOOLS TO CELEBRATE SUCCESSES IN COMMON CORE IMPLEMENTATION

Guiding teams from about 100 Delaware public schools will gather in Dover the evening of May 1st to share best practices and lessons learned during their first year in Common Ground for the Common Core. Joined by their superintendents, local school board presidents, PTA representatives, State Board of Education members and legislators, they will highlight exemplary work across Delaware. “This is an opportunity to highlight the strong work being led by educators at the classroom and building levels across our state,” Secretary of Education Mark Murphy said. “As we learn from one another through shared successes and challenges, we can

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