This week the House of Representatives will be voting on the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which includes language that would allow a waiver from updated nutrition standards for some schools. Unfortunately, the call to Congress to scale back nutrition standards is not coming from students or their parents – the very people school meals are intended to serve. Congress needs to hear your voice! PTA members have long supported science-based nutrition for school meals, as referenced in PTA’s position statement on Nutrition of Children and Families. So what exactly may Congress do? Despite the fact that 90% of school districts are reporting
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Good morning: Delaware PTA is excited to inform you that President Otha Thornton has been invited by the United States Senate to testify before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on June 12th. President Thornton will testify in support of high-quality child nutrition programs and their impact on student success. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday June 12 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Please see the below link for additional information and to access a link to the live webcast. Look for an additional email from us on how you can advocate in support of high-quality
Read more →ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 10, 2014) — The following statement can be attributed to National PTA President Otha Thornton: “National PTA is deeply saddened to hear of the shooting this morning at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon. The Association extends its sympathies to the students, teachers, administrators and families impacted. “Although this is a local tragedy, it resonates throughout our country as acts of violence have increased in schools nationwide. The protection of students is of utmost importance, and parents, teachers, administrators, community leaders and Congress must work together to make meaningful changes and find the most effective ways
Read more →The Senate Education Committee will be discussing SB 229 on Wednesday June 4th at 2:30pm at Legislative Hall in Dover. This bill will allow parents of students with severe disabilities to opt-out their child out of state testing. Delaware PTA supports this bill and we encourage all interested members to attend the hearing. Please use the link below to read the full bill or to send an email of support to one of the sponsoring Senators. http://openstates.org/de/bills/147/SB229/
Read more →Middletown, DE- Rachel Wagner, a Junior at Appoquinimink High School has been elected the National President of Business Professionals of America (BPA), Secondary Division. With 43,000 members in 23 states, BPA is America’s premier career and technical organization for students interested in business, IT and finance. Ms. Wagner was elected by popular vote at the BPA National Conference in May – an event attended by more than 5,000 delegates. She will serve as the National President during the 2014-15 school year. Her duties will include participation in local and national efforts to promote BPA and student participation in its programs.
Read more →Congratulations to Sterling Gray, recipient of the 2014 National PTA Youth Leadership Summit Scholarship. Sterling was one 15 award winners from around the country. Sterling will travel to Austin Texas with the Delaware PTA Delegates in June where he will represent Delaware at the National Youth Leadership Summit. What is Happening at the Youth Summit? At the Youth Leadership Summit, attendees will experience an in-depth leadership training from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 19 featuring keynote, James T. Robilotta, a youth leadership expert and motivational speaker. As requested by last year’s attendees, students will participate in the entire
Read more →The Delaware STEM Educator Award recognizes a teacher or team of teachers at both the elementary and secondary levels that demonstrate STEM innovation and excellence through teaching, academic collaboration, and student engagement. A total of two unrestricted $7500.00 cash awards will be given to winning teachers or teams. The Governor’s STEM Council definition of STEM education and the Council’s three goals are the basis for evaluation of exemplary STEM practice in the classroom. If you know an educator or team of educators doing phenomenal work around STEM innovation, encourage them to apply for this award!!! For more information and the
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