Monthly archive for January 2015

           Delaware Department of Education and Delaware PTA present College Information Night For Parents of High School Students Students are welcome to attend   Learn about the college process and get answers to your questions from Delaware college admissions representatives from 2-year and 4-year programs, financial aid professionals,  a school counselor and Department of Education staff: §  What is the college application process? §  What can your student do now to prepare for college? What are college/university admissions representatives looking for in their applicants? How do you pay for college? Who can help you and your child

The Parent Opt-Out town hall scheduled for Tuesday February 3rd in Kent County has been cancelled. We are making arrangement to reschedule the town hall for Kent County. In the interim, the New Castle County Town Hall will take place on February 19th in the Cafetorium of our state office at the Eden Hill Support Center. Additional information will follow within the upcoming weeks. All meetings are open to the public.  As always, be sure to check for updates for this and other events on our calendar at www.delawarepta.org If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Terri Hodges at

This is just a reminder that the Delaware PTA Advocacy Meeting is January 28th at 6pm in the library of Eden Support Center located at 925 Bear-Corbitt Rd Bear, Delaware. Special guests include the Chief Financial Officers for Caesar Rodney, Red Clay, Christina and Colonial school districts. They will discuss needs based funding and why it is important to have more funding for our most neediest schools. Thank you to Red Clay , Christina, Colonial and Caesar Rodney for assisting us. ***Please  note the impending weather may impact our ability to hold this meeting. If we have to reschedule I

Schools are all about relationships. That’s why the first of the six National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Welcoming All Families into the School Community. Parents tell us that being greeted warmly and treated with respect is the number one reason for their school involvement. Welcoming All Families: Our Vision Families are active participants in the life of the school. They feel welcomed, valued and connected to each other as well as to the school staff and to what students are learning and doing in class. What It Looks Like: When families enter your school building, they are greeted and informed by signs

Seminars for Families The AXA Foundation is a proud national sponsor of PTA. Seminars on paying for college and other financial issues facing families are available to PTAs at no cost. Request a session to help prepare families at your school. Seminar topics include:   Planning for College Financial Planning 101 Choose Your Destination: A Financial Wellness Seminar for Women Your Family, Your Future Planning Your Great Escape: Retirement The Family Love Letter Estate Planning Strategies   Scholarships for Students AXA understands how challenging the road to college can be. The AXA Foundation’s signature program, AXA AchievementSM, has awarded $24 million in scholarships

With the TeenSafe smartphone monitoring service, parents are given a window into their children’s digital lives, with the goal of creating an open and positive dialogue between parents and their kids. TeenSafe’s monitoring software enables parents to view their children’s activity on Facebook, Instagram and other popular social media platforms. It can also track incoming and outgoing calls, deleted text messages and smartphone location. As a member benefit of National PTA, TeenSafe will: •Offer all PTA members a 33% lifetime discount on its software •Contribute $10 to each new customer’s selected local PTA Sign up now for your free trial! http://www.teensafe.com/pta/