Monthly archive for August 2015

  All local units paying dues during the month of September will be eligible for a drawing for a free registration to this years’ convention. Since August is the official beginning of the school year, this would be a great time to pay for all those who paid membership at the beginning of the school year. There will be three lucky PTA’s selected. Mark your calendars, Convention is being held at Del Tech, Dover in November 21st. You have to be in it, to win it. Deadline for payment of dues is September 30th.

Legislation:             Click here to Take Action on the Family Engagement Act Programs: National Arts in Education Week – Sept. 14-18 with the Theme “Let Your Imagination Fly” We encourage all locals to get involved on Facebook and on Twitter and Instagram using #ArtsEdWeek and #PTAReflections School of Excellence – deadline to register is approaching – Oct. 1 Sponsor Contests:  Uncle Ben’s Rice – Ben’s Beginner’s to encourage parents to cook with kids to foster healthy habits to create a short cooking video.  Five families have a chance to win big!!  The contest ends 10/12/15 and the website is: https://www.unclebens.com/ben’s-beginners/about   Lysol – Healthy Habits Kids in

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

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

Kick off the new school year by taking the E- Learning challenge and help your unit win $100.00. From now until November 15, 2015 each E Learning course you take will bring your local PTA unit one step closer to winning a $100.00 cash prize.  As a PTA member, you have access to a library of FREE online E-Learning courses on a variety of topics. Each module takes 40 minutes or less to complete and can be completed from the comfort of your home – anytime day or night! Once you have completed the course, you will be able to

Delaware PTA Membership Drives 2015-2016 It’s a brand new school year and thus the start to our many local units’ Membership Drives! With more and more of our communications being sent through electronic channels as a nation, PTA continues to update our procedures to meet the needs of our busy leaders and recognized membership. Delaware PTA, along with National PTA, continues to evolve our PTA efforts too, and the distribution of our annual membership cards is one of our more direct undertakings… And the most difficult logistically! So this year, Delaware PTA is moving to an electronic, centralized process for