Alexandria, VA. (April 28, 2017) – National PTA is proud to announce Terri Carpe as the latest recipient of National PTA’s Life Achievement Award, the highest honor given to PTA members and leaders. The National PTA Life Achievement Award recognizes a person who lives out his or her commitment to children on a daily basis and tirelessly advocates for children’s education, health and well-being. Terri Carpe is currently serves on the Executive Leadership Team for Delaware PTA. Terri Carpe began her PTA journey more than 10 years ago at the local level serving as Treasurer of Olive B Loss PTA in
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The following units received awards at the 105th Annual Delaware PTA Leadership Dinner & Awards Ceremony held Friday April 28th at Cab Calloway School of Arts. Award winners were chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to strong family-school partnerships and excellence in leadership. Leadership Awards Southern PTA – Excellence in Leadership Allen Frear PTA – Excellence in Family Engagement Carrcroft PTA – Excellence in Leadership Thurgood Marshall PTA – Excellence in local unit communications HB dupont PTA – Excellence in Communications Bunker Hill PTA – Excellence in Family Engagement March Madness Award Winner North Star PTA in the Red Clay Consolidated School
Read more →The Delaware Special Education Strategic Plan is now available for public comment. We encourage you to share within your schools and communities and across your social media. As soon as the public comment link becomes available we will post it. In the interim, please take time to read the plan and prepare your comments SpedStrategicPlanApril2017
Read more →ALEXANDRIA, Va., (April 3, 2017)—National PTA today announced the #ThankATeacher Contest, in which over $20,000 in prizes will be awarded to teachers across the country during Teacher Appreciation Week. The contest is now open and all schools and PTAs are encouraged to participate. “Teachers deliver so much to our students every day, and their work and impact extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom,” said Laura Bay, president of National PTA. “Teacher Appreciation Week is the one week of the school year when teachers take center stage and are recognized for their impact on the lives and futures of
Read more →Congratulations to Downes PTA and Maclary PTA in the Christina School District for being chosen as one of the National PTA Kindle Giveaway recipients. The 2017 reading month giveaway is part of the National PTA Family Reading Experience and in celebration of National Reading Month in March 2017. The PTA Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle is a program that helps children become better readers and helps foster the love of reading through a set of free literacy activities that are fun for the whole family. “Families play an essential role in helping children develop their literacy skills. And e-readers
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