Top 3 Things You Need to Know · It’s Back-to-School season! Have you registered for the new PTA Back-to-School Kit yet? When you register, we’ll mail you a free Recruitment Tool. See details below. · We get the joke in the new Bad Moms movie… But we want to let the world know about all of the great work that we do. So, National PTA has launched a #PTAProud campaign. Tell everyone you’re #PTAProud, too!Learn more. · Earlier this week, National PTA teamed up with Mountain America Credit Union to become one of the association’s newest member benefit providers and help families achieve their financial dreams.
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The Delaware Department of Education will be working to develop the state’s strategic plan for educational opportunities in Delaware. They will be hosting a series of focus groups to ensure they understand the educational needs and desired options of Delaware families and those working in the field. Each focus group will offer participants the opportunity to share their experiences and opinions about educational needs in Delaware. Focus groups will be completely anonymous. Information collected will help the Delaware Department of Education plan for schools and programs across Delaware to meet every family’s needs. We are asking parents and guardians to
Read more →Bear, DE— Delaware PTA is pleased to announce the 2016 recipients of the Delaware PTA Betty Lewis and Debbie King Scholarships. Each year Delaware PTA offers scholarships to graduating Delaware high school students planning to enter an Education or Early Childhood Education post-secondary program. The scholarships are open to any graduating student that is a member of their local PTA/PTSA or is Delaware VIP. The scholarships are awarded based on financial need and academic achievement. Abigail Bilbrough, 2016 graduate of Smyrna High school received a $1000.00 scholarship from the Delaware PTA Debbie King Scholarship fund. This scholarship
Read more →Unfortunately, the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFECs) program was NOT funded in the Senate Labor, HHS & Education (LHHS-ED) FY2017 subcommittee appropriations bill today. Call your senator to tell him/her to fund the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFECs) in Fiscal Year 2017. Some of you may have called your senator earlier this week but we need you to call again! The full Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on Thursday, June 9 to fund education programs. Before 5pm on Wednesday, June 8, call your senator and tell him/her to support funding for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFECs) grant program to
Read more →We need the “T” in PTA to be an active part of our state-level Education Committee (2016-2017) We are calling upon our Teacher Members to help Delaware PTA with the ongoing development of our Education Committee which provides input, insight and classroom connections to our advocacy policies, training content and greater depth in understanding the many nuances of public education implementation across our 19 different school districts in the state. The Education Committee is to be made up of active educational professionals within the Delaware public education system. The committee provides direct insight as to classroom results based on the different
Read more →Region 1: Brandywine Region II: Red Clay Region III: Christina Desiree Brady Christina School District Region IV: Colonial Region V: Appo Region VI: Kent County Mike Marasco Caesar Rodney School District Dr Chanda Jackson-Short Capital School District Kevin Ohlandt Capital School District Earle Dempsey – Lake Forest School District Region 7 & 8 Sussex County
Read more →Being educated about school board candidates is critical to advocating effectively for our students. PTA members are often the individuals with the most knowledge and awareness of their communities’ needs. It is important for PTAs to be involved in the process of educating communities and spreading awareness when it comes to school board elections. Although PTA units may not endorse the candidate(s), PTAs may: • Alert community members to the coming election (or appointment) of school board members. Encourage them to be informed and to vote. • Sponsor community meetings where all school board candidates are invited to speak. This may be
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