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Looking to Volunteer With Your PTA, But Have Questions?

National PTA E-Learning offers interactive and engaging online courses to help you become a better leader! Learn the steps for taking a program from concept to reality with our Running a Successful Program e-learning course. This course will guide you in the creation and delivery of innovative PTA programs in your local school community. If you are having difficulty keeping volunteers motivated, learn how to put an achievable plan together with Planning Your PTA Year. This course will set you up for a successful PTA year by assisting you in planning and goal setting. Visit PTA.org/Elearning today to start reaching your

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AIM Now Offering Social Media Liability Coverage

As of 9/1/2016 AIM will begin offering Media Liability Coverage to your units! Social Media is a wonderful tool but there are considerable risks and your PTA units could be held liable! · Invasion of privacy by posting a photograph that has not been released for use. · Infringement of copyright, trademark, or logo, when you accidentally post something. · Misinterpreted or misconstrued messages by your readers · Disclosing of confidential information. All of the above occur on a daily basis but AIM is here to HELP! For all units with a renewal effective date of 9/1/2016 or later we

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Start Collecting Membership Dues Online

If you haven’t started planning and marketing your back-to-school collections it’s not too late to innovate. Get ahead of the curve by collecting payments and forms before school starts—no more back-to-school lines and forgotten checkbooks. Give your community a way to pay online at their convenience and your PTA will collect more! Here are the THE TOP 3 PTA COLLECTIONS CREATED IN JULY according to Cheddar Up: 1) DUES 2) FALL EVENTS 3) SPIRIT WEAR Find even more ideas as well as customizable templates that your group can use at www.cheddarup.com/samples. Not sure how to get started? Contact the Founders

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2016-17 Back To School Kits are now available online

It’s that time of year again! The 2016-2017 National PTA Official Back-To-School Kit is finally here! The BTSK is your one stop shopping packed with all the tools, resources and information necessary for you to run your PTA. The kit is completely digital and mobile-friendly. This means you can view the website from your phone, tablet or other mobile devices. To get the kit, go to PTAKit.org President Laura Bay’s welcome video and the homepage are open to everyone. Once you begin to use the site, you’ll be prompted to register. There is also a “REGISTRATION” tab on the top

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Have You Submitted your New Officer Reporting Form for the 2016-2017 School Year?

Its that time of year and many of our local units have already had elections for the upcoming year. Once your new officers have been elected, please submit your new officer’s information using the Delaware PTA/PTSA 2016-2017 Officers & Chairpersons electronic form located under the PTA Leaders/ Forms Library section of our website. This will ensure that your new Board is receiving all relevant information over the summer months and during the upcoming school year. Thank you! https://www.cheddarup.com/tabs/deptanewofficerinfo

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August Leadership Training

Tuesday, August  9, 2016 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Leisure Fitness Corporate Center 231 Executive Dr Newark, DE Training is free – – bring your entire board!!! Whether a new or returning leader, this required training has new information, more in-depth reviews of materials and roles & responsibilities of all unit leaders. Professional development is important for all organizations. As a national association, PTA has a wealth of information, tool kits and advocacy resources readily available to make your leadership year a huge success. Together, we just need to know what’s available, where to go for help and how to network

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