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
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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
Read more →Please join Delaware PTA for our Annual Advocacy Day in Dover! When: Weds May 10, 2017 Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Where: Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware —> REGISTER TODAY < —- Download the Agenda for the Delaware PTA Advocacy Day 2017 Are you a novice advocate or a veteran? Do you know what education legislation is being introduced this legislative session? Have you ever met with your local state senator or representative? Do you know the difference between local, state and federal policy? Delaware PTA wants to guide through this process. There will be something for everyone. We are excited to
Read more →The Delaware Department of Education reminds high school seniors and their families that although a useful IRS online tool is unavailable, they still should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA). IRS officials are working to fix the data retrieval tool on fafsa.gov and StudentLoans.gov but anticipate it will be unavailable for several weeks. The tool provides tax data that automatically fills in information for part of the FAFSA as well as the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plan application. “Families still can apply for financial aid at this time,” said Shana Payne, director of the department’s Higher Education Office.
Read more →Local parent leaders join Delaware PTA State Leadership at the 2017 National PTA Legislative Conference in D.C. where they will meet with Senator Carper, Senator Coons and Representative Blunt- Rochester to advocate for a no voucher system; demanding public funds for public schools and increases in family engagement initiatives. Looking forward to seeing this advocacy in action upon their return.
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