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  A quick announcement for our upcoming EXCLUSIVE PTA WEBINAR: Thursday, May 19th at 2 pm EST. Sign up link: http://cheddarup.enterthemeeting.com/m/6CHBDAZP Now is the perfect time for the newly-elected PTA leaders to get a head start on moving payments and forms online for back-to-school events. The webinar will cover the “Top 5 Ways to Move Your PTA Online this Fall”: 1) PTA Dues 2) Back-to-school Registration 3) Fall Events 4) Spirit Wear 5) Annual Giving  

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

Please join Delaware PTA in congratulating the following students who are 2016 National PTA Reflections Awardees: AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:         Literature: Middle School Division:  Daniel Steenkamer – HB duPont Middle School Intermediate Division:  Marianna Campbell – Heritage Elementary School Photography: High School Division:  Grace Gerchman – Mt. Pleasant High School   AWARD OF MERIT: Photography: Middle School Division:  Amrutha Veeramachineni – HB duPont Middle School   All awardees will receive: A silver-plated Reflections medallion A certificate and letter signed by the National PTA president Recognition in the annual PTA Reflections online gallery   In addition, students who received Award of

Check out the Reflections video highlighting some of the incredible submissions we received this year. This video was featured at the Reflections Awards Ceremony held on Monday April 25th. Reflections Video   Here are a few pictures from the event. You can find the rest of the photos on the Delaware PTA Face Book page!!  

Congratulations Gallaher PTA on being chosen as one of the National PTA Kindle Giveaway recipients. 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. All Title 1 PTA schools, or a PTA schools with greater than 40% of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch, were eligible to apply to receive 20 Kindle E-readers to enhance their PTA Family Reading Experience and support literacy activities at your school. Gallaher PTA held their

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