Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Fall conference notes

Region 5 Fall Conference – Wed August 5 , 2009

Call to order 6:30 – Brandi Barnes
People in attendance - about 21
Reflections – Region deadline December 20th
Use as many people as possible to make a great PTA
Region 5 Budget - $700
$150 fall conference
$300 reflections
$100 board expenses
$150 conventions
Vote on budget - 21 yes, 0 no
State PTA PowerPoint – Shawnee Stosich
Powerful voice for all children, advocate for all children.
PTA founded in 1897
Benefits of PTA - benefits child, resources for child safety, learning and school experiences. Benefits you – Help make decisions at school that affect our children. Benefits school – See firsthand what the school needs, privy to information. Number one success for students in school is parent involvement.
Programs – Reflections (last standing art program in the schools going up to national level); Three for me program (a person gives 3 hours a school year of volunteer hours); Healthy lifestyles; Family school partnership
Advocacy & legislation – when PTA talk to legislators in Boise they start to listen. Advocacy day in November – this is the day where they decide what most of the legislative voices will be.
PTA gives you a voice beyond the school, the district, the state. PTA helps us be informed. PTA offers support and the tools to be a voice.
Where our dues are benefiting us – Reminding our nation of its obligation to children. Membership of PTA local unit (school), state and nation. Your organization is a non-profit status, insurance at much less cost, keeps us informed on how to keep non-profit status.

What has PTA done- Started kindergarten, hot lunch, juvenile justice system, mandatory immunization, public health service, child labor laws.

Idaho State PTA President – Susan Bench
In the end PTA should make your life better.
State Awards given out – Region 5 had the largest PTA increase in the state of Idaho!!!!

Break out session for 20 minutes (Pres/VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Reflections, Membership, Legislative, PTSA).

Question/answer:
Key communicators needs to be put on the blog.
PTA cannot endorse any candidate, must stay nonpartisan

Friday, August 21, 2009

Check out the training powerpoints

Idaho PTA has put together these wonderful training tools to make sure everyone gets all the information to help them in their positions. We hope to add an OMDR membership training soon. The "PTA is for you" was put together to be shown to every local PTA group. Please plan to present this powerpoint at one of your first meetings or invite me to come and present it.

"PTA is for You" Power Point Presentation

President's Training Power Point Presentation

Secretary's Training Power Point Presentation

Treasurer's Training Power Point Presentation

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

PTA Treasurers

There will be loads of information at the District training on how to be a great treasurer so plan on attending. Please email me at dndrogers7@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Legislative Topics

Welcome Legislative Chairs! I hope you will join us for this Wednesday's training, where we will discuss why legislative topics are an important element of each PTA chapter. We will preview the 2009-2010 dates and opportunities and review a brief DVD about land grants. Hope to see you there!