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1 Benefits of PTA Membership Debbie Kilpatrick Vice President of Membership

2 "Build your child's tomorrow in Today's PTA PTA Communications Discussion Points Identify PTA Member Benefits Leadership Training Opportunities Student Programs State membership awards to increase students, parents, faculty, and community engagement National PTA Goals and member programs Advocacy Take Action!

3 Membership Card Needs Updating Membership Enrollment begins July 1 Print and Distribute cards to all members Encourage members to Activate Cards to enjoy year long Staples discounts and other PTA benefits!

4 Connect to Virginia PTA

5 The VOICE E-Newsletter Subscribe Online and Support VA PTA Facebook

6 Connect to National PTA Check out: Membership Monday Blog

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8 Back to School Kit:

9 Visit PTA.org to stay connected! Site map for other programs, tools and resources Social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest) Subscribe to e-newsletters

10 VA PTA Benefits Virginia PTA Benefits

11 Today s PTA Membership Saves You Money Visit PTA.org/benefits

12 Leadership Training Opportunities Virginia PTA Annual Conference Officer and Committee Chair Workshops Membership Webinars and Conference Calls Legislation Webinars Reflections Chairs Webinars District Leadership Training Council Leadership Training

13 PTA.org/elearning: Board Basics Ethical Leadership Parliamentary Procedure Planning Your PTA Year Preventing Theft in Your PTA PTA Basics Writing and Proposing a PTA Resolution Cultural Competency Effective Advocacy for Your Child Creating & Delivering a Speech MORE TO COME!

14 Virginia PTA Programs and Awards Student and Volunteer Awards: Reflections theme: The world would be a better place if Citizenship Essay theme: "I Can Influence My Peers Positively By Senior Scholarship Awards Volunteer of the Year Elementary and Secondary Nurse of the Year ES, MS, and HS levels

15 National PTA Reflections Awards Theme: The world would be a better place if Oldest and largest youth arts education programs (~300,000 students and 8,000 PTAs each year) Grades Pre-K through 12 and Special Artist Division Six arts categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography and visual arts Programs@pta.org ; PTA or

16 Membership Incentive Awards Submission Dates and Incentives will be announced in The VOICE Back to School Great Ideas Submit a back to school membership campaign promotion application required Early Bird Advance Award Oct. 31: Submit Dues totaling 70% of previous year s membership enrollment no application PTA Founder s Day - Increase by 17 members during February application and membership list Great Ideas Winter Membership Growth Campaign resulting in an increase over Dec. 31 paid dues application required 100% Teacher and Principal Membership Award - application 25% Male Membership Award application 25% Student Membership Award - application

17 Virginia PTA Membership Awards Application not required for the following: 100% Awards 1st Deadline: March 1; 2nd Deadline: June 30 one member for each enrolled student VA PTA President s Challenge of 5% Growth; Outstanding Percentage Growth; and Superior Number Awards based on May 30, 2014 enrollment. Council and District Membership Awards New PTA Charter Membership Award Membership Honor Roll Award Unit Standards Achievement Award

18 Goal for Family Engagement: To help families understand the ways they can support student learning and school improvements.

19 Family Engagement Tools at PTA.org National Standards Poster National Standards Brochure National Standards Assessment and Implementation Guides Tip sheets for parents and teachers 100 Ways to Help Your Child and School Succeed brochure and poster and More!

20 Family Engagement Alliances and PTA Leadership Networks Urban Family Engagement Network in 15 urban areas PTA MORE Alliance (Men Organized to Raise Engagement) National PTA Military Alliance for Parents and Partners Emerging Minority Leaders Conference

21 Bookmark PTA.org/stateexcellencelibrary

22 Take Your Family to School Week February 2015 pta.org/tyftsw $1,000 grant at pta.org/awards Turn-key toolkit in November: Planning guide Lesson plans for interactive, family education stations Take-home tools Family recruitment tools Media and social media tools Training webinars

23 The National PTA Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle was developed to help families get more involved in their children s reading and enhance their emerging interest in books.

24 Download your toolkit at pta.org/familyreading

25 Goal for Health & Safety: To build school and home environments that make the healthy or safe choice an easy choice.

26 Policies PTA Health & Safety Strategies: Using the Socio-Ecological Model Advocate at federal level for healthier school meals and competitive foods Advocate at state level for physical education, recess, and Safe Routes to School Advocate locally for implementation of School Wellness Plans and Safe Routes to School Policies Schools Families Students School Collaborate on the implementation of school wellness policies Families & Students Provide health and safety education and link to community resources Mobilize families/students to improve home, school and community environments that are healthier and safer for children

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28 Nov. is Healthy Lifestyles Month

29 Healthy Lifestyles & Together Counts Healthy Lifestyles: Energy Balance 101 Primary target grades: Pre-K to 5 th grade Required curriculum: Energy Balance grants distributed; $2,000 each NEW! Healthy Lifestyles: Smart from the Start A curriculum for families of children in Pre-K 25 local PTA grants available; $2,000 each 10 PTA Council, District or Region grants available; $10,000 each spanning two years

30 Back to Sports: NFLEvolution.com/backtosports

31 Goal: To foster safe and supportive environments filled with healthy peer relationships. Build your team Assess the situation Host a Connect for Respect Forum Take action!

32 Advocacy Why is it so Important? Through PTA membership, you build an informed team of individuals who work on behalf of children as our members have done since 1897 and we benefit from this advocacy daily. Promoting your PTA and recruiting members results in a supportive, productive, safe and healthy environment for all children. Increased membership = a strong, unified PTA voice for all policy makers to hear at every level of government. Become an advocate by subscribing to: VA PTA Take-Action- Virginia and National PTA Takes Action Network Make a difference for your family and the families of others in your county, state, and across the nation!

33 Resources Online membership resource materials Council PTA leadership, training, and programs District PTA leadership, training, and programs Virginia PTA leadership, training, and programs National PTA programs and materials

PTA Reflections 101 The world would be a better place if

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