Tip of the Week – September 22
Standing Rules – One Of The Best Tools For Helping Your PTA Be Successful When was the last time you updated the standing rules for your PTA? This is an important task for any board of directors and will help everyone understand their duties and limits a little bit better. Reviewing the standing rules is…
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Tip of the Week – September 15
Let’s look at the PTA and Principal Relationship When the PTA and principal relationship works well, it raises the level of success for both the PTA and the school which means great outcomes for kids. Let’s start by painting a picture of the relationship by thinking about it as a team. Each player has a…
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How to Prevent, Identify, and Deal with Embezzlement of Your PTA’s Funds
Guest post provided by Platinum Sponsor, Association Insurance Management Inc (AIM) Ever wonder what the #1 claim type that AIM Insurance handles? Believe it or not, it’s embezzlement. Yet, because PTA’s fear information about the impact of embezzlement of their PTA’s funds getting out to the public, it often remains a shameful secret. And unfortunately,…
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News
Tip of the Week – September 8
Financial To-Do List to Start the Year The entire board of directors should review PTA budget and monthly financial statements Written financial policies, including for electronic banking and passwords Insurance policy renewal IRS informational filing (990N/990-EZ/990 – filing due November 15) Standards of Affiliation At the first membership meeting, PTA members should Adopt/re-adopt the PTA…
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Programs Plug – September 2022
Guest post provided by WSPTA Program Director Laura Peterson Here is the first Programs Plug of the year to help keep you up to date on news about WSPTA programs. Your help is still needed to promote all our PTA programs so we can meet our goal for increased participation. If you have been thinking about…
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Programs
Start the Conversation – Student Advocacy
Guest post provided by 2022 WSPTA Student Advocate award winner Kellen Hoard At the beginning of every school year, I encourage students I meet of all ages to be on the lookout. I tell them to pay attention to their surroundings—at school, in their town, and across their state. I tell them to listen closely…
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Family Engagement
Tip of the week – September 1
First 30 Days As a leader of your PTA, these are great things to do to prepare for the school year. 1) Reach out. WSPTA and National PTA are here to help and support you. Check out the websites for great resources. Also, get social. Follow WSPTA and National PTA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and…
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Leadership
September 2022 – Executive Director Message
Dear Member, PTA is, first and foremost, an advocacy organization. In 1897, mothers across the country marched on Washington, D.C., to advocate for children. As a result, our organization was founded as the National Congress of Mothers that year. Over the last 125 years, PTA has led the fight to improve the lives of all…
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Leadership
Tip of the Week – August 25
Manage and Track SOA Requirements Washington State PTA (WSPTA) provides a Standards of Affiliation (SOA) Agreement Checklist to help navigate legal requirements. Here are some quick tips for successfully managing and tracking the requirements: Add a few minutes for SOA review to each board meeting. Identify upcoming requirements and their due dates, discuss legal requirements…
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Leadership
Tip of the Week – August 18
Board Retreats – What They Are and Why You Need Them Use the word “retreat” and it conjures up pictures of going away to a cabin in the woods, trust falls, and team building activities. For most PTA volunteers, you feel like who has time for that and is it really in the budget? However,…
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Leadership