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February 3, 2025

February Checklist for Councils Supporting Local PTAs

February Monthly Tasks    Continue assisting with items from the “Ongoing Tasks” list.    Refer to the February Checklist for Running Your PTA.    Encourage leaders to subscribe to the WSPTA Action Alerts to participate in timely action alerts with updates on the ongoing legislative session.    Remind local leaders of the February 13 submission deadline for student programs (WSPTA…
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Category: Leadership , Training

February 3, 2025

February Checklist for Running Your PTA

Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership growth…
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Category: Leadership

December 20, 2024

January Checklist for Running Your PTA

Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about the monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership…
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Category: Leadership , Training

December 19, 2024

January Checklist for Councils Supporting Local PTAs

January Monthly Tasks   Continue assisting with items from the “Ongoing Tasks” list.   Refer to the January Checklist for Running Your PTA.   Reflections entries due to WSPTA by January 15  Councils can access the submission form here. Contact Reflections@wastatepta.org with questions.  Remind local PTAs about the 1099-NEC due for independent contractors by January 31 For contractors you paid more than $600…
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Category: Leadership , Training

November 25, 2024

December Checklist for Running Your PTA

Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about the monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership…
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Category: Leadership

November 13, 2024

Ask WSPTA: What are the best practices when changing banks?

Here’s a question that pops up from time to time. Sometimes a PTA finds that their current financial institution isn’t serving them well, so leadership begins to consider a change. What should these leaders consider as they weigh a change? We don’t have a set guide for picking your financial institution, so we’ll cover some…
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Category: Governance , Leadership , Training

October 26, 2024

November Checklist for Councils Supporting Local PTAs

Ongoing Tasks Review the 2024-25 Standards of Affiliation (SOA) Checklist. Host a training or roundtable at council membership meetings addressing timely SOA requirements. Offer support to local PTAs who may be struggling with any of the SOA requirements. At each council membership meeting, share the SOA items that your council has completed to model best…
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Category: Leadership

October 26, 2024

November Checklist for Running Your PTA

Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about the monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership…
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Category: Leadership

September 30, 2024

October Checklist for Running Your PTA

Ongoing Tasks Attend board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about the monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership growth…
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Category: Leadership

September 30, 2024

October Checklist for Councils Supporting Local PTAs

Ongoing Tasks Review the 2024-25 Standards of Affiliation (SOA) Checklist.  Host a training or roundtable at council membership meetings addressing timely SOA requirements.  Offer support to local PTAs who may be struggling with any of the SOA requirements.  At each council membership meeting, share the SOA items that your council has completed to model best…
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Category: Leadership