WSPTA President’s Power of Connection – October 2019
Dear Members, Students are at the center of everything we do in PTA, but sometimes we get so immersed in running things that we forget to stop and ask the children how we can best serve them. I participated in two statewide education panels recently and heard so many touching stories about student challenges and…
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WSPTA President’s Power of Connection – September 2019
Dear Members, “Intentional Inclusion” is a term I’ve been hearing lately. I heard it recently from a special education teacher who advocates for her students to be included not just during the school day, but in community events. She said inclusion is a learning process for all of us, and I think she’s right. Family…
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September Checklist for Running Your PTA
Governance. Powered by PTA. Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Attend training Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about monthly financial report Prepare articles for newsletter/social media Update website Participate, help, and communicate Monthly…
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WSPTA President’s Power of Connection – August 2019
Dear Members, My 21-year-old daughter, Maddie, has been working part-time while attending college, and it’s been fascinating to observe her young career taking shape. She’s working towards a degree in aviation maintenance management where roughly 98% of the workforce doesn’t resemble her at all. As a petite young woman in a male-dominated field, she’s learning…
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WSPTA President’s Power of Connection – July 2019
Dear Members, Our 2019-2021 term is off to a great start, and I’m really excited about all the terrific things we’re working on! As Andrew mentioned in his recent blog post, we started off the year with a board retreat on May 31 and June 1 in Redmond. I’ve been to a lot of awesome…
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Membership Awards 101
Washington State PTA gives out two types of PTA Membership Awards: Membership Growth Awards and Membership Achievement Awards. Membership Growth Awards are automatically calculated and awarded to local PTAs and councils that reach the required criteria levels for Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum recognition. Your PTA can focus on the important work of enrolling members…
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WSPTA is pleased to announce the 2019-2021 slate of officers and call for self-declared candidates
Governance. Powered by PTA. The 2019 Washington State PTA nominating committee hereby places the following names into nomination: The nominating committee has confirmed that all nominees have been a member of a PTA for at least 15 days prior to the election, and meet other requirements as stated in the WSPTA Uniform Bylaws. Respectfully submitted,…
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Bringing Your PTA Membership Goal to Life
For most people who made a New Year’s resolution this year, it likely won’t be long before it becomes a struggle to stay focused on their goal. So why bother committing to resolutions at all? Well, for one thing, people who explicitly make resolutions are ten times more likely to attain their goals than people…
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All About Membership Scholarships
If one of the common reasons given for declining to join your PTA is not being able to afford it, there’s a way to address that concern! To ensure that anyone who wants to join PTA is able to do so, a local PTA may set up a membership scholarship fund. A local PTA…
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How to Launch a PTA Membership Incentive Program
Are you looking for a way to reinvigorate your PTA membership campaign? Consider starting a membership incentive program! It can be launched anytime during the year, often serves as the “tipping point” for folks who’ve been on the fence about joining, and can grab the attention of a whole new audience. Above all, it’s important…
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