February 5, 2016 National PTA’s Board of Directors adopted two new position statements on positive school discipline and assessment last week. Position on positive school discipline states that exclusionary discipline practices should only be used in schools as a last resort effort and on an individualized basis in schools. Read the full statement Position on student assessment and opt-out policies calls for all students to participate in high-quality, comprehensive assessments. Read the full statement
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Richard Godke, DCC PTA Webmaster, rgodke@yahoo.com, 904-693-3501 October 25, 2015 As the use of cameras become more portable and easier to use, here are five simple tips and examples that will help spice up make your PTA photos and make them more interesting. 1. Tells a story by showing subjects in action. Senior sign up (writing) Senior Breakfast (eating & studying) 2. Utilize photo depth of front, middle, back. 3. Zooms in close and cuts out background clutter. Lost in background Focus on subject & theme 4. Takes advantage of unusual angles (high, low, left or right) and un-leveled camera (¼ twist). Looking up Camera with a ¼ twist 5. Keeps the
READ MORE →National PTA® has developed Social Media Tip Sheets to help local PTAs use these tools effectively and safely. CLICK HERE for your copy. Blogging Tip Sheet Blogging allows your local PTAs to have a consistent stream of fresh, timely new content to tweet, share on Facebook, use in your e-newsletter, and so on. Blogs allow PTAs to tell their stories, break news, comment on breaking news, and share resources quickly. While there are no set rules for creating a blog and writing blog content, here are some guidelines to make your PTA blog effective. Reference: Mansfield, Heather (2011) A How to Guide for NonProfits: Social Media for Social Good. USA:McGraw-Hill Facebook Tip Sheet Facebook is a great way to do
READ MORE →2014-2015 Reflections Program Theme: “The World Would Be a Better Place If…” Duval County Council of PTAs Winning Entries Reflections is a nationwide arts appreciation and recognition program for students in grades PK-12. The program allows students to express themselves artistically based on a common theme. The theme for the 2014-2015 school year was “The world would be a better place if…” Entries were judged on Interpretation of Theme, Artistic Merit, Creativity, and Mastery of Medium. Each entry was accompanied by an artist statement to describe the student’s interpretation on the theme. In Duval County, we had 20 PTAs participating in this year’s Program. 680 entries were judged and recognized at the school PTA level. Of that, 242 entries were judged
READ MORE →It’s ready! Here’s what you need to know for Awards this year. Good luck to everyone! DCCPTA Award Info 2015-2016
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