Duval County Council of PTA’s, in alignment with both National PTA and Florida PTA positions, supports diverse and inclusive curricula, classroom materials, as well as professional development. We support well-rounded and varied experiences and ideas being shared and accessible by all students. This leads to higher academic and personal achievements as well as overall well-being at all levels. One of
February is a very busy month for DCCPTA. We are working on a lot of exciting events to finish the school year. I am happy to inform everyone that our Presidents’ and Principals’ Luncheon will be in person this year! We will be back at UNF’s Adam W. Herbert University Center and doing a Vendor Fair before the luncheon. More
The Duval County Council of PTA is proud to announce the winners of the 2022-2023 Reflections Art Program for Duval County. Congratulations to the Award of Excellence and Merit winners! Forty-nine (49) Awards of Excellence winners will represent Duval County and their local schools at the State level phase of this year’s program. Read The Full List of Winners Thank
DCCPTA will be doing a Diaper Drive to help those on Florida’s West Coast that suffered a great amount of loss due to the recent hurricanes. We will be collecting for Newborn to Toddler size diapers and pull-ups to ship over to help many families who are in desperate need of these. We will have a collection box located at
DCCPTA has been working with the school board over the summer concerning the dress code and enforcement. Please contact the following people if your child is dress coded inappropriately (please copy advocacy@dccpta.org or diversity@dccpta.org). This will allow data to be taken which will be necessary for us to advocate for change. DCPS Student Discipline: Mr. Byron Copeland: copelandb@duvalschools.org Mr. Jackie Simmons: simmonsj@duvalschools.org
I can’t believe fall is here! We are changing gears from hot summer days to cool crisp mornings and evenings. It has been so exciting to have a lot of our PTA/PTSAs reinstated, some haven’t had a PTA in 5 to 10 years! We want to welcome all those new Local Units and I as well as the other board
Resolution Background As many of you may remember, the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Advocacy Committees worked on drafting a dress code resolution last school year. The resolution was first approved by our DCCPTA Board and then it was shared with our local chapters for them to vote on and the resolution was approved with a majority vote across our
About The Right Foot Award A special award is presented to PTAs that complete important tasks to get your PTA off to a good start. Nominations for the Right Foot Award are now open and are due November 1st! Documents Needed To Complete Your Nomination A completed Right Foot Award application A copy of your audit Current board roster including contact information A copy
Welcome back to all our Local Units for the 2022-2023 School Year. I am excited about our new year, and we have so many PTA/PTSA’s that are re-starting. We have a phenomenal DCCPTA Board this year and we are off to a great start with having our first board meeting in person since Covid. I have had a very busy
Compliance Checklist At A Glance Below is a list of tips on how to keep your local PTA unit in good standing. Reviewing the compliance sheet here to ensure you are meeting all standards Registering your officers with Florida PTA here. Remember, elections must be held annually. Completing and submitting your audits using the FLPTA Audit form and DCCPTA Audit