Take Action Florida Senate Bill 376 Regarding Charter Schools – March 4 update.
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Florida PTA would like to commend Governor Rick Scott for his foresight in requesting significant increases to education funding for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
READ MORE →March 1, 2017 The Duval County Council PTA would like to thank Dr. Nikolai Vitti for keeping PTA membership informed by addressing member questions. Dr. Vitti will answers question at the next DCCPTA general meeting March 28 @ 9:30 am at the school board building. Information about the Midyear assessment results. Click Here for a recent presentation regarding student achievement at midyear. What professional development is available to math teachers? Is it mandatory? Professional development for mathematics is provided weekly via face-to-face meetings or on a digital platform, and every other week through early release and administrator-led common planning. Mathematics professional development offerings are also available throughout the school year. Mandatory professional development for math teachers occurs each week. Two times
READ MORE →National PTA urges its members at all levels to monitor, support, and advocate for laws and programs in the following areas: child safety, juvenile justice, gun safety, violence prevention, and, mental health programs and services.
READ MORE →Can local PTA/PTSA’s use electronic links back to a sponsor’s website without IRS violations? Click on this link to download an electronic copy DCCPTA Committee – Use of Sponsor Web site Links Report
READ MORE →We are beginning the adoption process for 9-12 ELA, and 6-12 Social Studies. The adoption committee will convene two days for ELA and two days for Social Studies the week of December 12th. Each committee will consist of 30-50 randomly selected teachers, community members, and parents. TDE will be provided for all teachers who participate. If you are interested in participating, please complete the table below and email to Mason Davis and Liz Cutrona no later than Friday, December 2nd. Selected members will be notified by Tuesday, December 6th. Name Teacher, Parent, or Community Member School/Organization Grade Level Subject Area Email Address If you have any questions, please contact Mason Davis at davisw2@duvalschools.org, or Liz Cutrona at cutronae1@duvakschools.org.
READ MORE →Reading Together In Favorite Places Juliet sits down with her child, Kakii to talk about learning how to read and their favorite place to read at home. National PTA and Kindle celebrate the Family Reading Experience – a campaign that inspires families to keep learning alive by reading great books together. National PTA empowers families with tips and activities that encourage ongoing reading, while challenging them to share photos, videos and memories that demonstrate how and why reading together is a fun and treasured family activity. Find out more about how your PTA can bring this national program to your school http://www.PTA.org/Reading #FamiliesRead
READ MORE →1.Keep it short: Weekly better than monthly – use links 2.Skip the intro: Get to the facts fast 3.Focus on headlines: Use action grabbing headlines, place 3 most important articles first 4.Keep the best information on top: who, what, when, where, how 5.Link back to website 6.Place images to the left: especially of people
READ MORE →Microsoft Word™ – Go to Microsoft Word menu: Insert/Outline Pictures/Office.com clip art/ type in Image you want/Enter Google Image – https://images.google.com/ Flickr Creative Commons https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/editors_choice/ Flickr Creative Commons agreement requires you to use: author, copyright, and back link to Flickr photo. Used this hyperlink on “Paxon Clean Cut Day” to back link https://www.flickr.com/photos/101517127@N08/14006156830/in/photostream Paxon Clean Cut Day © By Rick Godke<a data-flickr-embed=”true” href=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/101517127@N08/14006156830/in/photostream” title=”Paxon Clean Cut Day”>
READ MORE →Contact Information: Ms. Cindy Gerhardt, President, president@floridapta.org,407-855-7604, FAX 407-240-9577, www.floridapta.org September 14, 2016 PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy group in the nation. PTA’s mission is to make every child’s potential a reality, by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. “All children” includes those who are displaced, are in foster care or who find themselves in the Juvenile Justice system. PTA has long advocated for policies that would protect the rights of children and youth who come into contact with the Juvenile Justice System. Beginning in 1899, PTA was one of the first associations to encourage federal and state lawmakers to create a safe and rehabilitative justice system for children by establishing separate courts
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