Fall Leadership Workshop

On October 7, 2017   /   DCCPTA, LEADERSHIP, Uncategorized  

DCCPTA invites all PTA members to join us for our  Fall Leadership Training Workshops

 

Date:            SATURDAY, October 21, 2017

Time:            8:30 am   Registration begins
                        9:00 am – 12:00 pm   Workshops

Location:     Eugene Butler Leadership Academy
                         900 Acorn Street
                         Jacksonville, 32209

 

View the Fall Leadership Workshop schedule:  Fall Workshop 2017


PLEASE REGISTER so that our organizers can plan appropriately!

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Duval County Council PTA Leadership Workshops

On January 13, 2017   /    

All PTA/PTSA members are welcome to attend the Duval County Council PTA Leadership Workshops to be held Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Duval County Public Schools School Board Bldg, Cline Auditorium, 1st floor, 1701 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, Florida 32207.  If you would like to learn more about the new PTA/PTSA Workshop Award Click Here.

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NEW – PTA / PTSA Leadership Workshop Award

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National PTA Offers New Leadership eLearning Courses for Local Leaders

On April 7, 2017   /   LEADERSHIP, PROGRAMS, TREASURER  

These leadership courses are designed specifically for local PTA leaders. All of the courses in this section will help new and experienced local leaders improve their leadership skills, and illuminate areas of running a local PTA that new leaders may not currently be aware of. View the course list.  To access our eLearning courses, you will need an online National PTA profile. For assistance with creating a profile or registering for a course, please read the eLearning registration guide.

 

 

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Advocacy Training – Support Your Children

On July 13, 2016   /   ADVOCACY  

In the context of PTA, advocacy is supporting and speaking up for children — in schools, in communities, and before government bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.

Duval County Council of PTAs offers Grassroots Advocacy Training. This training is designed for those who are interested becoming effective advocates for education or for those interested in teaching the next generation of PTA leaders the skills to be effective issue advocates.

In the PTA Grassroots Advocacy Training we use 3 methods:

  • A presentation consisting of lecture and discussion elements
  • Role Playing
  • Written exercises with presentation

The training includes six modules:

  • Strategy: Goals vs Tactics
  • Coalition Building
  • Recruitment and Organizational Building *
  • Media as a Tactic
  • Meeting with Decision-makers
  • Common Core State Standards: Overview

COST: FREE TO PTA MEMBERS

Check our calendar for the next training date.

Helpful Advocacy Training Links;

PTA Position Statements

Jacksonville Public Education Toolkit Available

A Parent’s Role in ESSA Implementation   Jul 27, 2016

 

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Parents Tools at Drug – Free Duval Lunch and Learn March 22

On March 15, 2016   /    

Please join Drug – Free Duval Lunch and Learn
WHEN: Tuesday, March 22, noon-1:30 pm
WHERE: NOVA Southeastern University, 6675 Corporate Center Pkwy Room 210
WHAT: General meeting and presentation of DFD’s Parent Engagement strategy

Local data shows more than 50% of Duval teens who don’t use drugs & alcohol site parents as the #1 influence in that healthy decision. Yet, 12% of parents believe they are influencers in the teen’s substances use decisions. We want to…we need to…close that gap for the health and future of our youth. The jam-packed session will provide parents with Parent Engagement strategy, Tools for Engagement, and more:
• Specific local data about teens right here in Duval County
• A look at the science behind the developing brain and the impact substances can have on the processdrugfreeduvalorgLog
• The importance of environment and bonding on avoiding risk behavior
• Tools for building healthy involvement and engagement to embrace the influence
• A few tangible items to help remind parents about the tools, and encourage them in the process
Lunch is Provided upon RSVP. no later than Friday, March 18, 2016, to sally@dfdjax.org.

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Drug Free Duval Lunch and Learn

On March 11, 2016   /    

Please join Drug Free Duval for the March Lunch and Learn

WHEN: Tuesday, March 22, 2016, noon-1:30pm
WHERE: NOVA Southeastern University
6675 Corporate Center Pkwy Room 210
WHAT: General meeting and presentation of DFD’s Parent Engagement strategy

Local data shows more than 50% of Duval teens who don’t use drugs & alcohol site parents as the #1 influence in that healthy decision

…yet…

only 12% of parents believe they are influencers in the teen’s substances use decisions

We want to…we need to…close that gap for the health and future of our youth

DFD’s Parent Engagement strategy, Tools for Engagement, is a jam-packed session that provides parents with:

  • Specific local data about teens right here in Duval County
  • A look at the science behind the developing brain and the impact substances can have on the process
  • The importance of environment and bonding on avoiding risk behavior
  • Tools for building healthy involvement and engagement to embrace the influence
  • A few tangible items to help remind parents about the tools, and encourage them in the process

Whether you are a parent yourself, or know someone who is, please attend and become part of a healthy Jacksonville

Lunch is Provided upon RSVP. 

Please RSVP to sally@dfdjax.org, no later than Friday March 18, 2016. 

We can’t wait to see you there!!!

 

 

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