Learn More About the Community Your PTA Serves
PTA represents parents, caregivers, educators and communities of all children, which enables us to best achieve PTA’s mission to make every child’s potential a reality. Our collective backgrounds, perspectives and ideas allow us to create the strongest future and direction for PTA. To more effectively serve ALL children and families, we need to understand who…
Actionable Takeaways – A FACE/DEI Panel
Washington State PTA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee presents Actionable Takeaways. During this panel, DEI award winners and our Washington State PTA DEI Committee will share ideas you can use both long term and today. There will also be question and answer time. Register below
An Interview with Beenish Iqbal
Guest post provided by WSPTA Family and Community Engagement Director Shelby Reynolds In my first eight months as WSPTA’s Family and Community Engagement Director, I’ve had the good fortune to meet some really fabulous people from local PTAs and councils who are doing amazing work in their communities. Recently I had a chance to sit…
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Family Engagement
Family and Community Engagement News
Hello PTA Friends and Colleagues! As we enter a very busy and festive holiday season, I encourage all of you to consider how to make your PTA’s winter events, meetings, and communications inclusive. Inclusivity and diversity are terms that are often used interchangeably but mean different things. Our friends at National PTA have shared a…
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Family Engagement
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: How to Make Your PTA a Welcome Place for Every Parent
Guest post provided by Platinum Sponsor, Association Insurance Management Inc (AIM) As our communities become more diverse, we should take extra care to ensure our PTAs are an open and welcoming place for all parents. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are necessary components for continued group success. The benefits of creating an inviting environment only further…
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Family Engagement