Tip of the Week – October 20
Easy Ways to be an Advocate Have you ever joined PTA, spoken to your child’s teacher, written a letter to the editor, attended a city council meeting, spoken to your school board, or spoken to any decision-maker? Then you are an advocate! An advocate is someone who speaks up for others. Good advocates share qualities…
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Tip of the week – October 13
Upcoming Deadline – Enter Members by October 31 The WSPTA Standards of Affiliation (SOA) requires PTAs to have 25 members entered in memberplanet by October 31, 2022, to remain in good standing. This date aligns with the end of the PTA membership year – this is the same date that all memberships sold for the 2021…
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Tip of the Week – October 6
PTA and Elections: Help Educate Your Members When it comes to elections, PTAs can help educate members on the issues that affect the health, education, and welfare of students. Here are three easy ideas for civic engagement all PTAs and councils can do: Candidate Forums– It’s not too late to hold an online candidate forum…
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Tip of the Week – September 29
Setting Goals for Successful Membership Growth The best way to be successful with a project is to set a goal. For membership, it might be to increase your numbers by 50 members or by 15% for this year. A goal can help keep your PTA on track and moving forward. But, it is not enough…
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Tip of the Week – September 15
Let’s look at the PTA and Principal Relationship When the PTA and principal relationship works well, it raises the level of success for both the PTA and the school which means great outcomes for kids. Let’s start by painting a picture of the relationship by thinking about it as a team. Each player has a…
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Tip of the Week – September 8
Financial To-Do List to Start the Year The entire board of directors should review PTA budget and monthly financial statements Written financial policies, including for electronic banking and passwords Insurance policy renewal IRS informational filing (990N/990-EZ/990 – filing due November 15) Standards of Affiliation At the first membership meeting, PTA members should Adopt/re-adopt the PTA…
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Tip of the week – September 1
First 30 Days As a leader of your PTA, these are great things to do to prepare for the school year. 1) Reach out. WSPTA and National PTA are here to help and support you. Check out the websites for great resources. Also, get social. Follow WSPTA and National PTA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and…
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Tip of the Week – August 25
Manage and Track SOA Requirements Washington State PTA (WSPTA) provides a Standards of Affiliation (SOA) Agreement Checklist to help navigate legal requirements. Here are some quick tips for successfully managing and tracking the requirements: Add a few minutes for SOA review to each board meeting. Identify upcoming requirements and their due dates, discuss legal requirements…
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Tip of the Week – August 18
Board Retreats – What They Are and Why You Need Them Use the word “retreat” and it conjures up pictures of going away to a cabin in the woods, trust falls, and team building activities. For most PTA volunteers, you feel like who has time for that and is it really in the budget? However,…
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Tip of the Week – August 11
Are You an Advocate? By now it is no secret that Washington State PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in the state. Founded in 1905 by Abby Williams Hill of Tacoma, WSPTA has been a leading voice for children in the state ever since. We have been at the forefront coining the…
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