Tip of the Week – October 21
4 Reasons for Your PTA to Apply for an Award Organization. Following the directions in the award application helps your PTA organize information and manage best practices. Communication. By being deliberate in accomplishing the requirements in an award application you will find key topics to share with your community. Teamwork. It is likely that the…
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Leadership
Tip of the Week – October 14
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, 2021 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 2020…
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Governance
Tip of the Week – October 7
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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Leadership
Tip of the Week – September 30
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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Leadership