Getting ready for a new PTA year and want to get things going correctly, right from the start? Here are some ideas to make that happen: Make sure the contact information for the 2015-16 board has been submitted. (Learn more… Read More »Incoming Board: Start the New Term Off Right!
“There are four ways and only four ways in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: What we do, how we look, what we say and how we say it.†Dale… Read More »Email Etiquette
With each of California’s 1,000 school districts required to adopt their first Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), as mandated by the new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), The Education Trust—West and a coalition of more than 30 partner organizations… Read More »How Does Your District Plan to Spend Its State Funding and Serve All Students?
Saturday, July 19, 2014 9:30 am – 1:00 pm President, Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor Training Workshop Los Angeles Tenth District PTSA, Barbara Topkis Auditorium 1000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Workshop Fee: $10.00 in advance:  Includes materials and… Read More »Officer Training: Saturday, July 19, 2014
It’s back-to-school season, and a key to getting a great start to a new school year is to ensure that the end-of-the-year 
responsibilities were fulfilled.
Another essential component for the new school year is to make sure your PTA is in compliance with its bylaws.
There are plenty of activities and tasks to keep the board-elect busy since election: First tasks for new PTA officers and chairmen Leadership Essentials – Board-Elect Activities Hopefully a good transition is taking place between the outgoing board and the… Read More »Summer Activites for Incoming Officers and Board Members
Finish the term Complete all responsibilities (including updating your procedure book). Meet with current board to evaluate the term. Send new board contact information to your council or district. Meet with successor; introduce successor to key individuals. Turn over all PTA materials and resources that relate to position. Incoming and outgoing boards meet together. To learn… Read More »Transition Basics for Every Officer
Friday, October 19, 2012, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Toland Way Elementary School Parent Center, 4545 Toland Way, Los Angeles 90041 Reminder: Insurance Premiums are due payable to Highlands Council of PTA’s. Membership dues must be remitted on a monthly… Read More »Highlands Council Association Meeting
Dahlia Heights Elementary PTA Association R E S O L U T I O N on ARTS EDUCATION ADOPTED on May 8, 2012
PTA opposes the use of a national, mandated, standardized test as the sole criterion for measuring a school’s or student’s progress. An assessment system should evaluate higher-order skills, including students’ abilities to use technology, conduct research, engage in scientific investigation, and solve… Read More »CALL TO ACTION: MT. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY PTA ADOPTS HIGH STAKES TESTING RESOLUTION