1. Washington State PTA - Every Child. One Voice. ptas have membership fees and a portion of those fees are sent to the WashingtonState PTA ptos often do not have formal memberships or membership fees http://www.wastatepta.org/structure/organization.htm

Home WA State PTA About WA State PTA Contact Us Frequently Asked Questions Legislation Meetings Membership Enrollment Members Only People Programs Regions Resources Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors Organization State Office Office Directions ... Non-Traditional FAQs Organization Local PTA Unit: A PTA (or PTSA) unit is a local, self-governing membership association whose main purpose is to serve the needs and desires of its members in promoting the health, welfare, safety and education of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship. A local PTA unit is the basis of the grassroots involvement of PTA, because all members of PTA belong to a local unit. The real strength of PTA lies in the 142,000 local unit members working within the various school communities of the state for children and youth. A local PTA unit is chartered by and affiliated with the Washington State PTA. PTA Council: A PTA council is a group of local PTA units working together to coordinate the efforts of those units. The role of a PTA council is to provide advocacy training, support, coordinate, facilitate, and serve the needs of the local PTA units which are members of that PTA council.

2. TSPR Dallas Independent School District - Chapter 3 Booker T. washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advisory, thata higher percentage of district schools may have ptas or ptos that are not http://www.window.state.tx.us/tspr/dallas/ch03c3.htm

Texas School Performance Review Dallas Independent School District June 2001 Chapter 3 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT This chapter reviews Dallas Independent School District's (DISD) communications and community relations efforts in four sections: A. Organization and Management B. Internal and External Communications C. Community Relations Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 D. Broadcast Services C. COMMUNITY RELATIONS (PART 3) In addition to DISD's 16 Community Network advisory groups and task forces monitored by the Community Relations Division, the district has 41 districtwide advisory committees ( Exhibit 3-22 ) that are loosely monitored by several different departments. Some of the advisory groups include district employees, some include community members and others include a combination of both. They cover a wide variety of topics and interest areas. Exhibit 3-22 presents a listing of DISD's districtwide advisory committees. Exhibit 3-22 DISD Districtwide Advisory Committees Name Type Purpose Meeting Schedule Number of Members Expiration of Term District Community 75/25 Waiver District To review and approve requests for campuses to deviate from the staffing ratios of the Desegregation Court Order.

3. Publications in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of washington, with a to overusethe highly motivated parents who participate in ptas, ptos, and school http://www.healthinschools.org/pubs/access/Summer95.asp

Back to Publications - ACCESS newsletter Summer 95 Inside this Issue School-Based Health Care Advocates Speak Against Violence Making a Case for Case Management School-Based Health Care Assembly Breaks New Ground M ore than 500 people from around the country gathered June 23-25 to establish a national movement to support improved health services for children through school-based health care. The conferenceappropriately titled Breaking New Ground! brought together school-based health care providers, researchers, and advocates for three days of activities in Washington, DC. "This is clearly a historic occasion," said Joy Dryfoos, a long-time leader of school-based health care. "For the first time, the entire school-based health care movement is building a strong organization with the capacity for advocacy, networking, and sharing resources." If the crowd's size and enthusiasm were any indication, the effort promises to be a major success. Conference organizers expected a turnout of 350 people, but they significantly underestimated the desire for this meeting. More than 500 attendees from 42 states and the District of Columbia flocked to Washington for the occasion. Half of the participants were people who work on the front lines of school-based health care250 health center staff and community organizers. The other half reflected interest from all quarters, including educators; health care institutions; private funders; community organizations; and local, state, and federal governments.

4. Alternative Parent Groups Flourish -- The Washington Times December 16, 2002 Alternative parent groups flourish By Christian Toto THE WASHINGTONTIMES. In ways, he says, ptos and ptas do very similar work. When it http://www.washtimes.com/entertainment/20021216-76824664.htm

Front Page Nation/Politics World Commentary ... Employment Extra December 16, 2002 Alternative parent groups flourish By Christian Toto THE WASHINGTON TIMES      When Hillside Elementary School, in Ashburn, Va., opened its doors five years ago, parents formed a PTA group to help children attending the new school. Top Stories      The initial results proved disappointing.      After its first year, the group voted to separate itself from the PTA, transforming into a parent-teacher organization.      Ms. Burns, a 47-year-old mother of three, says her fellow parents managed nicely on their own.      Independent PTOs are satisfying those concerns.      Local PTAs pay dues to the state and national group, headquartered in Chicago. In return, they receive member benefits like nationwide research resources and liability insurance for their various meetings and fund-raisers.      PTOs maintain their independence and have no official national body to call their own.      Perhaps the biggest factor in their favor, advocates say, is that funds raised by a PTO go directly to the school in question rather than being split up for various dues.      She says about a third of the money her group raised went to cover various PTA costs.

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6. South Washington County Schools NEWS The fifth annual Taste of South washington County Extravaganza will be held from4 to 8 Many schools, ptas, ptos and individuals assist in sponsoring this event http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/news.asp

South Washington County Schools NEWS Board reaches consensus on budget reductions The School Board reached consensus on $4.5 million in budget reductions for the 2003-04 school year at a workshop session Thursday evening. Amendments may be made prior to approval at the April 24 board meeting. Included in the reductions are many internal efficiencies and chargebacks to other district budgets that will not be apparent to the public. Other reductions will be more obvious, especially to the families who are affected. They include: • Class size ratios will increase by 1.5 students. • Walking distance will be increased to 1.5 miles for junior high students and two miles for high school students. Transportation will continue to be provided for elementary students who live more than one mile from school. • There will be no assistant principal at Middleton and only one assistant principal at Lake Junior High because the schools are not projected to meet the enrollment requirements of board policy. The positions of two additional administrators who are retiring will not be filled. Another administrative position has been reduced by .25. • The Woodbury High School pool will remain open, with the understanding that revenue from use of the pool will be increased.

7. Washington, DC Hosts FAST-WORKS Hot on the heals of the washington, DC. conference is the biannual Family Support back to the school. Teachers, ptas, and ptos throughout. the New York tristate area http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/FAST/news/Newsletters/006_winter_2002.pdf

8. Valentine's Day Parties To Include Games, Treats The Phoenix Suns Celebrity Shootout, to benefit Valley ptas, ptos and Cox Charities,will be 5 Guest speaker Nannette Tamboro from washington University in St. http://www.arizonarepublic.com/northeastvalley/articles/0205z7phxskul0205Z7.html

9. PTO Vs. PTA : August/September 2000 (upd. Aug '02) | PTO Today Even today, the PTA’s lobbying branch in washington, DC, is actively involved inworking against But, no matter what the numbers, ptos and ptas are more http://www.ptotoday.com/0800ptopta2.html

RECEIVE EMAIL UPDATES: SEARCH PTO TODAY: PTO vs. PTA The national PTA’s position as presumed leader of the parent group world is no longer a given. More than 75 percent of U.S. groups are now PTOs. (updated August 2002) By Tim Sullivan It was perhaps the loudest reaction on the first day of the 2000 national PTA convention in Chicago. Illinois Superintendent of Schools Dr. Glenn McGee remembered a day earlier in his career when he made the “mistake” of referring to parent groups as “PTOs.” Almost on cue, the crowd of 1,500 or so PTAers roared their disapproval. Loud boos echoed through the cavernous meeting hall. He may as well have said that he hated the Cubs, the White Sox, the Bulls, and the Bears. Why the strong emotions? Are PTOs hurting kids or doing something wrong? While no PTA defenders go that far, there is a subtle but undeniable implication that those groups that aren’t part of the PTA are in some way choosing to abandon the cause of children. For some groups, the PTO vs. PTA debate is simply a matter of dollars and cents (either “we don’t want to send any money out of our school” or “are we getting enough service for the money we send out of our school?”). For others, though, the debate takes on a significantly increased importance. “If we don’t speak for all children, then who will?” the PTA’s most loyal defenders often ask. Independence vs. Affiliation

10. The Latest PTO/PTA News | PTO Today DECEMBER 16, 2002 Feature story in the washington Times explores decline of PTAand the rise of PTO. NOVEMBER 18, 2002 Mississippi ptos and ptas hold a http://www.ptotoday.com/currentnews.html

RECEIVE EMAIL UPDATES: SEARCH PTO TODAY: Check this space frequently for the latest news and notes from the PTO world. Run into an interesting PTO tidbit? email us the news or a link to: news@PTOtoday.com April 10, 2003: Gold medal to this Arizona principal for understanding the importance of involvement. Nice piece. APRIL 9, 2003: North Carolina parent group holds a special fundraiser in order to display their freedom quilt. APRIL 9, 2003: Comprehensive program profile here on connecting with and involving Hispanic parents at one Atlanta school. APRIL 9, 2003: Weather doesn't dampen the spirit of this huge community-built plaground effort. APRIL 9, 2003: Hawaiian Luau. Coppertone. Playground. $5000. There is a connection for this West Virginia school. APRIL 8, 2003: Principal flipping burgers at this New York PTO's McDonald's Night fundraiser. APRIL 7, 2003: Comprehensive piece here on parental involvement challenges in North Carolina. Nicely done. First in a series. APRIL 1, 2003:

11. C-599 Parent Teacher Connection and the ‘Rose Recommends’ column to schools, families, and area ptas and ptos,we can NW, washington, DC 20036, or visit the NCTA Web site (http//www http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/it/EC/IMedia/PTConnection.html

CABLE'S PARENT TEACHER CONNECTION Reprinted courtesy of Cable in the Classroom magazine How cable companies, schools, and local PTAs are working together to benefit teachers, parents, and kids. By Jeff Carter ALTHOUGH THEY WORK in different professions, Latha Krishnaiyer and Cindy Stoddart discovered they have an important common concern: the impact of television violence and commercialism on children. So in early 1995, Krishnaiyer, of the Broward County and Florida State PTA, and Stoddart, director of public and government affairs of the Broward County System at Comcast Cable of Fort Lauderdale, got together to lead one of the very first Taking Charge of Your TV workshops for a group of concerned parents at the Florida PTA leadership conference. They’ve been giving them ever since. The partnership between Comcast and the Florida PTA "makes perfect sense," Stoddart says. "I think the cable industry brings a tremendous sense of responsibility and commitment to education to the table, along with the ability to use the resources that we have to communicate to the public at large. The PTA members take the information we give them back to their communities and they make things happen at a grassroots level." "For instance," Krishnaiyer continues, "a woman at one of the workshops said that she came home one day and went into the laundry room to wash clothes. Her two boys had taken marbles and strewn them all over the floor. She took a step and took a dive—luckily she wasn’t hurt! Then she brought the kids in and she wanted to know what happened. They said they were doing this to stop burglars from coming in, just like the kid did in the movie

12. Archived: Educational Improvement Partnerships--National Programs The substantial proportion of projects operated by ptas and ptos suggests that (washington,DC Office of Policy and Planning, US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Biennial/128.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Biennial Evaluation Report - FY 93-94 Chapter 128 Educational Improvement PartnershipsNational Programs Inexpensive Book Distribution (No CFDA Number) I. Program Profile Legislation: Section 1563 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended (20 U.S.C. 2963) (expires September 30, 1999). Purpose: To support and promote the establishment of reading motivation programs, including the distribution of inexpensive books to students in order to encourage students to learn to read. Funding History Fiscal Year Appropriation Fiscal Year Appropriation II. Program Information and Analysis Population Targeting The Inexpensive Book Distribution Program is directed at preschool, elementary, and secondary students. As a result of the National Literacy Act Amendment of 1991, the program places a selection priority, for new grantees, on children with special needssuch as low-income children, children at risk for school failure, children with disabilities, emotionally disturbed children, foster children, homeless children, migrant children, children without access to libraries, institutionalized children, incarcerated children, and children whose parents are institutionalized or incarcerated. Since the Literacy Act passed, 35 new projectsthat serve over 20,000 childrenhave been added to the 3,000 previously funded projects. The Administration's proposal for reauthorizing the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program would encourage local capacity building by limiting the number of years projects can receive funding, and give priority to new projects serving children with special needs.

13. Www.carleton.ca/~pryan/downloads/Fukuyama.txt by Roper, ptos vastly outnumbered ptas; the trend less institutionalized groups suchas ptos is a as membership organizations based in washington, which do http://www.carleton.ca/~pryan/downloads/Fukuyama.txt

14. Fundraising With Music Rewards - Fundraisers For School, Scout, Church, Preschoo The groups selling our programs include ptas/ptos, scout troops, churches, schoolbands and orchestras, choirs, sports JCCP washington Township, NJ. http://www.raisemoremoney.com/testimonials/

The groups selling our programs include PTAs/PTOs, scout troops, churches, school bands and orchestras, choirs, sports organizations, dance groups, cheerleaders the list goes on and on. From time to time, we like to share success stories from a few of these groups. We raised money for large schools that raised as much as $5,000 to small schools which raise much less. We'd love the opportunity to help your organization and try to add you to our list of satisfied customers. (References are available upon request.) Long Hill United Methodist Children's Center - Trumbull, CT Thank you for all you help with the fundraiser. The suggestions for letters and ideas for marketing were much appreciated. Our results were great. Parents responded favorably and we found it to be very rewarding both financially and in terms of providing our families with a nice variety of nice music. The recording of the Nutcracker is top notch. I am enjoying mine and my niece and nephew are enjoying theirs as well. We hope to work with you again next year. (This preschool sold over $2,800 in music and raised over $1,100 to support their programs) Barbara Clark, Director

15. New Hampshire (NH) Youth Sports: Little League, Pop Warner, Youth Soccer, Youth NH Interscholastic Athletic Association Conway Mount washington Valley Youth NationalConservation and Preservation Resources • ptas, ptos, PTSOs, Etc. http://www.directorynh.com/NHAssociations-Organizations/NHYouthSports.html

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16. New Hampshire (NH) Clubs And Associations For Adult Recreation washington Nordic Ski Club Northwood Granite State Land Rover NH Organizations •National Conservation and Preservation Resources • ptas, ptos, PTSOs, Etc http://www.directorynh.com/NHAssociations-Organizations/NHGenAdultRecreation.htm

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17. Progressive Possibilities dance, fundraising, donate, hospital, children, education Location washington, DC20052 to the work of volunteer schoolparent groups (ptos, ptas, etc.) Issues http://www.macronet.org/index/states/State_Links/Massachusetts/

Progressive Possibilities Add-a-Link Files Main Add Subdir Add Link Delete ... Random Massachusetts : Alliance for Democracy, Merrimack Valley Chapter :: A group of citizens working to take back the government from special interest groups and/or corporations. Issues: Democratic Socialism; representation; justice; equality. Location: Chelmsford, MA 01824. CPPAX (Citizens for Participation in Political Action) :: Multi-issue grassroots organizing for peace, justice, economic democracy and lasting systemic change. Issues: politics; peace; justice; healthcare; education. Location: Boston, MA 02111. GW Dance Marathon :: A philanthropic event that benefits a local Children's Miracle Network affiliate, The Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. All proceeds will go directly to the local Children's Hospital for purchasing medical equipment and funding research. Issues: health; jordan, usdan, dance, fundraising, donate, hospital, children, education Location: Washington, DC 20052. GW Dance Marathon :: A philanthropic event that benefits a local Children's Miracle Network affiliate, The Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. All proceeds will go directly to the local Children's Hospital for purchasing medical equipment and funding research. Issues: health; jordan, usdan, dance, fundraising, donate, hospital, children, education

18. The Role Of The PTA - Washington - GreatSchools.net The national PTA is headquartered in washington, DC, and many of the same functionsas ptas, but operate as are sometimes referred to as ptos (parentteacher http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/wa/29/parent

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19. Watkins Mill Geographic Area, Parent washington Post — Homeroom column; stories in Gazette; More information thatis distributed to forums after 2 nd month of school so ptas, ptos and parenting http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/info/community/detail/WatkinsMillParent.html

PARENT INSIGHTS Watkins Mill Geographic Area (Damascus, Gaithersburg, Magruder, Watkins Mill Clusters) Watkins Mill High School October 2, 2000 Parent Session Shared Accountability Customer service Recognize who your customer is Feedback is important Bottom-up accountability Let the student providing feedback Let parents providing teacher Timing and better communication Consolidation of testing School staff should be able to say whether student is promoted Need to know who is receiving assistance Is there a budget behind shared accountability? Need better communication Accountability of students What is the responsibility of the student? Hold the student responsible Need to hold parent accountable Size of classes are too big Instructional leadership is key Language issues and involvement of parents See information in Post On the web Need more discussion with communities Need to deal straight on problems Share information good or bad Community Superintendent facilitates communication about schools Early Success Change Social/emotional readiness (behaviors) Put early parenting resource centers in areas of greatest need Increase and market them Positives Reading initiatives Reduction in class size Individual attention for specific discipline problems in lower grades Day care Good day care in county Parenting education is a need Divorce Working parents Parenting Resource Center Good parent support Gentle approach/modeling Cultural issues Communication Transportation Workforce Excellence Greater emphasis Workforce excellence

20. The PTA Goes Kaput Given the way ptas are governed, it is virtually impossible But members of ptos havefound they can work 294, 4401A Connecticut Ave.,NW washington, DC 20008 http://www.educationpolicy.org/files/PTAkaput.htm

THE PTA GOES KAPUT by Charlene K. Haar, EPI President This year, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, commonly known as the PTA, is celebrating its centennial. But the national PTA has little to cheer about. Fewer than a quarter of America's public schools have active PTA chapters, and officially, PTA membership has fallen from a peak of 12 million in 1966 to 6.5 million today. PTA leaders offer many reasons why their rolls are declining. But they have done little to address the PTA's gravest problemits subservience to the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Throughout its history, the PTA has supported higher salaries and better working conditions for teachers. But in 1968, the teacher members of the PTA threatened to withdraw membership and boycott the PTA if the PTAs supported school boards in teacher strikes. Thereupon, the PTA rolled over and adopted a position of "neutrality" on teacher strikes as well as the issues negotiated in union contracts, such as class size, the annual number of parent-teacher conferences, and how parental grievances are resolved. "Neutrality" on these important issues is a big setback for parents: When school boards sacrifice parent interests to teacher interests, as often happens, the PTA does not object. As millions of parents dropped out of the PTA, those who remained tended to be pro-union or unaware of the PTA's pro-union positions. And so the PTA has gradually evolved into a front for the teachers' unions. Consider these recent issues:

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