National PTA recently announced the 2019-2021 Schools of Excellence, and Illinois PTA is proud to congratulate our record number of schools being recognized. The 11 schools are: Frederick Douglass PTSA, Chicago George W. Lieb PTA, Inc, Bridgeview Glacier Ridge PTA, Crystal Lake Granger Middle School PTA, Aurora Greenbrier Elementary PTA, Arlington Heights Homewood PTA, Homewood … Continue reading Celebrating Our 2019-2021 Schools of Excellence
News from National Convention—Engaging Hispanic/Latino Families
National PTA ran the Hispanic/Latino Outreach Initiative from June 2018 to May 2019 in ten states to develop ways for PTAs to connect and engage with Hispanic/Latino families. The results of the initiative will be packaged in a toolkit for PTAs to use that will be released in early 2020. At the 2019 National PTA … Continue reading News from National Convention—Engaging Hispanic/Latino Families
Host a Summer Learning Listening Session
Summertime, and school’s out, so you may not be thinking about having your PTA host an event. And while school may be out, the summer also provides a unique opportunity to reach out to families that haven’t been involved with PTA or new families coming to your school and show them what PTA is all … Continue reading Host a Summer Learning Listening Session
News from National Convention—Proposed Dues Increase
Early this year, National PTA proposed an increase in national membership dues of $1.50/member, raising the total National PTA portion of dues from $2.25/member to $3.75/member. The original proposal was to make the dues increase effective July 1, 2019, but National PTA moved the proposed start date to September 1, 2019 based on feedback. The … Continue reading News from National Convention—Proposed Dues Increase
