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Every Child: Healthy Schools and Successful Students Training

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An interactive and collaborative meeting for health and wellness chairs, advocacy chairs, and PTA officers, we’ll dig deep into our Health and Wellness Advocacy Priorities and develop our PTA vision of what a healthy and successful school looks like in 2020. Monday, March 13, 2017 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. NCPTA Office 3501 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh, NC We have assistance available for travel costs for those coming from outside of the Triangle area! Email Marianne with any questions. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required by March 1. Space is limited. [contact-form-7 id=”12535″ title=”Advocacy Training”]

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NCPTA Seeking Interim Executive Director

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The North Carolina PTA is looking for a skilled part-time interim executive director to assess current operations and to help guide the organization’s strategic direction.  The ideal candidate will have successful experience in: Serving as an interim executive director Managing staff and working with nonprofit boards Conducting staffing assessments and restructuring organizations Managing change Fundraising, including managing a membership program Running an executive director search process The ideal candidate would also be able to spend at least 20 hours a week in the Raleigh office, with availability to travel to other locations around the state. About the North Carolina PTA

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Using Your Voice to Help Provide Access for All

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Amy Kobos – Health and Wellness Promoter, Fayetteville Did you know that 1 in 4 children in North Carolina are at risk for hunger, and that nearly 30% of children under the age of 18 live in poverty? We can easily assume people come from the same place as us, and we even get wrapped up in our own bubble thinking everyone has similar advantages, but in reality we know this isn’t true. Many American children and families struggle. Don’t assume every student has the privilege to have college freely financed or have parents who can help with homework. Many

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Celebrating Cultural Diversity

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Amy Kobos – Health and Wellness Promoter, Fayetteville Music is a universal language, and at the same time, unique to every group of people. You could be Haitian, Alaskan, African-American, Japanese, Eastern-European, or Middle-Eastern creating the music—or appreciating the music. Music is one way we can effectively communicate who we are as an individual or as a culture. It takes dedicated work and practice to connect and celebrate our diversity, and it is inevitable there will always be differences that challenge unity. An inclusive PTA that values diversity contributes to a healthy school climate for children. But how can we

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Debate vs. Discussion: Strategies for Healthier Conversations

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Amy Kobos – Health and Wellness Promoter, Fayetteville We’re passionate about our beliefs and what we think is right or wrong.  We want to make our points clear and strong to people like our partners, co-workers, school board, and politicians. But, oftentimes, these conversations get heated. Debates aren’t always unhealthy.  Debating has purpose. It teaches individuals how to feel confident and be able to defend their ground. Debating provides us with the necessary tools to cultivate a sense of confidence.  And, we need confidence to create change. But discussions allow us to bring more people onto our team to work

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NCPTA Lobby Day Scheduled for March 14

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The annual NCPTA Lobby Day is Tuesday, March 14th. This is a great opportunity to build legislative support for our schools and showcase PTAs across the state. We’ll meet in the morning to attend committee hearings and set up individual meetings with legislators for afternoon visits. If you’re interested in participating, please RSVP below by February 20. We will hold a Lobby Day training webinar on February 28 at 7 p.m. for lobby day participants in preparation for the March 14 Lobby Day. Registration is closed. Please contact [email protected] with questions.

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Now Recruiting for the NCPTA Board of Directors

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The NCPTA nominating committee is seeking passionate and energetic leaders committed to helping all children to serve on its Board of Directors. If you are an individual with the drive to work with an inspiring and exciting group dedicated to the PTA mission and striving to make a significant difference in ensuring all children reach their full potential, please fill out our Online Interest Form by January 31.

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Connecting Your Students through Gratitude

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Amy Kobos, Health and Wellness Promoter, Fayetteville What makes our teachers great? Each one of us has a unique experience that has sculpted us into who we are. Some have had very challenging lives, while others have challenges that lie ahead. Our teachers realize this, and with skill and patience, they assist us in challenges and help us grow from them. What is this fuel which helps us progress through these obstacles? It could be a physical skill an instructor took the time to demonstrate that helped you learn how to take risks in life. It could be your 6th grade

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Empowering Your Kids About Healthy Body Image Starts with YOU

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By Amy Kobos, Health and Wellness Promotor, Fayetteville This conversation is just as important as the birds and the bees. You need to talk with your children and students about healthy body image. But, how can you talk to them if you aren’t sure what healthy body image is?  We have been flooded for decades with what we ‘think’ healthy body image is, only to religiously count calories, go on fad diets, exercise profusely and feel guilty for eating a dessert.  The media are saturated with focusing on weight loss and depicting skinny girls and boys – because this is

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Three Easy Ways to Make Time for YOU

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Joelle Sevio RDH BS CPT is the former Health and Wellness Chair for the Wake County PTA Council and an ironman athlete and you can find more of her work at www.wellnessspecialist.net. As parents, we make sure our kids are active, eat healthy foods, and don’t skip breakfast. So why don’t we hold ourselves to the same standards? Probably because our to-do lists are long: after work, kids, taking care of the house, and walking the dog, self-care is the thing that usually comes in last. You’re thinking: yes, I know. As soon as we get through the holidays and

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