Announcements

A message from June Atkinson, State Superintendent, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction In our workplaces and in technology, we all adapt to change on a regular basis. In education, this means that we are constantly looking ahead to make sure that what we teach and how we teach are aligned to help students prepare and thrive. In your children’s schools this year, teachers and principals have been making some big changes to help us make sure we are preparing students with the skills they will need when they graduate. That’s why our curriculum is different this year. The new […]

National PTA’s Take Your Family to School Week  is Feb. 18-22, 2013, and the focus this year is safety at home and at play. Get Involved Today! National PTA encourages all local PTAs to make plans to participate in this fun week and host activities for families at school. Planning tools and a 2013 Guide are available online from National PTA with valuable lessons plans and take-home resources for families. High Fives to 11 PTAs in NC Selected for National Grants  NCPTA congratulates 11 PTAs in North Carolina for successfully applying for and securing $500 grants from National PTA to assist with activities

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the University of California, Irvine have confirmed that parent involvement is a critical factor in a child’s academic success. Researchers reviewed data from more than 10,000 students, parents, teachers, and school administrators. Their study focused on how family social capital and school social capital impact academic achievement. The study concluded that students with high levels of family social capital and low levels of school social capital performed better than students with high levels of school social capital but low family social capital. According to NCSU, parents can increase their family

The North Carolina PTA will be collecting snowflakes and making a big delivery from North Carolina citizens to the Connecticut PTSA. We thank everyone who has inquired about ways to show support. Consider setting up a creation station in your community to help the PTA family create a winter wonderland for children from Sandy Hook Elementary. Be creative and remember that every snowflake is unique. Read more about this project coordinated through the Connecticut PTSA. We will accept delivery of snowflakes after the holidays from January 3-8, 2013. Deliver or Mail Snowflakes to: 3501 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27612 Other

If you haven’t already voted, the North Carolina Board of Elections provides online tools to confirm your polling place and other helpful information. There is an icon at the top where voters can look up their polling place. National PTA also provides helpful information about election activities and guidelines PTAs need to follow as nonprofit organizations. Learn more.

National PTA offices will be closed until at least noon EST on Tuesday, October 30. They will be bringing down their servers this afternoon to protect the IT equipment. This will impact email, phone service, and Web applications. NCPTA uses our own servers so services from NCPTA will not be impacted. Please continue to contact NCPTA with your questions and concerns.

Learn about how the Hiwassee Dam PTA helped the whole school community focus on reading in September. They’ve been super busy and creative with reading logs, book fairs, field trips and successful parent workshops. Learn More.

At the 2012 Annual PTA Convention and Exposition, PTA leaders voted to support safer routes for bicycling and walking to school. In support of this effort, hundreds of PTAs participate in International Walk to School Day every year. This year’s Walk to School Day is October 3. To register, visit http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/. If the route to your school is not safe enough to organize families to walk or bike to school, your PTA may want to organize a walk on the school grounds and gather parents and teachers together to get the conversation going about how to improve safety for future.