Resources

“Taking the Scary out of Advocacy” is now available! Learn from two NCPTA advocates how to approach advocacy effectively and with confidence. Follow this link to view the webinar.

NCPTA is excited to announce that for the first time the NCPTA Back-to-School Kit is now available online! PTA Leaders can access the kit digitally anytime anywhere. The kit can be downloaded in its entirety or by item. View the NCPTA Back-to-School Kit.

Each year schools look to the Parent Teacher Associations to assist the schools and increase its ability to provide programs for students and encourage parental engagement in the school. Some PTAs seem to sprout up and grow parent involvement at the school while other schools struggle to have enough people to fill the four elected PTA officer positions that oversee the PTA efforts. Why is this? Why there is a lack of involvement by parents and community members is the question that PTA’s across the nation struggle with. If there were a simple solution our creative and forward thinking volunteers …

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The NC School Report Card website features several new instructional resources to help visitors navigate through NC School Report Card website and find data. To view the newest additions, plus other resources, visit  www.ncpublicschools.org/src/resources/ Understanding the North Carolina School Report Card This video introduces the NC School Report Cards website and explains how to navigate through the different elements of the NC School Report Cards. Watch video now.  How Do I Print a School Report Card Snapshot? This video explains how to print the Snapshot, or PDF version, of the NC School Report Cards. Watch video now.

Check out our new health resources thanks to our friends at Advocates for Health in Action! We have flyers on the following subjects posted now and keep an eye out as we unveil more throughout this year!

Are you taking the right steps for advocacy and voter education in your community? Get organized with a helpful timeline and resources from National PTA that will help leaders and members plan community engagement activities leading up to an election. Learn more about what your nonprofit can and can’t do around elections, ballot measures, town halls, candidate forums and other election activities. Voter Engagement Timeline This timeline will help your PTA organize itself for its election related community engagement activities. Election Guides Permissible Activities Checklist (PDF): An overview of what nonprofits can and cannot do around elections. Candidate Appearances (PDF): Provides guidelines on inviting candidates to …

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It’s tax time, but April 15 is also the extended deadline for NCPTA Awards. There are a number of other important dates to keep in mind as you move closer to the finish line for your PTA year. Flag the dates below on your calendar so you don’t miss anything. Keep in mind that there is required tax-exempt organization filing for PTAs later in the year. “There are a lot of fun things happening in the spring so we encourage leaders to add these tasks below to their checklist and knock them out early,” said Debra Horton, executive director of …

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NBC News is gearing up for this year’s Education Nation Summit, which is part of its year-round initiative to raise awareness and promote debate about improving American education. This year, the Summit will be October 6-8, with coverage of the Summit and education issues on NBC News broadcasts and websites October 4-11. The 2013 Summit theme is “What It Takes” to prepare students for success in college, career, and beyond. Topics that will be discussed at the summit include: “It Takes a Great Start,” “It Takes Empowered Students” and “It Takes Well-Trained Teachers.” Education Nation is seeking the parent’s perspective …

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A message from Susan Kluttz, Secretary of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources: At the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources we have a strong educational mission and try to stress the importance of the arts and history in education in all that we do. I was honored to be asked to share a message with you and tell you about two exciting initiatives our department is providing this summer. First, a wealth of family-friendly, free events will be offered all across the state on July 13 and August 10 as part of our 2nd Saturdays promotion. Civil War drills and …

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