NCPTA Announces Partnership with MemberHub

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We heard your feedback requesting ways to simplify volunteerism and encourage engagement. MemberHub is an all-in-one communication platform for “all things involvement” in your school! Click here to sign into MemberHub. MemberHub Webinars for PTA Leaders Join us for an open forum where you can ask any questions you might be having regarding your MemberHub site. We can also advise you on specific MemberHub features that can help with PTA processes and procedures at the start of the year! Choose a day that works for you! Webinars are being offered every Tuesday and Thursday in August from 10-10:30 a.m. Click here […]

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Reflections State Winners – 2016/2017

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2016-2017 Reflections State-Level Winners What is Your Story? NCPTA applauds students and PTA families across the state for participating in PTA Reflections, a national arts recognition program that encourages students to explore their talents and express themselves. First-place winners will move on to the National PTA competition. NCPTA Reflections Celebration NCPTA will host a Reflections Celebration for state-level winners in first, second and third place. Special Artists and Theme Search winners will also be recognized at the event. Saturday, April 22, 2017 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Checkin begins at 1:00 p.m. Martin Middle School Auditorium 1701 Ridge Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 Winning students will receive

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A Youth Leader’s Perspective on Access to Oral Health Care

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Jacquelyn Hedrick, YES! Youth Staff According to data collected in 2008 from North Carolina schools, students with poor oral health were three times as likely as those with good oral health to miss school. What this means is that over 3.4 million academic hours were missed due to dental care, and approximately 720,000 of those hours were missed due to pain. Regardless the quality of the school or education, if students aren’t mentally and physically present, they aren’t able to learn. Absences can significantly impact a student’s performance in school; dental decay, dental pain, and other conditions, while completely preventable,

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Top 5 Things Your Family Can Do to Promote Healthy Dental Habits

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Archie Cook, Jr. DDS, Signature Smiles of Cary, NC As a new dad, I am learning how important it is to be a positive example of healthy habits and hygiene for our daughter. She really does watch and mimic everything we do! Why not give her a set of habits to learn and mimic that will give her a head start on healthy living? At Signature Smiles of Cary, NC, we believe in educating and making each patient aware of the best things that they can do to improve their oral care, which leads to overall healthcare. We spend time

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Courage + Love = Essential Ingredients to Achieving Oral Health Equity

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Zulayka Santiago, MPA Director, NC Oral Health Collaborative When I was nine years old I began to see the world for what it is: heartbreaking and beautiful, all at the same time. We had been living in Kenner, LA for three years by then, having moved there from my birthplace, Puerto Rico. My sister and I had just begun to acclimate to the new language, our new school, and the cold weather. My mother was working as a housekeeper and nanny for the Blooms, a family in town that had 5 adopted children, the father was a lawyer, and the

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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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