NCPTA Advocacy Day is June 14

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PTA members are invited to join NCPTA leaders for Advocacy Day at the North Carolina General Assembly on June 14 beginning at 8:30 a.m. We will meet in the Legislative Auditorium located in the main Legislative Building at 16 West Jones Street in Raleigh. Advocacy Day gives members the opportunity to learn firsthand about the State legislative process, make appointments with legislators, and discuss short session hot topics. NCPTA will discuss our special 2016 focus on increasing educator compensation in North Carolina. Advocacy Day Schedule 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – registration 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – overview of […]

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NCPTA Announces 2016-2018 Officer Slate

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The NCPTA Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the Slate for State Officers for the 2016 – 2018 term. The Nominating Committee will present the Slate to delegates at the NCPTA State Convention at the General Session on Saturday, May 21. Treasurer: Pepper Hines, Durham Pepper Hines has been nominated to serve a second term in the office of Treasurer. She has been an active PTA member for over 20 years serving at the local, council and state levels of PTA. Asked what motivates her as a volunteer, Pepper said “I am motivated by my desire to be of service.”

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Eight PTAs Receive Just ASK! Grants

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Congratulations to the 2016 Just ASK! Healthy Schools Grant winners! These grants provide PTA units or councils with small amounts of money to improve  the health at their schools and to share their work with NCPTA and all of our units. The projects varied, and we look forward to featuring their successes and lessons learned starting this summer! Carrboro Elementary School, Orange County Centennial Campus Middle School, Wake County Cumberland County District PTA Council Lincoln Heights Elementary School, Wake County Lindley Elementary School, Guilford County McDougle Elementary School, Orange County Piney Grove Elementary School, Forsyth County Williamsburg Elementary School, Rockingham

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PTAs Win NCPTA Bronze Acorn Membership Award

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The North Carolina PTA recognizes PTAs across the state throughout the year for building strong teams of parent, teacher and community volunteers. The Bronze Acorn Award acknowledges PTAs whose membership as of March 15 has increased by at least 10 percent compared to the previous year. Learn more about the Membership Record Awards. Read the full list of recipients for the 2015-2016 Bronze Acorn Award.

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Cumberland County District PTA Announces 2016 Spring S.P.I.C.E Grants

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Cumberland County District PTA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Spring S.P.I.C.E Grants (Strengthening Parent Involvement in Children’s Education). Research has proven that children perform better in school when their parents are involved. Therefore, grant monies have been awarded to the following PTAs for their program ideas to increase parent involvement in their school environment. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Cumberland Mills Elementary PTA Douglas Byrd Middle PTA E.E. Smith High PTA Glendale Acres Elementary PTA Gray’s Creek Elementary PTA Hope Mills Middle PTA Rock Fish Elementary PTA Seventy-First High PTA

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NCPTA Announces 2015-2016 State-Level PTA Reflections Winners

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Congratulations to students in North Carolina who placed at the state level for PTA Reflections, a national arts recognition program that encourages students to explore their talents and express themselves. First-place winners move on to the National PTA competition. View a full listing of category placements for dance, film, literature, music, photography and visual arts. Join us at the NCPTA Reflections Celebration on Saturday, April 16, 2016 to celebrate these young artists!

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Reflections State Winners – 2015/2016

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2015-2016 Reflections State-Level Winners “Let Your Imagination Fly” 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 hosted a Reflections Celebration for state-level winners in first, second and third place. Special Artists and Theme Search winners were also recognized at the event. View photos from the 2016 Reflections Celebration. Saturday, April 16, 2016 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Martin Middle School Auditorium Raleigh, NC View the 2015-16

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NCPTA Partners with Staples to Provide Member Discounts

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The North Carolina PTA is pleased to announce that Staples Advantage, the business-to-business side of Staples, is an approved supplier for the organization. This program represents the coordinated efforts of the North Carolina PTA and Staples Advantage to provide members easy access to a wide variety of items at discounted pricing. The goal of the partnership is to provide the local PTA units with a Staples Advantage account in order to provide them contract savings (on average 30% discount depending on the product category) on all of their purchases made for both the school and the PTA’s use. This negotiated

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How to Develop a Strategic Plan for Your PTA

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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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