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Running Your PTA/PTSA

The Comprehensive Guide for PTA Leaders and Members

The Communicator

The Communicator - October 2006

Table of Contents

Bylaws Committee/Parliamentarian

Nominating Committee Checklist [pdf]
Nominating Committee Members [pdf]
Report of the Nominating Committee [pdf]
Parliamentary Questions from “The Field� [pdf]

Communications Commission

Internet Safety 101 [pdf]
Internet Survival Tips for Kids & Teens [pdf]
Simple Strategies for Introductions [pdf]
Why Write Right? [pdf]

Convention Commission

Convention Registration Information [pdf]
Getting the Most from Convention [pdf]

Education Commission

Support for the Civic Mission of Schools [pdf]

Health Commission

Alternatives to Food as Reward [pdf]
What Schools Can Do . . . Food as Reward [pdf]
Healthy Celebrations [pdf]
What Schools Can Do . . . Healthy Celebrations [pdf]
Healthy Fundraising [pdf]
What Schools Can Do . . . Healthy Fundraising [pdf]

Leadership Services Commission

Leadership Checklist for Units & Councils [pdf]
Collaboration & Decision Making [pdf]
Elements of a Written Goal [pdf]
PTA Program Planning Fundamentals [pdf]
Team Building [pdf]

Legislation Team

CAPTA Position Statements [pdf]
Save The Date [pdf]

Member Services Commission

Fax-On-Demand – Discontinued [pdf]
My PTA/PTSA Award Application [pdf]
My PTA/PTSA Helpful Hints [pdf]
Volunteer Hours & Reports [pdf]
Volunteer Tally Sheet [pdf]

Membership Committee

The Price is Right [pdf]
Benefits of Membership [pdf]
Member Type Profiles of Membership [pdf]
Membership Basics [pdf]
Membership Ideas [pdf]
Teachers R the T in PTA [pdf]
When Talking to Potential Members [pdf]

Parent Involvement Commission

100 Ways for Parents to be Involved . . . [pdf]
A Parent’s Guide to School Involvement [pdf]
Building Your Child’s Self Esteem [pdf]
Family Involvement Makes a Difference . . . [pdf]
Help with Homework [pdf]
Monitoring School Work [pdf]
Parent-Teacher Conferences [pdf]
Understanding and Parenting Adolescents [pdf]

Student Involvement Committee

Develop Student Membership [pdf]
Got Students? [pdf]
Idea File – Proof Positive that Student Involvement . . . [pdf]
Sample Letter – Inviting Students to Join PTA/PTSA [pdf]
“Put An “S� In Your PTA� [pdf]
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