April 30th (Sessions 3 & 4)
Conference Session 3Saturday April 30, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 301* LEADERSHIP TOOLS FOR NEW PRESIDENTS - A MUST FOR THE UNIT PRESIDENT ELECT!(Spanish Translation)Leadership Services Commission (Repeats #801 & #301) Learn and review the basics of PTA policies and procedures. Learn new tips for unit management with an emphasis on goal setting. You will receive PTA timelines, job descriptions and meeting preparation information and resources. (This conference will last for three hours, do not select another conference for session four.) 301 ¡HERRAMIENTAS DE LIDERAZGO PARA PRESIDENTES NUEVOS-UN DEBER PARA EL PRESIDENTE ELECTO!Comisión de Servicios de Liderazgo(Repite #801 y #301) Aprender y revisar los fundamentos de las políticas y procedimientos de PTA. Enterarse de nuevos métodos para administrar a la unidad con énfasis para colocar metas. Recibirán fechas oportunas de PTA, descripciones de trabajo y preparativos informativos y recursos para las reuniones. (Esta conferencia durará tres horas, no seleccionar otra conferencia para la cuarta sesión.) 302 ADVANCED LEADERSHIP FOR SECOND YEAR PRESIDENTS (UNIT OR COUNCIL)Leadership Services Commission(Repeats #102) As a second year president, you know there is still more to learn and share. Join other second year presidents and develop your PTA skills to a new level. This conference will include the rights and wrongs of PTA programs and sponsorships, as well as refine your PTA leadership skills. 303* MONEY MATTER$ IFinance Commission(Repeats #103) This conference will provide a walk through of basic financial procedures for treasurers, financial secretaries and auditors. Attendees will be guided through an entire financial year. Topics include banking, budgets, fundraising, contracts, money handling and financial reports. 304* HOW TO AUDITFinance CommissionAn interactive conference that will cover all the procedures needed to do a PTA audit that will assure your membership its resources are being handled correctly. 305* PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES: PART I(Part II is conference #405)Bylaws Committee Basic parliamentary procedures for PTAs will be reviewed. These procedures enable PTA leaders to conduct meetings properly. 306* MEMBERSHIP IDEA EXCHANGEMembership CommitteeInteractive exchange with elementary, secondary and/or council and district participants. Hear about successful membership campaigns and receive new ideas that you can use. 307* REFLECTIONS PROGRAM: PROMOTE THE ARTSMember Services Commission(Repeats #117) Learn about the National PTA’s Reflections Program. Participants will explore and share ways of how to promote, implement and showcase the Reflections Program at the unit level. 308* MY PTA/PTSA AWARD UNIT WINNERSMember Services CommitteeThis conference will showcase the award winning programs of the recipients of the 2004-2005 My PTA/PTSAAwards through brief presentations by the unit representatives. 309 KNOW MORE, DO MORE: WORKING WITH THE MEDIA AND THE COMMUNITYCommunications CommissionLearn the benefits to PTA, and why it is vital to PTA’s work. Ideas for preparing your message and for approaching and working with the media will be discussed. Resources and ideas for promoting your message in your school and community will be presented. 310 GIRLS AND BOYS GONE WILD: SEXUAL ACTING OUT AMONG TODAY’S YOUTHCommunity Concerns CommissionThis conference will focus on today’s sexual acting out among teens and its impact on them physically and emotionally, including the role that the media plays in encouraging teen sexual promiscuity and strategies for addressing this issue. While teen sexual intercourse is on the decline, other forms of sexual activity such as oral sex and simulated sex acts are not. 311 NOCHILD LEFT BEHIND: WHERE AREWE AND WHERE AREWEGOING?Education CommissionCalifornia schools have been working to implement “No Child Left Behind” for over a year. How has the program affected our educational growth? Has “No Child Left Behind” been successful? What changes are being discussed? Learn about the updates in the proposed SB 2794. 312 ZZZZ’S FOR A’S: THE IMPACT OF SLEEP ON HEALTH AND LEARNINGHealth CommissionSleep is vital for growing up healthy, happy and smart. Learn from the experts how much sleep your children and teenagers really need to achieve their highest potential in school and life. Information on sleep disorders and strategies for happy bedtime will be discussed. Make sleep a family priority for everyone’s good health 313* MANAGING CONFLICTLeadership Services Commission(Repeats #113) Conflict seems to be part of any organization. Learn techniques on how to manage your conflict so your team and organization can thrive. Learn how to be part of the solution not the problem. 314 DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTHLeadership Services Commission(Repeats #114) Learn how PTA can embrace cultural diversity and the importance of making it our strength. This panel will share perspectives from being a teacher in the classroom to the goals and vision of the California State PTA and National PTA 315 MEN IN PTA - THE CHANGING FACESLeadership Services CommissionThis is no longer your mother’s PTA; learn how to attract and involve men & dads in your PTA. Lifestyles, cultural diversity and busy work schedules have changed the faces of PTA forever. To accommodate change, PTAs must pay particular attention to the needs of a diverse membership by ensuring the inclusion of both genders. This workshop will help leaders understand how to build and balance the needs of PTAs by being inclusive and by utilizing the skills and contributions of men and dads. 316 THE EARLY YEARS, THE LEARNING YEARSLegislation CommitteeAcross California, momentum is building toward increasing access to quality preschool programs. All children deserve the opportunity to experience quality developmentally appropriate preschool programs. Come hear from Preschool California, a broad-based, multi-year advocacy campaign to achieve voluntary preschool for all. Find out how you can help in the effort to ensure that all California children have access to quality preschool programs. 317 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS: PART I(Part II is conference #417)Parent Involvement Commission Back by popular demand and expanded to two sessions. Raising confident, caring, and productive youth is one of the greatest challenges that parents and schools face today. Learn about the power of developmental assets and how you can incorporate it into your family, school or community. 318 PARENTS OUTREACH TO PARENTS(Spanish Translation)Parent Involvement Commission The PTA recognizes the need to reach out to the underrepresented community and is developing a training manual as a means to increase parent involvement where language and culture may be obstacles to participation. Topics include sensitivity training, how to build membership in diverse communities, and how to identify leaders within diverse ethnic groups. 318 PADRES AYUDANDO A PADRES(Traducción Español)Comisión de Involucración de Padres La PTA reconoce la necesidad de la comunidad mal representada y esta desarrollando un manual de instrucción como medio para aumentar la involucración del padre donde el idioma y la cultura pueden ser un obstáculo para la participación. Los temas incluyen entrenamiento de sensibilidad, como aumentar la membrecía en comunidades diversas, y como identificar a líderes dentro de diversos grupos étnicos. 319 DO NOT FEAR THE DREADED APPLICATION: GRANT WRITING FOR EVERYONE!Scholarship and Grants CommitteePresenter Patti Youmantas will share twenty-five years of experience in educational fundraising, along with her own PTA grant writing successes to help new and veteran PTA members hone their skills and gain new sources of support for their units and councils. 320 STUDENTS RIGHTS: KNOW THEM OR LOSE THEMStudent Involvement CommitteeEducation code rights, speech rights, public record rights, labor rights and constitutional rights, all of these are important. Learn how to use these rights, what they are and how to invoke them. Student rights are protected by law and available to empower youth in California and the nation. Conference Session 4Saturday April 30, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 402* LEGAL ASPECTS OF PTAFinance CommissionAttorneys who work with the California State PTA will discuss legal issues for nonprofit organizations in an easy to understand and entertaining way. 403 MONEY MATTER$ IIFinance Commission(Repeats #203) This conference is a continuation of Money Matter$ I, and provides a more in-depth look at financial procedures for financial officers. Topics include audits, tax filings, computer accounting, safe procedures for holding events, and mismanagement of funds. 404* THE “WRITE” STUFFSecretary(Repeats #105) The secretary is one of the three required positions for your PTA and the minutes are an essential part of the legal record. Learn how to take minutes that are correct, concise and complete; how to approve, correct and file the master copy of the minutes; how to correctly publish your minutes, the responsibilities of the secretary and much more. 405* PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES: PART II(Part I is conference #305)Bylaws Committee Advanced parliamentary procedures for the experienced PTA leader will be discussed. Discuss and participate in lessons on how to be a presiding officer. Changes to Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised will be discussed. (Basic procedures will not be covered in this session.) 406* SURF THROUGH THE BYLAWSBylaws Committee(Repeats #205) Join the California State PTA Parliamentarian for a review of the bylaws and learn how to adapt the standard bylaws to the needs of your PTA. 407* MEMBERSHIP BASIC TRAININGMembership CommitteeThis conference will cover the steps necessary for developing a year long membership campaign. Time will be allowed for theme and incentive idea exchanging. Designed for membership chairmen at elementary schools and other interested board members. 408 MY PTA/PTSA AWARD COUNCIL WINNERSMember Services CommissionThis conference will showcase the award winning programs of the recipients of the 2004-2005 My PTA/PTSAAwards through brief presentations by the council representatives. 409 INVOLVE STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGNSMembership CommitteeExplore ways to bring students and parents together to promote and increase membership. Hear and share ideas which transform youth into meaningful participants, advocates and leaders. 410* BE IT RESOLVED: HOW TO SUBMIT A PTA RESOLUTIONResolutions CommitteeLearn the California State PTA resolutions process step-by-step, from beginning to end, and how your PTA can prepare a resolution for 2006. Find out how your PTA can develop an issue of concern into a resolution for consideration by PTA convention delegates. 411 CREATING EFFECTIVE SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONSCommunications CommissionSpeaking to an audience of diverse personalities, background and experience levels can be a challenge. Learn how to keep your nerves under control and to be more comfortable at the podium, and even to enjoy presenting! Learn tips and techniques for successful public speaking in a variety of situations. 412 WHAT’S IN A GAME? CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS RAISING TODAY’S MEDIA-SATURATED KIDSCommunity Concerns CommissionWith American children spending more time tuned into media than in school, parents need to ask: What does media teach? Kids Risk Project studies of media demonstrates that video games may contain more violence, depiction of sexual content, substances and language that any parents might expect. Hear one of the leading experts from Harvard talk about what’s really in video games and learn what parents and educators need to know about this media and its potential impact on children. 413 A CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA: RECRUITING & RETAINING EFFECTIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHERSEducation CommissionCalifornia is facing a crisis in that a high percentage of people entering the teaching profession leave within five years. At the same time, long-term teachers in our districts are nearing retirement. What can schools and communities do to recruit and retain our most valuable resource? 414 RISKY BUSINESS: SEX AND YOUR TEEN, SEX ED FOR PARENTSHealth CommissionIt’s Ten O’Clock-Do you know where your children are, who they are with, what they are doing and if they are safe? Learn how to use current facts and trends to have open dialogue with your adolescent about sexual behavior. 415 DEVELOPING PTA LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE MENTOR/PROTEGE MODEL(Spanish Translation)Leadership Services Commission It is often stated that leaders are made, not born. This conference will explore using the Mentor/Protégé model to develop new PTA leaders to build a stronger PTA for the future and to increase parent involvement. 415 DESARROLLANDO EL LIDERAZGO DE PTA MEDIANTE EL MODELO MENTOR/PROTEGIDO(Traducción Español)Comisión de Servicios de Liderazgo Se afirma frecuentemente que los líderes no se hacen se nacen. Esta conferencia explorará usando el modelo Mentor/Protegido para desarrollar a nuevos líderes de PTA para construir una PTA más fuerte para el futuro y para aumentar la involucración de padres. 416 PTA’S ROLE IN ELECTIONS: ADVOCACY IN ACTIONLegislation CommitteePTA has a critical advocacy role to play in the election process. Join us in this hands-on, interactive conference to learn how PTA members can affect the election process involving such issues as parcel taxes, ballot initiatives and much more. 417 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS: PART II(Part I is conference #317)Parent Involvement Commission Second session provides additional information about the power of developmental assets and how you can incorporate it into your family, school or community. 418 COLLEGE BOUND: SELECTION & EXPERIENCESScholarship and Grants CommitteeIt’s never too early to prepare for your student’s college career. Panel of experts will discuss curriculum, courses, qualifying exams and college life experiences. 419 PICTURE THIS...ART RICH CLASSROOMSSpecial Projects CommitteeThe arts come to life and breed life in this interactive conference where participants will experience firsthand the value and the power of the arts. Learn why we still need to advocate for the arts and their inclusion in the core curriculum of all schools and how to do 420 STUDENTS, PTA/PTSA, ASB, BOOSTERS, CLUBS AND MORE!Student Involvement CommitteeStudents can serve a valuable role in helping their PTA/PTSA units coordinate with ASB, clubs, boosters and other school related groups. Students are the focus of any school and all of the organizations working to help students. Come and learn how to work together to make these organization most effective. |
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