PTA

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PTA Title 1 Parent Advocacy How Are We Doing?

• National PTA Convention
• June 26, 2009
• Fort Lauderdale, FL

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PTA Title 1 Title 1 - PTA
How are we doing? A Checklist.

• Our PTA actively reaches out to the Title 1
  community in our schools?
• In our school district?
• In our state?
• Our PTA unit has Title 1 parents as members.

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• Our Title 1 parent group actively supports and
  participates in PTA activities.
• Our Title 1 parent group has PTA members.
• Our PTA has a Title 1 committee that keeps
  abreast of education issues affecting all
  children.
• Our PTA knows the Title 1 community in our school.

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• Our PTA advocates on behalf of Title 1 in our
  school.
• Our PTA shares PTA legislative materials and
  resources with the Title 1 community.
• We have included Title 1 parents in our
  leadership.
• We have identified the leaders of various groups
  in our community and invite them to speak to our
  PTA.

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• We print our meeting announcements, posters, and
  publications in the languages that are spoken by
  the families within the community.
• We avoid the use of PTA jargon at
  meetings and in publications.
• Our PTA knows the Title 1 leadership in the
  school / school district.

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• Our PTA knows the Title 1 leadership at the state
  level.
• Our Title 1 parent group has PTA members who
  report on PTA activities at our meetings.
• Our Title 1 parents and PTA parents worked
  together in the development of the Title 1 parent
  policy at the school and district level.

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will not happen without PTA and Title 1 working
together

• What are 3 things you will do to strengthen the
  PTA Title 1 / Title 1 - PTA relationship?
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.