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Cherie Dimar
National PTA's mission: to make every child's potential a reality by engagingand empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
NOVEMBER 2016Bulletin of the Kentucky PTA
In this issue
Choosing to Be Great
Membership Corner
Keeping Kids Safe Online
PTA Advocacy Quiz
How Fit Is Your School?
IRS Form 990
Awards & Scholarships
Class Act Federal Credit Union
A Message from Kentucky PTA PresidentAs leaders we sometimes needto find volunteers to completeprojects or we need to recruitfuture leaders. Here are a fewideas to recruit and engagevolunteers.
People are more willing tovolunteer if your boardhas set goals andcommunicated them toyour school community. Ask people personally and behonest when describing thetime commitment involved with the position/project.We will be more successful if we match a person'sinterests and skills to the job/position.Even if someone said no, try asking again at a later date.Principals, teachers, and school personnel can oftenprovide insight about potential volunteers.Your board and volunteers should be inclusive and reflectthe diversity of your school community.If people express an interest in volunteering, be sureto contact them and offer them a job or way to beinvolved.
Stephen Pruitt
National PTA's mission is to makeevery child's potential a reality byengaging and empowering familiesand communities to advocate for allchildren. Every Child in Focus is acampaign to strengthen familyengagement in schools by celebratingthe achievements and reporting thedisparities within diverse populations,and sharing resources and advocacytools to help understand the needs ofevery child. November is Native AmericanHeritage Month. To learn more,including each month's focus, visitPTA.org/everychild.
Important Dates
November 15, 2016Form 990 Filing Due to IRS (send a copy to Kentucky PTA) November 21, 2016Kentucky PTA Unity Day May 13, 2017Student Recognition Program,Lexington, KY June 22‐25, 2017National PTA Convention, Las Vegas July 14‐15, 2017KY PTA Convention, Louisville, KY
Provide a convenient way for family members to knowabout the various volunteer opportunities and how to signup to volunteer.Not all members want to volunteer, but everyoneshould be asked to support their child and school byjoining PTA.Appreciate whatever level of support people are willingto give.
Choosing to Be GreatGood schools and great districtsdon't happen by accident. Forboth teachers and districts,greatness comes through much ofthe same process as it does in thesubject I used to teach,chemistry. In chemistry, youcome up with a hypothesis basedon the best data you have, runexperiments and then evaluatethe data to see if you're right. In the classroom, teachers use thebest proven education strategiesthey can find to help every one of their students be successful.Then several times a year, the teachers and leaders in theschool district take a hard look at the data, evaluate what'sworking and what's not and make changes accordingly. In late September, the Kentucky Department of Educationreleased the latest round of scores from the KentuckyPerformance Rating for Educational Progress (K‐PREP)assessments. And overall, things are headed in the rightdirection in Kentucky. [Read more]
Membership CornerNovember is the month to be thankful so remember to say"thank you" to joining and returning members! This helps toremind them of PTA benefits and ways to stay engagedthroughout the year.
URGENT ‐ IRS Form 990 andFinancial Review FormPTAs fiscal year is July 1 to June 30.You are now able to file any of the990 forms. Please forward a copy of your receiptto the state office, 502.226.6607, or [email protected]. Followthese directions to obtain yourreceipt. For more information, downloadour FAQ for Form 990. All filings mustbe done before November 15, 2016. The Financial Review form was dueto your principal and Kentucky PTAby July 15, 2016. You can downloadthat form here.
Awards & ScholarshipsFor information about Kentucky PTAAwards & Scholarships go to theKentucky PTA Leaders' Notebook.
The 2016‐2017 Back‐to‐School kitcontains resources to help PTAleaders serve their communities andmanage local units. It's completelydigital and mobile‐friendly.
Thank you for the local units that were on the First MembershipCall in September. Our next Membership Call is November 17,2016, at 8:00 pm EST. The theme for the call: We are not doneyet. Don't forget to send in your Membership dues payment every15th of the month and if you run out of Membership Cards justcontact the Kentucky PTA office. If you need anything, pleasefeel free to contact Kathy Smiley, [email protected].
Keeping Your Kids Safe Online Keeping your kids safe in the ageof continuous internet access andsocial media is tougher than everthese days. My wife and I work ininformation security, but even westruggle to keep up with evolvingtechnology. With new websites and appscoming out every day, it's easy tosee how parents can feel a little
overwhelmed. So what can you do to keep your kids safe? Thebiggest step is to start with a conversation. And the good newsis, there's an online tool to help! The Smart Talk is a fun and simple way to develop tech groundrules with your kids. Developed by LifeLock and the NationalPTA, the interactive website enables families to createpersonalized technology ground rules together by discussing keyonline safety topics. These include safety and privacy, screentime, apps and downloads, texting and calling and social mediaand respect. [Read more]
Celebrate Unity DayThe purpose of Unity Day is to celebrate the differences thatmake us unique and contribute to what unifies us. Unity Day isthe Monday of Thanksgiving week and all PTAs/PTSAs are
Bonus: Each PTA that registers willreceive a new RECRUITMENT TOOL! Register at PTAkit.org or go toPTA.org/BTSKit.
For more information on theReflections program contact
Jessica Merriman, 859.806.7325, [email protected].
Kentucky PTA and Class ActFederal Credit UnionKentucky PTA is proud to announcethat all Kentucky PTA members arenow eligible to join Class Act FederalCredit Union.
encouraged to work with their school and community topromote this special day. Celebrate cultural differences throughart, music, and performances.
Ideas for Unity Day: Have a multicultural meal and invite each family to bring atradition family food. Teach a game or dance unique to eachculture represented. Invite parents to discuss their own school experiences duringa multicultural panel discussion. Create a venue for parentsand teachers to share their views and expectations regardingeducation. Create a "We Are One" poster. Have participants decorate theposter with photos of their friends or pictures of children of allraces interacting together. Have children outline their hands, cut them out and glue/tapethem together to make a chain of linking hands (have eachchild do this multiple times to lengthen the chain). Let childrendecorate the hands with markers, stickers, etc., then displaythe chain in your school. Invite students to write something unique about themselves onsquares of paper, then decorate and connect the squares tomake a Unity Quilt and hang it in your school's hallway with abanner, "Our School Has Unity Covered".
PTA Advocacy QuizCan you answer these 5 questions?
1. What is Advocacy?2. What is PTA Advocacy?3. Which of the following are a result of PTA Advocacy?4. Name 5 groups of people who can be PTA advocates.5. What are the recommended 7 steps to put advocacy into
action?
For a limited time the credit unionwill make a free $25 deposit into thesavings account for any Kentucky PTAmember who simply joins the creditunion, and will make an additionalgift of $5 to Kentucky PTA for eachKentucky PTA member who joins thecredit union (see couponbelow). [Learn more]
The Kentucky PTA Leaders' Notebookis available on the KY PTA website, www.kypta.org.
KY PTA Executive Board
PresidentCherie Dimar
President Elect
Janet Jones
VP Leadership & OutreachAutumn Neagle
VP Organizational Services
If you struggled or didn't know an answer, we invite you tocheck out Effective Advocacy for Your Child from NationalPTA E‐Learning! This quick e‐learning course will answer allthese questions and so much more.
Congratulations to the following members who completed a PTAE‐Learning course in July, August, or September.
Lynn CasonKristy ComptonMisty CottonAmy DennisDanielle DeskinsKayla EnglishMary EricksonJeremiah GrittonDebra HenryJanice JacksonCatherine KaiserLorie LeitnerKrista MetwallyChristina MontagueMichelle MoserAutumn NeagleMichelle O'GaraLori PaceCallie SloneTonya UnderwoodKathryn WallingfordEustacia WarrenNaloah Zeneski
How Fit Is Your School?The PTA at Bowen Elementary in Louisville, KY, is working hardto raises funds to remake a large soccer field into a fitness andexercise track. The soccer team will still use the center of thefield to play, while the outer edge will be an 8‐foot wide track,with ten exercise stations. During the day, this space belongs tothe Bowen Bees, and at night it will be available for thecommunity to use.
Adam Kesler
VP ProgramsLeeann Myers
VP Communications
Debbie Wesslund
VP MembershipKathy Smiley
Secretary
Heather McGovern
TreasurerBrian Wampler
Legislative Commissioner
Sharon Whitworth
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Bowen Elementary applied and received a grant from Lowe's for$5000 and a grant from the Lyndon City Council for $10,000 touse toward the project. Bowen's PTA hopes to raise more than$20,000.00 for their share of the project.
In September, the PTA put on a "Fit Fest" to raise these funds,including activities like a dunking booth, inflatable basketballcourt, and giant human hamster balls. Each class also provided a baskets for an auction and their silentauction offered the coveted prize of "King and Queen of theCarpool line!"
Is your school doing something special to be a fit or healthyschool? Send your story to [email protected].
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