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1 BENNET MS PTSa 1 BOLTON CENTER PTA 1B OWERS PTA 1 BUCKLEY PTA 1 ESM PTA 1 KEENEY STREET PTA 1 HIGHLAND PARK PTA 1 NOAH WEBSTER 1 MONTESSORI MAGNET (CREC) 1 PHACT 1 Willington PTA 1 RUTH CHAFFEE PTA 1 Verplank 1 WADDELL PTA 2 ANDOVER PTA 2 EAST LYME MS PTA 2 FLANDERS PTA 2 HEBRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS PTA 2L EBANON PTA 2 LILLIE B. HAYNES PTA 2 NIANIC CENTER 2 QH PTA 2 WATERFORD GN PTA 5 BAIMS PTA 5 DLMS PTA 5 ELI TERRY JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA 5 ELLEN P. HUBBELL PTA 5 FISHER PTA 5 GREENE-HILLS PTA 5 HOLMES PTA 5 IVY DRIVE PTA 5 LAKE GARDA PTA 5 PCS MUSTANG PTA 5 SOUTH SIDE PTA 5 TERRYVILLE HS PTSA 5 THOMASTON TOWNWIDE PTA 5 WEST SIDE PTA 4 APPLES PTA 4 BARLOW MOUNTAIN ES PTA 4 BEDFORD MIDDLE 4 BOOTH HILL PTA 4 BRANCHVILLE PTA 4 BURR PTA 4 CENTRAL MS PTA 4 CHAPEL STREET PTA 4 CIDER MILL PTA 4 COLEYTOWN ES PTA 4 COLEYTOWN MS PTA 4 Concord PTA(Columbus magnet) 4 COS COB PTA 4 DANIELS FARM PTA 4 EAST RIDGE MS PTA 4 EASTERN MS PTA 4 EASTON SEPTA 4 ELI WHITNEY PTA 4 FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE HS PTSA 4 FAIRFIELD SEPTA 4 FAIRFIELD WARDE HS PTSA 4 FAIRFIELD WOODS MS PTSA 4 FARMINGVILLE PTA 4 FLOOD MS PTA 4 FRENCHTOWN ES PTA 4 GLENVILLE PTA 4 GREENS FARM ES PTA 4 GREENWICH HS PTA 4 HAMILTON AVENUE PTA 4 HAWLEY PTA 4 HEAD O'MEADOW PTA 4 HILLCREST MS PTA 4 HOLLAND HILL PTA 4 INT'L SCHOOL AT DUNDEE PTA 4 JANE RYAN PTA 4 JENNINGS PTA 4 JOHN READ MS PTA 4 JULIAN CURTISS PTA 4 KINGS HIGHWAY PTA 4 LONG LOTS PTA 4 LORDSHIP PTA 4 MADISON MS PTA 4 MARVIN 4 McKINLEY PTA 4 MIDDLE GATE PTA 4 MIDDLEBROOK ES PTA 4 MIDDLEBROOK MS PTA 4 MILL HILL PTA 4 MILLER/DRISCOLL PTA 4 MONROE SEPTA 4 NATHAN HALE 4 NES PTA(Naramake) 4 NEW LEBANON PTA 4 NEWTOWN HS PTSA 4 NEWTOWN MS PTA 4 NEWTOWN SPED PTA 4 NORTH MIANUS PTA 4 NORTH STRATFIELD PTA 4 NORTH STREET PTA 4 OLD GREENWICH PTA 4 OSBORN HILL PTA 4 PARKWAY PTA 4 PAWS (KENDALL SCHOOL PTA) 4 REDDING ELEMENTARY PTA 4 REED INTERMEDIATE PTA 4 RIDGEBURY ES PTA 4 RIDGEFIELD HS PTSA 4 RIVERFIELD PTA 4 RIVERSIDE PTA 4 ROGER LUDLOWE MS PTSA 4 ROGER SHERMAN 4 ROTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA 4 ROWAYTON PTA 4 SANDY HOOK PTA 4 SAUGATUCK ES PTA 4 SCOTLAND PTA 4 SCOTTS RIDGE MS PTA 4 Shelton Septa 4 Silvermine PTA 4 SIX TO SIX INT. MAGNET PTSA 4 STAPLES HS PTSA 4 STRATFIELD PTA 4 STRATFORD ACADEMY PTSA 4 STRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL PTSA 4 TASHUA PTA 4 TIMOTHY DWIGHT PTA 4 TOMLINSON MS PTA 4 Tracey ES PTA 4 TRUMBULL HS PTSA 4 TRUMBULL SEPTA 4 United STRATFORD SEPTSA 4 VETERANS PARK PTA 4 WEST ROCKS MS PTA 4 WESTERN MS PTA 4 WILCOXSON PTA 4 WILTON HS PTSA 4 Wilton SEPTA 4 Wolfpit PTA 4 WOOSTER MS PTA 3 ALMA PAGELS PTA 3 BAILEY MS PTA 3 Barnum 3 BEAR PATH 3 BIELEFIELD PTA 3 BRADLEY PTA 3 BUNGAY PTA 3 CALF PEN MEADOW PTA 3 Chatfield Lo Presit 3 Cheshire SEPTA 3 Church ST Alliance PTA 3 Clinton 3 CLINTONVILLE PTA 3 DAVIS STREET PTA 3 DEER RUN PTA 3 DODD MS PTA 3 DOOLITTLE PTA 3 DUNBAR HILL PTA 3 EAST SHORE MS PTA 3 EDITH MACKRILLE PTA 3 Engineering & Science University Magnet School (ESUMS) PTA 3 FARM HILL PTA 3 FOREST PTA 3 FRANCES WALSH INTERMEDIATE 3 GREEN ACRES PTA 3 HAMDEN SEPTA 3 HAMDEN MS PTA 3 HELEN STREET PTA 3 JOHN B. SLINEY PTA 3 KATHLEEN GOODWIN 3 LIVE OAKS PTA 3 MARY TISKO PTA 3 MARY T. MURPHY PTA 3 MAY V. CARRIGAN PTA 3 MEADOWSIDE PTA 3 MONTOWESE school PTA 3 MOODY PTA 3 North Haven HS PTSA 3 NORTH HAVEN MS PTA 3 NORTON PTA 3 NUTMEG PTA 3 ORANGE AVENUE PTA 3 ORCHARD HILLS PTA 3 PUMPKIN DELIGHT PTA 3 PTSA OF HHS (Hamden High) 3 RACE BROOK PTA 3 RIDGE HILL PTA 3 RIDGE ROAD PTA 3 SAVIN ROCK PTA 3 Seth Haley 3 Shepherd Glenn 3 SPENCER PTA 3 SPRING GLEN PTA 3 WASHINGTON ES PTA 3 WESLEY PTA 3 WEST SHORE MS PTA 3 WILBUR CROSS PTSA 3 WEST WOODS 3 WORTHINGTON HOOKER PTA

The PTA Council President Click Here For Region Map Region 3 Councils: Hamden, Milford, North Haven Region 4 Councils: Fairfield, Greenwich, Ridgefield, Trumbull & Westport, If your PTA is part of one of these councils, ask your council president or delegate to provide you information on what is going on at a state-wide level. Connecticut PTA Board of Directors meet at least four times a year to discuss issues that are of interest to all PTAs in the state. If your area is not represented at Connecticut PTA board meetings, ask your council president to appoint a delegate to act as a conduit of information between the state organization and your council and units. In order to form a council, two or more units must decide to work together as an entity. A council is a group of local units organized under the authority of the state PTA for purposes of conference, leadership training, and coordination of efforts of the local units. Not all areas have councils. Review the scope of cooperation with partner organizations Adopt the annual budget Adopt policies and procedures Approve revision and amendments of state bylaws prior to submission to the CT PTA Annual Meeting. Review resolutions prior to the CT PTA Annual Meeting and implement approved resolutions.

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Incorporation Why is this so important to your PTA and your own personal assets? PTAs involved in various activities must recognize the responsibilities that the members and officers of the organization have in conducting the affairs of that organization. Incorporating your PTA will protect and limit the liability of your individual members. A Corporation is an impersonal entity created by law that can own assets and incur liabilities therefore protecting the personal assets of members representing the mission of the organization and their assets cannot be seized in the settlement of any claims. Consult with the CT PTA office for further information on how to incorporate your PTA. To protect your members and your unit, your unit should also carry liability insurance.

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The Resolution Process THE RESOLUTION PROCESS: HOW TO PARTICIPATE Connecticut PTA’s resolutions and beliefs are what drive our association. They set the direction of our association and provide legislators and other educational leaders with our viewpoint on education and children related issues. Resolutions and/or position statements may deal with local, state or federal issues. They are usually directed at school boards, legislature, the State Board of Education, or Congress. If your school or unit has concerns that are not addressed by CT PTA’s or National PTA’s existing resolutions, we encourage you to submit a resolution to the Committee for consideration at the next Annual Meeting. The CT PTA’s Legislative Committee, through its Resolutions Committee gathers and develops resolutions from local units, CT PTA committees and the CT PTA Board of Directors. The resolutions are acted upon by the membership at the annual meeting and they provide the foundation for CT PTA’s Legislative Program. HOW TO SUBMIT A RESOLUTION December 1st is the deadline for submission of written resolution proposals to the Resolution Committee. A unit, committee or board, not individuals, must submit resolutions. To assist you in drafting your proposals, a sample resolution proposal is below. SAMPLE RESOLUTION CONCEALABLE WEAPONS WHEREAS PTA supports and speaks on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; and WHEREAS One of the Objects of PTA is to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth; and WHEREAS Incidences of gun violence are steadily increasing, and WHEREAS Children are too often the innocent victims of gun violence, both physically and emotionally; be it therefore RESOLVED That Connecticut PTA support legislation which proposes stricter controls of concealable firearms, including but not limited to, registration of each gun sold, recording of secondary sales, licensing requirement for purchases of shotguns and rifles as well as handguns, and stricter permitting standards for those allowed to carry loaded concealable weapons; and be it further RESOLVED That Connecticut PTA inform its members about pending gun control legislation and the issues surrounding such legislation so that local PTAs and PTA members may encourage legislators to support same. Submitted by Health & Welfare Commission 1994 Recommended by Board of Directors 1994 Approved by Convention Body 1994 How to write a resolution>

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Nutmeg Statewide PTA (NSPTA) is the statewide unit of the Connecticut PTA (CTPTA), chartered in 1989 with support from National PTA. NSPTA connects individuals who care about statewide issues affecting the health, education, and well-being of Connecticut’s children and youth. A key priority is building a scholarship endowment for graduating seniors pursuing careers that serve children and families. Since 2000, NSPTA has awarded over $13,500 in scholarships. Join NUTMEG Today!! Donate to Nutmeg Statewide PTA Endowment Fund History of the NSPTA In 1988 when Carol Duggan was the CT PTA State President, National PTA was interested in increasing membership and asked state PTAs for ideas by offering grants to fund pilot projects. CT PTA applied for and received a grant to survey past State Board members and CT PTA Life Achievement Award recipients to see if there was interest on their part in participating in CT PTA. Nutmeg was born. NSPTA was chartered on Founders’ Day, 1989, by CT PTA with 15 founding members. It was CT PTA’s first statewide unit. NSPTA was written into the CT PTA Bylaws and adopted by the CT PTA membership at the 1989 Annual Convention. In addition, the unit was to provide service to the state organization when needed, plan for the 100th anniversary of CT PTA in 2000 and develop a scholarship endowment fund. NSPTA for the 100th convention created, printed and distributed a history of CT PTA which is posted on the CT PTA website. NSPTA also placed a wreath on CT PTA Founder’s grave on the actual day in December when National PTA signed the CT PTA charter. The endowment fund was created in 1998 when Joseph Pearson, a former board member and career education activist, left $85,000 to NSPTA upon his death. Until then, the balance of the membership fees constituted the fund. The first scholarship in the amount of $5,000 was awarded at the 100th meeting. NSPTA membership is a solid core members who join annually for $20.00 and others who may join so that they can go to NPTA Convention or they have a special issue they want to bring forward at the CT PTA Convention or they are a non-PTA SEPTA in need of PTA affiliation before that statewide unit accepts them. NSPTA pays the membership fees to the state and national and the balance of $15.00 is deposited directly into the endowment fund as we have been able to find donors to provide postage and paper. Every other year, NSPTA does additional fundraising through a matching grant program. Two years ago this brought in an additional $1,000 plus the grant of $1,000. On the off year, the members of the NPTA State Presidents’ Club are invited to join as a Founders’ Day gift to NSPTA. The Endowment Committee meets twice a year. NSPTA has evolved into a scholarship vehicle for CT PTA. Three scholarships are awarded annually. The amount varies depending on NSPTA's income. The Carol P. Duggan Nutmeg PTA Scholarship The Joseph Pearson The Janet E. Petkus Grant - funded by Carol Duggan's family Scholarship instructions and applications are distributed to PTA High schools Career centers or Guidance offices of eligible high schools. We accept only one applicant per PTA/PTSA.

VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING 2020 Presidents & Treasurers Required Training New Presidents : Choose Presidents 101 and 1 workshop of choice. New Treasurers: Choose Treasurers 101 and 1 workshop of choice. All other President & Treasurers: Two workshops of choice. Choose workshops below. Power Points and or live recordings. When you are ready, Answer the questions from each workshop attended and return to CT PTA via email at office@ctpta.org . (2 minimum per leader) Questions? Call or email us at 203-691-9585 or office@ctpta.org Workshop Power Point Pre recorded live session Diversity & Inclusion Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training Click here; Advocacy 101 Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here NEW Membership Campaign Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here Bylaws Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here Family Engagement Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here Treasurers 101 Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here Be Internet Awesome Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here Presidents 101 Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here: Secretaries 101 Power Point Click Here Click here for Video Questions for Training: Click here: 7-21-2-20 The workshop provided an updated COVID-19 information relevant to PTA leaders and parents as we consider the re-opening of public schools. Presenter: Asha K. Shah, MD MS, Stamford Hospital, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons COVID re-entry workshop.mp4 Dropbox link https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3nbkwwc5p9r4z8/COVID%20re-entry%20workshop.mp4?dl=0 Power Point Presentation Presentation cannot be reproduced without permission from CT PTA Click here for Power Point CLICK HERE FOR RESOURCES FROM NATIONAL PTA Take advantage of Elearning. Great tools for leaders offered by National PTA. Please note, Elearning DOES NOT count as required trainng but are great tools for all leaders!