The attached proposed amendments to the Connecticut PTA Bylaws were approved by the CT PTA Board of Directors at the January 28, 2017 BOD meeting and will be presented for consideration at the Connecticut PTA 117th Annual Meeting. The Connecticut PTA Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2017 . Meeting will be held at CT PTA , 540 Washington Avenue, North Haven Meeting begins at 6:00 pm. click here to review CT PTA bylaw changes

Resources for You Click here to visit the resources below In This Section Run Your PTA Advocacy Family Resources Parent Toolkit Center for Family Engagement Notes from the Backpack Podcast Parents' Guide to Student Success Our Children Magazine College and Career Readiness Assessments and Standards Health Safety Family Guides Special Education Toolkit Summer Learning and After-School Opportunities In the Classroom Kids in Art Class Children Arriving at School Raising Hands In the Classroom Teacher and Young Student Kids for Peace Classmates Teacher and Kids Teacher & Student Fun in the Pool Playing with Animals Summer Camp Kids

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Connecticut PTA History Frances Sheldon Bolton founded the Connecticut Congress of Mothers in 1900, three years after the National Congress was organized Washington, D.C. in 1897. Utilizing the same Goals and Objects of the National Congress, Connecticut's mothers directed their efforts toward bringing the system of education closer to excellence and making the home environment a positive and healthy experience for the children and youth. CT PTA's record of accomplishments for the well being of all children and youth is impressive. It has helped the secure child labor and school attendance laws; juvenile courts; maternal and child health services; public school kindergartens; school lunches; funds for enrichment education programs, libraries, and vocational education; juvenile delinquency research and control; and other legislation that benefits children and school. Our members continue to identify the to the interests of children and to take action to achieve the PTA's legislative objectives. Since its founding, three crucial areas have formed the framework of the PTA and have given direction to all its efforts for children: advocacy, service and parent education. As children's need have changed, the CT PTA's specific objectives have been redefined, but these three traits have remained constant. Children need the PTA as much today as they did in 1900, and their needs will be as great in five, ten, twenty years. To achieve the goals of our founder and our present leaders, our organization is continuing work on projects begun and is reaching out into new areas of concern. Problems of children and families in the urban setting; standardized testing and minimal competency standards; teacher preparation and in service training; school finance; special need of single-parent families and teenage parents; the energy crisis and the schools; hazardous materials in the environment; and utilizing technology in today's schools for tomorrow's workplace have been concerns throughout the years and continue to be concerns. CT PTA is proud of its past and traditions it has established. It is dealing with conditions of the present with courage and vigor; and it looks to the future with a strong commitment, knowing that children will always need friends and advocates who will speak out and take action on their behalf. International Connections As early as the fall of 1897, Alice McLellan Birney suggested international connections for the National Congress of Mothers. She was corresponding with women in many foreign countries about their ways of reaching and teaching mothers. Requests for information about the growing Congress had already been received from England, China, Japan and the Netherlands. Belgium invited the Americans to take apart in an international meeting on home education in 1905. With the cooperation of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was chairman of the Congress' Advisory Council, the national convention body voted in 1905 to hold the First International Congress on the Welfare of the Child in 1908 in Washington, DC. A letter was sent to 48 countries accompanied by a letter from the U.S. State Department. Twelve countries from four continents were represented, as were 32 U.S. states. A second International Congress was held three years later in conjunction with the Congress of Mothers' 150, annual convention. A third and final International Congress met in April 1914 at the Congress' 18th annual convention, including representatives from Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Bulgaria and Germany. The Congress' influence continued to spread around the world, where child welfare and mothers' organizations were organized under various names. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Mothers' Club expanded its activities for under privileged children; India and Japan promoted mother's study groups; and Canada organized the Canadian Federation of Home and School. In 1927, the International Federation of Home and School was founded in Canada on the University of Toronto campus with the National PTA president serving as the international group's president as well. At the end of World War II, General MacArthur invited the PTA to help establish a Japanese PTA as a means of democratizing that country. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers organized the European Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students in 1958 to serve parents of children in Department of Defense schools. A number of units were active in Hong Kong during the early 1980s but later disbanded. Then in 1991, the Pacific Congress of American Parents, Teachers and Students was granted a charter, making it the 53rd congress and in 1998 the 54th congress, the U.S. Virgin Islands, was chartered. The Connecticut PTA is proud of its past and the traditions it has established; it is dealing with conditions of the present with courage, and vigor; and it looks to the future with a strong commitment, knowing that children will always need friends and advocates who will speak out and take action on their behalf. Read Full History Here

MEMBERSHIP FLYERS 10 Reasons to Belong > go Why your school needs a PTA> go Myth vs Truth> go Membership dues help you succeed > go Zooming into Membership Kit The Zooming into Membership Kit teaches your region, district, council or state PTA how to organize and host Zooming into Membership events. We share examples, templates, ideas and best practices from other PTAs who have done it. Here is how it works: Read What You Need to Know about Zooming into Membership (en español ) or watch the video and then check out the eight steps below to find out how to use the Kit

Legislative Call to Action Visit Website E-Mail Here The Education Committee has passed HB 5469 An Act Concerning Student Data Privacy out of committee. After the public hearing the committee members did make changes to the original bill to make it stronger than it was. We are very thankful to the committee for making those changes necessary to more adequately protect the students and families of Connecticut. Still, based on legislation already enacted in other states, HB 5469 is still in need of a few provisions to provide our state with a comprehensive law. Those items include: Extending requirements to all contracts that include student Personally-Identifiable-Information (right now it only applies to electronic records storage vendors, like cloud storage companies. It should reach all contractors and consultants who handle student PII.) Clarifying that protections also cover students between the ages of 18 and 21 who attend public schools, particularly those with special needs (right now it is defined as pre-k-to grade 12 only, leaving out those students who remain in the system until 21) Including enforcement penalties and breach remedies Better defining “Industry standard” best practices for storage, transmission, and role based access As a member of CAPE (Connecticut Alliance for Privacy in Education), we are now actively building support to include those measures. We ask that you join us in that pursuit by sending a letter to your own representatives to amend HB 5469 to cover all data, all public school children and young adults still in the system with enforcement and penalties for those who violate the law. Click Here to write to your legislators right now! We have provided a sample letter to representatives for you to use or customize with your own message and experiences. You may visit our website for more information, a link to the bill, our recommendations or to contact us any time. Thank you for your support and action in helping us to provide the children of our state with protections already enacted in a majority of other states!

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College & Career Readiness in Connecticut: What do families need to know? Do you know how testing has changed in our schools? Do you have the information and resources to help your children at home? We want to empower parents with the information and tools they need to help their children and support their success. Connecticut PTA has partnered to host an informative event for New Haven parents and families. We'll provide information and discussion on the changes happening around assessments in our schools and throughout the state. Join us by participating in the discussion, refreshments and prize drawings! QUINNIPIAC TERRACE- COMMUNITY ROOM 2 John Williamson Drive, New Haven Wednesday, March 29 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm FREE Presentation, Dinner and Prizes! Click here for flyer Connecticut PTA would like to thank all Partners Capital Preparatory Magnet School City of New Haven CSA(community services administration) Elm City Communities HQAP (high quality assessment project) New Haven Family Resourch Center VARICK Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church Yale School of Medicine

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Resources for advocacy on behalf of children and youth, developing parent skills, and encouraging parent and public involvement in public schools. CT PTA hosts a variety of events and programs throughout the year that support families, empower leaders, and strengthen local PTAs. Our signature events include the annual Symposium and Expo , featuring workshops, resources, and networking opportunities; the Reflections Program , which celebrates student creativity and expression; and the Outstanding Administrators Brunch, honoring school leaders who make a meaningful impact on students and communities. In addition, CT PTA offers ongoing trainings and workshops designed to build leadership skills and organizational effectiveness, as well as our Annual Meeting , where members come together to conduct association business and shape the future of our organization. For more Details Click Here

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