December 7Superintendent's Operating Budget Presentation 7:30pm
Richard Montgomery High School
The community (that includes you!) is invited to attend.
*December 19
BOE Testimony
Sign Ups
9:00am
(For individuals who wish to testify at the BOE Operating Budget Hearings on 1/11 or 1/18)
Call the BOE at 301-279-3617
*January 4
Funding for Our Schools Forum 7:30pm Carver Auditorium
*January 11
BOE Operating Budget
Public Hearing
7:00pm
Carver Auditorium
*January 18
BOE Operating Budget
Public Hearing
7:00pm
Carver Auditorium
January 24
Delegates Assembly
7:30pm
Carver Auditorium
*February 14
BOE Adoption of Operating Budget
*February 15
MCCPTA Operating Budget Forum
7:30pm
Richard Montgomery High Schol
February 28
Delegates Assembly
7:30pm
Carver Auditorium
*March 20
County Exectuive Presents Operating Budget Recommendation to County Council
March 27
Delegates Assembly
7:30pm
Carver Auditorium
April 24
Delegates Assembly (Elections)
7:30pm
Carver Auditorium
May 17
MCCPTA Annual Presidents & Principals Dinner
6:30pm
Bethesda North Marriott
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Quick LinksFor directions to Carver Educational Services Center located at 850 Hungerford Drive, click here.
MCCPTA DUES VOUCHER
(Use this to submit your membership dues monthly to the Montgomery County Council of PTAs)
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December Update
Thank you to the Presidents and Delegates who participated in our November Delegates Assembly. Again, great debate, brilliant insights, and thoughtful decisions.
The Delegates adopted the following:
I encourage you to familiarize yourself with all the positions that MCCPTA has adopted: View MCCPTA Resolutions
Next Up: Operating Budget Advocacy
Operating Budget Chair, Jean Schlesinger, will be providing regular updates on the Operating Budget. These will be emailed as well as posted on our website's home page. In the meantime, mark your calenders for budget-related events with the starred dates to the left. And do NOT miss...
Funding for Our Schools Forum
Presented by MCCPTA and the NAACP Parents' Council
Wednesday, January 4, 7:30pm
Carver Auditorium
Come hear first hand from our elected leaders, including Maryland House Ways and Means Committee Chair Sheila Hixson, Senate Delegation Chair Jamie Raskin, House Delegation Chair Brain Feldman, and members of the Montgomery County Council and Montgomery County Board of Education. We will get insight, information, and answers about how changes could impact funding for our schools and our children's education.
PTA Presidents should be on the look out for the Superintendent's Recommended Operating Budget in Brief. Each school will receive 2 copies on Monday, December 12; one is for the school and one is for the PTA president. The recommendation will also be available online.
MCCPTA Annual Presidents & Principals Dinner
The date has been set!
Thursday, May 17, 6:30pm
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
$50 per ticket
Our county tradition is for local PTAs to invite (and pay for) their principals to join them at our annual dinner. We hope all will come out for a celebratory evening. Stay tuned for more details!
Our Volunteers Are Appreciated
A few quick kudos to:
- High School Chair, Dave Lechner, for planning a fabulous Model United Nations for our county high school students
- CIP Chair, Steve Augustino, for his advocacy on the CIP budget and, especially, his efforts regarding the school modernization schedule
- Health & Safety Chairs, Susan Burkinshaw and Donna Pfeiffer, for planning a great program on Conflict Resolution
- Gifted Child Chair, Michelle Gluck, for planning a hugely popular program on acceleration within Curriculum 2.0
- Membership Chair, Janette Gilman, for her tips and strategies to increase membership...we're up 30% over last year's numbers year-to-date
- Parent Involvement Chair, Elisia George, for coordinating with MCPS on the "Rolling out the Red Carpet" forum that outlined ways to welcome all parents into your school community
- ESOL Chair, Antonio Hernandez-Cardoso, on his amazing progress in reaching out to various parent communities throughout the county
- Cultural Arts Chair, Priscilla Peterson, for all the information before, during, and after the Cultural Arts showcases
We have an amazing group of volunteers and I know there are so many more volunteers who should be recognized (we'll get there eventually!). Thank you all for your efforts and know that you are appreciated!
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News Your Local PTA Can Use
Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award
The Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award (PIMA) program is the first of its kind in the nation to shine a spotlight on parents and those with legal responsibility for a child who have had a positive impact on public schools and to encourage all parents to get involved in whatever way they can. The slogan is Choose Your Seat, Get Involved. For more info, visit the Maryland State Department of Education website. And from National PTA....
(Many of you already subscribe to National PTA's e-newsletter "PTA Parent" and visit the National PTA website regularly, so please forgive us when we duplicate efforts by including key items in our emails too!)
Apply for the $2,000 Hearst Award!
Applications Due December 16, 2011The National PTA Phoebe Apperson Hearst Innovation in Family Engagement Award recognizes and celebrates achievement in building effective family-school partnerships. The PTA that receives the Hearst Award will receive $2,000 and will be recognized at the 116th Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition, June 21-24, 2012 in San Jose, California. In addition, Four Awards of Merit will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate exemplary family engagement initiatives. Awards of Merit recipients will receive a certificate of recognition. Applicants for the Hearst Award must be a PTA in good standing and must have a valid 501(c)(3) status. They must also partner with their local education agency (e.g., school or school district) to apply. Applications are due Friday, December 16, 2011, 5:00 p.m. ET,. Apply online at PTA.org/Hearst.
Save the Date for the 2012 National PTA Legislative Conference March 6-8, 2012
During March 6-8, 2012, the premiere event for child advocates will take place at the National PTA Legislative Conference. PTA leaders with a passion for advocacy will meet for in-depth training on National PTA's federal public policy priorities, advocacy workshops sessions, discussion panels, and keynote addresses on timely issues affecting families, schools, and communities. Capping the event will be Capitol Hill visits with congressional leaders.
Registration opens January 18, 2012. Watch for details at PTA.org/national_legislative_conference.asp.
2012 PTA Advocacy Awards
http://www.pta.org/pta_outstanding_advocacy_awards.asp
National PTA is pleased to honor outstanding advocacy on behalf of every child at the 2012 National PTA Legislative Conference. PTA Advocacy Awards will highlight advocacy work of an individual (Shirley Igo Award), local/district/regional unit (Local Outstanding Advocacy Award) and state unit (State Outstanding Advocacy Award). Awards will be presented during a luncheon on Capitol Hill during the Legislative Conference. All award nominations are due via the online submission process (using the below links) by 5:00 p.m. PST, Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Winners will be notified the following week. To learn more about each award and complete the application for each award, please visit the links below. Please contact jchevalier@pta.org with additional questions concerning the 2012 PTA Advocacy Awards nomination process.
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