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GUIDE ADVOCATE COLLABORATE EMPOWER
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President's Message
from
Kelly Langston
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Happy May,
I hope to see you all on May 9th at our Awards Celebration and last Full Council meeting of the year. This is our time to celebrate with all our Guilford County PTAs and to celebrate all your hard work on behalf of the children.
It has been my honor to serve with you these past two years. PTA means so many things. It means family, it means advocacy, and it means positive outcomes for ALL children. I have learned so much while serving these two terms with you. Together, we have worked hard to better the lives of all children, while recognizing and appreciating the strength of our PTA family. There is no other organization like PTA.
I wish you all a wonderful and safe summer. One last time this year, thank you for making a difference! You are truly an inspiration and a blessing to many.
Take care,
Kelly
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DID YOU KNOW?
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As a school principal, administrator, or board member, you know all about shrinking budgets, increasing class sizes, and government mandates on testing and instruction. You face multiple challenges. PTAŽ can help!
PTA offers:
* Programs and resources to support family engagement and student success
With all this behind them, PTAs are equipped to run their units locally, to best serve their schools.
There are all kinds of parent groups out there, but there is only one PTA. Part of school and family life for over 110 years, PTA is the defining organization for parent involvement. Partner with PTA.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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President's Message
2013-2014 GCC Slate
Volunteer in 2013-2014
Incoming Officer Support
Awards Celebration
M.O.R.E.
GCS Honored By State
Schout Outs To You!
Upcoming Events
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McKimmon Conference and Training Center
Raleigh, NC
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NATIONAL PTA NEWS
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Teachers play a key role in student success, and sometimes a simple "thanks" is all a teacher needs to feel valued. Take the time to celebrate your students' teachers during
2013 PTA Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6-10
 | | Howie Mandel Supports PTA |
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Council Nominating Committee
Submits Slate For 2013-2014
On behalf of the 2012-2013 nominating committee, the following slate of officers is presented as required by our bylaws. Officers will be elected May 9th at our Full Council and Awards Celebration at Andrews High School.
Congratulations to the nominees.
President: Katie Sayani Vice President: April Evans Secretary: Krista WilkinsTreasurer: Chris Herndon Best regards Krista Wilkins
Nominating Chair
GCC of PTAs
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Important Message From
The 2013-2014 GCC of PTAs
**We Want You!!**
Whether you are a worker bee or an experienced PTA leader, GCC of PTAs would love you to join our family of dedicated volunteers! We strive to support our local units, advocate for the children of Guilford County, offer quality training and grant money, and much more.
Potential committee members and chairs will be contacted after July 1st. We are looking for representation from all our schools...in all our regions!
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GCC of PTAs Offering Support
To Incoming 2013-2014 Officers
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GCC of PTAs wants to be sure every local unit PTA
is getting all the support and communications they need. Please CLICK HERE to fill out new officer information, so we can keep everyone up to date.
This will help everyone transition easily for a smooth year! Thank you for your help!
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GCC of PTAs Awards Celebration
To Be Held At
T. Wingate Andrews High School
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Please join us for the Annual GCC of PTAs Celebration and Full Council Meeting on Thursday, May 9th at T. Wingate Andrews High School. Any individual or group is welcome to join us to celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of the Guilford County PTAs and meet the incoming 2013/2014 GCC of PTAs Officers. Tickets for the event are on sale now through Friday, May 3rd for $15 per individual. Your ticket includes a floating dinner that will be served from 6:30pm until 7:30pm.
The dinner menu: Rosemary or BBQ chicken, cheddar smashed potatoes, Southern style green beans, garden salad, lemon bars and brownies.
The Full Council Meeting will begin at 7:30pm and the awards celebration will follow. Thank you to all of the schools that submitted awards and photos this year! Please note that your school did not have to submit awards to be part of the celebration. The celebration is for all of our Guilford County PTAs and it will be a hootenanny for everyone!
Please come dressed in your school-spirit wear, a pair of your favorite jeans or slacks and something fun! Thank you for being such wonderful PTA leaders and volunteers!
If you have any questions please contact
ma_russell@hotmail.com
Abby Russell,
Chairperson, Awards Committee
(336) 454-2524
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We Want To Hear From You
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Does your PTA have male volunteers? If so, we want to hear from you. GCC of PTAs is interested in some of the things you are doing. Over the summer, we plan to establish a database of names of our male volunteers. This database will allow the council to better support your efforts in increasing and maintaining the all important male involvement.
Please email your school name along with the names of your male volunteers to the email below.
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State Board Honors GCS as
N.C. District of Character
from gcsnc.com
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The North Carolina State Board of Education honored Guilford County Schools (GCS) at its meeting on Thursday, May 2. GCS was named the 2013 North Carolina District of Character by the Social Studies Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. GCS is now competing against the other state award-winners to be named the National District of Character.
Superintendent Maurice "Mo" Green, Chief Academic Officer Beth Folger, Chief Student Services Officer Gwen Willis, Student Services and Character Development Executive Director Brenda Elliott, Character Development and Service Learning Coordinator Yvonne Foster and Guilford County Board of Education members Alan Duncan and Nancy Routh were in Raleigh for the recognition, as well as other GCS staff members and students. (photos attached).
"We are honored to be recognized as the North Carolina District of Character," said Brenda Elliott, executive director of Student Services and Character Development. "Character education and service-learning is something our entire district has embraced, and we know it is making a difference for our students."
The National Schools of Character Program is administered by the Character Education Partnership (CEP) in Washington, D.C. GCS is now in the running to be named the National District of Character. A representative from CEP visited GCS in April, meeting with GCS staff, parents, students and community members. The 2013 National Schools and Districts of Character will be announced this month. CEP will honor these schools and districts at the 20th National Forum on Character Education, October 24-27, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Character development was a big piece of the Strategic Plan 2012, and focused on educating the whole child - graduating students who were academically ready as well as prepared to serve in their communities and the world as a whole. The initiative continues in Strategic Plan 2016: Achieving Educational Excellence: Personalizing Learning. The three fundamental elements of the Character Development Initiative are character education, civic education, and service-learning.
All 124 GCS schools are engaged in character development and service-learning. In just one year, GCS high schoolers gave more than 60,000 hours of service to schools and our community. More than 500 seniors from the Class of 2012 earned the district's first service-learning diploma for completing 175 hours of service, and another 350 seniors earned the service-learning exemplary award for completing 75 hours of service.
In June, 2012, five GCS schools - Southern High, Weaver Academy, Vandalia Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary and Jefferson Elementary - earned the Character Education Partnership's Promising Practice Award, which showcases innovative best practices in character education. GCS earned five of the 297 awards given to individual schools, districts and organizations from across the U.S., as well as from Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong and Mexico.
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SCHOUT OUT!
(School Shout Out)
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What is a Schout Out?
A Schout Out or (School Shout Out) is a way for us to recognize any PTA that has members who attend any trainings, leadership development opportunities, workshops or conferences that are hosted or sponsored by the GCC of PTAs or our partners.
So, if your school has participated in any event that will further enhance your effectiveness in accomplishing our mission of guiding, advocating, collaborating and empowering then please let us know so that we may give you a "Schout Out" in future Council Connections.
This months
"Schout Outs"
go to all of the PTAs for your hard work and dedication to the mission of advocating for ALL of our children and empowering our parents and teachers this school year. Let's finish up STRONG!
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IMPORTANT DATES
AND REMINDERS
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If you would like to submit information to be published in The Council Connection, please send it to gccofptas@yahoo.com. Information and articles are due on the 25th of each month. The Council Connection will be available on the 5th of each month.
Also join the mailing list for our Exceptional Children
and our Health and Safety Newsletters.
Sincerely,
Darren Cason
Chairman, Communications Committee
GCC of PTAs
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