Sentences with phrase «including pta»

I am available, in person or via the web, to offer introductory presentations, workshops, and six - week courses to parent groups including PTA's, mother's clubs, parents of multiples, and parents of children with special needs.

I am also very active in parenting groups and social groups on behalf of my children, including the PTA and social clubs, such as the Girl Scouts.

She's held many offices in the PTA including PTA President and President of the Roanoke County Council of PTAs.

The «Parent Empowerment» legislation is being pushed in 20 states by the Los Angeles - based «Parent Revolution» organization but is opposed in Florida by a coalition of parent - led groups including the PTA.

Eighty - five senators, 359 representatives, the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the School Superintendents Association, civil rights groups, many parents and parent groups across the country including the PTA, our brothers and sisters in the National Education Association, and the people I represent in the AFT, cheered what President Obama called a Christmas miracle.

* Update, April 18, 2017: This report has been updated to clarify that IRS Form 990s include all PTA revenue, regardless of source.

Not exact matches

The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, APT, Create TV, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, Vice, LiveWell Network, Esquire Network, Bio / FYI Channel, iHeart Radio, HBO, MyxTV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, PTA, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo, and more.

It is up to parents, whether it be individually or as members of a booster club, «Friends of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a) fund the hiring of a certified athletic trainer (who, as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with impact sensors (whether in or on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase concussion education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former athletes, to speak about concussion (another effective way to impress on young athletes the dangers of concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach about proper tackling and neck strengthening;

As an average person, I WOULD NOT want you to stand or sit anywhere near me in places including, but not limited to, a PTA meeting, a children's soccer game, a restaurant, an office cubicle, an amusement park, a bus, an airplane, a political rally, and pretty much all other public spaces, because your attitude and UNNECESSARY USE OF CAPS LOCK totally suck.

The ceremony was attended by school and PTA leaders including Georgia PTA President Lisa - Marie Haygood; Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower and Cherokee County School Board Chair Kyla Cromer and Board Member Rick Steiner.

The Woodstock certified public accountant, whose degree in the field includes a specialization in information systems, joined the School Board in 2015 after serving as youth sports coach and PTA volunteer for his two daughters» schools.

Bring the issue of school food reform (or any school - related issue including recycling, school gardens, composting, etc) to the attention of the PTA or parent group and gage their collective reaction.

UPPER EAST SIDE — The four Democrats running for state Assembly on the Upper East Side include a retired Army colonel, a «recovering» Wall Street banker, an advocate for green spaces and a PTA mom.

A number of organizations have joined together to file this suit, including the state PTA, the state School Boards Association, the state Council of School Superintendents, the Rural Schools Association, the Statewide School Finance Consortium, and others.

«All recurring fees items including and not exclusively examination fees, Library fees, practical fees, utilities, entertainment fees, science development, teacher motivation: GH cents 20 paid out of PTA dues of GH cents 25 per student yearly.

State Senator Ken LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) has asked local superintendents to meet with their school's community members — including parents, students, teachers, and PTAs — to organize their comments and questions relating to Common Core, teacher evaluations, standardized testing and student privacy, and submit them to his office by last Thursday.

It will include Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez and Robert Jackson, State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, the NYPD, Parks Department, members of local PTAs and community members.

Those in support of the plan — including the current principal and PTA from the playground's adjoining school P.S. 166, elected officials, Community Board 7, parents and nearby residents — shared perspectives, bringing the commission up to speed on past debates and public meetings.

Each CEC has 12 members, including nine parents selected by the district's PA / PTAs, two members appointed by the borough president, and one student member selected by the district's community superintendent.

«Arabian Nights, Part 1» (Kino Lorber)-- Criticwire: A -; Metacritic: 76; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto, New York 2015 $ 4,000 in 1 theater; PTA: $ 4,000

TIFF programmed a whopping 289 films in its line - up, from Special Presentations and a few Cannes holdovers, to many exciting premieres, including Cloud Atlas and PTA's The Master in 70 mm.

With a cast including Joaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, and a cameo from Martin Short you're going to get nuggets of greatness, and PTA fans will undoubtedly feel that there are parts of Inherent Vice which could be described as genius.

Some of the biggest snubs from this include no nominees from Spielberg's The Post or PTA's Phantom Thread, and also nothing for Armie Hammer or Michael Stuhlbarg from the outstanding Call Me by Your Name.

While the plot above all seems pretty straight forward, PTA has managed to craft something that truly blurs the lines of comprehension; so much so, that even the most in - tuned PTA aficionado's — myself included — will struggle to decipher the director's latest cinematic conundrum.

PTA's cast includes a bunch of other goofy characters: Josh Brolin as Bigfoot, Joanna Newsom as Sortilège, Benicio Del Toro as Smilax, even Owen Wilson, Jena Malone and Martin Short..

Included: Information about new PTA resources for parents.

Recent speaking engagements include National and State PTA conferences, SXSW Interactive, and Parenting Magazine's Mom Congress.

The PTA has worked to advance social changes that improved the lives of young people, including championing the creation of child labor laws, reorganizing the juvenile justice system, and improving a variety of children's services.

Those families expressed their gratitude, and the gesture inspired most to become more involved with school functions, including parent workshops, PTA, and volunteering when possible.

The coalition is more than teachers unions and includes school boards, administrators, PTAs, and noncertified employees represented by several different unions, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Similarly, there are several pages on Facebook where people can post videos or messages to thank their teachers publicly, including the Thank - A-Teacher page by the national PTA.

Joe's commitment to Florida's children and families has resulted in several awards, including a statewide «Award of Excellence» from the Florida Afterschool Alliance, an Honorary Life Membership in the Florida PTA, and status as a fellow with the Florida Supreme Court Justice Teaching Institute (JTI).

Both staffers are networking effectively through Fam U's steering committee, which includes representatives from the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, the 16th District PTA and its Urban Family Engagement Network (UFEN), the Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County, and the YMCA of Central Kentucky.

Mark's work has included lobbying the State government, writing letters and op - eds in the local paper, and, while City PTA president, blogging about charter schools and other education issues on the Albany PTA Blog at the Times Union website.

A coalition of parent - led groups, including the Florida PTA, and Democrats bashed a fast - tracked «parent trigger» proposal that would let parents at failing schools determine their fate.

On Monday, March 5, 2012, members of the broad alliance of Florida education advocacy groups including: Citizens for Strong Schools, 50th No More, Florida PTA, Fund Education Now, Marions United for Public Education, Save Duval Schools and Support Dade Schools traveled to Tallahassee to join a press conference at 9:30 A in Room 301 of the Florida Senate Office Building.

We were able to include parent organizations that filed either an IRS Form 990 or a Form 990 - EZ in those years.48 However, several known PTAs are missing because their revenues were low enough — typically, less than $ 50,000 — that they were not required to report, or we were unable to locate recent financial information from the IRS or other sources of tax reporting information.

National partners included PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center, National PTA, American Federation for Teachers, National School Climate Center (Bully Bust), National Education Association - NEA, National Association of State Directors of Special Education and many more!

The survey forms part of PTA UK's written evidence to an MPs» inquiry into regional schools commissioners by the education select committee which will include public evidence sessions later in the autumn.

A separate online survey of more than 1,300 active PTA members revealed almost all (97 %) felt they should be consulted about big changes to their child's school with 96 % saying being consulted made them feel included in their child's education.

There are 29 members on the committee, including John Ashley, executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards; Adam Gamoran, head of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the UW - Madison; Kim Henderson, who leads the state PTA organization; Kurt Bauer, representing Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce; James Bender of School Choice Wisconsin; and Kevin Reilly, head of the UW System.

Members of the SFN who testified during the hearing included representatives from the Wisconsin PTA, the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators, the Wisconsin Education Association Council and the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.

Additional equity work has included encouraging more involvement from African American families, facilitating courageous conversations among parents, and encouraging the PTA to become more diverse.

PTA UK wants the remit of the new regional schools commissioners to include consultation with parents.

Maine's proposed bill is supported by the Maine State Board of Education, the Maine PTA, Advisory Council on Alternative Education, the Maine Association for Public Charter Schools, and hundreds of parents, educators and other citizens, including the Commissioner of Education.

CEA, the Connecticut Parent Teacher Association (CT PTA), and the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) presented key survey findings including concerns with technology to the effects of overtesting and the time needed to administer and take the SBAC test.

Prior to serving on the school board he held a leadership position for eight years with the local, state, and district parent teacher association to include President of the Petersburg Citywide Council of PTAs with oversight for 10 local units.

This year's notable speakers included: American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten; special assistant Chris Rinkus in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R - NC); National PTA president Jim Accomando; The Century Foundation Senior Fellow Richard Kahlenberg; and Thomas B. Fordham Institute president Michael Petrilli.

Members of the State and Local ESSA Implementation Network include NSBA, the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of State Boards of Education, AASA: The School Superintendents Association, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, and the National PTA.

That decision was a major defeat for a coalition of state education groups, including the CTA, the state PTA and the California School Boards Association, along with advocates for minority students, led by the nonprofit law firm Public Advocates, which brought the related lawsuits six years ago.