How successfully is your PTA achieving the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships? Share your success story by applying for the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Family-School Partnership Awards!
The National Standards provide a roadmap to help PTAs, schools, and communities work together to more effectively connect family and community engagement to student success. All local PTAs that submit a complete award application demonstrating achievement in one or more of the National Standards will receive a Family-School Partnership Award of Merit. For representing the best in one of the six National Standards, six PTAs will receive an Award of Excellence, with a $500 monetary award. One PTA will receive the Outstanding Family-School Partnership Award, with a $2,000 monetary award, for demonstrating significant achievement in all six standards.
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Since 1948 the Colorado PTA has managed a Scholarship Fund for graduating seniors who have attended PTA/PTSA affiliated high schools. During this time we have been able to provide over 300 scholarships to deserving students who have met the criteria outlined here. And click below to download the scholarship form:
COPTA Scholarship
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Deadline: November 20, 2009
Xap/Bridges 2009 Video Contest
Deadline: December 4, 2009
Team CIC
Deadline: May 1, 2010
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Following our Colorado State Legislature is much like following a soap opera. Once you know the characters and watch how they interact with each other, you get hooked wondering what will happen next and find yourself tuning in day after day!
Come to the COPTA Legislative Conference. Learn who the characters (legislators) are and watch them “up close and personal” as they discuss legislation that affects the lives of children.
This one-day conference will be February 25, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Colorado State Capitol. The cost …
Get free, hands-on help with your tax return. September 22 – November 14, 2009: By Appointment only
Clinic Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Evenings, 7-9 p.m. & Saturday mornings, 9-11 a.m.
Location:
Colorado PTA, 7859 West 38th Avenue Wheat Ridge, Colorado
For more information
or to schedule an appointment, please e-mail your request and contact information to taxclinic@copta.org
CONGRATULATIONS to West Woods Elementary PTSA in Arvada for receiving the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Family-School Partnership Award of Merit, 2008-2009.
Their PTA demonstrated the commitment to building partnerships to better celebrate their local unit while implementing the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships.
The Phoebe Apperson Hearst–National PTA Excellence in Education Partnership Award and Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence Certification for 2010 Hearst Award Application will be available on October 1, 2009. Read more here>>
National Dairy Council® and the National Football League® are offering schools a free Wellness Activation Kit to help students make positive changes in their eating and exercise habits. The Wellness Activation Kits that schools …
