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The Reflections Program
This National PTA art achievement and recognition program provides an opportunity for students, K-12, to express themselves artistically. Categories are literature, music composition, photography, visual arts, dance choreography, and film/video production. Students compete on local, regional, state and national levels.

Building Successful Partnerships
A series of workshops designed to discuss the benefits of parent involvement, the components of effective parent involvement programs, and how to implement the National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs.

Officer Leadership Training
The PTA offers a variety of opportunities for PTA local unit leadership to participate in training for various officers; i.e., president, secretary, treasurer, membership, and legislative liaisons.

Community Resource & Technology Center
A wide variety of materials, books, kits, audio and video tapes have been compiled for PTA use. Areas covered are health, safety, environment, parenting, advocacy/
public policy, classroom instruction, and leadership. The state office also houses a networked computer lab for computer instruction and activities.

School-based Workshops for Parents
The following workshops are available and are designed to help parents help their children succeed in school. They provide specific strategies to help children at home and communicate effectively with teachers and can be easily adapted to fit the needs of parents in individual schools. (1-1.5 hours each)

Making Homework Manageable
This workshop is designed to help parents learn the necessary skills to create a home environment that promotes and encourages learning. Parents will learn about the importance of their role in helping their child and developing habits to overcome barriers in doing homework. They will also leave with specific strategies to make homework time manageable and will receive materials to help get the process started.

Loving to Read, Loving to Learn
This workshop is designed to help parents understand the importance of reading to increase the academic success of their children by providing strategies that make reading enjoyable. If reading is enjoyable, children are more like to read more often and get the practice they need to become good readers. This hands-on workshop will give parents ideas on how to make reading enjoyable for their children.

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Helps parents to see and understand the importance of regular communication with their child’s teacher and school, understand how to prepare for conferences and know which important questions to ask the teacher to support learning at home.

Creating a Star Student
Parents will understand what “standards” are and why they are used, how our school system is organized and how this information will help their children in school, as well as having the information to make better informed decisions about parent options.

Getting Ready for CSAP
Parents will understand why students must take the CSAP and how it affects the school’s accountability, as well as how it affects their child’s learning and grades. This will help parents understand how to help their child reduce stress and prepare for the CSAP as well as learning the format and rules for taking the CSAP.

So this is PTA
Put the power of association to work for your parent group. Do your members want to know more about the resources and benefits that come with PTA membership? This workshop is for you! (1-2 hours)

Take Charge of Your TV
A critical viewing workshop created for parents, educators, and organizations in our communities. It’s designed to address concerns about television and the impact of television violence and commercialism on children. This workshop may be adapted for presentation to high school students.

Purposes of the PTA

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship. • To raise the standards of home life. • To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth. • To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth. • To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.

Insurance Altert

PTA bylaws require local units to carry insurance including director/officer, liability , and bonding to be a unit in good standing. Colorado PTA has negotiated comprehensive coverage at volume discount rates from AIM as the preferred provider for the Colorado PTA. Your AIM renewal offer will come in September or early October and should not be confused with offers from other providers that might appear to be this annual insurance renewal. A PTA unit may obtain insurance from another insurance provider as long as the coverage requirements of the bylaws are met. When considering other providers, it is recommended to compare coverage amounts and rates as well as the actions required by the provider for covering your PTA events and property. Contact the Colorado PTA office if you have any additional questions.

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