Monday, March 18, 2019

Family-School Partnerships/Reflections


FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Successful Family-School Partnerships

PTA’s process for building successful partnerships starts with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships and consists of three steps:
·       Raising awareness about the power of family and community involvement.
·       Taking action to cultivate involvement through specific programs and practices.
·       Celebrating success as your school sees increased involvement and its impact. 


A perfect way to get involved in your schools and community is to volunteer the week of April 7-13, 2019 for National Volunteer Week.

April 7-13, 2019
National Volunteer Week, powered by Points of Light, is an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to come together to tackle tough challenges, and build stronger, more resilient communities. A perfect time to shine a light on the people and causes that inspire us to serve, recognizing and thanking volunteers who lend their time, talent and voice to make a difference in their communities.

Reflections       


Thank you to all Ohio PTA units and students who participated this year in our National PTA Reflections Program. Ohio PTA received almost 800 original student entries. We want to congratulate all the Reflection Chairs who gave of their time to promote the arts to their units and students. We also want to congratulate all the students who shared their time and talent with us and submitted their entries to Ohio PTA
We will post a list of the state winners in the May/June edition of our online newsletter. Our Ohio PTA website will also have a list of all the 2018-2019 state level winners.
The Ohio PTA Reflections winning entries will be displayed at our Ohio PTA Convention on April 12-14, 2019. We hope you will be able to attend and have the opportunity to view the display.
Our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be invited to attend our special Reflections Awards luncheon during the Ohio PTA Convention.
EXCITING NEWS
The National PTA Reflections theme for the 2019-2020 year will be “Look Within”!
2019 National PTA Reflections Winners will be announced May 1, 2019 via PTA Live! Honorees will be celebrated at the National PTA’s Convention & Expo in Columbus, Ohio in June, 2019.