HB 305 Cupp-Patterson Bill

 

HB 305, the latest version of the “Cupp-Patterson” bill to overhaul the school funding formula for Ohio schools, and to change the way vouchers and charter schools are funded.  It’s the best legislation offered since the 1997 DeRolph decision to actually fix school funding. It has just started its way through the lame-duck legislative process. It needs to be passed as introduced and by mid-December to have any chance of actually becoming law. Click the link below to log in and send your message: https://www.votervoice.net/OHPTA/Campaigns/78271/Respond

Join Us This Wednesday at 7 pm

 

What does the state report card look like in this COVID-19 season? An Ohio Department of Education expert, the Chief Executive Officer of Youngstown City Schools and an involved parent tackle this question and much more.  

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nD-lwfc4TI2hAgXObzZg1Q

IMPORTANT MEMBERHUB WEBINAR

The November 30 deadline for units to be in good standing is quickly approaching. If you haven’t submitted state dues yet or set up your MemberHub account, please click below to attend a webinar giving step by step directions on how to do so. It will be held live on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 pm and it will be recorded. Please join us and help spread the word. 

This Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 pm, "MemberHub - How to enter members and pay state dues." 

When: Nov 17, 2020, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod--oqT8iGNG-47_aEII9eDUpoHjZR7nq 

November 18th Approaching Fast - Register TODAY!

Why Should the State Report Card Still Matter During the Pandemic? What Does It Mean for My Child?

What does the state report card look like in this COVID-19 season? Join the Ohio PTA From Report to Results team along with an Ohio Department of Education expert, the Chief Executive Officer of Youngstown City Schools, and an involved parent as they tackle this question and much more.

The webinar’s focus is to help you understand Ohio’s state report cards and the data shared about our local school districts, especially the changes we see on the 2020 Report Card.

Find out the challenges to overcome and critical strategies necessary to ensure that all students and families have the tools needed and are supported to have a successful school year and beyond.

Nov 18, 2020, 07:00 PM EST-REGISTER HERE

The Nation's Report Card

 

The most recent Nation's Report Card – for 12th grade reading and mathematics – joins a series of NAEP releases in recent years that signal troubling trends across grade levels and across subject areas. The results reveal a pattern in which the lowest-performing students on NAEP show the largest declines in performance in both reading and mathematics. WATCH THE VIDEO This pattern predates the current national landscape, in which the global pandemic is disproportionately affecting the economic circumstances and educations of children of color and those living in low-income households. While this is undoubtedly troubling news, there is a compelling need to shine a spotlight on it, and we hope the context that NAEP provides can be a catalyst for action. Watch this video to learn more. The National Assessment Governing Board is an independent, nonpartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public. Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988 to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. For more information about the Governing Board, visit  www.nagb.gov.

LEGAL FILINGS DUE NOVEMBER 15TH

 

November 30th Deadline

The deadline to make your first membership dues payment is fast approaching, November 30!

This impacts your unit's eligibility to participate in programs such as Reflections and remain in good standing.

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Remember per Ohio PTA 2020-2021 standards of affiliation, the membership handbook, and legal/financial handbook units/councils have to do the following in MemberHub

1. Enter all officers

2. Enter all members (you can import these or manually enter them if not using your MemberHub Store)

3. Pay state dues (you can't pay state dues without first entering members, then a president or treasurer are only authorized)

Email office@ohiopta.org if you are an officer that has never accessed MemberHub to get started. Also, the staff is happy to schedule calls in addition to email correspondence if you need further assistance.

A Little PTA News You Can Use

Congratulations to Buchtel Community Learning Center in D13 for winning the "Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant" from the Center for Family Engagement, and to Ridge-Brook Elementary PTA for earning the renewal continuation grant of the Healthy Hydration Program.

SAVE THE DATE
Ohio PTA Virtual Convention Friday evening June 11 and all day Saturday, June 12, 2021

New local parent-teacher advocacy resource! What can we learn from how school and district leaders engaged stakeholders during the pandemic? This new resource, developed by the Center for Family Engagement and the American Federation of Teachers, offers guidance to improve family and teacher engagement in times of crisis and can be replicated in local communities. Check out and share: A Discussion Guide to Meaningfully Engage Parents and Teachers During Times of Crisis and the accompanying webinar. 

Help your local PTAs advance DEI! Now more than ever, diversity, equity, and inclusion matter for PTAs. You can support your PTAs by providing this Local Leader Guidance on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion so that they can assess and plan their DEI journey. Want to provide more than a document? Check out the National Representative Virtual Workshop on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this google folder, you will find the recording, facilitator’s guide, slide deck, and the related resources for a 60-minute interactive workshop that your state PTA can deliver virtually.  

New Virtual Resource Webpage - pta.org/virtualresources

LIVE NOW! TWO LOCAL PTA MEMBERSHIP TRAININGS: Two 15-minute recorded webinars designed for local units navigating PTAing in a virtual world. The Virtual Membership campaign mini-webinar covers, making it easy to join online, making the case that PTA is worth it, and forming an effective ask. The Effective and Engaging Virtual Meetings webinar differentiates meetings from other events and provides suggestions to streamline meetings and convey the value of member participation. To access both webinars, leaders must be signed into the PTA Kit. They are also linked to the new Lead a Virtual PTA webpage. Help spread the word about the new membership focused resources – post on your social media, on your websites, add to your virtual local PTA trainings, and more. Look for additional short trainings to come soon.

National PTA LegCon will be held virtually, March 8-11, 2021.

National PTA grants opened on Nov. 2 at pta.org/Grants

COVID Parenting Academic Survey Request

 

Was your family impacted by COVID-19?

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University want to hear from you!

Dr. Amy Przeworski and the Stress, OCD, Anxiety, and Related Disorders Institute are conducting an online research study to examine psychological symptoms in children ages 5-17 years old and their parents.

The goal of the research study is to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on children and their families. For this study we need parents of children ages 5 to 17 to complete an online survey. This research not only helps us to improve therapies but also learn more about the psychological impact of COVID-19. If you complete the survey and provide your email address, you will be entered in a raffle to win one of four $25 gift cards.

Questions? Feel free to contact Dr. Przeworski at axp335@case.edu, Chelsea Day at cxd345@case.edu, or Alexandra Smith at acs192@case.edu.

Participate going to https://cwru.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1O0uCidvCzmrvdr