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MA PTA Health Webinar – Are Screen Devices Chipping Away at Your Child’s Building Blocks to Success? January

December 26, 2019 by Stephanie Gray

Parents want the best for their children – academic and career success near the top of the list. But, just as Big Tech tells us they have all the answers, they are also manipulating kids with data-collecting games and learning apps, and advertising from social media influencers which is disguised as content. Join Jean Rogers and David Monahan of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) for a deep dive into just what developmental pieces are being eroded when children develop excessive and screen habits—and specific ideas on what parents and teachers can do to minimize the impact.

Take home skills:

  • How apps are manipulating children by exploiting their trust in beloved characters for profit.
  • How CCFC is protecting children’s privacy through advocacy at the FTC and partnership with other organizations.
  • How for-profit online preschools are displacing critical play-based programs that develop executive functioning skills, social-emotional learning and essential whole body activities for coordination, self-regulation, and strength.
  • How AI is reducing kids’ ability to think critically and become problem solvers.
  • How the Children’s Screen Time Action Network supports practitioners, educators, and parents who want to learn more and take action.

Tune in for a lively and enlightening dialogue. There will be time for viewer questions as well. For more information and to register, click here.

Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Webinar Series

PTA Advocacy Spotlights 2020

November 7, 2019 by Stephanie Gray

The theme of our 2020 annual meeting was “LOOK WITHIN”; when you look within PTA you will see advocacy. Advocacy is the core of this organization and is what sets us apart from other organizations. There are so many individuals and PTA units that are doing wonderful things through their advocacy efforts. Every day, state, regional and local PTAs across the country and around the world go above and beyond to advocate for children. Their efforts have made tangible improvements for children, families and communities. In Massachusetts advocacy efforts are evident. Each year we celebrate our individual advocates and our local unit advocacy campaigns. This year we celebrate two individuals that have a long history of advocating for children:

Kim Savery – She is a former MA PTA President, a past Federal Legislative Chair and past member of the Board of the National PTA. She is currently a very active member of her local school committee and the Massachusetts School Committees Association. Her advocacy areas include Common Core, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and the new MCAS tests. She has been working on the state’s funding mechanisms for schools with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. Further, she works to empower children. Kim has advocated around equality issues designed to make schools a safe and fair place for students regardless of how they identify.

Maryann Stewart – She is a past member of the MA PTA Board, a past President and past Federal Legislative Chair from MA. She is on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as the parent representative, the voice for parents. The MA PTA recommends a parent to fill this vacancy and she has served in this role since her appointment in 2014. She advocates for what is in the best interests of parents and their children. She has been active in the schools and in town government, serving as an elected representative to Town Meeting since 2006 and on the School Committee from 2009-2014 where she lead as Chair from 2011-2012. She also serves as a member of the National Advisory Council for Media Literacy Now.

Salisbury PTA – They are the Outstanding Unit Advocate of the Year. PTAs provide mission driven fundraising in order to provide enrichment opportunities and advocacy for every child. Salisbury PTA exemplifies this with their advocacy campaigns. They look for solutions to problems and act to implement ideas. They are recognized for their: Breakfast after the Bell initiatives; Installation of water filtration system; The Parent Speaker Series and the Creation of “We Are Triton.”

These are great examples of advocacy efforts that support the PTA mission and further our “every child, one voice” moto.

Overview

Every day, state, regional and local PTAs across the country and around the world go above and beyond to advocate for children. Their efforts have made real, tangible improvements for children, families and communities. At this year’s Legislative Conference, we want to spotlight these efforts—and learn from them. To achieve this objective, National PTA is proud to announce that this year’s Legislative Conference will feature PTA Advocacy Spotlight presentations. This is an opportunity for state, regional or local PTAs to share stories of how they have taken action for kids.

Applications are now being accepted to present a PTA Advocacy Spotlight at the 2020 Legislative Conference. Applications close on Tuesday, November 12.

This toolkit is designed to provide sample social media and newsletter messages that can be used to share the PTA Advocacy Spotlight opportunity with PTA leaders in your states.

Twitter

Sample Tweet 1: NEW from @NationalPTA for #PTALegCon 2020 – PTA Advocacy Spotlight presentations! Apply now to share your PTA’s advocacy story. Applications due 11/12. Details here: https://forms.gle/JyS9jNeDFAZ9QmGd7

Sample Tweet 2: Has your PTA successfully advocated for change at the local, state or federal level? Apply to share your story @NationalPTA’s #PTALegCon 2020! Applications due 11/12. Details here: https://forms.gle/JyS9jNeDFAZ9QmGd7  

Sample Tweet 3: Is there an issue that inspired your PTA to take action for kids? Share your story @NationalPTA’s #PTALegCon 2020! Applications for PTA Advocacy Spotlights accepted until 11/12. Details at https://forms.gle/CmDL3aCo2vvMYHpq5

Sample Tweet 4:  The deadline to apply for @NationalPTA’s PTA Advocacy Spotlight is approaching fast! Share your PTA’s success story! https://forms.gle/CmDL3aCo2vvMYHpq5

Facebook

Facebook Post 1:

New this year at National PTA’s Legislative Conference: PTA Advocacy Spotlights! Has your PTA advocated for change at the local, state or federal level? Apply to present a PTA Advocacy Spotlight and share your story. Applications are open through November 12. Details at https://forms.gle/CmDL3aCo2vvMYHpq5

Facebook Post 2:

The deadline is approaching fast to apply for National PTA’s PTA Advocacy Spotlight!

If your PTA has a story of advocating effectively for change at the local, state or federal level, apply to present at National PTA’s 2020 Legislative Conference.

Apply now: https://forms.gle/CmDL3aCo2vvMYHpq5

Facebook Post 3:

Is there an issue that inspired your PTA to take action for kids? Don’t miss the chance to apply to share your PTA’s advocacy story at National PTA’s 2020 LegCon. Details at https://forms.gle/CmDL3aCo2vvMYHpq5

E-Newsletter

Apply to share your PTA’s Advocacy Story!

Has your PTA advocated effectively for change at the local, state or federal level? Does your PTA have a strategy for advancing National PTA’s Public Policy Agenda? We want to hear from you! This year, National PTA’s Legislative Conference will feature PTA Advocacy Spotlights – a chance for state, regional or local PTAs to share stories of an issue that inspired them to take action for kids. Apply today to share your PTA’s advocacy story through the PTA Advocacy Spotlights! 

The deadline to submit a nomination is Tuesday, November 12. 

Filed Under: 2020 Events, Advocacy

Facing the Challenges of Mental Health Issues – Summit September 26th

September 4, 2019 by Stephanie Gray

Filed Under: 2019 Health Summit, Health Summit

2019 Health Summit Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor

June 7, 2019 by Madison Estes

 

 

 

 

Dear Prospective Exhibitors and Sponsors,

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Massachusetts PTA Health Summit, Facing The Challenges Of Mental Health Issues: Children, Schools, Families and our Communities!!

No matter who you are, a member, friend, sponsor, supporter or volunteer, you are guaranteed to find this event, and its topics so enlightening that you will want to not only get involved with, but most importantly, will want to share with others! 

The Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association (Mass PTA) is truly excited about inviting you to partner with us on this wonderful summit that will be held on Thursday, September 26th, 2019 at the Conference Center at Waltham Woods, 860 Winter St., Waltham, MA. The summit will be filled with an exceptional audience of parents, educators, health and wellness experts, health and civic organizations, community members/leaders, elected officials and our Mass PTA Partners from across the Commonwealth where they will gather to discuss, learn and take action to keep our children, families and communities healthy.

Massachusetts PTA represents hundreds of PTA Local units and members across this Commonwealth. We are dedicated to promoting effective health education programs and services in schools, families and communities in order to offer children, youth and families the skills, tools and abilities they need to make healthy choices.

A large attendance is expected to participate in this summit, including our colleagues from the greater New England PTA States. We know that you can enrich this opportunity as well as learn from it. Again this year, we will be having participants and guests from National PTA. Your exhibits, presentations, and support are all very valuable to the Massachusetts PTA. We hope you will join us at the Massachusetts PTA 2019 Health Summit: Facing The Challenges Of Mental Health Issues: Children, Schools, Families and our Communities .

In addition to our Vendors/Exhibitors, we are also welcoming you, your organization and/or your business to Sponsor this conference. This is a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate your encouragement and efforts to support the health and well-being of our children, families and communities not only in Massachusetts but also across the greater New England States.

Your sponsorship of our 3rd Massachusetts PTA Health Summit, Facing The Challenges Of Mental Health Issues: Children, Schools, Families and our Communities will provide the critical funding needed to sustain our health and wellness programs which will help us continue to promote effective health education programs and services in schools, families and communities in order to offer children, youth and families the skills, tools and abilities they need to make healthy choices. Enclosed please find more information about Massachusetts PTA and our multiple Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising opportunities that we have available. Please feel free to contact me at 617-851-5382 or health@masspta.org if you have any further questions. We look forward to continuing or developing a partnership with your organization and welcoming you into the Massachusetts PTA Family!

Sincerely,

Jacqueline  M. Coogan,

Mass PTA Health, Safety and Wellness Chairperson

Mass PTA Board Member

online sponsor

 

Filed Under: 2019 Health Summit, Health Summit

Get Ready for Reflections 2019-2020

June 6, 2019 by Madison Estes

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Reflections has wrapped up for this school year,
but you can get a jump-start on next years’ program today!

Reflections Theme for 2019-2020 is Look Within.

Enroll your PTA today!

Filed Under: Arts in Education, Reflections Tagged With: reflections

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