Search Results for “” 49 results: Category Running a PA/PTA Each public school in NYC is required to have a PA/PTA, a parent-led organization. PA/PTAs are made up of an executive board, general members, and committees. They are governed by multiple regulations... Category Earning through Shopping There are a number of ways that your PA/PTA can earn money through parents' regular shopping. Giving through shopping is free and generally easy—just register your PA/PTA and spread the word to your s... Category Parent Leadership Anyone with a child in a NYC public school -- parents, foster parents, guardians, step-parents, persons in parental relation -- can be a parent leader. Parent leaders: volunteer in schools (not just i... Category Donation Requests PA/PTAs often raise money through direct asks -- the Annual or Direct Appeal is, for many, the largest fundraising event of the year, while others rely on dues. Matching Gift programs allow parents to... Category Raffles Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 (CR A-660) allows PA/PTAs that have been in existence for at least three years to hold raffles for fundraising purposes. A PA/PTA or Presidents’ Council in existence for ... Category Parent Members: Committees, Volunteerism, and Advocacy While the executive board serves as the PA/PTA's administration, all parents make up the PA/PTA and are responsible for its success. Parents can support their schools by joining committees; volunteeri... Category Bylaws, Chancellor's Regulations, and other Laws Each New York City public school PA/PTA must comply with the NYC Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor's Regulations as well as its own bylaws. If your PA/PTA is incorporated as a not-for-profit in... Category College and Career Readiness PA/PTAs can provide parents and students with programs and access to information for life outside of school. Some hold weekend events that showcase camps and other opportunities for summer enrichment.... Category Not-for-Profit & Tax Exempt Status Generally, it is useful for PA/PTAs to incorporate as not-for-profit organizations and obtain tax exempt status, but doing so might not be necessary for every NYC public school PA/PTA. This section is... Category Communication and Meetings To a large extent, PA/PTA affairs are managed through a combination of meetings of the general membership, executive board meetings, and committee meetings. CR A-660 allows general membership and exec... Category Working with the School Administration & DOE While PA/PTAs are self-governing organizations, they are required to work with the school administration and certain DOE offices in a number instances per the CR A-660. Apart from compliance with the ... Category Financial Affairs A PA/PTA’s funds are separate and independent from those of the school, and PA/PTAs are responsible for their own financial affairs. Managing these affairs is the responsibility of the executive board... Category PA/PTA Overview A Parent Association (PA) or Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is the official organization of the parent body in a school. Every New York City public school is required by the New York State Education... Category Executive Board: Officers, Elections, and Transition The executive board is your PA/PTA’s administration — it runs your PA/PTA. It should function also as a representative of the entire parent body, which is important to keep in mind when defining its c... Category Arts Enrichment While budget cuts have thwarted many schools' ability to provide arts programs in schools, many PA/PTAs are helping bring arts enrichment to the students, either through grants or funds they have rais... Category Online Campaigns PA/PTAs, student groups, and teachers turn to the internet for a variety of fundraising activities — from benefit auctions to crowdfunding for classroom projects. Crowdfunding, which allows groups to ... Category Planning Events PA/PTAs can enrich their schools by running a wide variety of programs, activities, and events for students, parents, and the school community. For example, PA/PTAs can: plan community-building cele... Category Flea/City Markets The Department of Education allows PA/PTAs to run flea markets and City markets on school property in order to raise money for the schools. For schools with appropriate space, markets can be significa... Category Auctions & Galas For many schools, the auction is the year’s biggest fundraiser. It is often turned into a gala, an adult-night-out which includes dinner, a dance party, and live and/or silent auctions. These events r... Category Grants Grants can be a significant source of funding for PA/PTAs, particularly for special projects or certain programs. They require a plan for how the funds will be spent, and someone to put that and other... Category Sales & Product Fundraisers While fundraising often is thought of in terms of donations of money, many PA/PTAs hold sales – also called product fundraisers – to raise money.... Category Parent Education Parent education can take many forms, depending on the needs of your families. Some PA/PTAs host workshops on topics such as internet safety, bullying, and issues related to raising teens. Others focu... Category Health and Wellness Over the years, many PA/PTAs have started programs to support healthy living. They hold run curricula-based wellness program, organize health and fitness events, and become involved with the food offe... Category School Gardens Some PA/PTAs have built school gardens to help improve school lunches, advance environmental literacy, bring children outside, provide green space at urban schools, and introduce young people to fresh... Category Philanthropy Activities and events designed to provide resources to individuals and communities in need can also can educate students about social issues and help bring the school community together. Although CR A... Category Curriculum Based/Classroom Curriculum based activities and events can spur students' interest in particular areas of the school’s curriculum, help familiarize families with different aspects of it, and provide an opportunity fo... Category Community Building Community building is for PA/PTAs, whose function, in part, is to make families feel welcome and comfortable in their children’s schools. Additionally, the more unified the parent body, the better it ... Category Parent Advocacy Parent organizations are excellent vehicles to support parent advocacy. For example, PA/PTAs in some NYC public schools play a significant role in helping parents advocate for mandated and needed prog... Category DOE Leadership Structures Opportunities for parent leadership and advocacy exist within the NYC school system at the school, district, and citywide levels. These opportunities are meant to grant parents meaningful roles as par... Category Fundraising PA/PTAs are allowed to fundraise in order to enrich students' education -including for classroom materials, school-wide improvements, enrichment activities, after-school programs, and other student ne... Category Participatory Budgeting Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. In NYC Council Members choose to join Participatory Budgeting in New Yo... Events CEJ Rally for Culturally Relevant Education Join the rally and hear the Coalition for Educational Justice's (CEJ) vision for: In depth, on going anti-bias training for teachers, administrators, and all school staff. Recruitment ... Events Class Size Matters: Sharing Ideas & Solutions for Reopening Schools Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC are holding a conference via Zoom to seek ideas from parents, guardians, teachers and concerned New Yorkers about school reopening. Events Foundation Center Webinar: Fundraising with Social Media During this webinar, participants will learn how to: Plan the components of a social media fundraising campaignIdentify tools to help convert followers to donorsApply tactics to improve engagement of ... Events NYC Think-Move-Achieve Resource Expo Parent-leaders; join the Office of School Wellness Programs and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation at the Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center in Queens for a showcase of over 50 organization... Events DOE/FACE's Parent Leadership Academy -- Brooklyn Empowerment Team FACE's Brooklyn Empowerment Team's workshop is for any parent/guardian interested in learning more about "Roles & Responsibilities," as well as "How to Conduct An Effective Meeting." Events Parents Making Sustainable Change in NYC Schools Workshop Join Teachers' College, NYC DOE Office of Sustainability, and the District 3 Green Schools Group for a panel discussion followed by mini-workshops on ways to promote environmental and sustainability i... Events CANDID Workshop: Nonprofit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Is your PA/PTA interested in becoming a nonprofit/tax-exempt organization? This workshop, intended for organizations that are just setting up, will spell out the process for getting started. Knowledge... Events Foundation Center Webinar: Introduction to Project Budgets Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don't know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your foundation grant is holding you back, come learn the basic elem... Events Community Forum for Brooklyn Parent Leaders with Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Hear from and speak with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza at a community forum for Brooklyn parent leaders.Registration required Events "How to Raise a Reader": conversation with the book's authors Raising a reader is a goal all parents share, but in a world where so much is competing for a child’s attention, how do you do it? That’s the subject of this new book, full of tips and insights into f... Events CEJ event to cut the NYPD budget and fully fund schools Participate by organizing a rally/gathering at your local public schoolCEJ is hosting an event to tell the Mayor and City Council to cut the NYPD budget, and fully fund schools. You can participate b... Events FACE Webinar: Guidance for Financial Transactions and Fundraising (English) Dial in: +1-408-418-9388 Access Code: 129 934 5365 Event Password: pJd4RSMuc68 Click here to join event Events Village Playback Theatre: Community Dialogue on Guns in Schools Join the Village Playback Theatre for an evening of performance and discussion on safety in NYC schools and the issue of gun violence.FREE Events CCHS/NYC High School Presidents' Councils Joint Meeting The CCHS Outreach Committee is hosting a joint meeting with the NYC High School Presidents’ Councils from all five boroughs. RSVP below. Events DOE's Return to School Family and Student Information Session Learn more about the Department of Education's plans for the 2020-2021 school year. Familes will be able to hear re-opening updates directly from the Chancellor who will be joined by Principals and Su... Events FACE Workshop: Virtual Elections Preparing for PA/PTA elections? Learn how to organize the election, prepare for the election meeting, provide notice, choose a platform, verify voters, and conduct the election in a virtual environmen... Events FACE Workshop: Virtual Elections Preparing for PA/PTA elections? Learn how to organize the election, prepare for the election meeting, provide notice, choose a platform, verify voters, and conduct the election in a virtual environmen... Events Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council (CPAC) PA/PTA Mock VIrtual Election Join CPAC district voting members to watch a mock PA/PTA virtual election and ask questions. Events "Building a Better PA/PTA" Virtual Workshop: Running Your PA/PTA in the New Era Join the Brooklyn Borough Presidents' Office and PTAlink for a workshop focused on helping PA/PTAs support students, families, and schools during these complicated times. RSVP to receive the link. Events "Building a Better PA/PTA" Workshop: Grant Writing for PA/PTAs Please join PTAlink and the Brooklyn Borough President's Office for our next "Building a Better PA/PTA" leadership workshop. We’re excited to partner with Tracy Kauffman from Candid to bring you this ... Events Panel for Education Policy Meeting Join this remote meeting to learn about proposed changes to Chancellor's Regulation A-660.Documents for this meeting include: Agenda October 20, 2021 Minutes of Action(Open external link) FY2022 Esti... Events New York Appleseed & Fordham Law School cohost “Two Decades of NYC High School Admissions: Effects, Equity, and Experiences” New York Appleseed is cohosting a day-long conference with Fordham Law School on November 18th at Fordham Law School titled “Two Decades of NYC High School Admissions: Effects, Equity, and Experiences... Events The Elephant in the Room: PA/PTA Fundraising Equity Join us Thursday, April 10 at 7pm for another great webinar! PTAlink will explore equity in fundraising. How can it be achieved? And why does it matter for your school community? Hear from special gue... Events Brooklyn PTA Fun Run for Schools The PTA 5K Fun Run has brought together hundreds of parents, teachers, and students from scores of Brooklyn schools and beyond to run/walk/stroll/toddle 5-kilometers through Prospect Park for over a d... Events Coalition for Educational Justice's Parent Power School: Culturally Responsive Education Join CEJ to learn about Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) and how implementing CRE in schools can further support and advance children's learning. Events Running PA/PTA Elections Workshop - District 29 Presented by experienced parent leaders from PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for forming a nominating committee... Events Citywide Council on Special Education Meeting ASK THE EXPERTS Speak one-on-one to someone about: Preschool Special Education, Kindergarten Special Education Related Services, Busing IEPs, Advocacy NEST, ACES and Horizon Programs.Translation ... Events Running PA/PTA Elections--Citywide Workshop Presented by FACE and PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for selecting candidates, verifying eligibility, running ... Events Running PA/PTA Elections Workshop - District 30 Presented by experienced parent leaders from PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for forming a nominating committee... Events Running PA/PTA Elections Workshop - Tweed Courthouse Presented by experienced parent leaders from PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for forming a nominating committee... Events Running PA/PTA Elections Workshop - District 5 Presented by experienced parent leaders from PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for forming a nominating committee... Events Running PA/PTA Elections Workshop - District 16 Presented by experienced parent leaders from PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for forming a nominating committee... Events Running PA/PTA Elections Workshop - District 31 Presented by experienced parent leaders from PTAlinkLearn how the revisions to Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 impact the PA/PTA Election ProcessDiscuss best practices for forming a nominating committee... Events Brooklyn PTA 5K Run for Schools For ten years, the PTA 5K Fun Run has brought together hundreds of parents, teachers, and students from scores of Brooklyn schools and beyond to run/walk/stroll/toddle 5-kilometers through Prospect Pa... Events Foundation Center Webinar: Introduction to Proposal Writing Are you new to proposal writing or want a quick refresher? If so, get an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. It will include: The basic elements of a proposalThe “do’... Events INCLUDEnyc Workshop: The Individualized Education Program (IEP) How to read your child's IEP, understand the sections, and learn where to find recommendations and important information. Bring your child's IEP.English (Chinese interpretation will be available upon ... Events First Book Brooklyn Book Giveaway The UFT will be passing out 40,000 free books to Brooklyn families and educators. Parents may take 15 books home for their families. The books are available on a first-come, first-served basis,... Events DOE's Brooklyn South Field Support Center Parent Seminar This seminar is intended to help parents develop strategies to support their children at home and in school. It will consist of panel discussions with a variety of the Department of Education's Policy... Events DOE's PA/PTA Executive Board Orientation Conference Join the DOE's Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) and others, including PTAlink, had a conference designed to help you plan and prepare for the school year. Learn about the roles respon... Events UFT Manhattan Parent Conference Join parents, guardians, grandparents, and educators for a day of workshops, networking, exhibitors, a Scholarship Fair, and giveaways. FREE. Events UFT Bronx Parent Summit Join parents, guardians, grandparents, and educators for a day filled with workshops, exhibitors, giveaways, and networking. FREE. Events UFT Queens Parent Conference Join parents, guardians, grandparents and neighbors for a free, fun-filled day of informative workshops, networking, exhibitors and giveaways. Registration is required. Mail-in registration brochures ... Events UFT Staten Island Parent Conference Staten Island parents, grandparents, guardians and education activists are invited to the UFT Staten Island parent conference. There will be workshops, food, and the chance to network with fellow pare... Events "Building a Better PA/PTA" Workshop: Understanding Chancellor's Regulation A-660 Join PTAlink and the Brooklyn Borough President's Office for a workshop, led by experienced PA/PTA leaders, on understanding and applying CR A-660 to your PA/PTA's work. Come hear from others, ask que... Events Foundation Center Class: Finding grants through the Foundation Directory Online and Foundation Maps Foundation Directory Online Professional and Foundation Maps are easy-to-use premier data tools that help nonprofits find great grants and partners in philanthropy. This orientation provides a general... Events Art & Design High School Technology in the Arts Event The High School of Art and Design is reprising its successful Fanfaire event, which will be held over the weekend February 16-17, 2018. The event will celebrate creativity, entrepreneurship, and techn... Events Art & Design High School Technology in the Arts Event The High School of Art and Design is reprising its successful Fanfaire event to be held over the weekend February 16-17, 2019, celebrating creativity, entrepreneurship, and technology in the arts from... Events Art & Design High School Technology in the Arts Event The High School of Art and Design will launch its first annual Fanfaire event to be held over the weekend February 24-25, 2018, celebrating creativity, entrepreneurship, and technology in the arts fro... Events PTAlink at Brooklyn Bridge Park Meet up with PTAlink at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Talk shop with other parent leaders and enjoy refreshments, pizza, and a raffle! Children are welcome and encouraged. In the event of inclement weather PT... Type All Sections Articles Resources Organizations Events Categories All Categories Parent Leadership Running a PA/PTA Planning Events Fundraising Back to Top