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The 2011-2012 Reflections theme is:
Diversity Means

If you have any questions please contact your Region Director or
Rachel Schuldt at 208-241-7379

Click Here for a Current List of Idaho State PTA Board of Directors

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Idaho PTA has adopted 4 legislative priorities for the 2012 legislative session in Boise. We have already discussed priority #1, education funding. Priority #2, Idaho Endowment Lands. And priority #3, Promoting Childhood Nutrition, Health, and Safety. Last but certainly not least is Idaho PTA’s fourth and final 2012 legislative priority; Parent Involvement and Responsibility

Idaho PTA recognizes parents as a child's first and most influential teachers. Idaho PTA recognizes the research that demonstrates that when parents are involved in their child's education, students achieve more regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnic/racial background, or parents' level of education.

Idaho PTA seeks: 1. the protection of the rights of parental involvement in site-based decision making 2. the assurance that schools communicate with and involve parents in meaningful ways.

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Idaho PTA took a vote to support IDAHO’S PLEDGE to ALL of OUR CHILDREN

The Idaho Business Coalition for Education Excellence and the Idaho Voices for Children have come together to advocate for public policies that improve the lives of children in Idaho.

Together they have created a pledge containing 9 statements of belief.
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5 of those 9 statements of belief are;

Parents need to be active partners in their child’s health, education and welfare;

Parents need access to information and resources to meet the needs of their children;

Newborn hearing screening, vision screening and developmental screening are performed on all children;

Early care and education settings will be of quality, based on nationally accepted standards and include timely screening for developmental delays;

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That all children will be ready for schools and all schools will be ready for children.

To see ALL 9 statements of belief and to support and sign this pledge, just as Idaho PTA has – please visit;

www.idahovoices.org

Idaho PTA

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The Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers is an educational organization that seeks to unite the forces of home, school, and community on behalf of children and youth.

IDAHO PTA LEGISLATIVE DAY 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Begins at 10:00 am

Idaho Education Association Building

620 N. 6th St.

Boise, ID 83702

Basement Conference Room

Cost $15.00

Lunch with our Legislators

100 Scholarships Available please Email Kelly at idahopta@idahopta.org ASAP to insure a scholarship for your members attending

(You must be a PTA Member)

Registration is now open!

Please email idahopta@idahopta.org

with the name, school, position, and email of each person attending.

We want to thank all you for your continued dedication to Idaho's children! Idaho PTA is so fortunate to have such dedicated members ready to engage.

It is critical that we unite our voices. Idaho's children can not afford for our "VOICE" to be drowned out. Parents are asking, "What can I do" and "Can one person really make a difference? YES! We must engage!

Those we advocate for, OUR CHILDREN, need to have our VOICES heard!

Our Annual Legislative Day is Thursday, February 9, 2012. We have the most passionate and dedicated advocates in our membership, and our legislators need to hear from parents! It really matters!

Your support is critical! We need YOU to attend Idaho PTA Legislative Day.

2012 IDAHO PTA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Education Funding
Parent Involvement and Responsibility

Idaho Endowment Lands

Promoting Childhood Nutrition, Health, and Safety

Go to the Legislative Section of this website for more details

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for the PTA TODAY Radio Segment with Idaho PTA's own Dawn Ristau

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PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation.
The mission of Idaho PTA is to;
· To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
... · To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and
· To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.

The purpose of Idaho PTA is to;
· 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.

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With every New Year, commitments are renewed and resolutions are made with anticipation of change.

Now is a good time to review Idaho PTA's mission and recommit your unit PTA and it’s PTA members to working together as a powerful voice for children.
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As PTA members, we must be diligent in our advocacy efforts to make sure that education for every child in Idaho becomes a priority. The future of our state depends on how we invest in our children.

Idaho PTA will continue to advocate for adequate funding, quality education and accountability, increased family engagement, remind legislators of their obligations to children, and to keep our members informed of opportunities to give their voice to these efforts.

You can help by joining the Parent Teacher Association at your school (or join the state PTA) and by doing so, adding to the powerful voices of change for the mission and purpose of the Idaho PTA.

We need your support and you don’t have to volunteer to be a part of the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation.

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Recently, Idaho PTA adopted FOUR legislative priorities for the 2012 legislative session.

These priorities will be used to keep Idaho PTA focused as we advocate for children during the legislative session in Boise.
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Idaho PTA Legislative priority #1 is;
Education Funding

Idaho PTA will pursue the full funding needed to provide a quality public education system for the children of Idaho and implement mandated programs and policies.

Idaho PTA will strive for equitable funding for all of Idaho's public education choices. Idaho PTA will not support cuts in the educational funding that will jeopardize the student's safety or quality of classroom instruction.

Idaho PTA opposes any attempts to divert public funding to private or sectarian schools. Idaho PTA believes this would promote division without diversity and create separation within the community. Idaho PTA supports providing school choice within the public education system while maintaining accountability.

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Idaho PTA has adopted 4 legislative priorities for the 2012 legislative session in Boise.
In the last PTA TODAY segment I told you about Idaho PTA’s legislative priority #1; Education Funding

... Idaho PTA legislative priority #2 is;
Idaho Endowment Lands

Idaho PTA encourages Idaho state officials to take all necessary steps to manage the School Trust Lands and the School Endowment Funds in accordance with trust duties and principles, including undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries and a duty to make Trust property productive in long term as well as short term ways.

Idaho PTA legislative priority #3 is;
Promoting Childhood Nutrition, Health, and Safety

PTA in its purposes and programs promotes safety for children and youth. Idaho PTA recognizes the hazards to Idaho's children and youth walking to and from school as well as other dangers and risks on Idaho roadways which may risk their safety. Idaho PTA will work with school districts, communities, law enforcement, policy makers, and others to increase awareness and seek positive solutions.