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Dates
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Important dates:
July 10, 2009 Council Board - Plan of Work due to T. Morriss Forms on website under Forms tab
July 24-26, 2009 Texas PTA Summer Leadership Seminar Austin
August 6, 2009 Council Board Meeting - Plan of Work Meeting 7:00 pm Admin Bldg.
August 17, 2009 RISD Convocation
August 24, 2009 First day of school
August 27, 2009 Council Board Meeting 9:15 AM Admin Bldg
September 3, 2009 First Council Regular Meeting 9:15 AM Admin Bldg Auditorium All Council Board members, Local Unit presidents, principals, 2 local unit reps, and Superintendents Council attend.
September 7, 2009 Labor Day Holiday
September 24, 2009 College & Career Fair Details to follow.
October 5-6, 2009 Fair Day & Student Holiday
October 18, 2009 Texas PTA Celebration at the State Fair of Texas Dallas
November 9, 2009 Student Holiday
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Webmaster
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2009-2010 Council Webmaster Lynette Weisheit risdcouncilweb@aol.com
Email all updates or news to be posted to the Webmaster at the above email address.
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National PTA
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National PTA Member Benefits
Numerous benefits are available to dues-paying units and members.
All PTA Member units have access to:
- Annual Resources for PTAs, a reference manual containing the National PTA Handbook, as well as tips on unit finances, legislative information, membership drives, leadership development, and marketing and public relations.
- Our Children magazine, PTA’s flagship publication with parenting articles by experts on children's health, education, and well-being; and information on advocacy efforts; the latest news that affects children and youth.
- Professionally designed public service announcements (PSAs) to aid in membership recruitment.
- National PTA Annual Convention registration information.
- A Back-to-School kit containing recruitment ideas and other materials to get the year started.
- Teacher Appreciation Week ideas.
- Select resources developed in collaboration with PTA’s national partners.
- National PTA's Membership Achievement Program.
- Numerous resources on parent involvement programs, fundraising, working collaboratively, and much more.
- Discounts and special offers from a host of PTA sponsors and community partners.
Individual members have access to a number of exclusive benefits too, including:
- Online parenting resources, including select articles from Our Children magazine.
- E-newsletters on parenting and legislative issues.
- Exclusive National PTA member benefits and sponsor offers from companies such as Office Depot and Barnes & Noble.
- Leadership training opportunities in-person and online.
- Discounted member rate for PTA’s annual national convention, magazine subscriptions, and more.
- The Member-to-Member Network, connecting you to Congress when help is needed on issues important to children, schools, and families.
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Summer Leadership Seminar
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