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What do I bring to convention?
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Comfortable Clothes
Sweater (rooms can be chilly)
Extra room in your suitcase for resources and materials
Ideas to share
Basket for Silent Auction
Student Grants Silent Auction!
Please bring a basket or item(s) to add to the Student Grants Silent Auction. Baskets could be
themed on family or individual activities or focused on the area of the state where your
PTA/PTSA is located. Items can simply be an item something that others will want such as
books, gift cards, arts and crafts, gardening items, etc. During the convention, the Student Grants
Silent Auction will remain available for bidding until Saturday afternoon. Following the
Saturday’s afternoon break, successful bidders will be announced and return home with their
treasures acquired while supporting students.
The monies raised from the Student Grants Silent Auction are used to help students attend camps
and workshops during the summer and fall. Please look for the Alaska PTA Student Grant
application in your convention packet and encourage students to apply by the May 15 postmark
deadline. The application is also available at www.alaskapta.org and in the Alaska PTA E-News.
Last year, over $900 was raised during the Student Grants Silent Auction and was used to help
students attend music and sports camps from Nikiski to Fairbanks. Additionally, Randal
Buckendork of BP kindly donated $1,000 to the Alaska PTA Student Grant Program through the
BP Fabric of America program. BP supports their employee's community and nonprofit efforts
though the BP Fabric of America program, matching employee donations, volunteer hours and
fundraising efforts. Special thanks to Randal Buckendork and BP Alaska for this generous
donation and support of the Alaska PTA Student Grants program.
Finally, Alaska PTA Student Grants are supported by the proceeds from the Alaska PTA
Excellence for Children and Commitment to Children Awards programs. Please consider
honoring someone with one of these prestigious awards. Information can be found in your
convention packet and at www.alaskapta.org.
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Don’t forget to visit the Exhibitor Hall!
Please take a moment to visit with the exhibitors who helped make the 2015 Alaska PTA
Convention happen. Without the financial support of sponsors, exhibitors and you – the Alaska
PTA Convention would not be able to provide this educational, leadership and networking
opportunity for local units and members.
Alaska PTA follows the standards of National PTA for fundraisers. The 3-to-1 Rule: For every
fundraiser activity, there should be at least three non-fundraising projects aimed at helping
parents, children, or others advocating for school improvements. Fundraisers can be necessary to
provide the money to complete the activities that will help a local PTA accomplish their goals.
Some of our exhibitors offer a chance to discover new fundraising opportunities.
Note: Updated guidelines to standards, the 3-to-1 Rule title & definition from
www.ptakit.org/Fundraising/Fundraising-and-the-Purpose-of-PTA/Standards-for-PTAFundraising.aspx
Alaska PTA Convention
Hotel “Early Bird” Incentive
Alaska PTA has received a donation for two Studio Suites at the
Marriott Residence Inn. Therefore, we will be offering an early bird
incentive of an overnight stay at the Marriott Residence Inn to two local
units who will be attending the Alaska PTA Convention.
For local units to qualify for the early bird incentive, convention
delegates or attendees must attend both days of the convention. Local
unit convention attendees must submit their completed registration
with payment to Alaska PTA no later than March 18, 2015.
(If registration is mailed it must be postmarked by March 18, 2015).
Convention attendees and local units will be notified by March 31, 2015.
To ensure timely cancellation of hotel, if needed.
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National PTA Reflections Program
2014-2015 Reflections Program Theme:
“The world would be a better place if ...”
Reflections, an arts recognition and achievement program, was established in 1969 by National
PTA Board Member Mary Lou Anderson. Since that time, more than 10 million students have
participated in the program; its longevity and participation figures attest to its strength. The
excitement and enthusiasm that the program generates for children, parents, schools, and
communities is unmatched. The goal of the Reflections program is to celebrate all children’s gifts
and talents, and to give children who have never tried creating a work of art a chance to
experiment. Reflections offers the opportunity for PTAs to showcase the importance of the arts in
education. The program can also enhance a school’s arts program by giving students a sense of
achievement and recognition.
National PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to
pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual Reflections Program. Students in
preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to submit works of art in six areas: literature, musical
composition, photography, dance choreography, film production, and the visual arts (which
includes art forms such as drawing, painting, print making and collage). Students participate in
the Reflections Program by submitting entries to a local PTA or PTSA. Entries are first judged at
the local level, where selected works are chosen to represent the PTA at each subsequent level –
council, region and state. Once entries reach the state level, the Alaska PTA selects entries to
represent Alaska at National PTA. Awards of Excellence and Awards of Merit are recognized at
the annual National PTA Convention and displayed in a virtual gallery on National PTA’s
website.
Alaska PTA Reflections Awards Ceremony
Saturday, April 18, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Campbell Elementary School
7206 Rovenna Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Special thanks to Campbell Elementary PTA for hosting this event.
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Proposed Convention Agenda
Friday, April 17, 2015
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
General Session I:
9:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Presentation: “Four Lenses”
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch: Sophia Waugh, NPTA Keynote Speaker & Local Unit Awards
1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Panel: Parent Engagement In Personal Learning & Career Planning
3:05 – 3:35 p.m.
Workshop 100: Choice of: Parents, Planning & AKCIS, Help your child be
3:45 – 4:15 p.m.
National PTA Workshop: Retaining Today’s PTA Members
4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Workshop 200: Choice of: Advocacy, Bylaws, E-Learning, Schools of
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
General Session II:
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Roundtables
workforce ready!, Smart Snacks, 7 Habits
Excellence
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Alaska PTA Reflections
Awards Ceremony
Saturday, April 18, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Campbell Elementary School
7206 Rovenna Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Special thanks to Campbell Elementary PTA for
hosting this event.
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
General Session III:
9:45 – 12:30 p.m.
Presentation: Franklin Covey – 7 Habits Overview
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch: Special Guest Speakers
1:55 – 2:25 p.m.
Workshop 300: Choice of – Engagement Strategies, School
2:55 – 3:45 p.m.
General Session IV:
3:55 – 5:00 p.m.
General Session V:
Partnerships, Financial Forum, Boardman ship
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H.U.G.S - Healthy Units In Good Standing
Advocacy & Legislation
National PTA Reflections Program
National & Alaska PTA Awards & Programs
Schools of Excellence
Financials
101.
Parents, Planning, and AKCIS - The Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS) provides students
and adults with comprehensive career planning and exploration resources. Attendees will learn how
AKCIS can help parents partner with their student(s) to plan for college & career training and prepare
for smooth transitions from high school to postsecondary education. Focus will be given to: Parent
Accounts, PLCPs, School Sort, Financial Aid Sort, and the Application Tracker.
102.
Smart Snack: Nutrition Standards for all Foods Sold In - This workshop will discuss the USDA
rules establishing nutrition standards for snacks and meal standards as a part of the policy
improvements enacted in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Together, these improvements are
designed to promote a healthy school environment. Collectively these policies, and others, will help
combat child hunger and obesity and improve the health and nutrition of the nation’s children.
103.
How to help your child become workforce ready! - Did you know only 1 in 5 jobs in
Alaska requires a college degree, but 60% of all jobs in the next decade will require more than a high
school diploma? How are industries like Alaska’s maritime, oil and gas, and healthcare, working with
the State of Alaska to help students become workforce ready? This session will provide you with an
overview of industry workforce development plans, and introduce you to some of the classes available for
those still in K-12 that help build students’ awareness and enthusiasm for the industries offering
interesting and good paying jobs in Alaska.
104.
7 Habits – Learn more about the Franklin Covey 7 habits program and how to apply timeless principles
of effectiveness to improve communication, take initiative, establish greater trust, strengthen
relationships, increase influence, and balance key priorities.
201.
Schools of Excellence - Unite Your Families and School… Walk through the process from sign up to
your celebration of this prestigious award. This workshop will help your PTA and school work together
to engage all partners in our children’s education. Through National PTA’s School of Excellence, your
school and PTA will work together to increase family engagement in student learning and school
improvements. Access all the tools you need to track the difference you are making at your school when
you partner with families. Research shows strong family-school partnerships make the difference in a
child’s education. No matter what their family income or background may be, students with involved
parents or caregivers are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have
better social skills, graduate and go on to postsecondary education.
202.
The many faces of advocacy! - Advocacy was the cornerstone of PTA’s founding in 1897. Nearly
116 years later, we continue to fight for our nation’s children each and every day. Explore how PTA
advocacy works at every level – federal, state and local – in this informative workshop designed for
today’s PTA advocate.
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203.
Bylaws: Understanding, Reviewing, and Updating - Local unit bylaws outline the basic purpose
of PTA, lists basic policies of the National PTA association and provides a structure for how the
PTA association is set up. Learn more about why bylaws are important and how they can help your
PTA run smooth and answer questions.
204.
National PTA E-Learning - National PTA E-Learning courses allow you to gain the knowledge and
skills needed to effectively serve your community. As a PTA member, you have access to a wide selection
of online learning courses that allow you to develop the skills that matter most to you. Each online
course includes interactive activities and assessments to make the learning process more engaging.
National PTA E-Learning courses cover a wide range of PTA-related topics that help you be a better
leader.
301.
Learn about Boardman ship as an officer of your PTA/PTSA – The fundamental role of the board
is to govern. Although some responsibility can be delegated to officers or committees, ultimately it is the
board of directors that is responsible for the PTA. As stewards, the board has specific legal
responsibilities. Those responsibilities fall on the board as a whole - as a team - although every individual
board member is still responsible for ensuring the board fulfills its duties. The Duty of Care requires
board members to be reasonably informed about what the PTA does, to participate in decision-making,
and to act in good faith. The Duty of Loyalty requires board members to act in the best interest of the
association. The Duty of Obedience requires board members to comply with all local, state and federal
laws. Strong boards understand their responsibilities.
302.
Strong Public Schools through Educator, Parent, and Community Partnerships - Every school
has them: engaged, passionate parents who are great advocates for their children and public schools.
Some schools even have organized and highly functioning PTAs that effectively address school and
parent concerns. Imagine if every public school in Alaska had an engaged PTA that had effectively
engaged the community around the issues important to your school and students. This session will
cover information about the National and State PTAs, and will begin a dialogue about where local
PTA’s and the State PTA’s legislative priorities overlap. Members will learn how they can build a
strong partnership with educators, families and the community that will benefit the children and their
education.
303.
Financial Forum - IRS Workshop - Informed PTA Executive Board members play a crucial role in
maintaining the health of their local unit. This workshop provides information about what your local
unit board members should know to keep your local unit out of financial trouble. This workshop provides
valuable information about filing your annual taxes, preparing audits, what items are “red flag”
expenditures – which could lead the IRS to your PTA/PTSA?
304.
Strategies for Engaging your children or students - The goal of this presentation is to provide
teachers and parents with resources that will assist them in teaching their students/children the tools
needed to be effective learners and family members, therefore, helping them grow into effective members
of the community. This presentation will consist of a PowerPoint and lecture. Strategies presented will
include effective ways to: organize, study, take notes and maintain collaborative correspondence between
the family and school.
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Marriott Residence Inn Anchorage Midtown
1025 35th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Conveniently located next to the BP Energy Center
Reservations: (800) 314-0781
Reservation Rooms Block Code: AKPTA
Check In Time: 3:00 PM
Check Out Time: 12:00 PM
Amenities:
 Complimentary AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE, on request
 FREE BREAKFAST
 HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS
 Complimentary PARKING
Alaska PTA has secured the following room rates if you make your reservations
BEFORE March 20, 2015, so don’t delay make your reservations today!
Studio Suites –
$119.00 + 12% tax
per night.
Includes: 1 Queen, Sofa Bed
Maximum Occupancy: 4
Limited number
of reserved
rooms!
1 Bedroom Suite –
$129.00 + 12% tax per night.
Includes: 1 Queen, Sofa Bed
Maximum Occupancy: 4
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Register NOW in 3 easy steps
1. Complete the Registration Form
Fill out the registration form included in this packet. Voting delegates must have their
forms signed by the local unit or council President and Secretary AND have their
membership card when registering. There is no limit on the number of non-voting
delegates that attend the Alaska PTA Convention.
Per Alaska PTA Bylaws: Article XVI: Annual Alaska PTA Convention: Section 2: Each PTA in good
standing shall be entitled to send its president or alternate and one voting delegate for up to the first 50
members. PTAs may send voting delegates for each additional 50 members.
2. Choose your 1st and 2nd choice for each of the Workshop 100s, 200s, and 300s.
3. Return the form to Alaska PTA
Payment must be submitted with your registration form. Registration forms received
without payment will not be processed. You will receive email confirmation of your
registration if received prior to April 7, 2015.
For local units to qualify for the early bird incentive, convention delegates or attendees must attend both days of the convention. Local unit
convention attendees must submit their completed registration with payment to Alaska PTA no later than March 18, 2015. (If
registration is mailed it must be postmarked by March 18, 2015).
Send Completed forms to:
Mail:
Alaska PTA
PO Box 201496
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
FAX:
907-222-2401
E-mail:
[email protected]
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DEADLINES & FEES
Early Bird
Deadline (3/18/15)
Registration
(4/2/15)
at Door
(4/17-18/15)
Two day delegate (includes lunches) ........... $50.00 ....................... $ 75.00 ............................. $ 100.00
One day delegate (includes lunch) .............. $40.00 ....................... $ 50.00 .............................. $ 75.00
Lunch only, guest (please circle) Fri or Sat .. $25.00 ....................... $ 30.00 ............................. $ 35.00
Students Accompaning Parents (over 10 yrs old).......................... $25.00 day
Non PTA Member Per Day ........................................................ $ 100.00
No Refunds will be given if you are unable to attend after registering.
You may transfer your registration to someone else at no charge.
Registration forms may be faxed or emailed but will not be processed until payment is received.
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2015 Alaska PTA Convention Registration Form
BP Energy Center, Anchorage, Alaska
April 17-18, 2015
One registration per form, Please copy for others
Registrant Name
Mailing Address
City
Zip Code
Email
Phone:
(
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Emergency Phone:
(
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Local Unit Name:
** Email address is necessary as confirmation of payment and registration will be delivered to the email listed. **
I AM (Please check all that apply):
1st Time Attendee
Unit Officer
Unit Member
Council Board Member
Non-PTA Member
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If you have any special needs please call the Alaska PTA office, 907-279-934,
If you need a translator please let us know early.
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Convention Registration
Early Bird
Registration
At Door
Deadline (3/18/15)
(4/2/15)
(4/17-18/15)
Two day delegate (includes lunches) ........................................$50.00 ...................... $ 75.00................. $ 100.00
One day delegate (includes lunch) ............................................ $40.00 ...................... $ 50.00.................. $ 75.00
Friday Only
Saturday Only
Lunch only, guest (please circle) Fri or Sat ...............................$25.00 ...................... $ 30.00 ................. $ 35.00
Friday Only
Saturday Only
Students Accompaning Parents (over 10 yrs old) .....................$25.00 day
Non PTA Member Per Day ....................................................$ 100.00
Total Enclosed: ______________________________
Please make all checks to: Alaska PTA,
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Delegate Credential Form
(non-voting members need not fill out the following section)
IMPORTANT!! TO BE A VOTING DELEGATE YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION BEFORE MAILING.
BOTH THE LOCAL UNIT OR COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED.
is an authorized voting delegate from
PTA/PTSA or
President
Council.
Secretary
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Workshop Registration: Indicate your 1st and 2nd choices for each session:
Workshop 100: Parents, Planning and AKCIS
Workshop 200:
Faces of Advocacy
Workshop 300:
Strategies for Engaging
Smart Snacks
Bylaws
Partnerships
7 Habits
E-Learning
Financial Forum
Help your child be workforce ready
Schools of Excellence
Boardman ship
** Alaska PTA, PO Box 201496, Anchorage, Alaska, 99520, FAX: 907-222-2401 **