Palomar Council PTA

Click to view the flyer with included Candidate Bios

Training

Watch Ninth District's great training webinars
Click to view

Watch the CAPTA Summer Leadership Virtual Academy Training Sessions
Click to view

PTAEZ is now 'MyPTEZ'
Now offering weekly training webinars on
Thursdays at 12pm. Click to Register

Announcements

Get onboard with Reflections!
Entries due 11/3/20
Click here for more information including promotional resources and encourage your students to enter virtually!

Parliamentarians! Have Questions?
If you or your board members have any parliamentary questions, issues or concerns, please email Bruce Bergman, Palomar Council Parliamentarian for assistance. Questions about bylaws, meeting procedures, Robert's Rules of Order, changes/amendments to standing rules or bylaws, nominating committees, elections, or whatever you have in mind are welcome. Note: the 12th Edition of Robert's Rules of Order was published in September, so all units should be following the new rules and guidelines.

Contracts
Did you know that two board members' signatures and board/association approval are needed on all PTA contracts for our insurance to be valid? This includes online fundraisers. Make sure to sign:
"<your name>, for <your unit name>.

Did you know this about Totem?
How to register offline/manual members in Totem.

How to expost member emails to communicate with members.

Doing a virtual movie night?
Make sure to get a license!
Click here for more info on PTA Movie Licensing 101

PTA Insurance Increase
The new amount for PTA Unit insurance premium is $258 and is due to Council Treasurer no later than 11/3/2020. Click for Unit Remittance Form

Having a raffle this year?
Click to apply with the State of CA before October

Upcoming Events

Palomar Council
School Board CandidateTown Hall
October 6, 2020 7pm
Zoom Meeting - RSVP

Palomar Council General Meeting
November 3, 2020 7pm
Zoom Meeting - Login Emailed to Units

Leadership Tip

Some of our PTA units have been approached and asked by school parents to advocate strongly for immediate on-campus (in-person) instruction at their school. As you know, Poway Unified School District has been wrestling with this question for some time, and has vacillated from one position to another several times during the summer. It is a difficult dilemma, with many different viewpoints and considerations. There is no one perfect answer for all families. Consequently, we should be mindful that there are differing opinions throughout the district from parents, students, administrators and others. Not all families are comfortable with returning to the school site for in-person instruction, just as not all families are comfortable with virtual learning.

California State PTA's mission is to positively impact the lives of all children and families. ALL children, and not just the ones that prefer in-person instruction or virtual instruction. We should not recommend or advocate for one type of instruction over another. Any decision to reopen schools should involve parents, families, students, educators, school employees, public health experts, health practitioners and community leaders in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of stages of reopening.

If you are asked to advocate for either virtual or on-campus instruction, we suggest that you offer to facilitate a PTA town hall type discussion with the school leaders (principals, counselors, teachers), or district leaders, to allow parents on all sides of the question to voice their concerns.

You may also find the National PTA's position statement on reopening useful. It can be found here.

Welcome

Palomar Council PTA serves 28 local PTA Units in the Poway Unified School District (PUSD). Our goal is to inform and inspire our local units so they can achieve their goals. We provide ongoing training and support of unit officers, and encourage their advocacy and legislative efforts. Palomar Council is the liaison between the units and PUSD, PUSD School Board and the Poway Federation of Teachers Union. We also assist district PTA leaders in the organizing of new PTA units. Our programs include Adopt-a-Family (helping families in need during the holidays), Reflections (a state-side art competition), an Awards & Grants program, and an annual High School College Fair.

Council General Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of September, November, January, March and May. Please see the Calendar tab for more information. All Unit Presidents or your unit representative are encouraged to attend. We look forward to seeing you!

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