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• PTSA Documents
• PTSA Membership
• Mission of the PTSA
• Purpose of the PTSA
• PTSA Supported Programs
• Market Day
• PTSA Roster
• PTSA Advocacy Information
• News
• Events/Calendar
• PTSA Meeting Dates

PTSA Documents

• PTSA Job Descriptions
• Volunteer Form 2007
• 2007-08 Membership Form
• 2007-08 Staff Membership Form
• PTSA Standing Rules (2007)
• PTSA 2007-08 Bylaws
• PTSA Minutes
  • May 2007
  • September 2007
  • October 2007
  • November 2007
  • January 2008
  • February 2008
  • April 2008

PTSA Membership

Top "Ten" Reasons to Join the NVHS PTSA

• Belong to the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the USA.
• Be a voice in decisions made for local, state, and national PTA issues.
• PTSA will help navigate parents through high school, answer questions and direct you in ways to stay connected with all school activities and news.
• Receive a free school directory.
• Work directly with students and NVHS staff; volunteer opportunities are flexible and fun.
• Help develop your leadership skills.
• Meet new friends by bringing the relationship of home and school closer together.
• Share your talents, which may positively affect someone else's life.
• Help support the funding of various PTA activities.
• Support an organization that has the student, staff, and all NVHS families’ best interests in mind.
   

Download a 2007-08 Membership Form!

Mission of the PTSA

• 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.
• To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.
  
   

Purpose of the PTSA

• 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.
  
   

PTSA Supported Programs

N-euqua Directory
E- xciting Reflections Program
U- nbelievable Market Day
Q- uality Educational Programs
U- seful Information
A- rt and Music Appreciation

P- arent Volunteers Welcome
T- eacher Appreciation events
S- tudent Events
A- dvocate for Children

Market Day

Counting Carbs? Counting Calories? Count on Market Day!

Market Day makes it easier than ever to eat healthy – without sacrificing taste! Whether you’re eating low carb or low fat, counting calories or points, you'll find a variety of delicious, easy-to-prepare selections.

Market Day has over 40 “Taste for Health” products that contain no more than 300 calories and have 30% or fewer calories from fat per serving. Plus Market Day has added a new Low Carb symbol that will point you to foods that have 8 grams or less of carbohydrates per serving.

Neuqua Valley PTSA and Market Day have a long-standing partnership that has raised thousands of dollars to fund NVHS student extras. If you've never tried Market Day products before, you’re in for a treat. There are lots of choices that you’ll find are convenient to prepare and tasty to eat … and Neuqua Valley PTSA will earn at least 10% commission on everything you buy. It’s a winning combination!

Our Market Day pick-up is the third Monday of each month, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building/Main Campus. Orders can be placed on-line until noon the previous Thursday. You can choose to pay for your order when you pick it up, or pay on line with your credit card for even greater convenience.
 

2007-2008 Pick-Up Dates:

• September 10
• October 10 (Wednesday)
• November 5
• December 10
• January 14
• February 11
• March 17
• April 21
• May 19
• June 16

You can click and place your order on-line now at http://www.marketday.com 

If you've never ordered on-line before, click on "First Time Customer" link.
OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT NUMBER IS: 13284 

This account number will take you to a screen where you can place your order through the Neuqua Valley PTSA account.

For directions on how to sign up and track an order, click here
http://www.marketday.com/Howto.asp 

Questions?
Contact: Cassy Wedell
Phone: 630-369-1026 email: fauxbycassy@aol.com

PTSA Roster

PTSA Advocacy

News

Indian Prairie Special Needs PTA Liaison position

In an effort to collaborate with school PTA’s, IPSD Special Needs PTA is asking for liaisons between school PTAs and Special Needs PTA.

This person would serve as a liaison between Indian Prairie Special Needs PTA and their school’s PTA, thus providing a parent that could serve as a contact person.
Additional Information

PTA Legislation

95th GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATION - SECOND SESSION

National PTA Update on the Reauthorization of No child Left Behind Strengthen Parental involvement

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002, is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the central federal law in pre-collegiate education. Since the law was first enacted in 1965, it has been reauthorized and renamed several times, and it is up for reauthorization again in 2007. It is the nation's largest and most comprehensive federal education law: more than 90 percent of America's school districts receive funding for more than 40 federal educational and supportive services programs covered by the act. (For an overview and history of No Child Left Behind, read PTA's Issue Background Brief.)

As Congress moves towards reauthorization of ESEA-NCLB, PTA has crafted specific recommendations to improve the parent involvement provisions within the law. While ensuring local flexibility, PTA recommends creating a system of accountability designed to encourage parents to be active partners in their child's education.

Studies have documented that regardless of the economic, ethnic, or cultural background of the family, parent involvement in a child's education is a major factor in determining success in school. Successful parental involvement strategies vary from region to region, school to school and this flexibility needs to be supported by the law.

Though Congress cannot mandate parental engagement, PTA believes that the government can and must provide parents multiple opportunities to be active participants in their child's education. PTA's recommendations for the ESEA-NCLB reauthorization are built on four core principles:

More accountability to parents
Parents must be better informed of what is going on in their child's school and each state must hold schools accountable for implementing their parent involvement plans.
Better data through a more understandable delivery system
Information from school accountability systems should be geared towards informing parents--since parents have the primary decision making responsibility for their child's education.
Better resources to help teachers and parents
Parental Information and Resource Centers and other existing state and local resources with expertise in parent engagement and community outreach should be better utilized as part of the solution. Further, teachers need better preparation on how to engage and develop positive partnerships with parents to support active parent participation in their child's education.
Community support
Schools need to be an active, essential part of a community again. Residents, businesses, and organizations in the community must collaborate with schools in making the schools more successful, and must understand that they have a stake in children's education. A more detailed summary on the PTA Parent Involvement Legislative Initiative, as well as specific recommendations, may be accessed in the "resources" section to the right.

Summary information and specific provisions may be viewed in the NCLB section of PTA's website at www.pta.org/NCLB.

Titles of No Child Left Behind

• Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
• Title II Preparing, Training and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
• Title III Language Instruction of Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
• Title IV 21st Century Schools
• Title V Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs
• Title VI Flexibility and Accountability
• Title VII Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education
• Title VIII Impact Aid Program
• Title IX General Provisions
  
  Submitted by
  Darlene Senger

National School Board Association NCLB Analysis

Volunteer Opportunities

“Work in the service of others can be very rewarding” - Volunteer Opportunities are available…

The NVHS PTSA is actively seeking people interested in Chairing [or Co-Chairing] a committee for the 2007-08 school year. Please see the following form to see what opportunities are available.  And THANKS for volunteering!

Volunteer Opportunities Form 2007

“The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.”
~ Corrie Ten Boom
 

Events/Calendar

Adolescence: Presentation for Life

Dr. Mike Bradley, whose new book is The Heart & Soul of the Next Generation, aims his presentation at high school parents, educators and students. He will explore the realities
of adolescents’ lives, its challenges and stressors and offer perspectives and strategies to create a balanced life.

A QUESTION and ANSWER period will follow Dr. Bradley’s presentation.

When: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Where: Neuqua Valley High School Auditorium
Time: 7:00 - 9:00
Admission is Free!

Additional Information

PTSA Appreciation Nights with the Chicago Bulls

Saturday, April 5th vs. the Washington Wizards  7:30 pm
Sunday, April 13th vs. Orlando Magic 6:00 pm

Additional Information

Guest Speakers

March meeting Guest Speaker: "Ask Dr. McKee"

Dr. Mark McKee, Psy.D. will be on hand for a short presentation and a question and answer period. All questions will be asked anonymously via index cards.


April meeting Guest Speaker: School Board member Curt Bradshaw

Mr. Bradshaw will speak on the “The State of the District” and answer parent questions.

Parent Diversity Advisory Council  Dialogue Circles

The Parent Diversity Advisory Council is proud to announce the offering of three sessions for Dialogue Circles for District 204 parents, staff, administration and officers. During each session we are also offering a non-English speaking circle for individuals who wish to speak in their native tongue.

The theme for each circle this year will center on the question:
“Are we preparing our children for transition in a diverse school community?”

Fall: October 30, Nov 6 & 13 7-9pm Alternate circle will be in Spanish
Winter: January 10, 17, 24 7-9pm Alternate circle will be in Mandarin
Spring: March 19 & 26, April 2 7-9pm Alternate circle will be in Hindi


Please keep in mind that all circles are limited to 15 individuals.
A commitment to attending all three dates for the circle you choose is necessary.

Registration Forms are available on the IPSD website: http://www.ipsd.org/pdac.asp

For more information please contact:
Cathy Piehl at piehl1409@wowway.com  or 630-548-5717

PTSA Meeting Dates

• 9/20/2007     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm (Minutes)
• 10/11/2007   MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm (Minutes)
• 11/8/2007     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm (Minutes)
• 1/10/2008     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm (Minutes)
• 2/21/2008     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm (Minutes)
• 3/13/2008     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm
• 4/24/2008     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm (Minutes)
• 5/15/2008     MAIN LMC - 7:00 pm

Last Updated: 11/13/07

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