Sampling of program ideas

Remember: Advance advertising PAYS

Speakers and Parent Ed.

Emergency Preparednes= s: Building, District, How-to at home=

Principal: “Sta= te of the School” address

Librarian: “How= to help you child with homework”

Writing curriculum tr= aining for Parents

Math curriculum train= ing for Parents

District or building curriculum specialist(s)

WASL revealed –= what is WASL to my child?

Principal or District Director of Assessment

reviews building testing results:

(WASL, ITBS, ITED, CoGat, etc.)

Superintendent: “State of the District”= ;

School Board Members<= o:p>

&= #8220;Love & Logic” seminars – discipline educ.

PTA vs. ASB: What’s the diff?<= /span>

T= een Driving (driving ed., insurance, police, etc.)

Depression/Anxiety aw= areness and Suicide Prevention

“How to Save for College”

Who are these people = of the Millennial Generation? (Their pressures, work ethic, digital age, time, the forces acting on kids today, = etc)

Body Image issues

Anti-bullying solutio= ns

“Who’s Child is this? How to Communi= cate with Your Teen”

“Friendship Issues” (particularly re: girls)

Internet Safety<= /o:p>

Screen time: how much= is too much?

Heritage Night

= Pinata making

Drug & alcohol aw= areness

Drug intervention

Party Patrol

Weapons

Social Events w/ Meeting

Ice Cream Social=

Kids, Dads & Donu= ts

Spaghetti, Pizza or C= hili Feed

Weed & Feed (camp= us beautification)

Heritage Night: Celebrate your roots

= Pinata: = Create your own !

Pig racing - or anyth= ing with animals

(bring the kids) (check the contract)

Pot-luck dinners (works well combined

With Herit= age Night)

Transition Seminars

My child will be in <= span class=3DGramE>Kindergarten !

Elementary to Middle/= Jr. High

Middle/Jr. High to Hi= gh School

Sports Dept. parent t= raining

Music Dept. parent tr= aining

Anything that is = of concern in your community generally will draw more members to meetings=

Other

Door prizes, drawings, freebies, surprises – they’ll remember this next time too!=

Treats & coffee/tea/bottled water

Childcare<= /span>

2^nd Langua= ge solicitation/participation

Schedule a student performance as intro to mtg.

Scout Troop : Presentation of the = Flag, Salute

Have teachers demonst= rate what they purchased with PTA funds

Parade of PTA program= s in your unit (what does the PTA do ??)

Humanitarian/community outreach discussion

Principal: How is classroom placement done?

Controversial project= s/issues within community (Have community leaders speak to these)<= /p>

R= oad Improvement project near school? Invite the responsible administrat= or and project manager

Current legislative i= ssues (I-728, I-884, Simple Majority)

Community Levy & = Bond information

Special Thanks for input from Issaquah Council PTA units: Sunny Hills, Issaquah Valley, Cascade Ridge, Pine Lake Middle, Skyline High; Bellevue Council units Tillicum Middle, Kirkland Jr.,= Tyee Middle, Newport High, Mercer Island Counc= il unit Island Park, Lake Washingt= on Council units who so generously shared their ideas.

As they say, why rein= vent the wheel !