FOUNDERS' DAY

Join First District PTA on February 27th as we celebrate 126 years of advocacy and working on behalf of children and families. Our Founders' Day program will feature special guest speaker California State PTA President-Elect Shereen Walter and since it's a birthday party, expect games, prizes, and cake! Please plan to join us for this fun program and be part of our celebration. Watch for the invitation - coming soon.

LEGISLATION CONFERENCES

Upcoming opportunities for advocacy information and training:

National PTA Legislation Conference will be virtual only on March 7-8, 2023. Registration is $50. For more information, the tentative schedule and to register go to www.pta.org.



California State PTA Legislation Conference is scheduled for March 20-21, 2023 in Sacramento. Currently, there is no information about registration available on the website: www.capta.org. 

CALIFORNIA BUDGET UPDATE

Wondering about the California education budget proposal? Ed100 has an informative blog post written by Carol Kocivar: 

How is the education budget for 2023-24 being created?

Governor Newsom has proposed a budget for next year that juggles many challenges. When the stock market sneezes, California’s budget gets sick. Carol summarizes how the proposal will affect schools and explains how the public can be involved in the budget process. You’ll want to bookmark this one!

Click the picture below to read the post

Patty Scripter, VP Legislation & Advocacy

legislation@pta1.org

FIRST DISTRICT PTA LOOKING FOR HONOREES

Please help us find, nominate, and recognize our outstanding volunteer candidates who have given their time to benefit the well-being of First District PTA.

Honorary Service Awards are designed as a unique way for PTA units, councils and districts to publicly acknowledge both individuals and organizations for outstanding community service to children and youth. All funds collected with this program are used exclusively to support the California State PTA scholarship and grant programs. 

The five award categories include:

• VSP - Very Special Person Award
• HSA - Honorary Service Award
• CSA - Continuing Service Award
• GOSA - Golden Oak Service Award
• EOHSA - Elected Official Honorary Service Award

Please take a few minutes to complete the form below. Submissions are due by Wednesday, March 15.

The awards will be presented at our Annual Awards Meeting on Monday, April 24.

Lenka Kendall, HSA Chairperson

districtevents@pta1.org

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS

The First District PTA Commemorative Scholarship is now available to graduating seniors via their respective council or out-of-council PTAs. A reminder that applicants must be enrolled in a high school with a PTA/PTSA, and be a member of that high school PTA/PTSA. Each council or out-of-council PTA will then select one application from each high school in good standing to send forward to First District PTA by Monday, March 

27, 2023 at noon. 

Applications can be submitted via email to officemanager@pta1.org or by US mail to: First District PTA, 1008 S. 8th Street, Moor Field, Alhambra, CA 91801.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

National PTA is continuing to roll out tools for family engagement. They are presenting webinars on family engagement. The webinars are hosted every three weeks on Wednesdays at 11:00 AM Pacific time. 

02/15/23 – Communicate Effectively

03/01/23 – Support Student Success

03/29/23 – Speak Up for Every Child and Share Power

04/19/23 – Collaborate With Community

Register here:

https://pta.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TwordKxHTRSFBUePK7nihA

REFLECTIONS

The National PTA Reflections Arts program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts to help boost student confidence as well as success in the arts and in life. First District PTA had over 2,150 students participate in this year's theme: “Show Your Voice.”

Twenty-seven of the student entries were submitted to California State PTA for the next level of judging. 



Over 100 students will be recognized for their entries at the First District Reflections awards ceremony this spring. More information to come on the date/time/location.

Diane Velasco Hyland, VP Education & Family Engagement

education@pta1.org

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