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 schedule and to register go to www.pta.org. If you register for this conference, please notify [email protected].



California State PTA Legislation Conference is scheduled for March 20-21, 2023 in Sacramento. More information about registration and hotel rates is available on the website: https://capta.org/programs-events/legislation-conference/. If you register for this conference, please notify [email protected].

All appointments with elected officials or staff are handled by First District PTA. If you register for either conference, please notify [email protected] so that you will be included in any scheduled appointments with elected representatives/staff. Please include your full name, the PTA you are representing AND your zip code. All of this information is required to be included in scheduled appointments.

Patty Scripter, VP Legislation & Advocacy

[email protected]

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 Association & Awards Meeting on Monday, April 24.

CALIFORNIA STATE PTA CONVENTION

We would love to invite you all to attend the upcoming CAPTA Convention on April 21st-23rd, 2023, in Sacramento. 

As mentioned previously, this is an election year, and the State PTA will be voting on many resolutions. 

We would like to encourage every council and every unit to attend if possible. Conventions are an excellent opportunity for all PTA leaders to connect, train, advocate, and return back to your council/unit with some valuable information.

Make sure to check your bylaws to determine how many delegates per association can attend. Also, as a safe practice, please motion and record in your minutes who your delegates are and the expenditures allowed.

California State PTA voted to align with the current CDC recommendations in regard to Covid vaccination and masks. Proof of vaccination or mask-wearing is no longer required to register/attend the CAPTA Convention.

• Early Registration: 2/15/23 to 3/31/23, full time $249, single day $149
• Pre-registration:  4/1/23 to 4/19/23, full time $299, single day $169
• On-site registration: 4/20/23 to 4/23/23, full time $349, single day $199
• Contact Sheraton directly for reservations: 3/21/23
• Contact Hyatt directly for reservations: 3/28/23

Lenka Kendall, VP Special Events

[email protected]

SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 24

Please mark your calendars for Monday, April 24, for our Annual Association & Awards Meeting. The theme is Victorian Garden Party and fancy hats are encouraged! The meeting will be followed by a high tea reception.

The Program will include: 

● Membership Awards 

● President Awards to councils and units 

● Announcement of First District Commemorative Scholarship winners 

● Honorary Service Awards  

● Door prize drawings for all present! 

Kitty Cahalan, VP Membership

[email protected]

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 [email protected] 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. 

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

04/19/23 – Collaborate With Community

Register HERE

REFLECTIONS

First District PTA had over 2,150 students participate in this year's theme: “Show Your Voice.”



Watch for more information about our First District Reflections awards ceremony this spring.

Diane Velasco Hyland, VP Education & Family Engagement

[email protected]

REACH OUT UPON RECEIPT OF A LETTER

Have you received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Franchise Tax  Board (FTB), or Attorney General’s Office (AG)? Or at least something that LOOKS like a letter from the government? 

DON’T CALL THEM — CALL PTA! 

In-council PTAs: Send a copy of the letter to council leadership; council leadership forwards the letter to First District PTA for assistance. 

Out-of-Council PTAs: Send a copy of the letter directly to First District PTA. 

Email copies of letters to [email protected] AND [email protected].

The finance team at First District PTA will help you navigate the process to respond to the letters.  

Examples of legitimate and non-legitimate agency letters can be seen here: Treasurer's Update

Amy Kamm, Treasurer

[email protected]

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