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The Duval County Council PTA Dispatch!
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PTA Presidents:
Please FORWARD
this email to your entire Board!
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REMINDER:
There is NO General Meeting in December!
DCCPTA wishes you all a Happy, Healthy,
Restful (if that's possible) Holiday Break with your families!
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Please help us WELCOME the following NEW
Duval County Local Unit PTAs
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Henry Kite Elementary PTA
Joseph Finegan
Elementary PTA
Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary PTA
J. Allen Axson Montessori School PTA
Ramona Boulevard Elementary PTA
John Love Elementary PTA
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Is YOUR Local Unit in Good Standing?
Of 130 PTAs in Duval County:
ONLY 69 are in Good Standing! Which means there are 61 units that have 1, 2 or 3 strikes.
YEAH! There are only 2 local units that have not filed their 990 form with the IRS. (See column to the right if you haven't filed yet.)
DCCPTA is here to help, but Local Units must ensure the proper paperwork is being done to keep your PTA in Good Standing.
Failing to do so could result in your PTA being closed.
See link below to connect to the Good Standing Requirements on our website.
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Taxes were due November 15!
EVERY LOCAL UNIT, EVERY YEAR, IS REQUIRED TO FILE A TAX RETURN. This must be done well before November 15 (which falls on a Sunday this year).
- If gross receipts are less than $50,000, then you file a 990-N; (takes only 10-15 minutes to complete!)
- $50,000 to $200,000 file Form 990EZ and Schedule A and G.
- Over $200,000 file Form 990.
- Forward a copy to tax@floridapta.org and treasurer@dccpta.org
For complete information - see our website
HERE
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National PTA has re-designed
their on-line magazine for everyone to enjoy!
to help you advocate for children and resources!
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ONE by ONE Convention
Apply NOW to be a ONE by ONE Delegate at the next Convention on January 23, 2016. See our NewsPost HERE.
High School students can apply to be delegates as well!
Looks GREAT on their College Applications and they receive valuable training in how to Advocate - for themselves, their education and their community.
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Spring Leadership Workshops
DCCPTA Leadership Workshops are scheduled for SATURDAY, January 30.
Location and the complete workshop schedule will be announced in January.
If you are a President or Treasurer and have NOT taken DCCPTA's REQUIRED President and/or Treasurer training sessions, you MUST attend the workshops in January.
Remember
- Training adds STRENGTH and DEPTH to the knowledge base of your Board - the NEXT generation of PTA Leaders!
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If you, or someone you know,
would like information about how to start a PTA
at YOUR school, contact DCCPTA's
VP for Local Units, Victor Melone.
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"Chat with the Supe"
Community Meetings
Following are the remaining community meetings scheduled with Dr. Vitti:
Wednesday, Dec. 9 - 10:30 a.m. San Marco Library (Balis Community Center) - 1513 Lasalle St., 32207
Friday, Dec. 11 - 10:30 a.m. Beaches Library (Large Community Room) - 600 3rd St., Neptune Beach, 32266 Thursday, Dec. 17 - 6 p.m. Chets Creek Church (The Kids Center) - 4420 Hodges Blvd., 32224
Wednesday, Jan. 6 - 9:30 a.m.
Celebration Church (The Co ffee Shop Lounge)
9555 R.G. Skinner Pkwy.
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Tuesday, Jan. 12 - 6 p.m. Crossroads Church (Main Sanctuary) – 10005 Gate Pkwy N., 32246
Tuesday, Jan. 19 - 6 p.m. Southside Baptist (Fellowship Hall) - 1435 Atlantic Blvd., 32207
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Advocacy and Legislation Info
Join the Florida PTA Legislative Committee this year at the
2016 Legislative Conference
Sunday, January 24 - Tuesday, January 26 in Tallahassee and personally experience how your contribution can make a difference. Hot topics will include discussions of bills on Juvenile Justice, Guns on Campuses, Florida Assessments and other health and safety related issues. Registration Info HERE.
Legislative Committee Weeks began the week of November 16;
the regular 2016 Legislative session will begin January 12, 2016.
Florida PTA will send out Legislative updates and alerts as needed.
Please review the Florida PTA Legislative Priorities document HERE.
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Duval Teachers United -
Advocacy Bus Trip to Tallahassee
DTU members are going to Tallahassee on Thursday, January 14 and PTA Members may come along FREE!! Contact Felita Tutt (programs@dccpta.org) by December 15 if you would like to go along. SPACE IS LIMITED.
National PTA recently released a position statement on
Student Data Privacy
. See our newspost about it
HERE
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Treasurer's Corner
First year and Returning Presidents and Treasurers MUST take DCCPTA's required Treasurer training EACH YEAR - either during the summer, at our Fall Workshops, or at the Spring Workshops on January 30, 2016.
If you have any financial questions, please contact Jenifer Morgan, DCCPTA Treasurer at Treasurer@DCCPTA.org
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Join us for our next General Meeting!
Tuesday, January 26 , 2016
Hospitality and Check-in at
8:30 am
Meeting at 9:00 am
LOCATION:
Cline Auditorium
DCPS School Board Building
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Programs and Speakers
will be announced in
January
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Each local unit has two voting delegates.
They can be the President and a delegate OR two delegates.
The meetings are open to all PTA members.
We encourage everyone to attend.
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We are PTA!
Every Child...One Voice
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Look at all These Member Benefits!
NEW Benefits are added FREQUENTLY so check our website often to see the latest flyer.
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Health & Safety News
Texting and Driving:
Find a great article on the National PTA website about how to talk to your teen driver about this important subject, and advice on how to create a safe driving contract with your teen
HERE.
Tobacco Free Coalition of Jacksonville
DCCPTA is a partner with TFCJ, sharing information and strategies to keep our students away from tobacco in ALL forms. Currently we are performing smartphone surveys of retail stores, collecting data on how e-cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are marketed and sold. High School Students who need Volunteer hours can help perform these surveys! Training is available.
Also, TFCJ can help your PTA establish a SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) team at your school. Elementary and Middle school is NOT too early to start one of these teams! E-cig use is on the rise among tweens and young teens and there is data that shows e-cigs are a "gateway" to regular cigarettes for those that try them.
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CALENDAR
Saturday, January 30: Spring Leadership Workshops. Location: To be announced.
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Is YOUR PTA in Good Standing?
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Duval County Council PTA
P.O. Box 5397
Jacksonville, FL 32247
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