 |
The Duval County Council PTA Dispatch!
|
|
PTA Presidents:
Please FORWARD
this email to your entire Board!
|
|
Join us for our next General Meeting!
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
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
Speakers:
Hon. Ashley Smith-Juarez,
Duval County School Board Member
Dr. Nikolai Vitti
DCPS Superintendent
__________________________
NOTE: There is NO General Meeting in December.
____________________________
_________
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.
__________________________________________
We are PTA!
Every Child...One Voice
|
|
Follow us on our Facebook page:
|
|
AFTER the General Meeting...
Join us for a very special Lunch and Learn
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
11:00 am
LOCATION:
Cline Auditorium
DCPS School Board Building
1701 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Our guest speaker will be Andrea Clemons
who will be speaking about sexual abuse of students
by educators.
ALL PTA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME to attend this event.
If you would like a lunch, please RSVP by Saturday November 14,
or you may bring your own lunch.
_____________________________________________
|
|
Is YOUR Local Unit in Good Standing?
Of 130 PTAs in Duval County:
ONLY 50 are in Good Standing!
Only 52 Local Units have paid Council dues, which were due November 1.
State/National dues are due MONTHLY. Many local units have not made ANY payment yet this year.
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.
|
|
Taxes are 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 [email protected] and [email protected]
For complete information - see our website
HERE
.
|
|
Reflections Info 2015-2016
|
Important Dates:
• Reflection Entries for County judging are due Friday, December 4, 2015, between 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. Drop off site is at Duval County School Board, 1701 Prudential Drive, Room 613.
See our Reflections page
for complete info.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
NEW Tools and Resources
Here's a toolkit to better explain the transition to the Florida Standards: jaxpef.org/toolkit.
A link that makes it easy for you to contact your State Representative and State Senator (with suggested talking points) about PTA's request that school grades for last year's FSA tests be suspended for one year.
Information and analysis of DCPS's proposed program and boundary changes that would affect several schools. jaxpef.org/boundarychanges
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
|
|
Spring Leadership Workshops
If you have an idea for a workshop topic you would like to see offered in January, please contact Karen Nuland at [email protected].
|
|
"Chat with the Supe"
Community Meetings
See the complete schedule of meetings throughout the county HERE
|
|
Slow Food Farm Tour - THIS SUNDAY
Do your kids know where their food comes from?
They can find out this Sunday from Noon to 5 pm by taking the Slow Food Tour de Farm all around the Jacksonville area.
Get an in-depth look at the fall harvest season in Northeast Florida and meet the individuals who enrich our local food system - local growers, chefs, artisans, and producers. There will be food tastings and special events!
T
here are several routes available - download the brochure to plan your route.
|
|
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 [email protected]
|
|
Look at all These Member Benefits!
NEW Benefits are added FREQUENTLY so check our website often to see the latest flyer.
|
|
Health & Safety News
The Florida PTA "Healthy Children, Healthy Future" Summit will take place November 13-14 in Orlando. Register
HERE
. They have a new TWO FOR ONE registration offer!
What's For Lunch? Download the App! "School Lunch by Nutrislice"
|
|
|
|
CALENDAR
Sunday, November 15: LAST DAY TO file your Local Unit 990 tax form for last year!
Friday, December 4: Local Unit Reflections entries are due to DCCPTA for county-level judging. Entries will be accepted from 9 am - Noon, Room 613, DCPS School Board Building.
Saturday, January 30: Spring Leadership Workshops. Location: To be announced.
|
|
Is YOUR PTA in Good Standing?
|
|
Duval County Council PTA
P.O. Box 5397
Jacksonville, FL 32247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
