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2014 Annual National PTA® Convention and Exhibition Convention Program June 19-22, 2014 Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas Get PTA in Your Pocket Download the new National PTA® Mobile App!

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Thursday, June 19

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. PTA Convention Central Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 8:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. State Presidents, Presidents-Elect & Office Staff Meeting Level 4 – Room 12A/B 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Parliamentary Procedures Level 4 – Room 17A 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Youth Leadership Summit Sponsored by TeenSafe Level 4 – Room 16A 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. First Timers Orientation Level 4 – Room 17B 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Emerging Minority Leaders Conference Level 4 – Room 16 B 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. National PTA Unit Meeting Level 4 – Room 17B 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Workshop Session 1 (7) – 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: See page 18 for Daily Schedule 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Male Engagement Forum Level 4 – Room 17A 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. National Bylaws and Resolutions Briefing Hilton – Level 4 – Salon A

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. National Bylaws and Resolutions: Collaboration Writing Lab Hilton – Level 4 – Salon A

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Opening Reception Sponsored by KNeoWorld Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5

Friday, June 20 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PTA Convention Central Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Emerging Minority Leaders Breakfast Sponsored by H-E-B (Ticketed Event) Level 4 – Room 12 A/B 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Convention Kick-Off & Keynote Sponsored by Children’s Bookstore & Discover Level 4 – Ballroom D 11:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Complimentary Lunch for all Get PTA in Your Pocket 2014Full Convention Registrants Sponsored by Association Insurance Management (AIM) Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. National Bylaws and Resolutions: ® Collaboration Writing Lab Level 4 – Room 16A Download the new National PTA Mobile App! 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Endowment Fund Luncheon Sponsored by Association Insurance Management (AIM) ® (Ticketed Event) Level 4 – Room 16B You’re on the go, so you need PTA at your fingertips. The National PTA App will help you: • Save money 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Workshop Session 2 (9) - 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: See page 21 for Daily Schedule • Improve programs at your school 2:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Workshop Session 3 (9) – 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: • Support your child’s success See page 22 for Daily Schedule

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. General Meeting 1 No other app gives you the latest PTA info, education news Sponsored by Microsoft Level 4 - Ballroom D and member savings all in one place.

Available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad devices only. 3 PTA.org/MobileApp Saturday, June 21

7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PTA Convention Central Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. State Presidents’ Club Breakfast Level 4 – Room 16 A/B (Invite only)

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Workshop Session 4 (9) - 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: See page 24 for Daily Schedule

8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshop Session 5 (9) - 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: See page 25 for Daily Schedule

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Complimentary Lunch for all Full Convention Registrants Sponsored by Lysol Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Reflections®—Arts in Education Luncheon Sponsored by Americans for the Arts (Ticketed Event) Level 4 – Ballroom G

1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Workshop Session 6 (8) - 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: See page 26 for Daily Schedule

3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. General Meeting 2 Level 4 - Ballroom D 2014 Schedule at a Glance

Sunday, June 22

6:45 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. Meditation / Inspiration Level 4 – Room 12 A/B

7:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PTA Information Desk Level 4 – Ballroom Foyer

8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Workshop Session 7 (9) - 75 Min Level 4 Rooms: See page 28 for Daily Schedule 2014 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. General Meeting 3 Sponsored by Pearson Level 4 - Ballroom D

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5 Table of Contents

Welcome to Convention 8 Featured Speakers and Guests 12 Daily Schedules 17 Workshop Descriptions 38 2014 Convention Information 55 Austin Convention Center Map 60 National PTA Governance 64 Convention Microphone and Parliamentary Procedures 68 2014 Convention Standing Rules 70 Proposed Amendments to National PTA Bylaws 73 Proposed Convention Resolutions 77 2014 Exhibit Information 82 Credentials Report Back Page

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National PTA wishes to thank Lifetouch, a National PTA Proud National Sponsor and the Official Photographer of National PTA, for providing photography services for the 2014 National PTA Convention. In addition, National PTA is grateful for the annual support provided by Lifetouch in conjunction with the National PTA membership card and Our Children magazine. 7 Welcome to the National PTA® Convention

Welcome to the 2014 Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition. We have a great weekend planned here in Austin. It will be full of knowledgeable speakers, valuable resources and endless networking opportunities. We will also honor some of our most dynamic leaders.

Convention is a time to come together to celebrate accomplishments and Otha Thornton, Jr. to connect and share ideas with one another as we plan for an exciting National PTA President school year.

This is the premier child advocacy convention in the United States. With numerous workshops that cover topics such as advocacy, communications and diversity, you are sure to leave with a plethora of information and resources to catapult your PTA to the next level. The exhibition hall will also provide an array of activities and tools to ensure that you leave fully equipped to make a difference.

It’s hard to believe that I have been on this journey with you for a year. Being in the trenches with such an awesome and dedicated team of parents, teachers, students and volunteers has been one of the most enjoyable experiences ever.

As we begin this convention, and as I begin my final year as your president, I want us to continue to focus on membership by building leaders and honing our advocacy efforts. We continue to prove that our efforts and programs are making an impact in the lives of our children.

For each and every program or event you host, every dollar you raise, every effort you put forth, you are making a difference. The results are not always 2014seen overnight, but you can rest assured that each seed you plant will reap a harvest in due time. You are the driving force behind the fight for a better future for our children and this convention is a time of celebration, Greetings from the National President encouragement and collaboration.

I hope to meet as many of you as possible this weekend. Thank you for being the voice of every child.

Warmest Regards,

Otha E. Thornton, Jr. National PTA President

8 Greetings from the Host State President

Welcome to Austin Welcome to Austin, Texas! On behalf of the Texas PTA Board of Directors and staff, we trust you will find The Lone Star State’s southern hospitality to be as warm as the Texas heat! Take some time during your stay to cool off and enjoy “Austin weird” cuisine, while at the same time soaking up the unique culture at one of our many local attractions in the live music capital of the world.

It is quite appropriate and nostalgic for the National PTA Convention to convene in downtown Austin. For decades, PTA has advocated in this city for students Leslie Boggs “under the dome” by partnering with lawmakers to make a difference in the lives Texas PTA President of children.

Did you know that sidewalks in our downtown area exist today because Austin PTAs advocated for child safety? Austin has been the place in Texas’ history where PTA has consistently and profoundly demonstrated the difference between our association and unaffiliated parent groups. Whenever there is an issue that impacts students, PTA is the premier child advocacy group on the scene as the voice for all children.

Our wish for you is to leave Texas more excited and rejuvenated than ever before, and to go home and grow and keep improving PTA! And remember, you always have friends in Texas, so don’t be shy about asking us to share or help. We’re all a part of the PTA family!

Working Together for Every Child,

2014Leslie Boggs Texas PTA President 2014-2016

Texas PTA Host State Committee Chair: Michelle Humphreys Volunteer Recruitment & Assignments: Sheri Doss, LaDorshe Damron Entertainment: Larriann Curtis, Barbara Guerra Registration: Barbara Guerra Texas PTA Staff Liaison: Kris Vaughn

9 Greetings from the Mayor

Greetings:

As mayor, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Austin, Texas for the 2014 National PTA Convention. I am delighted that our city is host to PTA delegates from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Europe. The future of Austin, and the United States, is contingent on our children. We thank PTA for its programming and continued efforts to ensure that children receive the best education possible.

I hope that you are able to get out and see Austin while attending the convention. Whether you stop by one of our countless music venues or eat at one of our world-‐ renowned BBQ joints, you’ll find Austin has something to offer everyone. Take a walk around or paddleboard on downtown’s Lady Bird Lake, visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, or take a dip in our iconic spring-‐fed Barton Springs pool (where Robert Redford learned how to swim when he was 5 years old).

By exploring Austin you too can see why we’re home to a singer named Willie, an Oscar winner named Matthew, a tennis star named Andy, and a longhorn steer named Bevo. And why some of the country’s leading magazines sing Austin’s praises. Forbes has named us the “Fastest Growing City,” the “Best Big City for Jobs” and the “Best City for Young Greetings from the Mayor Adults.” Kiplinger Finance magazine has named us the “Best City for the Next Decade.” Entrepreneur said we are the “#1 Most Creative Center” in the country and Portfolio.com named us to its list of “Least Stressed U.S. Cities.”

That last designation alone is reason to visit. Welcome and I wish you all an enjoyable stay.

Sincerely,

Lee Leffingwell Mayor, City of Austin 2014 Convention Events & Highlights

11 2014 Convention Keynote Speaker Dr. Steve Constantino National Family Engagement Practitioner Sponsored by Discover

Convention Kick-Off Level 4 - Ballroom D Friday, June 20, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Dr. Steve Constantino is one of the nation’s most sought-after speakers and thought leaders in the field of family engagement. He has had unique success in applying family engagement research to practical real world problems. His work is well docu- mented in magazines, periodicals, journals and in his three books devoted to the practice of family engagement. He has appeared at hundreds of conferences, worked directly with schools and districts in 40 states, and has traveled around the world working tirelessly to raise the achievement of students by building a strong efficacy for families. Dr. Constantino is the architect of “The Five Simple Principles to Engage Every Family,” a series of measurable applications that can help schools and districts increase their family engagement efforts and outcomes.

Dr. Constantino continues to make it a priority to not only raise awareness for family engagement but to help schools and communities put into place successful family engagement practices that lead to the achievement of all students.

Presently, Dr. Constantino is the superintendent of the Williamsburg-James City County School District in Williamsburg, Virginia.

2014 Convention Featured Speaker Featured Speakers and Guests Arne Duncan U.S. Secretary of Education 2014Convention Kick-Off Level 4 - Ballroom D Friday, June 20, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Arne Duncan is the ninth U.S. Secretary of Education. He has served in this post since his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 20, 2009, following his nomination by President Barack Obama.

Duncan’s tenure as secretary has been marked by a number of significant accomplishments on behalf of American students and teachers. He helped to secure congressional support for President Obama’s investments in education, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s $100 billion to fund 325,000 teaching jobs, increases in Pell grants, reform efforts such as Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation, and interventions in low-performing schools. Additionally, he has helped secure an additional $10 billion to avoid teacher layoffs; the elimination of student loan subsidies to banks; and a $500 million national competition for early learning programs. Under Duncan’s leadership at the Department, the Race to the Top program has the incentives, guidance, and flexibility it needs to support reforms in states.

Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, after majoring in sociology. Duncan is married to Karen Duncan, and they have two children who attend public school in Arlington, Virginia.

12 Featured Speakers and Guests 2013 Convention Featured Speaker Sean McComb 2014 National Teacher of the Year English Teacher at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Baltimore, Maryland

General Meeting 3 Level 4 - Ballroom D Saturday, June 21, 2014 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Sean McComb is a 9-12th grade English teacher at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently completing his eighth year as an educator and has been at Patapsco since beginning his teaching career. “A strong teacher-student relationship facilitates the opportunity for deeper learning and more critical thinking,” says McComb. He firmly believes that public education is the foundation for opportunity and success for any child. In addition to his role as an English instructor, McComb helped develop, and continues to spearhead, Patapsco’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, which boasted a 98% college acceptance rate for its last two graduating classes. He was recognized by Baltimore County for his outstanding leadership of the AVID program.

McComb’s devotion to the teaching profession extends beyond the classroom as well. He also coaches the Patapsco Cross Country Team, supervises cultural exchange programs, and has led several university training sessions and presentations for future teachers. McComb says that he has found his purpose in teaching stating, “I have worked to engage my students and push them to achieve the excellence within them. Every child deserves nothing less, and my calling is to champion that effort.”

McComb is a member of several professional education associations and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Capital One Community Champion Award (awarded by the WNBA’s Washington Mystics in 2013). He holds a B.A. in English Literature and a Masters of Education in English Literature from the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a 2014Certificate in School Improvement Leadership from Goucher College.

13 2014 EMLC Featured Speakers Elizabeth A. Campbell Partner and Chief Diversity Officer for Andrews Kurth LLP in Houston, Texas

Emerging Minority Leaders Conference Level 4 - Room 16B Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Elizabeth Campbell is an attorney and diversity practitioner for Andrews Kurth LLP with a successful record of working with business leaders, executives and teams to accomplish organizational goals. In her roles as Partner and Chief Diversity Officer, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the diversity and inclusion components of the firm’s strategic plan. She collaborates with the firm’s Labor and Employment Section attorneys and is a frequent speaker, training facilitator and author on the topic of diversity and inclusion and related employment law topics.

She works closely with the chairs of the firm’s Diversity Committee and the Women’s Initiative Team, and is a member of the Hiring, Professional Development and Associates Committees. She also collaborates with the firm’s marketing professionals to drive marketing and branding strategies; the Community Relations partners to identify opportunities to support community-based endeavors that align with the firm’s strategic goals; human resources professionals to develop human capital strategies for all employees; and accounting professionals on the firm’s supplier/vendor diversity pursuits.

Elizabeth received her J.D. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and her B.A. from the American University in Washington, D.C.

Featured Speakers and Guests Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. Vice President of Diversity and Community Outreach for Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, Texas 2014Emerging Minority Leaders Conference Level 4 - Room 16B Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. currently serves as Vice President of Diversity and Community Outreach with Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, Texas. He joined the Seton Family in June 2006 to help expand efforts across the healthcare system in the areas of diversity, inclusion, cultural competence, federal contract compliance and workforce development.

Rodriguez also served in the White House Office of Congressional Affairs where he helped in legislative preparations for the Seattle Round of the World Trade Organization. In addition, he served as Deputy Associate Director and later acting Associate Director in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel where he was responsible for recommending a third of the President’s senior level appointments. He was also responsible for advising senior White House staff on appointments affecting the Hispanic community.

Rodriguez, a native of Alamo, Texas, graduated from St. Edward’s University with a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, where he received a four year academic scholarship and a College Assistance Migrant Program Scholarship. Rodriguez also attended the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.

14 2014 Youth Leadership Summit Keynote Speaker Featured Speakers and Guests James Robilotta CAMPUSPEAK

National PTA Youth Summit Level 4 - Room 16A Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

James Robilotta grew up on Long Island in Sayville, NY and attended the University of North Carolina, Wilmington for his bachelors degree. After getting a B.S. in Marine Biology he then, naturally, pursued his masters in counseling. In May of 2007, he earned his Masters of Counselor Education: Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education from Clemson University. While there he also became a proud brother of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

As a student affairs professional he worked for eight years in residential life and two years in student life as a student government advisor. He has been presenting programs at schools and conferences since 2002, and has won “Top Program” honors on state, regional and national levels. Becoming a professional speaker has allowed James to do the two things he loves the most: have a positive impact on individuals’ lives and make people laugh! His sessions are infused with comedy and self-awareness stemming from his background as a trained improviser who performs around the country with his freestyle rapping improvisation comedy team, 2014North Coast.

15 When we work together, students succeed

NEA’s 3 million members are deeply committed to improving the quality of teaching, increasing student achievement and making schools safer, better places to learn. NEA’s Office of Minority Community Organizing and Partnerships work with ethnic minority and civil rights organizations to provide equal access to a quality public education for every student. Together, we’re raising our hands for student success and a strong America. Visit nea.org/RaiseYourHand to learn more and get involved. nea.org

Great Public Schools for Every Student When Daily Schedule of Events Thursday, June 19, 2014 we work 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. PTA Convention Central Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5

• Registration • Message Board together, • Membership • PTA Reflections Gallery

• Information • Elections Committee students • PTA Store • Paliamentary Help Desk

• Texas PTA • Nominating and Leadership Development Committee succeed • Lifetouch - Memory Mission • Bylaws and Resolutions • Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau

• Support PTA / Endowment Fund • Internet Café - Sponsored by Watch D.O.G.S.

• Power Up! Charging Stations Sponsored by GameTime Fundraisers

8:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m State Presidents, Presidents-Elect & Office Staff Meeting Level 4 – Room 12A/B (Invite Only)

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Parliamentary Procedures Level 4 – Room 17A Attend this briefing for a review of the convention rules, parliamentary procedures, and microphone procedures that guide the business of PTA during general meetings. Maurice S. Henderson, National PTA parliamentarian, will provide guidance on how NEA’s 3 million members are deeply committed to improving 2014to write and submit motions to expedite convention the quality of teaching, increasing student achievement and business. Whether you are a first-time delegate or making schools safer, better places to learn. NEA’s Office of just need a refresher, you are sure to find this session helpful. Minority Community Organizing and Partnerships work with ethnic minority and civil rights organizations to provide equal 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Youth Leadership Summit Level 4 – Room 16A access to a quality public education for every student. Together, Sponsored by TeenSafe The 2014 National PTA Youth Leadership Summit is we’re raising our hands for student success and a strong designed to offer students the skills and tools America. Visit nea.org/RaiseYourHand to learn more and get necessary to emerge as successful leaders with their involved. PTSAs. James Robilotta, an experienced speaker and higher education professional, will be presenting as nea.org the keynote speaker for the Youth Summit. Attendees will not only learn more about the leadership opportunities available to them through PTSAs, but also learn how applicable these skill sets will be to throughout their academic careers as well as their chosen Great Public Schools for Every Student professions. Participants will attend Youth Track workshops, which are integrated into the general convention experience, offering them the opportunity to network with other PTA leaders from across the country.

17 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. First Timers Orientation (Invite only) Level 4 – Room 17B Join other first-time convention attendees for a brief overview of what to expect, and how to make the most of your first National PTA Convention.

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Emerging Minority Leaders Conference Level 4 – Room 16 B Embracing Diversity and Inclusion – Creating a Place for Everyone

The 2014 Emerging Minority Leaders Conference features two exciting and informative guest speakers: Geronimo M. Rodriguez, Vice President of Diversity and Community Outreach with Seton Healthcare Family, and Elizabeth A. Campbell, Partner & Chief Diversity Officer Andrews Kurth LLP. On Friday morning, attendees will meet for a breakfast networking session and then have the opportunity to select from 60 educational and inspirational workshops.

The conference is designed to build the leadership skills of emerging ethnic minority leaders at every level of PTA, as well as offer anyone working in minority communities useable information, tools and resources to better engage communities of color.

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. National PTA Unit Annual Meeting Level 4 –Room 17B This is the annual business meeting for members Thursday, June 19, 2014 of the National PTA Unit.

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Workshop Session 1

• 101: Building Support for Breakfast After the Bell Level 4, Room 14

• 102: PTA People, Personalities and Public Relations Level 4, Room 19 A&B 2014• 103: Trouble on Board Level 4, Room 13A&B

• 104: MADD’s Power of Parents® and Power of You(th)® Level 4, Room 18A

• 105: Taking Action to Grow Your Membership Level 4, Room 18 C&D

• 106: The Season of the Seasoned PTA Leader Level 4 , Room 18B

• 107: Bridging the Parent School Divide Level 4, Room 11B

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Male Engagement Forum Level 4 – Room 17A Hear powerful examples of how PTA male engagement leaders use current PTA M.O.R.E. ® (Men Organized to Raise Engagement) Alliance programs to help grow male membership. Get answers to your questions about male engagement best practices and network with local and state PTA male engagement leaders.

18 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. National Bylaws and Resolutions Briefing Hilton – 4th Floor – Salon A Thursday, June 19, 2014 Attend this briefing for a review of the proposed bylaws, resolutions, and amendments going before the 2014 convention delegates. Maurice S. Henderson, National PTA parliamentarian, and members of the National PTA Bylaws and Policy and Resolutions committees will provide guidance and answer questions about the proposed business.

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. National Bylaws and Resolutions: Hilton – 4th Floor – Salon A Collaboration Writing Lab Prepare your amendments to the proposed resolutions and bylaws changes, and collaborate with others with similar recommendations. Remember, all primary amendments to resolutions and bylaws must be filed before General Meeting 2 (June 21, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.) in order to be debated.

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Opening Reception Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 Sponsored by KNeoWorld Meet fellow PTA members and state leaders to begin sharing ideas and plans for the weekend’s activities. Light refreshments will be served with a 2014cash bar for soda, beer and wine.

19 Daily Schedule of Events

7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PTA Convention Central Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5

• Registration • Message Board

• Membership • PTA Reflections Gallery

• Information • Elections Committee

• PTA Store • Paliamentary Help Desk

• Texas PTA • Nominating and Leadership Development Committee • Lifetouch - Memory Mission • Bylaws and Resolutions • Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau • Support PTA / Endowment Fund • Internet Café - Sponsored by Watch D.O.G.S.

Friday, June 20, 2014 • Power Up! Charging Stations – Sponsored by GameTime Fundraisers

7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Emerging Minority Leaders Breakfast Level 4 – Room 12 A/B Sponsored by H-E-B (Advance tickets only)

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. General Meeting Doors Open Entertainment: Round Rock Ballet Folklorico - Yolanda Sanchez

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Convention Kickoff and Keynote Address Kickoff Level 4 – Ballroom D Sponsored by Children’s Bookstore, Keynote Address Sponsored by Discover 2014• Introduction of Presider: Otha Thornton, National PTA President • Posting of Colors: Texas National Guard

• Pledge of Allegiance

• National Anthem

• Introductions of National PTA Officers and Interim Executive Director

• Introductions of Board of Directors, Past National Presidents, State Presidents, and Committee Chairs; Introduction of Texas PTA President

• Host State Greetings: Leslie Boggs, Texas PTA President

• Staff Acknowledgement: Joanne Dunne, Interim Executive Director, National PTA

• Keynote Sponsor Recognition and Remarks: Matthew Towson, Senior Manager of Community Affairs and Media Relations, Discover Financial Services

• Keynote Speaker: Steve Constantino, National Family Engagement Practitioner

• “Let’s Move Active Schools” Break

20 • Legislative Report and Advocacy Update: Stella Edwards, Friday, June 20, 2014 Chair, Legislative Committee, National PTA

• Featured Speaker: Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

• Memory Mission Highlights and Video, Recognition of Dominican Republic Guests

• Sponsor Recognition and Remarks: Jake Ball, Owner, Children’s Bookstore

• Announcements

11:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 Power Up! Charging Stations Sponsored by SafeGov.org and CTIA-The Wireless Association®

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Complimentary Lunch for all Full Convention Registrants (Ticket Required) Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 Sponsored by Association Insurance Management (AIM)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. National Bylaws and Resolutions: Level 4 – Room 16A Collaboration Writing Lab Prepare your amendments to the proposed resolutions and bylaws changes, and collaborate with others with similar recommendations. Remember, all primary amendments to resolutions and bylaws must be filed before General Meeting 2 (June 21, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.) in order to be debated.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Endowment Fund Luncheon Level 4 – Room 16B Sponsored by Association Insurance Management (AIM)

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Workshop Session 2

• 201: The 2014 National PTA Public Policy Agenda Level 4, Room 18C

2014• 202: Tips, Tricks and Traps of Diversity Communications (EML/Diversity Workshop) Level 4, Room 18B

• 203: Personal Financial Planning - 15 Financial Myths Demystified Level 4, Room 18A

• 204: True Colors (EML/Diversity Workshop) Level 4, Room 18D

• 205: Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle Level 4, Room 12B

• 206: Growing Your Children and PTA with L.O.V.E. (EML/Diversity Workshop) Level 4, Room 12A

• 207: What’s Happening With Membership Level 4, Room 17A

• 208: Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyles Initiatives With Together Counts Level 4, Room 19A

21 • 209: Secretary Basics Level 4, Room 19B

2:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Workshop Session 3

• 301: Empowering a Generation of Good Digital Citizens (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 18C

• 302: Mobilizing PTAs for Special Needs Advocacy (EML/Diversity and Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 19B

• 303: Communicating About Common Core and PTA Level 4, Room 17A

• 304: State Reflections Network Level 4, Room 18A

• 305: PTA 5K – Healthy Lifestyles, Partnerships & More (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 12B

Friday, June 20, 2014 • 306: K-Rob’s Bullying Prevention Initiative Workshop (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 12A

• 307: Engaging Non-Custodial Parents and Stepparents Level 4, Room 18B

• 308: Common Threads of PTA (EML/Diversity Workshop) Level 4, Room 18D

• 309: Electronic Money Matters 2014Level 4, Room 17B

22 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. General Meeting Doors Open Friday, June 20, 2014 Entertainment: Barton Hills Elementary Choir, Gavin Tabone

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. General Meeting 1 Level 4 – Ballroom D Sponsored by Microsoft

• Introduction of Presider: Otha Thornton, National PTA President

• Recognition of General Sponsor; Introduction of Microsoft Representative

• Introduction of Gavin Payne, Gates Foundation

• Report of Credentials: Tina Zubeck, National PTA Secretary-Treasurer

• Report and Adoption of Convention Standing Rules: Leslie Boggs, Chair, Convention General Arrangements Committee, National PTA

• Report and Adoption of Convention Program

• Convention Procedures: Maurice S. Henderson, National PTA Parliamentarian

• Report of the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee: Tina Hartman, Chair, Nominating and Leadership Development Committee, National PTA

• Introduction of Candidates; Candidate Speeches

• Candidates Forum

• Announcements: Otha Thornton

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7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PTA Convention Central Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5

• Registration • Message Board

• Membership • PTA Reflections Gallery

• Information • Elections Committee Table

• PTA Store • Paliamentary Help Desk

• Texas PTA • Nominating and Leadership Development Committee Table • Lifetouch - Memory Mission • Bylaws and Resolutions Table • Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau • Support PTA / Endowment Fund Table • Internet Café - Sponsored by Watch D.O.G.S.

• Power Up! Charging Stations – Sponsored by GameTime Fundraisers

Saturday, June 21, 2014 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. State Presidents’ Club Breakfast Level 4 – Room 16 A/B (Invite only)

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Workshop Session 4

• 401: The Mobile Student – Lessons from a Military Child (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 11B 2014• 402: Effectively Branding Today’s PTA Level 4, Room 17B

• 403: #PTACommunications – Connecting Online Level 4, Room 18D

• 404: Managing the Friction Between Generations (EML/Diversity Workshop) Level 4, Room 18A

• 405: Training Is NOT for Dummies! Level 4, Room 19A

• 406: The Amazing National Standards Race Level 4, Room 12A

• 407: Design Your Membership Campaign – Start to Finish Level 4, Room 18B

• 408: Getting Dads Through the Door (EML/Diversity and Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 18C

• 409: Board Review of the 990/990EZ – All Gain, No Pain Level 4, Room 12B 24 8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 Saturday, June 21, 2014 Power Up! Charging Stations Sponsored by SafeGov.org and CTIA-The Wireless Association®

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshop Session 5

• 501: PTA Advocacy – The Benefit that Sets PTA Apart Level 4, Room 19A

• 502: Social Media 2.0 – Take Your PTA to the Next Level Level 4, Room 12A

• 503: Five Steps To Lead Difficult Attitudes (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 17B

• 504: Building a Better Middle School Level 4, Room 12B

• 505: Healthy Kids Do Better! All it Takes is 60 Minutes Level 4, Room 18D

• 506: Our Digital World – How to Keep Schools & Kids Safe Level 4, Room 19B

• 507: How to Help Your PTA Reflect Your Community (EML/Diversity Workshop) Level 4, Room 17A

• 508: Rules of Engagement – Reaching Military Families (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 18A

• 509: Advanced Treasurer Topics Level 4, Room 18C

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 2014Complimentary Lunch for all Full Convention Registrants Level 1 – Exhibit Hall 5 Sponsored by Lysol (Ticket required)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Reflections Arts in Level 4 – Ballroom G Education Luncheon Ticketed Event Sponsored by Americans for the Arts

Since 1969, the National PTA Reflections program has engaged millions of students in their own learning by inspiring artwork. Join us as we bring this year’s theme – Believe, Dream, Inspire – to life and celebrate our National PTA Outstanding Interpretation winners.

Speaker: Dr. Brent Hasty, Executive Director of MINDPOP

25 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Workshop Session 6

• 601: Child Nutrition Updates from USDA Level 4, Room 19B

• 602: PTA Resolutions – Member-Driven Advocacy Level 4, Room 18A

• 603: Social Media – Jump Start Level 4, Room 19A

• 604: No More Committees of One! Level 4, Room 17A

• 605: PTA and Title I – A Grassroots Approach (EML/Diversity Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 18D

• 606: National PTA School of Excellence – Leading the Way Level 4, Room 12A

• 607: Bridging The Membership Gap! (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 17B

• 608: What’s a Board Member to Do? Level 4, Room 12B Saturday, June 21, 2014

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. General Meeting Doors Open

3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. General Meeting 2 Level 4 – Ballroom D

• Introduction of Attendees: Otha Thornton, National PTA President 2014• Report of Credentials: Tina Zubeck, National PTA Secretary-Treasurer • State of the Association: Otha Thornton

• Report of Treasurer: Tina Zubeck

• Elections of Officers, Board of Directors and Nominating and Leadership Development Committee: Cheryl White, Chair, Convention Elections Committee, National PTA

• Resolutions: Joanne Fujioka, Chair, Resolutions Committee, National PTA

• Report of Bylaws and Policy Committee: Shannon Sevier, Chair, Bylaws and Policy Committee, National PTA

• Presentation of the Bylaws Amendments: Otha Thornton

26 • Recognition of Life Achievement Recipients, Advocacy Award Saturday, June 21, 2014 Recipients and Youth Advocacy Award Winner: Otha Thornton

• Membership Awards: Derrick Byrd, Chair, Membership Committee, National PTA

• Male Engagement Awards: Michael Knowles, Chair, Male Engagement Committee, National PTA

• Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Awards: Presenter Mike Dimich, Chair, Diversity Committee, National PTA

• Reflections Award Ceremony: Dawn Small, Chair, Reflections Committee, National PTA

• Announcements: Otha Thornton 2014

...self-motivated students ...socially aware students

National, State, Council, Local PTA Leaders - visit Varsity Anagram at booth 723 to learn how these items can foster a higher individual level of graduation and overall school success rate! Daily Schedule of Events

6:45 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. Meditation and Inspiration Level 4 – Room 12 A/B

7:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PTA Information Desk Level 4 – Ballroom Foyer

8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Workshop Session 7

• 701: CRASH (Youth Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 11B

• 702: Working With the Media to Tell Your PTA Story Level 4, Room 19B

• 703: Enhancing Your Leadership Level 4, Room 17A

• 704: PTA Reflections Arts Program – “The world would be a better place if…”

Sunday, June 22, 2014 Level 4, Room 18D

• 705: New Ideas and Tools for Healthier PTA Events Level 4, Room 18A

• 706: Making the Case for PTA Level 4, Room 19A

• 707: How to Increase Membership through Male Engagement (EML/Diversity Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 18B

• 708: Sustainability – Strategic Planning for State PTAs 2014Level 4, Room 12A • 709: Strengthen PTAs by Building Strong & Diverse Teams (EML/Diversity Focused Workshop) Level 4, Room 17B

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. General Meeting Doors Open

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. General Meeting 3 Level 4 – Ballroom D Sponsored by Pearson

• Welcome: Otha Thornton, National PTA President

• Final Report of Credentials: Tina Zubeck, National PTA Secretary-Treasurer

• Guest Speaker: Colonel Brian Mennes, Deputy Commanding Officer, United States Army Cadet Command

• Featured Speaker: Sean McComb, Teacher of the Year

28 • Sponsor Recognition and Remarks: Kimberly O’Malley, Sunday, June 22, 2014 Senior Vice President, School Research, Pearson

• Scenes of Convention 2014

• Closing of Let’s Move Active Schools Challenge: Otha Thornton

• Special Thanks to Outgoing Board of Directors

• Installation of New Board of Directors and Nominating and Leadership Development Committee

• Acknowledgement of Texas PTA; Special Thanks to Host State Committee

• Invitation to 2015 Annual Convention in Charlotte: North Carolina PTA State President

• Retiring of the Colors

• Close of Convention: Otha Thornton

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2014 + Your PTA Raise Funds for Your PTA Unit Earn $10 for every parent that joins TeenSafe PLUS Every Parent/Member receives a 33% Lifetime Discount

visit teensafe.com/ptaunit Resources for parents, visit teenology.com 29 D Emerging Minority Leader/ Workshops at a Glance Diversity Focused Y Youth Focused

Thursday, June 19, 2014

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS–101 Building Support for Breakfast After the Bell Level 4, Room 14

WS–107 D Y Bridging the Parent School Divide Level 4, Room 11 B

TRACK: Communications

WS–102 D PTA People, Personalities and Public Relations Level 4, Room 19 A & B Convention Workshop Tracks TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS–103 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Trouble on Board Level 4, Room 13 A & B

TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence

WS–104 Y MADD’s Power of Parents® and Power of You(th)® Level 4, Room 18A 2014TRACK: Membership WS–105 Taking Action to Grow Your Membership Level 4, Room 18 C & D

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS–106 The Season of the Seasoned PTA Leader Level 4, Room 18 B

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Friday, June 20, 2014

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS-201 The 2014 National PTA Public Policy Agenda Level 4, Room 18 C

TRACK: Communications

WS-202 D Tips, Tricks and Traps of Diversity Communications Level 4, Room 18 B

TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS-203 Personal Financial Planning – 15 Financial Myths Demystified Level 4, Room 18 A

WS-204 D True Colors Level 4, Room 18 D

TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. WS-205 Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle Level 4, Room 12 B 2014WS-206 D Growing Your Children and PTA with L.O.V.E. Level 4, Room 12 A

TRACK: Membership

WS-207 What’s Happening With Membership Level 4, Room 17 A

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS-208 Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyles Initiatives With Together Counts Level 4, Room 19 A

WS-209 Secretary Basics Level 4, Room 19 B

31 D Emerging Minority Leader/ Workshops at a Glance Diversity Focused Y Youth Focused

Friday, June 20, 2014 (continued)

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS-301 Y Empowering a Generation of Good Digital Citizens Level 4, Room 18 C

WS-302 D Y Mobilizing PTAs for Special Needs Advocacy Level 4, Room 19 B

TRACK: Communications

WS-303 Communicating About Common Core and PTA Level 4, Room 17 A Convention Workshop Tracks TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS-304 State Reflections Network Level 4, Room 18 A

TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence 2:20 p.m.– 3:35 p.m. WS-305 Y PTA 5K – Healthy Lifestyles, Partnerships and More Level 4, Room 12 B

WS-306 Y 2014K-Rob’s Bullying Prevention Initiative Workshop Level 4, Room 12 A

TRACK: Membership

WS-307 Engaging Non-Custodial Parents and Stepparents Level 4, Room 18 B

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS-308 D Common Threads of PTA Level 4, Room 18 D

WS-309 Electronic Money Matters Level 4, Room 17 B

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS-401 Y The Mobile Student – Lessons from a Military Child Level 4, Room 11 B

TRACK: Communications

WS-402 Effectively Branding Today’s PTA Level 4, Room 17 B

WS-403 #PTACommunications – Connecting Online Level 4, Room 18 D

TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS-404 D Managing the Friction Between Generations Level 4, Room 18 A

WS-405 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Training Is NOT for Dummies! Level 4, Room 19 A TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence

WS-406 2014The Amazing National Standards Race Level 4, Room 12 A

TRACK: Membership

WS-407 Design Your Membership Campaign – Start to Finish Level 4, Room 18 B

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS-408 D Y Getting Dads Through the Door Level 4, Room 18C

WS-409 Board Review of the 990/990EZ – All Gain, No Pain Level 4, Room 12B

33 D Emerging Minority Leader/ Workshops at a Glance Diversity Focused Y Youth Focused

Saturday, June 21, 2014 (continued)

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS-501 PTA Advocacy – The Benefit that Sets PTA Apart Level 4, Room 19 A

TRACK: Communications

WS-502 Social Media 2.0 – Take Your PTA to the Next Level Level 4, Room 12 A

TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS-503 Y Convention Workshop Tracks Five Steps To Lead Difficult Attitudes Level 4, Room 17 B

TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence

WS-504 Building a Better Middle School Level 4, Room 12 B

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. WS-505 Healthy Kids Do Better! All it Takes is 60 Minutes Level 4, Room 18 D

2014WS-506 Our Digital World – How to Keep Schools and Kids Safe Level 4, Room 19 B

TRACK: Membership

WS-507 D How to Help Your PTA Reflect Your Community Level 4, Room 17 A

WS-508 Y Rules of Engagement – Reaching Military Families Level 4, Room 18 A

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS-509 Advanced Treasurer Topics Level 4, Room 18 C

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Saturday, June 21, 2014 (continued)

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS-601 Child Nutrition Updates from USDA Level 4, Room 19 B

WS-602 PTA Resolutions – Member-Driven Advocacy Level 4, Room 18 A

TRACK: Communications

WS-603 Social Media – Jump Start Level 4, Room 19 A

TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS-604 No More Committees of One! Level 4, Room 17 A 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence

WS-605 D PTA and Title I – A Grassroots Approach 2014Level 4, Room 18 D WS-606 National PTA School of Excellence – Leading the Way Level 4, Room 12 A

TRACK: Membership

WS-607 Y Bridging the Membership Gap! Level 4, Room 17 B

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS-608 What’s a Board Member to Do? Level 4, Room 12 B

35 D Emerging Minority Leader/ Workshops at a Glance Diversity Focused Y Youth Focused

Sunday, June 22, 2014

TRACK: Advocating for Every Child

WS-701 Y CRASH Level 4, Room 11 B

TRACK: Communications

WS-702 Working With the Media to Tell Your PTA Story Level 4, Room 19 B

TRACK: Enhancing Your Leadership

WS-703 Enhancing Your Leadership

Convention Workshop Tracks Level 4, Room 17 A

TRACK: Growing Schools of Excellence

WS-704 PTA Reflections Arts Program – “The world would be a better place if…” Level 4, Room 18 D 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. WS-705 New Ideas and Tools for Healthier PTA Events Level 4, Room 18 A

TRACK: Membership 2014WS-706 Making the Case for PTA Level 4, Room 19 A

TRACK: Strengthening Your PTA

WS-707 D How to Increase Membership through Male Engagement Level 4, Room 18 B

WS-708 Sustainability – Strategic Planning for State PTAs Level 4, Room 12 A

WS-709 D Strengthen PTAs by Building Strong and Diverse Teams Level 4, Room 17 B

36 2014 2014 Convention Workshop Sessions

37 Workshop Descriptions

WORKSHOP SESSION 1 102: PTA People, Personalities and Public Relations Thursday, June 19 , 2014 Level 4 - Room 19 A&B 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. All Audiences At nearly every level of PTA leadership we can struggle with 101: Building Support for people, personalities and public relations. In this interactive Breakfast After the Bell workshop, you will share ideas and get answers on ways to Level 4 – Room 14 handle various communication challenges. Attendees will All Audiences discuss how to handle adult bullies, answer tough questions The School Breakfast Program serves as a way for school chil- from the media and use social media to communicate with dren to start the day with the fuel they need to support their your members. And guess who will help lead the discussion— health and academic potential. Children who eat breakfast our best and brightest leader – you! Come listen and learn perform better academically and experience fewer visits to the as we broaden our view and learn effective communication school nurse. Unfortunately, due to late bus schedules, long techniques. security lines, late arrivals, and the stigma associated with the Speakers: program being for “poor kids,” only half of the low-income • N. Michelle Sutton, Member, Communications Committee, children that ate school lunch in the 2011-2012 school year National PTA also ate school breakfast. • Frank Kwan, Chair, Communications Committee, Serving breakfast in the classroom, however, erases those bar- National PTA riers and makes breakfast part of the school day. Principals and • Ana Chapman, Co-Chair, Communications Committee, teachers who have adopted Breakfast in the Classroom pro- Convention Workshop Sessions National PTA grams see fewer occurrences of student hunger, tardiness or absenteeism and improved student attentiveness because of the increased access to breakfast after the morning bell. They 103: Trouble on Board also have reported actual gains in instructional time; proving Level 4 - Room 13A&B that breakfast in the classroom is a great way to strengthen the All Audiences learning environment. This workshop examines the most common types of disrup- Learn how PTAs can join the effort to build support and advo- tive board member and meeting behavior. When boards and 2014meetings go bad, PTAs lose focus on mission and goals. Why cate for Breakfast in the Classroom. Hear from other PTAs about strategies that you can use to make Breakfast in the Classroom are some PTAs at risk? What steps can PTAs take to prevent a reality in your school districts. trouble before it starts? How can a presider best deal with un- Speakers: ruly or uncooperative behavior? Learn solid tips to create a positive environment where good behavior thrives and mem- • Eyang Garrison, School Breakfast Associate, Food Research bership grows. and Action Center Speaker: • Jessica Pino, Child Nutririon Programs Specialist, Hunger Solutions New York • Deborah Walsh, National Service Manager, National PTA

38 Convention Workshop Sessions 104: MADD’s Power of Parents® and Power of 106: The Season of the Seasoned PTA Leader You(th)® Level 4 - Room 18B Level 4 - Room 18A Advanced All Audiences As an experienced officer and PTA leader, what are your current Join us for this informative workshop session and find out how successes and challenges? This participatory session explores your local PTA, school and/or other community organization some key trials/tests in PTA leadership. Issues covered will in- can be involved in MADD’s Underage Drinking Prevention Initia- clude: The Delegation Dilemma, Conflict management, and tive programs; specifically the Power of Parents® and Power of Challenges of Inclusion & Diversity. Share, dialogue and seek so- You(th)®. Whether you are a parent, school advisor, counselor or lutions to leadership challenges with your peers. teen, we will provide tips and tools informing you about what Speakers: you can do in your school, home and community to prevent un- • Aurelio M. Montemayor, Member, Field Service Committee, derage drinking. National PTA This 75-minute session will begin with a brief introduction to • Yvonne Johnson, Member, Field Service Committee, MADD’s overall underage drinking prevention initiative, de- National PTA veloped with environmental strategies, and impact to date of • Carla Niño, Member, Field Service Committee, this programming. MADD will also present a revised 25-minute National PTA parent workshop, an integral part of its community-based parent program that can be implemented in any community, equip- • Leslie Cushman, Chair, Field Service Committee, ping parents with research-based information and tools to talk National PTA with their teens about alcohol. In addition, we will share tactical information about our new student engagement program, the 107: Bridging the Parent School Divide Power of You(th). Level 4 - Room 11B In this session, MADD will provide valuable information and prac- All Audiences tical ways to be involved as a teen, parent, or adult leader, to help ATTENTION PARENTS! Are you tired of trying to engage parents prevent underage drinking in your community – using research- on your own with little to no success? Then you don’t want to based strategies. The session will conclude with a question and miss this interactive session with Dr. Darlene V. Willis and Mar- answer segment. sha R. Dodson as they share details about their successful pro- Speakers: gram where their parents are engaged and empowered as they • Theresa Hill, National Programs Manager, Mothers Against partner with schools and take back control of their households Drunk Driving while ensuring educational success for their children. This dy- • Kim Morris, National Programs Manager, Mothers Against namic duo uses music, poetry, “reality statistics” and real life so- Drunk Driving 2014lutions to empower parents, students and educators. 100% of their students graduate from high school and have the choice of attending college while their parents successfully navigate the 105: Taking Action to Grow Your Membership educational system. Their goal is to “bridge the parent/school di- Level 4 - Room 18 C&D vide and to help parents understand that they have the power to All Audiences close the educational achievement gap in their homes TODAY!” PTA’s premier membership movers and shakers will present/ Speakers: demonstrate their “tried and proven to be successful” innovative • Dr. Darlene Willis, CEO, Concerned Parents Alliance methods of successfully growing membership. In order for the interest and attention of the attendees to remain peaked, panel- • Marsha R. Dodson, Co-founder, Concerned Parents Alliance ists will use skits to demonstrate various techniques presented. Although there will be two facilitators from the NPTA Member- ship Committee assigned to this workshop, the actual presentation will be driven by a panel of lively, interactive and vivacious local, council, region and state leaders chosen by the audience to present questions to panelists. Speakers: • Rita Erves, Georgia PTA President, Membership Committee, National PTA • Phil Clark, Membership Committee, National PTA

39 WORKSHOP SESSION 2 203: Personal Financial Planning – 15 Financial Myths Demystified Friday, June 20, 2014 Level 4 - Room 18A 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Beginner This workshop will look at financial issues facing families and 201: The 2014 National PTA Public Policy will debunk persistent myths. Participants will learn about Agenda investing, insurance, retirement and estate planning, and Level 4 - Room 18C general financial planning. In addition, attendees will learn All Audiences how to balance immediate and long–term goals – from Join the National PTA Legislative Committee and Government financing a child’s education to building retirement funds. Affairs staff to learn about the development of the 2014 Public Speaker: Policy Agenda, which highlights priorities in these policy areas: • Gentry Anderson, Financial Professional, AXA General Education, Special Education, Early Childhood Educa- tion, Child Health and Nutrition, Juvenile Justice and Delinquen- cy Prevention, and School Safety. 204: True Colors Speakers: Level 4 - Room 18D • Stella Edwards, Chair, Legislation Committee Member, All Audiences National PTA Orange, gold, green or blue? How do these colors relate to you and your life, habits, values, and feelings? Experience an exciting • Vito Borrello, Legislation Committee Member, adventure into your personality! Discover why you act, commu- National PTA nicate and feel the way you do. Learn how different personali- • Elizabeth Rorick, Deputy Executive Director of ties can work together and why this is important to your PTA’s Government Affairs and Communications, success! National PTA Speaker: • Mollie Van Lieu, Sr. Education Policy Strategist, • Mindy Haas, President-Elect, Florida PTA

Convention Workshop Sessions National PTA 205: Family Reading Experience, 202: Tips, Tricks and Traps of Diversity Powered by Kindle Communications Level 4 - Room 12B Level 4 - Room 18B All Audiences Intermediate The Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle is a fun- Reaching ethnic communities is often a challenge. filled, literacy focused, family engagement program for families The range of diversity2014 offers opportunities, but only if with children in grades K-5. This session will allow participants approached with sensitivity and knowledge of cultural to sample the experience and learn how their PTA can conduct issues. This workshop will provide concrete examples of an experience in their local school. Participants will learn about effective strategies, based on the National School Public Rela- each of the domains of literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, tions Association’s Diversity Toolkit for Schools. fluency, comprehension and vocabulary as well as how parents Participants can present their own situations to create a can use technology to engage with their children around litera- targeted media and community outreach campaign. The work- cy. Participants will learn how to host an experience in their own shop will offer practical and proven techniques for diversity schools, from planning to evaluation. Everyone who attends will outreach, focused on PTA. participate in experience activities such as: Rhyme Bingo, Story- Speaker: telling, Definition Expedition, Punctuation Toss, Create A Match • Frank Kwan, Chair, Communications Committee, and Consonant Toss. Participants will learn how to access the National PTA free activity pages and the simple steps they can take to host an experience of their own! Speakers: • Sherri Wilson, Senior Manager - Family and Community Engagement, National PTA • Renee Jackson, Senior Manager - Education of Programs, National PTA • Kayla Gatalica, Manager - National Engagement Team, First Book

40 Convention Workshop Sessions 206: Growing Your Children and PTA with 208: Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyles L.O.V.E. Initiatives with Together Counts Level 4 - Room 12A Level 4 - Room 19A All Audiences All Audiences This workshop is designed to help grow student achievement This interactive session discusses how PTAs can use the Healthy and PTA membership through greater involvement of fathers Weight Commitment Foundation’s Together Counts resources and father figures. The workshop will help PTA leaders of both to improve their Healthy Lifestyles initiatives and overall school genders understand the importance of men in education and in wellness. The panel discussion includes an overview of the the PTA. The workshop will provide tools and instruction on how Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation’s Together Counts re- to engage more men in raising grades, reducing bullying and en- sources, National PTA’s Healthy Lifestyles Energy Balance 101 and suring the overall success of our nation’s schools. The acronym of Smart from the Start grants programs, best practices and lessons L.O.V.E. (Listen, Observe, Validate and Embrace) is a theme of the learned from a 2013 National PTA Healthy Lifestyles grant recipi- 2013-14 National PTA Male Engagement Committee, designed ent, and how these resources can strengthen community and to underscore the actions needed to increase positive student local PTAs’ healthy lifestyles efforts. Participate in this session and achievement and interaction through the involvement of men. qualify to earn cash rewards for your PTA. Speakers: Speakers: • Michael Knowles, Chair, Male Engagement Committee, • Susan Ralston, Senior Advisor, Healthy Weight National PTA Commitment Foundation • Male Engagement Committee Members, National PTA • Valerie Newcomb, Digital Program Manager, • PTA M.O.R.E. Alliance Leaders: Strong Fathers Strong Families, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation All Pro Dads, Watch D.O.G.S. • Heather Parker, Senior Manager - Health and Safety, National PTA 207: What’s Happening With Membership • Dana Minney, Healthy Lifestyle Chair, Bertha Casey Elementary PTA Level 4 - Room 17A All Audiences Hear about what’s happening with membership associations in 209: Secretary Basics general and how that might impact your PTA. Learn what suc- Level 4 – Room 19B cessful associations are doing to attract and keep members and Beginner why members are critical to your PTA’s success this year and into The Secretary Basics course will help you understand the im- the future. portance of the position of secretary from a legal and practical Speakers: perspective. The duties and responsibilities will be reviewed in • Kris Vaughn, Membership2014 Committee, National PTA detail, as well as the available resources, and the materials and • Mary Jo Burgess, Director of Member Services, Texas PTA supplies you will need to successfully perform this position. At- tendees will learn about motions and types of votes and how to record them accurately in the minutes. The format of the

minutes and the various approval processes will be presented.

Armed with the information provided in this course, along with

some helpful hints, you will feel confident that you are maintain-

ing relevant and accurate records of your PTA’s business.

Speakers:

• Heather Ashwell-Hair, Vice President of Programs and Resources, Texas PTA • Sheri Doss, Secretary, Texas PTA

41 WORKSHOP SESSION 3 • Corinne Sanfilippo, Member, Special Needs Committee, National PTA Friday, June 20, 2014 • Kathy Nevans, Member, National PTA Board of Directors, 2:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Board Liaison to Special Needs Committee

301: Empowering a Generation of Good 303: Communicating About Common Digital Citizens Core and PTA Level 4 - Room 18C Level 4 - Room 17A All Audiences All Audiences When students do homework on their tablet or computer or The Common Core “train” has left the station and is arriving network with friends, how do we ensure they are creating a soon at your PTA. This workshop will provide the tools that will thumbprint of their digital self that will positively affect their help your unit anticipate and respond to the questions about present and future? How do we establish screen time limits? Common Core and PTA. There is already a degree of controver- How do we make sure that positive social media etiquette is sy and debate surrounding Common Core, particularly PTA’s as natural as looking both ways before crossing the street? support of this major national initiative. Presented by National PTA’s Communications and Governmental Relations Commit- A panel of experts including National PTA, a leading online tees, this interactive session will focus on developing a strong safety organization, and educators will lead a discussion about communications plan with key messages and tactics so your the best ways to engage with our kids to establish safe prac- local unit can discuss Common Core effectively. tical ways that students, parents and teachers can encourage Speakers: simple and effective online habits that will carry through to • Frank Kwan, Chair, Communications Committee, adulthood. Attendees will also learn ways to engage student National PTA leaders in bringing awareness to this issue, especially during • Elizabeth Rorick, Deputy Executive Director of Government celebrations like Digital Citizenship Week in October and Safer Affairs and Communications, National PTA Internet Day in February.

Convention Workshop Sessions Speakers: • Stella Edwards, National PTA Legislation Committee Chair, National PTA • Mary Pat King, Director of Programs and Partnerships, National PTA • Catherine Teitelbaum, Digital Safety Expert 304: State Reflections Network and LifeLock Consultant Level 4 - Room 18A • Larry Magid, Co-director, ConnectSafely.org Advanced • Rebecca Levey,2014 Co-founder, KidsVuz.com This interactive learning lab for state leaders explores new resources, best practices, and flexible options for administering 302: Mobilizing PTAs for Special Needs your statewide 2014-2015 Reflections program. Discover user- Advocacy friendly online registration enhancements and collaborate Level 4 - Room 19B with other state Reflections leaders. Intermediate Speakers: Are you an advocate for children with disabilities and spe- • Dawn Small, Chair, Reflections Committee, cial needs? This workshop is your opportunity to learn about National PTA the tools that will help make you effective as a PTA mem- • Sara Green, Co-Chair, Reflections Committee, ber and the structures that exist to support you in this effort. National PTA You will hear about the advocacy skills needed to breach the • Ethan Clark, Manager, Arts in Education, National PTA barriers that often prevent children in special education from reaching their full potential. By understanding these advocacy techniques you will discover which are best for your advocacy efforts and situations. Speakers: • Enrique Escallon, Chair, Special Needs Committee, National PTA • William Doolittle (Bill), Member, Special Needs Committee, National PTA

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305: PTA 5K – Healthy Lifestyles, Partnerships 307: Engaging Non-Custodial Parents & More and Stepparents Level 4 - Room 12B Level 4 - Room 18B All Audiences All Audiences 16th District PTA has developed a platform for Healthy Lifestyles This interactive workshop will offer PTA leaders strategies to re- in the PTA 5K that incorporates multiple factors, including engag- cruit and retain non-custodial parents and stepparents as mem- ing families, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing community bers. What factors hinder this group’s membership in the PTA? partnerships, community building, offering a district wide fund- What makes some PTA leaders unsure about or uncomfortable raising option and policy change impacts in the schools. A pro- with outreach to these groups? gram that was taken to scale from a local unit effort has become a major event for the students and families in Fayette County Participants will identify assumptions vs. facts about who non- Public Schools. custodial parents and stepparents are, and how these assump- Speakers: tions can pose a barrier to their PTA membership. Assumptions • Liza Holland, Past President, 16th District PTA about non-custodial parents include: they are “deadbeats,” or they have substance abuse or other problems that caused them • Sarah Ashley Solie, Training Programs Manager, 16th District to lose custody. Assumptions about stepparents include: they PTA are/were “home wreckers,” or their involvement should be dis- • Jesi Bowman, Team Sponsorship and Event Marketing Coor- couraged so as not to upset the parent in the other household. dinator, 16th District PTA Even well-meaning PTA leaders and others can make these as- 306: K-Rob’s Bullying Prevention Initiative sumptions. The reality is that there may be a high degree of Workshop conflict between co-parents and in blended family situations. Level 4 - Room 12A And everyone’s goal is to minimize disruption in the school All Audiences community. But children are more successful academically and Join us as Kevin Robinson demonstrates exciting and effective socially when both parents play an active role in their lives and ways to bring awareness to a bullying prevention initiative that their educations. So workshop participants will identify creative, helps bridge the gap between PTAs and schools nationwide. child-centered solutions that welcome membership among This session will begin with an introduction of Kevin Robinson, non-custodial parents and stepparents, while maintaining the who will share personal life stories of success and failure, and peace as much as possible. how he was bullied as a kid. Hear how he overcame the bullying Speakers: to reach his goals and become who he is today — a professional • Deesha Philyaw, Co-founder, Co-Parenting 101 BMX rider with multiple X Games gold medals. • Michael Thomas, Co-founder, Co-Parenting 101 2014 In this session, you will learn concrete steps you can take to help jumpstart bullying prevention throughout your school. Learn how to bring students together to create plans to be role models to younger students. Participants will receive sample program material, with creative ways to implement ideas and involve teachers to demonstrate and role-play. These are fun ways for students to be engaged into discussing serious topics.

Join us for this informative workshop and take away valuable material with ways to bring awareness into your classroom, and also throughout the community. The session will conclude with a question and answer discussion. Speaker: • Kevin Robinson, Pro BMX Rider & Motivational Speaker, Kevin Robinson Events, Inc.

43 308: Common Threads of PTA WORKSHOP SESSION 4 Level 4 - Room 18D Saturday, June 21, 2014 All Audiences 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. As the largest and oldest child advocacy association in the nation, PTA has a rich history that every member should know. PTA 401: The Mobile Student – Lessons from a has become woven in to the basic fabric of our local communi- Military Child ties, and as such has become a major thread in the broad weave of our nation for over a decade. This workshop will demonstrate Level 4 - Room 11B how the dreams of a few became a national movement – a All Audiences force that touched the lives of millions of children. In this work- In the 21st century, mobility among school families is shop, attendees will examine PTA’s rich history of advocacy, and often the norm rather than the exception. Whether it is a the impact it has had on children, families, and education. This well-planned corporate move or an unexpected change of session will also examine the journey of PTA and the impor- housing for financial reasons, children can find the academic, tance of our association through the years. procedural, cultural and social differences in a new school con- Speakers: fusing and dispiriting. • Mike Dimich, Chair, Diversity Committee, National PTA No one understands this better than military families. Their chil- • Sharon Goldblatt, Board of Directors; Member, Diversity dren move anywhere from six to nine times from Kindergarten Committee, National PTA through high school graduation. The Military Child Education • Endron Anderson, Member, Diversity Committee, Coalition (MCEC) will share what it has learned during its 15 National PTA years of experience in helping create smooth school transitions • Cyd Cox, Member, Diversity Committee, National PTA for military children and develop supportive professionals and • Renee Jackson, National PTA Senior Manager - parents. Education Programs, National PTA Speakers:

Convention Workshop Sessions • Bernie Kemp, Member, Diversity Committee, National PTA • David Splitek, Ph.D., Program Manager, Higher Education Initiatives, Military Child Education Coalition • Mari Pokornowski, Member, Diversity Committee, National PTA • Sandy Franklin, Ed.D., Chief, Curriculum Development, Mili- tary Child Education Coalition • Patricia Sotirin, Board of Directors; Member, Diversity Committee, National PTA 402: Effectively Branding Today’s PTA • Antonio Tijerino, Board of Directors; Member, Level 4 - Room 17B Diversity Committee, National PTA All Audiences • Ronalda Warito-Tome,2014 Member, Diversity Committee, Properly branding your PTA is an essential element in effec- National PTA tive leadership and membership growth. A correctly defined brand makes certain that your PTA has identified, understands, 309: Electronic Money Matters and can communicate exactly what Today’s PTA represents. Level 4 - Room 17B Through knowledge of consistent style, color, tone and images – your PTA will be equipped to effectively grow membership Intermediate and communicate the goals of Today’s PTA. Running your PTA in the tech age can be challenging. Learn Speaker: how to use technology safely to accept credit card payments, • LaVar McCline, Senior Manager Creative Services, electronic banking, accounting software, and cloud based com- National PTA puting. We will teach you proper internal controls to put in place to safeguard your PTA assets. 403: #PTACommunications – Connecting Speakers: Online • Tina Zubeck, Secretary – Treasurer, National PTA Level 4 - Room 18D • Susan Duncan, Accounting Manager, National PTA All Audiences Sending a flyer home in the backpack used to be enough to inform parents about an upcoming PTA meeting or school event. But we all know the truth – those flyers don’t always make it out of the backpacks in a timely manner. When they do, they may lay on the kitchen counter for another

44 Convention Workshop Sessions week while parents go to work, travel, and shuttle kids from 406: The Amazing National Standards Race activity to activity. We also know that our parents, teachers and Level 4 - Room 12A students are online almost every day, no matter where they are. All Audiences This workshop will provide PTAs with suggestions on how to When families and schools work together, students succeed. communicate directly with their parents, teachers, administra- National PTA’s process for building successful partnerships starts tors, students and wider community using various online and with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. social media options. PTAs can use blogs, websites and social PTA’s National Standards offer a framework for how families, media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest to share in- schools, and communities should work together to support stu- formation, highlight achievements, and stay up to date on edu- dent success. Based on TV’s Amazing Race, this session will allow cational issues. Online resources are available to help facilitate participants to fully explore each standard as they “race” each meetings, document exchanges, coordinate school volunteers, other in their quest to explore what each standard means and and survey their members. Free and low-cost email services can how to implement them in their own schools. Participants will create more attractive, readable, and interactive electronic news- be divided into teams and each team will have to complete one letters and email notices, which can be directed to specific mem- challenge for each standard in the time allowed. Each of the chal- ber groups. Using various online options will increase PTAs’ op- lenges in this highly interactive session provides greater insight portunities to reach their members, encourage dialogue in their into strategies local leaders can use to bring the standards to life community, and provide more opportunities for engagement. in their own schools. Speaker: Speakers: • Frances Frost, Blogger, Author, President-Administration, • Sherri Wilson, Senior Manager - Family and Community Montgomery County (Maryland) Council of PTAs Engagement, National PTA • Jenni Brasington, Vice President of Leadership, Arizona PTA 404: Managing the Friction Between Generations 407: Design Your Membership Campaign – Level 4 - Room 18A Start to Finish All Audiences Level 4 - Room 18B Each generation has been influenced by the major historical events, social trends, and cultural phenomena of their time All Audiences (which we call “generational signposts”). Consequently, each This is a hands-on workshop where you will actually assess your has different values, standards of quality, and attitudes toward PTA, set realistic membership goals, craft targeted marketing ap- customers, co-workers, and job requirements. These differences proaches for specific audiences, review sample recruiting materi- can wreak havoc on the organization, or they can be a source als and create a comprehensive plan for recruiting members for of incredible energy and creativity. It’s important for leaders to your PTA. understand these differences2014 and to have at their command spe- Speakers: cific strategies for dealing with them. This presentation provides • Kris Vaughn, Membership Committee, National PTA insights and tips on how to vary your managerial style to bring • Mary Jo Burgess, Director of Member Services, Texas PTA out the best performance from each generation. Based on their new book, Generations Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters, Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work (AMACOM Books, 2010), 408: Getting Dads Through the Door generation expert Meagan Johnson and her father – corporate Level 4 - Room 18C culture expert Larry Johnson offer these insights and strategies. Intermediate Speakers: This fun, interactive workshop will show you how to effectively • Meagan Johnson, Owner, Johnson Training Group involve fathers in their child’s education in order to improve their • Larry Johnson, Owner, Johnson Training Group educational and social outcomes. J. Michael Hall, M.Ed. is a nationally known speaker and trainer who works with hundreds of fathers and teachers in public schools every week. 405: Training Is NOT for Dummies! Speaker: Level 4 - Room 19A • J. Michael Hall, M.Ed., President and Founder, Intermediate Strong Fathers-Strong Families, LLC Preparing a presentation that both teaches and engages your audience is not easy. Learn the steps to prepare and present a workshop, as well as tips for using tools such as media, games and software. Speaker: • Sharon Goldblatt, Board of Directors, National PTA 45 409: Board Review of the 990/990EZ – WORKSHOP SESSION 5 All Gain, No Pain Level 4 - Room 12B Saturday, June 21 , 2014 All Audiences 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Reviewing a PTA’s IRS form 990 or 990EZ is on few people’s short list of fun and exciting things to do, even for members of 501: PTA Advocacy – The Benefit that boards of directors of those PTAs. This session may not change Sets PTA Apart that for many, but it will help participants see the importance Level 4 - Room 19A of reviewing that form, and will reveal just how much you can All Audiences learn about your own PTA from such a review. This will be a PTA’s advocacy at the local, state and national levels has pro- lively, interactive session with lots of audience participation de- duced significant gains for children and families. Join members signed to acquaint you with the IRS forms and equip you to lead of the National PTA Legislative Committee —seasoned local, your boards in reviewing your own IRS filings. This will fulfill state, and federal PTA advocates— to learn how and when to an important part of your fiduciary duty to your PTA. Bring a advocate the PTA way. Topics covered will include ballot mea- copy of your PTA’s 990 or 990EZ for a personalized experience. sures, elections, and best practices on how to deal with politi- A sample copy will be provided for those who do not have their cally challenging or divisive issues. own. Speakers: Speaker: • Brian Bonner, Vice Chair, Legislation Committee, National • Karen Madsen, Finance Officer, Washington State PTA PTA • Elizabeth Rorick, Deputy Executive Director of Communica- tions and Government Affairs, National PTA • Yvonne Johnson, 2014 National PTA Shirley lgo Advocacy Ambassador

502 - Social Media 2.0 – Take Your PTA to Convention Workshop Sessions the Next Level Level 4 - Room 12A Intermediate Social media plays a central role in how we share and consume information today. For PTAs, social media offers a powerful medium to effectively reach and mobilize large audiences. Na- 2014tional PTA surveys show that the vast majority of PTAs are already on social media, meaning we are primed to take a deeper look at ways to engage members in a more meaningful way. This intermediate workshop will give attendees the tools they need to take their social media activity to a new level. Work- shop presenters will discuss social media best practices, including: the 60/40 rule for content sharing, channel diversification and emerging trends, plus the added benefits of social media monitoring and management. Speakers: • Emily Karsnak, Marketing and Communications Specialist, National PTA

• LaWanda Toney, Director of Strategic Communications, National PTA

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503: Five Steps To Lead Difficult Attitudes 505: Healthy Kids Do Better! All it Takes Level 4 - Room 17B is 60 Minutes All Audiences Level 4 - Room 18D From the elementary classroom to the executive board room All Audiences one thing drives the success or failure of relationships, commu- Let’s Move! Active Schools is a comprehensive program that em- nication and cooperation more than any other factor: Attitude. powers school champions (physical education teachers, class-

room teachers, administrators and parents) to create active envi- Attitude can make or break a great team, a class of students or ronments that enable all students to get moving and reach their even a family unit. Attitudes, whether positive or negative, are full potential. Come learn how your school can register to be an contagious and spread like wild fire. One bad attitude can dis- Active School and access free physical education and physical rupt any environment and prevent clear communication for oth- activity tools and resources, ranging from in-person professional ers in the group. development, programs and grants, and assistance from physical Certified John Maxwell Leadership Trainer, J. Loren Norris will education/physical activity experts. help you to: Speaker: 1. Learn to identify the signs of a disruptive attitude early • Pam Powers, National Physical Education/Physical Activity enough to slow or stop it. Advisor, Let’s Move! Active Schools 2. Learn to instill and spread contagious positive and productive attitudes among students, parents and peers. 506: Our Digital World – How to Keep Schools 3. Learn how your personal story can be the secret weapon & Kids Safe against dangerous attitudes. Level 4 - Room 19B Speaker: All Audiences • J. Loren Norris, Attitude Engineer, Tell It Like It Is, Inc. A recent study showed that kids ages 8-18 years old spend an 504: Building a Better Middle School average of 7.5 hours a day being connected. Schools and households across the country are being forced to deal with issues such Level 4 - Room 12B as cyberbullying and sexting that they aren’t properly equipped All Audiences to handle. Is your school/household actively talking about ways This workshop presents proven strategies for strengthening the to keep kids safe in this technology-driven world? family-school partnership, particularly the middle school part- Previously of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and nership. The presenter, an experienced educator and school ad- Massachusetts State Police, Katie has worked closely with the ministrator will present each standard and identify key strategies Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces throughout the that have built successful family-school partnerships at one of country to educate students, parents, educators, and law en- the best middle schools in North Carolina. The perspective of a forcement on the issues of Internet/digital safety and cyberbully- secondary school administrator2014 will make this a valuable discus- ing. Katie is a young, dynamic, nationally-recognized expert on all sion about successful family-school partnerships and what they issues pertaining to Internet/digital safety, and has been featured look like in the real world of a middle school. Key questions will by media such as CNN, USA Today, The Huffington Post and Vanity include: How does a successful middle school welcome all fami- Fair. lies? How do they facilitate productive communication? How do they support student learning and the home-school partner- This workshop will cover hot-button issues such as social net- ship? How do families become advocates for all children? How working (Instagram, SnapChat, Facebook, etc.), digital privacy/ can parents be active decision-makers and lead community col- responsibility, cyberbullying, texting, sexting, and more. Learn laborations? what’s new, what’s now, and what’s next in our lives and our kids’ Speakers: lives when it comes to technology, and how to keep your kids • Dr. Camille Hedrick, Principal, Apex Middle School, and schools safe in this digital world. AMS PTA Speaker: • Katie Greer, CEO, KL Greer Consulting • Kathi Welch, President, Apex Middle School, AMS PTA

47 507: How to Help Your PTA Reflect Your 509: Advanced Treasurer Topics Community Level 4 - Room 18C Level 4 - Room 17A Advanced All Audiences This is an interactive workshop where attendees will rotate be- Learn how to make each family in your PTA feel invited, valued, tween three topic areas (20 minutes each) to learn and share on and have a sense of belonging by assuring that your PTA is ad- advanced treasurer topics such as tax-exempt revocation best dressing the needs, cultural beliefs, traditions, and family struc- practices, IRS Form 990 compliance and group exemptions tures of the population you serve. You will be given informa- requirements, and steps to take if there has been fraud in one tion on how to integrate and embrace each family’s culture into of your PTAs. This workshop is tailored for state, region, district your PTA. Tools to help create a Diversity and Inclusion Com- or council leadership. mittee, and ideas on activities and strategies to build commit- Speakers: tees that are strong and viable will also be shared. Hear how to • Tina Zubeck, Secretary – Treasurer, National PTA organize a successful Emerging Minority Leaders/Diversity and Inclusion Conference and Male Involvement event. • Members of the Finance Committee and Finance Speaker: Department, National PTA • Lisa Mack, State President, Ohio PTA

508: Rules of Engagement – Reaching Military Families Level 4 - Room 18A All Audiences Military connected PTA leaders share experiences about how to reach military connected families in your community that have a member serving in the armed forces. Ideas for individual outreach as well as community wide initiatives will be presented. Convention Workshop Sessions We will also discuss how to identify the military connected families in your school. A basic overview of military culture, terms and how to engage with military leaders to support the families at your school will be offered through discussion and group activities. Speakers: • Amy Zink, Chair, Military Family Support Committee, National PTA 2014 • Kathy Allred, Member, Military Family Support Committee, National PTA • Juan San Miguel, Member, Military Family Support Committee, National PTA • Kevin Weston, Member, Military Family Support Committee, National PTA • Rodney Davis, Member, Military Family Support Committee, National PTA

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WORKSHOP SESSION 6 603: Social Media – Jump Start Saturday, June 21 , 2014 Level 4 - Room 19A Intermediate 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. In this workshop, we will explore basic actions on Twitter, Face- book and Pinterest. This will share some recommended hashtags 601: Child Nutrition Updates from USDA in Twitter, privacy settings on Facebook and pinning ideas on Pin- Level 4 - Room 19B terest. We will share some statistics on how social media is used All Audiences to increase parent engagement while marketing the PTA brand. Important updates in child nutrition policy include both the Attendees can learn more about Twitter Chats and their benefits. Smart Snacks in School interim final rule and the proposed rule We’ll introduce a couple of social media management tools and on Community Eligibility. The HHFKA’s Community Eligibility provide an overview of creating a Social Media Policy. A discussion Provision will become available nationwide in July 2014. This of cyberbullying and various laws against it will allow for some session will provide an overview of provision requirements, im- brainstorming for resolutions. (Beginners should also feel wel- pact on other funding allocations, successes and challenges ex- come.) Social Media topics will include: cyberbullying, statistics, perienced by participating states, and important steps you can legislature, advocacy, tips & techniques, Facebook, Twitter, intro- take to prepare for and promote Community Eligibility to eligible duction to Pinterest, using management tools such as Hootsuite schools in your state. This session will also provide an overview for scheduling posts and analysis and Tweetdeck columns. We of the Competitive Foods interim final rule, commonly referred will also discuss ideas for using social media in the classroom and to as Smart Snacks in School, and will look at requirements and strategy in using social media, especially Twitter and Facebook. implementation, including new resources to help your schools Speakers: serve up fresh and filling snacks this fall. Lastly, this session will • Brenda Martin, National PTA Social Media Ambassador; discuss important new resources from Team Nutrition including Member, Communications Committee, National PTA; United Team Nutrition’s Popular Events Booklet and Discover Myspace. Communities to Advance our Neighborhoods, Inc. (UCAN) Speaker: • Frank Kwan, Communications Committee Chair, National PTA • William Wagoner, Program Analyst, USDA, Food and Nutri- tion Service, Child Nutrition Programs 604: No More Committees of One! 602: PTA Resolutions – Member-Driven Level 4 - Room 17A Advocacy All Audiences Level 4 - Room 18A It is not unusual to find a few people on a board that are called All Audiences chairs of different areas, but are they really working as a com- This workshop will focus on advocating for children and families mittee or on their own? Learn how the committee can be a tool through researching, developing,2014 partnering, writing, and adopt- to not only accomplish goals and help sustain the organization, ing a PTA resolution. Attendees will learn the why and how of but also to shorten board meetings! Does your board rehash ev- the resolutions process at each level of PTA. Find out why reso- ery bit of information the committee has just presented? In this lutions-based advocacy is so powerful, and how to develop one session, you will learn about working effectively as a committee, painlessly! board and committee communications and using plans of work Speakers: to track and achieve success. • Alison Turner, Vice Chair, National PTA Resolutions Speaker: Committee • Susan Shaffette, CEO, Team Dynamics LLC • Cyndi Barbian, Member, National PTA Resolutions Committee 605: PTA and Title I – A Grassroots • Marne Usher, Member, National PTA Resolutions Approach Committee Level 4 - Room 18D All Audiences Learn how to advance family engagement by training parents to become school ambassadors using the grassroots model. The grassroots model approach is an easily adaptable model rooted in the leadership theory that everyone can be a leader. The presenters will demonstrate how every parent has the potential of becoming a school ambassador using PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships and Epstein’s Framework of Six

49 Types of Involvement. The presenters will provide in-depth to support student success through a shared vision. details on how to create, implement, and evaluate a Title I Lead- Speakers: ership Academy in your community with the assistance of your • Renee Jackson, Ed.D., Senior Manager of Education Title I District Office or Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Attendees Programs, National PTA will gain insight and strategies on how to (1) identify potential • Sherri Wilson, MBA, Senior Manager of Family and parent leaders, (2) recruit, (3) train, (4) mentor, and (5) provide Community Engagement, National PTA ongoing support to aspiring parent ambassadors. Attendees will have the opportunity to work on a small group activity to develop a grassroots model based on the needs of their com- 607: Bridging the Membership Gap! munities and using the information presented in this workshop. Level 4 - Room 17B Speakers: All Audiences • Dr. Clifford L. Fulmore, State President, The National PTA Youth Involvement Committee will lead a South Carolina PTA discussion on how to increase local unit’s membership base • Rosa Fulmore, Vice President of Membership and and properly consider students to be active participants in the Field Services, South Carolina PTA PTA decision making process. Best practices will be shared and examples will be given. 606: National PTA School of Excellence – Speakers: • Jude Bruno, Chair, Youth Involvement Committee, Leading the Way National PTA Level 4 - Room 12A • Kristina Leone, Vice-Chair, Youth Involvement Committee, All Audiences National PTA PTAs play a meaningful role in shifting family engagement from one-time events to be systemic, integrated and continu- • Otha Thornton III, Member, Youth Involvement ous initiatives that exist in all contexts where children learn. Committee, National PTA The goal of family engagement is to build meaningful part- • Meg McLean, Member, Youth Involvement nerships between families and schools to improve student Committee, National PTA Convention Workshop Sessions learning. National PTA’s Standards for Family-School Partner- • Lane Erickson, Member, Youth Involvement ships can be used as a framework for thinking about struc- Committee, National PTA turing and assessing family engagement. By attending this • Elisa Diaz, Member, Youth Involvement session, participants will understand how to use the National Committee, National PTA Standards for Family-School Partnerships to engage families.

In this session, participants will learn more about our signature 608: What’s a Board Member to Do? program – National PTA’s School of Excellence. Through par- Level 4 - Room 12B ticipation in this2014 program, National PTA celebrates PTAs and schools that focus on achieving the National Standards for Fam- Beginner ily-School Partnerships. The goal for this program is to enrich Want to be a more effective PTA that truly works to achieve the educational experience and overall well-being of students PTA’s mission? Learn your primary legal and ethical responsi- by forming family-school partnerships that leverage commu- bilities as a member of a board of directors of a nonprofit child nity resources to strengthen family engagement in education advocacy association. Learn whether it really makes a difference and contribute to continuous school improvement in three key being a 501(c)3 organization and what the responsibilities are areas: family engagement in education, health & safety and arts that go with it. Develop leadership skills that will help your en- in education. tire board run more effectively. Acquire tips and strategies to help your board become a well-functioning team focused on The session information will be delivered by cooperative learn- improving the lives of children and families. ing structures so that attendees can explore and gather a gen- Speakers: eral understanding of the National Standards for Family-School • Rose Acerra, Field Service Committee, National PTA Partnerships and what steps can be taken to enroll in the pro- • Darlene Willis, Field Service Committee , National PTA gram. Attendees will also gather information about tools in the • Wayne Bauman, Board of Directors; Field Service program to help them gather information about the percep- Committee, National PTA tions of their families, school principal, and PTA board to develop a plan of action to strengthen these partnerships. This • Deborah Walsh, National Service Manager, National PTA interactive session will provide PTA leaders with a preview of how to assist families with feeling welcomed and empowered

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701: CRASH Level 4 - Room 11B 703: Enhancing Your Leadership All Audiences Level 4 - Room 17A Intermediate Distracted driving is a major cause of automobile crashes for all drivers, but especially for teen drivers. CRASH is a program PTA leaders are often called upon to lead meetings and work- developed to address distracted driving issues including DWI, shops and to communicate effectively in group settings. Strong cell phone use, texting, fatigue, and other factors. and effective leadership is the foundation for creating value within an organization. In addition to knowing formal proce- The program centers on a 30-minute documentary video about dures such as those described in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly distracted driving issues that includes several real stories from Revised, PTA leaders must be proficient facilitators and effective people who have been involved in a crash. The video also shows presenters as they demonstrate expertise beyond the standard the reasons why distracted driving causes crashes and highlights PowerPoint presentations. This session will allow participants to the most recent research involving cell phone use, DWI, and build skills and confidence in various facilitation and presenta- other causes of crashes. After viewing the video, the presenters tion styles that will add to their personal leadership toolkits. will lead the attendees in discussion about distracted driving Speakers: and help them formulate strategies to address the issues in their • Carolyn Nelson-Goedert, Member, Nominating and families and communities. The focus of CRASH is to emphasize Leadership Development Committee, National PTA making good choices when we drive Speakers: • Bill Potts-Datema, Member, Nominating and Leadership • Larriann Curtis, Field Service Representative, Texas PTA Development Committee, National PTA • Heather Ashwell-Hair, Vice President of Programs and Resources, Texas PTA 704: PTA Reflections Arts Program – “The world would be a better place if…” 702: Working With the Media to Tell Your Level 4 - Room 18D PTA Story All Audiences Level 4 - Room 19B “The world would be a better place if...” all children had Intermediate opportunities to explore and be involved in the arts. Working with the media is an important way to raise awareness 2014Learn how the National PTA Reflections program will help you and build support for PTA and PTA programs/activities among increase family engagement, build stronger school-community external audiences including elected officials, business and com- partnerships, and support student success. This workshop will munity leaders and the general public. Media relations includes introduce general program information, share ideas, and provide developing a variety of materials to use to share information free take-home tools that will help you enhance arts education with the media and other audiences, reaching out to reporters and media outlets to encourage coverage of programs, initia- in your school. tives and events, responding to media inquiries, conducting or Speakers: • Dawn Small, Chair, Reflections Committee, National PTA coordinating media interviews, and building relationships with members of the media. The most important aspects of media • Sara Green, Co-Chair, Reflections Committee, National relations include knowing what is newsworthy and building rela- PTA tionships within the media. It is critical that PTAs work proactively • Jean Tokuda Irwin, Member, Reflections Committee, National with the media, and at times, it also is necessary for PTAs to work PTA reactively with the media.

This workshop will arm PTA leaders with the skills to optimize media opportunities, work confidently with the media and build relationships with members of the media. Participants will learn what is newsworthy among a PTA’s activities or initiatives, the importance of message development and effective positioning, tools for media outreach and when to use each tool, effective ways to reach out to media, ways to prepare for an interview, and tips for interviewing. 51 705: New Ideas and Tools for Healthier PTA 708: Sustainability – Strategic Planning Events for State PTAs Level 4 - Room 18A Level 4 – Room 12A All Audiences Intermediate Discover creative themes and free planning resources to help Everyone sets goals, but state PTAs need to have a long-term your PTA engage families through school events that promote plan that moves beyond individual leaders and term limitations. healthy lifestyles. Hear how schools are weaving wellness into How do you begin the process of formulating a strategic plan? their PTA activities – large and small. Get tools to help your PTA Learn the process, step-by-step, of planning for your state’s future. make decisions and communicate about food at school. Speaker: Speakers: • Sharon Goldblatt, Board of Directors, National PTA • Alicia White, MS, RD Senior Nutritionist, US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service 709: Strengthen PTAs by Building Strong & • Christine Jovanovic, Healthy Lifestyles Chair, Texas PTA Diverse Teams Level 4 - Room 17B 706: Making the Case for PTA All Audiences Level 4 - Room 19A Non-profit organizations, like their for-profit counterparts, are All Audiences utilizing teams to accomplish significant tasks at greater fre- “What’s the difference between a PTA and a PTother?” “Where quency. Against this backdrop, the changing ethnic demo- do my dues dollars go?” “Why should I join/support PTA?” If graphics in the United States create increased opportunities to you want to answer these questions with comfort and ease, this form strong and diverse teams. is the workshop for you. Learn the reasons people join PTA, what PTA has to offer all community stakeholders and how This interactive workshop will highlight one potential barrier to answer those persistent questions. Develop your own PTA to team performance and focus on the attributes of successful value message. teams. The session will then explore the ways for team leaders to leverage diversity and inclusion to develop effective teams.

Convention Workshop Sessions Speakers: • Deborah Walsh, National Service Manager, Participants will also be introduced to the “My Diversity Manag- National PTA er” tool developed by Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. This proprie- • M. Ivelisse Castro, National Service Representative, tary tool captures a five-step process that may be used by team National PTA leaders to build inclusive teams and to evaluate the following “action responses” to problem-solving: (1) include, (2) exclude, (3) deny, (4) suppress, (5) assimilate, (6) isolate, (7) tolerate, (8) 707: How to Increase Membership through build relationships and (9) mutual adaptation. Male Engagement2014 The workshop will give participants an opportunity to practice Level 4 - Room 18B using Dr. Thomas’ tool to build a strong and diverse team to ad- All Audiences dress practical issues that a PTA leader might face. This workshop will discuss barriers that can discourage male en- Speaker: gagement and how to assess your school’s needs. Learn how • Elizabeth A. Campbell, Partner and Chief Diversity to implement a successful program that will not only get fa- Officer, Andrews Kurth, LLP thers/males involved in school activities, but will also increase your PTA membership. Find out how Nevada PTA has won the MP3 award the last two years. Learn some different ways to increase your male PTA membership. Speakers: • John Kirtley, VP of Membership/Male Engagement Chair, Nevada PTA • David Flatt, President Elect, Nevada PTA

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FINANCIAL EDUCATION IS MISSING Too often, financial education isn’t part of the curriculum. Only 14 of 50 states require some degree of financial literacy for graduation1. Discover® launched Pathway to Financial Success to make it part of the lesson plan. Our $10 million commitment, including $1 million to Chicago Public Schools, helps give students the personal finance skills to achieve a brighter future. Please join us. To get involved or to learn how your school can receive funding, visit PathwaytoFinancialSuccess.org

1Council for Economic Education, 2014 Survey of the States.

©2014 Discover Financial Services General Information 2014 Convention Information From the workshops to the general meetings filled with high-impact business, practical knowledge and important elections, you will have a chance to learn, explore and raise your voice in support of children this weekend. All events take place at the Austin Convention Center unless otherwise noted. Entry into all general meetings, workshops, special events and the exhibit hall require a convention badge.

It’s not here Convention Information Booth opportunity to collect the latest information on family engage- PTA Central - Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 ment, safety, fundraising, health, technology, and much more, Open during registration hours, the Convention and then bring back your favorites to share with your PTA con- Information Booth provides general information to stituents. You have tremendous influence to bring awareness attendees about convention events and local attractions. to a particular resource, fundraiser, or product that you think is great and that can help your fellow PTA members once you Message Board are back home. Ask for extra copies of brochures or samples of PTA Central - Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 things you especially want to share – exhibitors will be happy Messages for convention attendees may be left on the to oblige! message board near the Convention Information Booth. or here This bulletin board will be organized alphabetically, and Remember to collect a sticker from each exhibitor you visit messages should be placed in the appropriate section to place in your PTA Passport Challenge booklet and return it based on the recipient’s last name. to the PTA Convention Store no later than 10 a.m. on Satur- day, June 21. The first 1200 people to turn in their completed Lost and Found passports to the PTA store will receive a complimentary pie kit from Elizabeth Jean’s Pies. This year, prizes include tablets, a Convention Information Booth, PTA Central - bicycle, and restaurant gift cards. Winners will be announced Convention Center , Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, in the Exhibit Hall on the For lost items in the convention center, check at the Demo Stage and you must be present to win. Please refer to Convention Information Booth during registration hours. your Passport Challenge booklet or visit the PTA Booth for more For lost items on your hotel property, please contact your information. Yo u w o n’t hotel’s front desk. Hours: find it here Convention Mobile App Thursday, June 19, 2014 Don’t Get Lost in the Mix in Austin — Welcome Reception Sponsored by KNeoWorld either Download the PTA Events App for Convention 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Keep up with PTA Convention activities and create your own Friday, June 20, 2014 schedule with our PTA Events2014 App. You also have instant access 11:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. to: news and alerts, event and speaker info, exhibitor listing, Saturday, June 21, 2014 maps and the National PTA Twitter feed. 8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

The PTA Events App is available on iPhone, Android, iPad and Kindle Fire devices. Here’s how to get the app: Download PTA PTA Booth (#519) Events from the App Store or Google Play. Open the 2014 PTA We want you to help “Keep Austin Weird” by visiting our quirky Convention app, set your schedule for the week and enjoy! and fun PTA Booth. Experience the lively feel of Blackberry and Windows Mobile phone users can access the Austin, Texas with Austin-flavored street signs and murals. Meet PTA Events App at PTA.Eventsential.org. For more info visit PTA. our awesome National PTA staff and board members org/MobileApp. to get answers to all of your questions and offer great recommendations to help your PTA soar. Pick up the FINANCIAL EDUCATION IS MISSING You can access the app offline, so a bad Internet connection latest materials to help with your leadership, membership and Too often, financial education isn’t part of the curriculum. Only 14 of 50 states require some degree of financial literacy for graduation1. won’t slow you down. advocacy needs. Also preview and register for our Discover® launched Pathway to Financial Success to make it part of the lesson plan. Our $10 million commitment, including 2014-2015 Back-to-School Kit! $1 million to Chicago Public Schools, helps give students the personal finance skills to achieve a brighter future. Exhibit Hall PTA Central – Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 Please join us. To get involved or to learn how your school can receive funding, visit PathwaytoFinancialSuccess.org Every Child in Focus Booth (#513) Explore exhibits featuring products, resources, and services for Join us at the Every Child in Focus booth to learn how you 1 PTAs, schools, and families. can take action in your school and community to spotlight, Council for Economic Education, 2014 Survey of the States. celebrate and support the needs of every child. We invite you As key PTA leaders attending this convention on behalf of to pledge to focus on every child and share with us how you those you serve at the state, council, or local level, you have the

©2014 Discover Financial Services will participate in the campaign in the 2014-2015 school year. PTA Reflections Gallery Every Child in Focus reinforces PTA’s mission to Visit the National PTA Reflections Gallery of nationally acclaimed advocate for every child—with one voice—to ensure all student artwork from across the nation and in American children have the support they need to succeed and reach schools overseas. In the 2012-2013 school year Reflections their full potential. With your help and support, more children, students shared their artistic interpretation on the theme families and communities will be touched by the campaign. “The Magic of a Moment.” Do not miss an abundance of inspiring, insightful works from talented, perceptive students Photo Booth (#531) whose art brings imagination to life. Commemorate your trip to the 2014 National PTA • Wednesday, June 18, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Convention by getting your photo taken at our state-of-the- • Thursday, June 19, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. art photo booth. Bring your old or new friends to the booth • Friday, June 20, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and use props to make your picture extra special. Instantly • Saturday, June 21, 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. share with your friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter right at the booth! It’s quick and fun! Complimentary Meals and Ticketed Events Social Media Lounge Emerging Minority Leaders Breakfast Powered by LifeLock (#519) Sponsored by H-E-B Using technologies like email and webpages to connect with Friday, June 20, 2014 your PTA is quickly becoming old news with the introduction Room 16 B, Level 4 of social media tools—mobile school apps, Google+ Hangouts, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and blogs. Come learn how your PTA Complimentary Lunch in Exhibit Hall for Full can safely leverage these social media tools. Get one-on-one Convention Registrants help and leave with a menu of low and high tech communica- Sponsored by Association Insurance Management (AIM)

2014 Convention Information tions to infuse into your own PTA social media arsenal. Do you Friday, June 20, 2014 need help downloading our event or PTA App? Stop by the Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 booth and our experts will be on hand to answer all of your questions. Plus, don’t miss our live Twitter feeds and # PT Chat! Endowment Fund Luncheon Sponsored by Association Insurance Management (AIM) PTA Internet Café Friday, June 20, 2014 Sponsored by Watch D.O.G.S. Room 16 B, Level 4 PTA Convention Central, Level 1, Exhibit Hall 5 Complimentary Lunch in Exhibit Hall for Full The PTA Internet2014 Café features computers available Convention Registrants with free Internet access. Sponsored by Lysol Saturday, June 21, 2014 Hours: Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Reflections – Arts in Education Luncheon Friday, June 20, 2014 Sponsored by Americans for the Arts 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014 Saturday, June 21, 2014 Room 12 A&B, Level 4 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. General Meetings & Keynote Power Up! Charging Stations Sponsored by Children’s Bookstore, Microsoft Sponsored by SafeGov.org, and Pearson. Keynote sponsored by Discover. GameTime Fundraisers and Attend our general meetings to raise your voice on important CTIA-The Wireless Association® issues and to vote on the business of the organization, including Did your phone or laptop lose power during the convention? national resolutions, bylaws changes, and the election of members Don’t fret; just find your way to one of our charging stations to our National PTA Board of Directors and Nominating and in the Exhibit Hall, or in PTA Convention Central, generously Leadership Development Committee. Special keynote speakers provided by SafeGov.org, CTIA-The Wireless Association® and and featured performers, national announcements, and award GameTime Fundraiser®. presentations make these sessions memorable. Detailed general meeting agendas begin on page 17. Proposed bylaws changes and resolutions can be found beginning on page 73. 56 2014 Convention Information Official PTA Store Guest Registrants PTA Central, Guests invited by the National PTA president will be issued Exhibit Hall 5, Level 1 guest badges for admission to all general meetings and the Visit the official PTA Store where PTA and PTSA-branded mer- exhibit hall. Guests should check in at the Convention Informa- chandise and apparel are in stock for quick delivery. tion Booth located at the Austin Convention Center on level 1 The Official PTA Store offers 125 different products for at PTA Central in Exhibit Hall 5. recognition and thank-you gifts to board members, Individuals 12 years old and above requesting entrance to the teachers, children, and volunteers. With special items for Exhibit Hall who are not registered for the convention must Teacher Appreciation Week and Reflections programs, purchase an exhibits-only pass for $25 a day at On-Site Registra- as well as membership drives, show your PTA pride with these tion, located in the Austin Convention Center on level 1 at PTA official PTA-branded items. Central in Exhibit Hall 5. Children under the age of 12 will not Store Hours: be required to register and pay for a pass; however, they must Thursday, June 19, 2014 be accompanied by an adult at all times. 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m Friday, June 20, 2014 Security and Safety Tips 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. For your comfort and safety, please follow these Saturday, June 21, 2014 security and safety guidelines: 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Remove your name badge before leaving the convention Total Promotions, Inc. center. You should not wear your name badge out on the Art Lurie street, in restaurants, or in other public places. 1340 Old Skokie Road • If you are traveling after dark, travel in well-lit areas and don’t Highland Park, IL 60035 walk alone. Phone: 847-831-9500 • Do not display cash openly or hang your purse on the back [email protected] of a chair in a public place. www.totalpromote.com/pta • Room numbers should be exchanged quietly. Do not announce your room number across a meeting room, lobby, or Support PTA Donation Table restaurant. Do not put your room number on a note placed on a public bulletin board or message center. The Support PTA Donation Table allows convention attendees • Guests who require special assistance should notify the to make donations to support the Endowment Fund, Reflec- hotel’s front desk of any special needs. tions Program, and the Disaster Relief Fund. The Endowment • Locate fire and emergency exits, and study evacuation Fund ensures that PTA will have the resources to address procedures located in your hotel room. emerging issues that affect education, health, and well-being 2014• Report any emergency, injury, or theft to security personnel of our nation’s children. Support of the Reflections Program at the convention center or your hotel. provides students with an outlet to express their creativity and understand themselves in ways that often weren’t possible before. The Disaster Relief Fund responds to natural or man-made Medical Emergencies tragedies that grievously disrupt school or education systems. To report a medical emergency during scheduled conven- The table will also accept unrestricted donations to National tion hours, first call 911 and then contact a convention center PTA. security employee or a National PTA staff person, who will assist in getting the emergency personnel to the location of the Press Credentials/Press Office emergency at the convention center. Room 13, Level 3 Representatives of the media will be admitted to meetings upon presentation of press credentials. Reporters with appropriate press passes will be permitted to sit in the nonvoting section at all general meetings to cover the pro- ceedings. All interviews with delegates or individual attendees should be arranged through National PTA’s press office. Any registrant approached by a reporter directly is not required or expected to respond to the reporter’s questions. Instead, you may refer the reporter to the National PTA press office to set up an interview.

57 Transportation National PTA CONNECT. SHARE. INSPIRE. From Austin Bergstrom International Airport For general questions related to convention, Convention attendees may take advantage of the mode of visit the Convention Information Booth in the transportation below from the Austin Bergstrom International Austin Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 5, on Airport. If using Super Shuttle we recommend that you book Level 1 during registration hours. your transportation reservations prior to your arrival. Visit: Phone: (800) 307-4PTA (4782) www.austintexas.gov/airport for more information. E-mail: [email protected] Web: PTA.org Super Shuttle: • $14 (one way), $28 (round-trip from downtown) Voting Credentials • Phone: 512-258-3826 Voting delegates to the convention elect members of the • Toll-Free: 800-258-3826 Board of Directors and members of the Nominating and • Group Sales: 512-929-3900 Leadership Development Committee, amend the National PTA

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Ballrooms Level 1 Sq. Footage Ballroom A 103’ x 145’ 15,288 1,432 724 766 994 35 Ballroom B 58’ x 73’ 3,896 373 164 176 224 35 Ballroom C 58’ x 74’ 4,234 396 184 200 254 35 Totals (A,B,C) 23,418 2,291 1,012 1,135 1,644

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63 2013-14 National PTA Board of Directors

Officers Standing Committees Ann Lynch (NV, 1989-1991) Otha Thornton, President Pat Henry (OK, 1991-1993) Bylaws and Policy Committee Laura Bay, President-Elect Kathryn Whitfill (TX, 1993- 1995) Shannon Sevier (TX), Chair Tina Zubeck, Secretary-Treasurer Joan Dykstra (SC, 1995-1997) Ramona Morrow (VA) Joanne Dunne, Interim Executive Lois Jean White (TN, 1997-1999) Maxine Lewers (FL) Director Ginny Markell (OR, 1999-2001) Lupe Morales (TX) Linda Hodge (CT, 2003-2005) Sandy Nekoloff (OH) Member Anna Weselak (IL, 2005-2007) Chuck Saylors (SC, 2009-2011)

PTA Governance Representatives Jim Accomando – ’15 Diversity Committee Wayne Bauman – ’15 Mike Dimich (MT), Chair Legislation Committee Derrick Byrd – ‘14 Dr. Patricia Sotirin (MI) Stella Edwards (VA), Chair Nancy Cox – ‘15 Mari Pokornski (MN) Dr. Jim Pulos (GA) Leslie Cushman – ‘14 Bernie Kemp (FL) Elizabeth Ysla-Leight (MD) C. André Daniels – ‘15 Antonio Tijerino (DC) Brian Bonner (CA) Sharon Goldblatt – ‘14 Sharon Goldblatt (TX) Vito Borrello (NY) Marques A. Ivey – ‘14 Ronalda Warito-Tome (NM) Dee Jones – ‘14 Endon Anderson (IL) Membership Committee Anna King – ‘15 Cyd Cox (GA) Derrick Byrd (NC), Chair Susan Lipman – ‘14 Renata Witte (NM) Melissa S. Nehrbass – ‘14 Field Service Committee Rita Erves (GA) Kathy Nevans – ‘15 Leslie Cushman (GA), Chair Anna King (OK) Dr. Darline P. Robles – ‘14 Carla Nino (CA), Vice Chair Michelle Wilkinson (OR) Shannon Sevier – ‘15 Rose Acerra (NJ) Phil Clark (NC) Eric Snow – ‘14 Yvonne Johnson (DE) Michael Mooney (NH) Denise Sultz – ‘14 Darlene Willis (CA) Kris Vaughn (TX) Sophia Waugh2014 – ‘15 Teresa Willis (MD) Wayne Bauman (IA) At-Large Members Margarita Benjamin (VI) Nominating and Leadership Antonio Tijerino – ’15 Aurelio Montemayor (TX) Development Committee Duane Wright - ‘15 Tina Hartman (IN), Chair Dr. Patricia Sotirin – ’15 Helane Robson (SD) Finance Committee Darlene Harris (CA) Tina Zubeck (MO), Chair Youth Members Carolyn Nelson-Goedert (FL) Duane Wright (LA) Bill Potts-Datema (GA) Jude Bruno – ’15 Laura Bay (WA) Anne Carson (VA) Kristina Leone – ’15 Sophia Waugh (CA) Barb Bungard (OH) Susan Lipman (NY) Parliamentarian Maurice S. Henderson Resolutions Committee Historical Preservation Jo Ann Fujioka (CO), Chair Committee Cyndi Barbian (WI) Betsy Landers (TN, 2011-13), Chair Alison Turner (NV) Thelma Morris (AL, 1961-1964) Carol Kingston (NH) Mary Ann Leveridge (TX, 1981- 1983) Jessica Wong- Sumida (HI) Ann P. Kahn (VA, 1985-1987) Maria Fletcher (NY)

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Adrian Cox (GA) Convention General Organizational Marne Usher (CT) Arrangements Committee Effectiveness Committee Marion Akins (VA) Leslie Boggs (TX), Chair Esther Parker (MD), Chair Heather Hawes (GA) Debra Strauss (IL) Maliya Collins-Tudor (GA) Latha Krishnaiyer (FL) Resource Development Deloris Irving (MS) Mercedes Sandoval (NM) Committee Deborah Tidwell (OH) Marques Ivey (CO) C. Andre Daniels (NJ), Chair Teresa Williams (CO) Bob Pipkin (AZ) D’Angelo Loyd (KY) Lisa Holbrook (TX) Ginny Markell (OR) Randall Ware (GA) Pam Johnson (NC) Joan Dykstra (SC) Laurie Boeckel (ID) Roxanne Starks (WI) Laura Bay (WA) Sandra Perrino (GA) Randy Brown (MS) Andi I. Sjamsu (NJ) Nancy Cox (FL) Laura Bay (WA) Reflections Committee Dawn Otus-Small (GA), Chair Disaster Relief Committee Steven Adams (TX) Youth Involvement Committee Duane Wright (LA), Chair Philip Horn (PA) Jude Bruno (FL), Chair Jim Accomando (CT) Jean Tokuda Irwin (UT) Kristina Leone (MD) Nancy Cox (FL) Sara Green (CA) Otha Thornton III (GA) Anna King (OK) Meg McLean (MT) Melissa Nehrbass (VA) Lane Erickson (CA) Special Needs Committee Elisa Diaz (FL) Enrique Escallon (FL), Chair Cristy Jones (GA) Male Engagement Committee Bill Doolittle (DE) Madison Estes (MA) Michael Knowles (IL), Chair Loren Eichield (GA) Ed Squires (KY) Theresa Mayfield (KY) Special Committees Isaac Patterson (PA) Patricia Barnes (GA) 2014Calvin Endo (HI) Donna Ferguson (NY) Communications Committee Manuel Perez (IL) Cory Sanfilippo (CA) Frank Kwan (CA), Chair Willie Robinson (NY) Kathy Nevans (MO) Ana Chapman (OH) David Heredia (CA) Kathie Green (IN) Mac Saleh (MI) Comprehensive Michelle Sutton (OH) Joe Vitrano (OH) Campaign Cabinet Brenda Martin (KY) Ian McDonald (NH) Ginny Markell (OR), Chair James Wilkinson (WA) Jim Accomando (CT) Linda Hanson (WA) Frank Kwan (CA) Convention Elections Military Family Support Jim Ruhland (VA) Committee Committee Lois Jean White (TN) Cheryl White (GA), Chair Amy Zink (TN), Chair C. Andre Daniels (NJ) Angel Little (GA) Juan San Miguel (AK) Claire White (NC) Kevin Weston (NC) Endowment Committee Matthew Rodriguez (IL) Rodney Davis (VA) Tina Zubeck (MO), Chair Wendy Dean (VA) Kathy Allred (UT) Lois Jean White (TN) Jayne Lee (MD) Linda Hanson (WA) Kay Meyer (TX) Frank Gallagher (MD) Betsy Landers (TN)

65 Past National PTA Presidents

The past presidents of the National PTA and its longtime sister organization, the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers (1926–1970), provided visionary leadership that has seen PTA through more than a century of service to children. These past presidents will always occupy a special place of honor in PTA’s history and memories.

Founders: *Alice McLellan Birney, National Congress of Mothers, 1897 *Phoebe Apperson Hearst, National Congress of Mothers, 1897

PTA Governance +*Selena Sloan Butler, National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers, 1926

* Deceased + President of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers Past National Presidents 1897 – 1902 *Mrs. Theodore W. Birney 1967 – 1969 *Mrs. Irvin E. Hendryson (Alice McLellan) 1967 – 1970 +*Mrs. E. R. Gay 1902 – 1920 *Mrs. Frederic Schoff 1969 – 1971 *Mrs. Leon S. Price 1920 – 1923 *Mrs. Milton P. Higgins 1971 – 1973 *Mrs. John M. Mallory 1923 – 1928 *Mrs. A. H. Reeve 1973 – 1975 *Lillie E Herndon 1926 – 1931 +*Selena Sloan Butler 1975 – 1977 *Mrs. Walter G. Kimmel 1928 – 1930 * Mrs. S. M. N. Marrs 1977 – 1979 *Grace Baisinger 1930 – 1934 *Mrs. Hugh Bradford 1979 – 1981 *Virginia V. Sparling 1931 – 1935 +*Mrs. W. M. Blocker 1981 – 1983 Mrs. A. T. Leveridge Jr. 1934 – 1937 *Mrs. B. F. Langworthy 1983 – 1985 *Elaine Stienkemeyer 1935 – 1939 +* Essie D. Mack 1985 – 1987 Ann P. Kahn 1937 – 1940 2014*Mrs. J. K. Pettengill 1987 – 1989 *Manya Ungar 1939 – 1942 +*Mary Foster McDavid 1989 – 1991 Ann T. Lynch 1940 – 1943 *Mrs. William Kletzer 1991 – 1993 Pat Henry 1942 – 1945 +*Anna M. P. Strong 1993 – 1995 Kathryn Whitfill 1943 – 1946 *Mrs. William A. Hastings 1995 – 1997 Joan Dykstra 1945 – 1949 +*Mrs. W. M. Henry 1997 – 1999 Lois Jean White 1946 – 1949 *Mrs. L. W. Hughes 1999 – 2001 Ginny Markell 1949 – 1952 *Anna Hayes 2001 – 2003 *Shirley Igo 1949 – 1953 +*Mrs. J. S. Morgan 2003 – 2005 Linda Hodge 1952 – 1955 *Mrs. Newton P. Leonard 2005 – 2007 Anna Weselak 1953 – 1957 +*Mrs. Charles Williams 2007 – 2009 *Jan Harp Domene 1955 – 1958 *Mrs. Rollin Brown 2009 – 2011 Charles J. “Chuck” Saylors 1957 – 1961 +*Mrs. Albert Kight 2011 – 2013 Betsy Landers 1958 – 1961 *Mrs. James C. Parker 1961 – 1964 + Mrs. Jerome Z. Morris 1961 – 1964 *Mrs. Clifford N. Jenkins 1964 – 1967 +*Minnie Hitch Mebane 1964 – 1967 *Jennelle V. Moorhead

66 State PTA Presidents PTA Governance

Alabama Becky Vansant Nebraska Lee Ann Espinoza-Farthing Alaska Samantha Moore Nevada Amy Henderson Arizona Grace LaMoureaux New Hampshire Elisabeth Hill Arkansas Charles Warren New Jersey Debbie Tyrrell California Colleen A.R. You New Mexico Kim Kerschen Colorado Michelle Winzent New York Lana Ajemian Connecticut Don Romoser North Carolina Donald Dunn Delaware Dr. Terri Hodges North Dakota Amy Arness District of Columbia Gwendolyn Griffin Ohio Lisa Mack Europe Kris Garst Oklahoma Jeffrey Corbett Florida Eileen Segal Oregon Susan Hamann Georgia Rita Erves Pennsylvania Deborah Dunstone Hawaii Liz Sager Puerto Rico Mayra I. Rivera-Vazquez Idaho Emily Perkes Rhode Island Amie Galipeau Illinois Peggy Staehlin South Carolina Clifford L. Fulmore Indiana Sharon Wise South Dakota Anne Werpy Iowa Liz Mink Tennessee Charla Sparks Kansas Tammy Bartels Texas Leslie Boggs Kentucky Eddie Squires Utah Liz Zentner Louisiana 2014Giselle Allen Vermont Rae Couillard Maine Virginia (Ginny) Mott Virgin Islands Grace Fahie Maryland Ray Leone Virginia Brenda Sheridan Massachusetts Dr. Erik Champy Washington Heather Gillette Michigan Teresa Marhofer West Virginia Justin Raber Minnesota Tracie Dewberry Wisconsin Ellen Chicka Mississippi Cynthia Wallace Wyoming Nikki Ruzick Missouri Kim Weber Montana Michelle Duncan

67 Convention Microphone Procedures

To expedite convention business, the following microphone procedures are being used: Only voting delegates will be allowed to speak at a microphone. There will be four microphones, numbered 1 through 4 on the floor. Each microphone has a specific purpose, as follows:

Microphone 1: • For proposing main motions, amendments. • For making higher-ranking motions in order (such as previous question to close debate).

Microphone 2: • For delegates wishing to speak FOR a motion or amendment. PTA Governance

Microphone 3: • For delegates wishing to speak AGAINST a motion or amendment.

Microphone 4: • For “interrupting” motions, such as parliamentary inquiry, point of order, appeal, and raise a question of privilege. • For requests for information.

Convention Parliamentary Procedures

Breakout session scheduled for Thursday at 10:45 a.m. Attend this briefing for a review of the convention rules, parliamentary procedure, and microphone procedures that guide the business of PTA during general meetings. Maurice S. Henderson, National PTA Parliamentarian, will provide guidance on how to make and submit motions to expedite convention business. Whether you are a first-time delegate or just need a refresher, you 2014are sure to find this session helpful. National Bylaws and Resolutions Briefing

Breakout session scheduled for Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Attend this briefing for a review of the proposed bylaws, resolutions, and amendments going before the 2014 convention delegates. Maurice S. Henderson, National PTA Parliamentarian, and members of the National PTA Bylaws and Policy and the Resolutions committees will provide guidance and answer questions about the proposed business.

MOTIONS Raise a question of privilege To protect the rights of the assembly or any delegate; used for the comfort of the assembly (concerning temperature, audio problems, etc.). Division of the question To divide a motion into two or more independent questions and to discuss and take a separate vote on each part. Point of order To call attention to a violation of the rules. Appeal Used when a delegate does not agree with a ruling of the chair. The appeal requires a second and must be made immediately at the time of the ruling. A majority or tie vote sustains the decision of the chair.

68 Amendments To modify the wording of a pending motion before the vote is taken. PTA Governance Methods of amending To insert words or to add words at the end. To strike out words. To strike out words and insert different words. To substitute (at least a complete paragraph). Types of amendments Primary amendments must be germane (related) to the pending motion (Only two amendments may be pending at one time, a primary and a secondary.) Secondary amendments must be germane to the primary amendment. Amendments require a majority vote and must be submitted in writing on forms obtained from a microphone attendant. Extend (or limit) debate To increase (or decrease) the amount of time or number of times a delegate may speak or to increase (or decrease) the total amount of debate on a question; requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote.

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69 2014 Convention Standing Rules

1. All delegates and guests must display official convention identification to enter the general meetings. 2. Mobile phones and pagers must be silenced during all business meetings. Video cameras and recording equipment, other than that approved by the president, shall not be permitted in the general meetings. 3. The president or president’s designee shall approve all material prior to its distribution at the National Convention. 4. The president shall appoint all committees that are considered necessary for the functioning of the Convention. 5. The president shall appoint a committee of three board members to approve the minutes of the Convention. 6. The chair shall determine and adjust the agenda as required for smooth operation of the assembly. Therefore, the printed agenda is for guidance only and shall not be considered either general or special orders. 7. No messages may be presented directly to the chair. All messages and announcements must be given to a page or other PTA Governance designated person. 8. At the time of registration, each voting delegate shall receive the following: A. A voting card. If a delegate loses the voting card, the delegate must report to the credentials desk to obtain a replacement card. B. A keypad card. The keypad card shall be exchanged for a voting keypad for business meetings. Voting keypads shall not be removed from the assembly hall. At the conclusion of a business meeting or when leaving the assembly hall for any other reason, a delegate shall exchange the voting keypad for a keypad card. 9. When directed by the presiding officer, a delegate, while remaining seated, shall vote by: A. using the voting keypad, or B. raising the voting card. Voting by either of these methods shall be deemed to be a Division of the Assembly. Except for elections, keypad voting shall be open for 15 seconds for voting on each question for which it is used. The presiding officer shall direct any necessary change to these procedures, such as for a counted rising vote. 10. During a counted rising vote, the doors will be closed and admission will be granted only after the chair announces the results of the vote. 11. Delegates must show their voting card to make motions, debate, and vote. 12. Delegates wishing to speak will go to the appropriate microphone, present their voting card to the microphone attendant, sign in, and wait for recognition by the chair before speaking. When recognized, delegates will give their name, the PTA represented,2014 and the city and state of the PTA. 13. Primary amendments to a resolution or bylaw amemndment must be submitted between the close of General Meeting 1 and 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The amendment must be presented in writing on a motion form. Only the resolved clauses of resolutions may be amended. The resolutions committee will edit the whereas clauses as necessary. Members of the Resolutions and the Bylaws & Policy Committees will be available to assist delegates wishing to submit amendments. Secondary amendments may be made at Microphone 1 at the appropriate time. 14. The chair shall recognize speakers in alternating order speaking in the affirmative and the negative. 15. A delegate may speak two minutes at a time on any question and only twice on the same question. No delegate may speak a second time until all delegates seeking recognition have had an opportunity to speak. 16. Items of business, including a resolution or a proposed bylaw amendment, shall be on the floor for no more than 20 minutes. To extend debate time, the motion to extend debate must be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote. 17. The Bylaws & Policy Committee shall be authorized to correct article and section designations, punctuation, and cross-references and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the intent of the membership in connection with the bylaws amendments adopted at the 2014 convention. 18. All bylaws amendments noticed in accordance with Article XXV of the Bylaws, shall be deemed to have been moved and seconded to the extent otherwise required for their consideration. 19. Candidates seeking an office or position shall abide by the policy on elections adopted by the board of directors. 20. Only those individuals or groups who have purchased space in the exhibit hall or have been approved by the president may sell or distribute material at the convention. Exhibitor sales activities must be confined to the limits of the exhibit booth.

70 Nominating and Leadership PTA Governance Development Committee (NLDC) 2014 Slate of Nominees:

The NLDC met on October 24-25, 2013 and January 23-25, 2014 to consider applicants for the positions of Vice President for Advocacy, Vice President for Membership, eight (8) member representatives to the National PTA Board of Directors, each for a two-year term; and two (2) members to the NLDC, each for a three-year term.

The Committee reports the following nominees for election at the 2014 National Convention:

Vice President for Advocacy • Shannon Sevier (TX)

Vice President for Membership • Debra Strauss (IL)

Board of Directors — Member Representative · Scott Allen (WA) · Bonnie Cannon (MN) · Sharon Goldblatt (TX) · Marques Ivey (CO) · Susan Lipman (NY) · Roxanne Rinehart-Starks (WI) · C.H. “Sonny” Savoie (LA) · Charles Scott (TN) 2014 Nominating and Leadership Development Committee — Member • Angi Gonzalez-Carver (NM) • Mary Kenfield (WA)

71 2014 Election Rules

The following are the election rules for the 2014 Annual Convention as published in the National PTA Board of Directors Policy Manual.

8.05 CANDIDATE SPEECHES Nominations and candidate speeches will occur during the first general meeting of the convention. When there are nominations from the floor for an elected position, immediately after the nominations for all elected positions, each of the candidates shall be allowed two (2) minutes to address the delegate body, with the exception of the candidates for PTA Governance president-elect, who shall be allowed to speak for five (5) minutes each. Candidates shall draw the order of speaking by office or position, which shall also be the order in which the candidates’ names will appear on the screen associated with electronic balloting as indicated in Policy 8.08.

8.08 VOTING AND BALLOTING During the National PTA Convention, the following applies to voting and balloting for elections for office: 1. Candidates’ names will appear on the screen associated with the electronic voting in the order in which they gave their candidate’s speech as determined in Policy 8.05. 2. Electronic balloting by voting keypad for election of each position shall be conducted at the beginning of the first general meeting on the second day of the convention. 3. In cases in which malfunctioning of the electronic voting keypads prevents successful voting, in whole or in part, by that means, balloting for one or more positions shall be conducted at times and in accordance with instructions established and announced by the president. 4. In the event that a majority vote is not achieved in the first or second round of balloting, the candidate with the lowest votes will be dropped from the ballot before any subsequent balloting. The remaining candidates shall be allowed one minute for an additional presentation if they desire. 5. No electioneering shall take place inside the location of the general meetings. 6. The president shall announce a number to push if a delegate wishes to cast a vote for none of the nominated candidates. If the number of votes cast for that number is sufficient to affect the result, subsequent votes for the election of that position shall be conducted at times and in accordance with instructions established by the president.

Adopted by National PTA Board of Directors (Amended April, 2014)

72 Proposed Amendments to PTA Governance National PTA Bylaws

The following proposed amendments to the National PTA Bylaws were approved by the board of directors at its October 2013 and March 2014 meetings and will be presented to the delegates for consideration at the 2014 Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition. Unless otherwise provided, adopted amendments shall take effect at the close of the convention.

NOTE: Proposed changes are underlined. Proposed omissions are printed with strikethrough lines (lines drawn through words).

AMENDMENT #1A. ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 3B – DUTIES OF OFFICERS Amend Article VIII, Section 3b by adding the following proviso: “The Vice-President for Advocacy shall become the chair of the Legislation Committee at the conclusion of the 2014 National PTA Convention for the remainder of the current two-year term. The current chair and all other members shall remain as members of the Legislation Com- mittee.”

CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 3. The Vice-President for Advocacy shall: Section 3. The Vice-President for Advocacy shall: a. Serve as a member of the Board of a. Serve as a member of the Board of Directors, Directors, b. Serve as Chair of the Legislation Committee, b. Serve as Chair of the Legislation c. As Legislation Chair, facilitate and Committee,* coordinate the work of the Committee to c. As Legislation Chair, facilitate and promote, interpret, and implement the coordinate the work of the Committee to national advocacy and legislative programs promote, interpret, and implement the and activities, national advocacy and legislative programs d. Oversee planning and implementation of and activities, the Legislative 2014Conference/training, d. Oversee planning and implementation of e. Consult and/or collaborate with the the Legislative Conference/training, Resolutions Committee, and e. Consult and/or collaborate with the f. Perform other duties as assigned by the Resolutions Committee, and President or the Board of Directors. f. Perform other duties as assigned by the President or the Board of Directors. * The Vice-President for Advocacy shall become the Chair of the Legislation Committee at the conclusion of the 2014 National PTA Convention for the remainder of the current two-year term. The current chair and all other members shall remain as members of the Legislation Committee.

CONFORMING AMENDMENT AMENDMENT #1B ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 1 – LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Amend Article XVIII, Section 1 by adding the following proviso: “The Committee shall consist of six (6) members until the conclusion of the 2015 National PTA Convention due to the addition of the Vice-President for Advocacy elected at the 2014 National PTA Convention.”

73 CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 1. The Legislation Committee shall be Section 1. The Legislation Committee shall be composed of five (5) members. composed of five (5) members.*

* The Committee shall consist of six (6) members until the conclusion of the 2015 National PTA Convention due to the addition of the Vice-President for Advocacy elected at the 2014 National PTA Convention.

Rationale To honor the committee member assignments and include all existing members in committee work

PTA Governance irrespective of election outcome.

AMENDMENT #2A. ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 4B – DUTIES OF OFFICERS Amend Article VIII, Section 4b by adding the following proviso: “The Vice-President for Membership shall become the chair of the Membership Committee at the conclusion of the 2014 National PTA Convention for the remainder of the current two-year term. The current chair and all other members shall remain as members of the Membership Committee.”

CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 4. The Vice-President for Membership shall: Section 4. The Vice-President for Membership shall: a. Serve as a member of the Board of a. Serve as a member of the Board of Directors, Directors, b. Serve as Chair of the Membership b. Serve as Chair of the Membership Committee, Committee,* c. Consult and/or collaborate with the Field c. Consult and/or collaborate with the Field Services Committee, Services Committee, d. Develop, implement and coordinate an d. Develop, implement and coordinate an annual membership initiative focused on annual membership initiative focused on recruitment, retention and diversification, recruitment, retention and diversification, and 2014and e. Perform other duties as assigned by the e. Perform other duties as assigned by the President or the Board of Directors. President or the Board of Directors. *The Vice-President for Membership shall become the Chair of the Membership Committee at the conclusion of the 2014 National PTA Convention for the remainder of the current two-year term. The current chair and all other members shall remain as members of the Membership Committee.

CONFORMING AMENDMENT AMENDMENT #2B. ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 1 – MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Amend Article XVII, Section 1 by adding the following proviso: “The committee shall consist of ten (10) members until the conclusion of the 2015 National PTA Convention due to the addition of the Vice-President for Membership elected at the 2014 National PTA Convention.”

74 PTA Governance CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 1. The Membership Committee shall be Section 1. The Membership Committee shall be composed of nine (9) members. composed of nine (9) members.*

*The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members until the conclusion of the 2015 National PTA Convention due to the addition of the Vice-President for Membership elected at the 2014 National PTA Convention.

Rationale To honor the committee member assignments and include all existing members in committee work irrespective of election outcome.

AMENDMENT #3. ARTICLE IX, SECTION 7 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amend Article IX, Section 7 by inserting new item “d. Serve on at least one standing committee or special committee” and re-lettering the remaining items.

CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 7. The board of directors shall: Section 7. The board of directors shall: a. Manage the affairs of National PTA, a. Manage the affairs of National PTA, b. Act on recommendations presented by b. Act on recommendations presented by the the national council of states, national council of states, c. Hire, evaluate, and set the salary of the c. Hire, evaluate, and set the salary of the executive director, executive director, d. Review and act on reports and d. Serve on at least one standing committee recommendations of committees and staff, or special committee, e. Approve the budget, e. Review and act on reports and f. Approve board and committee recommendations of committees and staff, appointments as recommended by f. Approve the budget, the president, 2014g. Approve board and committee g. Establish public policy and the legislative appointments as recommended by the agenda, and president, h. Establish association policy based upon h. Establish public policy and the legislative the strategic plan. agenda, and i. Establish association policy based upon the strategic plan.

Rationale To ensure that elected and appointed board members have full investment in the governance of PTA and serve as the voice and varied representation of membership. Our board members represent different communities and backgrounds. This diversity in thought and engagement, coupled with their duty of care, will strengthen and empower committee work and ensure balanced deliverables.

AMENDMENT #4. ARTICLE XII, SECTION 2 – NOMINATING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Amend Article XII, Section 2 by adding “No two (2) NLDC members shall be from the same state at the time of election.”

75 CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 2. The members of the nominating and Section 2. The members of the nominating and leadership development committee shall be leadership development committee shall be elected by class annually by the voting body of elected by class annually by the voting body of the convention and shall serve a term of three (3) the convention and shall serve a term of three (3) years or until their successors are elected. Class A years or until their successors are elected. Class A shall consist of two (2) members; Class B, two (2) shall consist of two (2) members; Class B, two (2) members; and Class C, three (3) members. Members members; and Class C, three (3) members. Members may not serve more than one (1) term. Nominations may not serve more than one (1) term. Nominations shall be made by the nominating and leadership shall be made by the nominating and leadership development committee and also from the floor. development committee and also from the floor. Elected members shall assume their duties at the Elected members shall assume their duties at the

PTA Governance close of convention at which they are elected. close of convention at which they are elected. No two (2) NLDC members shall be from the same state at the time of election.

Rationale To ensure that recruiting is occurring directly in as many states as possible and from as many viewpoints as possible. This action item was developed through collaboration by the Nominating and Leadership Development and Bylaws & Policy committees.

AMENDMENT #5. ARTICLE XXIV – ELECTRONIC MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS Amend by inserting a new Article XXIV – Electronic Meetings and Communications as listed and renumbering remaining articles.

ARTICLE XXIV – ELECTRONIC MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS Section 1. The National PTA Board of Directors and all committees and subcommittees shall be authorized to meet by telephone conference or through other electronic communications media so long as all the members can simultaneously hear each other and participate during the meeting. Section 2. Unless members indicate otherwise to National PTA Headquarters, all communication required by these bylaws, including2014 meeting notices, may be sent electronically unless otherwise specified in these bylaws. CURRENT WORDING EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Article XXIV – Electronic Meetings and Communications Section 1. The National PTA Board of Directors and all committees and subcommittees shall be authorized to meet by telephone conference or through other electronic communications media so long as all the members can simultaneously hear each other and participate during the meeting. Section 2. Unless members indicate otherwise to National PTA Headquarters, all communication required by these bylaws, including meeting notices, may be sent electronically unless otherwise specified in these bylaws.

Rationale This provision would ratify the National PTA work already being done via telephone and acknowledge the medium as legitimate.

INFORMATION: During the March 2014 National PTA Board of Directors meeting, the board authorized a bylaws revision for 76 presentation and consideration at the 2015 Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition. Proposed Convention Resolutions PTA Governance

National PTA resolutions are official documents outlining opinion, will, or intent of the association to address -na tional problems, situations, or concerns that affect children and require national action to seek resolution on issues. Convention delegates are given the opportunity to debate and vote on the adoption of such issues in the form of a resolution. All resolutions adopted by the convention delegates are ratified by the National PTA Board of Directors.

The proposed resolutions for consideration at the 2014 National PTA Annual Convention and Exhibition are posted on the National PTA website at PTA.org.

RESOLUTION: “EFFECTS OF MEDIA ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEMALE SELF ESTEEM”

Rationale: Exposure to media can lead to a negative impact on the health, well-being, and self-esteem of girls. PTA should encourage limited media exposure, increased education on the effects to girls, and development of media literacy to offer strategies for informed media consumption.

WHEREAS, Girls are a major consumer of media and daily engage in receiving media messages. Media is defined as music, television shows, commercials/advertisements, websites, magazines, video games, movies, and consumer products not otherwise specified; and

WHEREAS, Exposure to sexualized female ideals correlate to lower self-esteem, depressed mood, and eating disorders in young females; and

WHEREAS, Identification with a television star and or a model positively correlates to body dissatisfaction in adolescent females; and

WHEREAS, A large proportion of girls believe they need to lose weight starting as early as age 10, and the2014 vast majority of girls are unhappy with their bodies by the age of 17; and WHEREAS, Parents, peers, and schools play a major role in self-esteem development of girls; therefore be it

RESOLVED, The National PTA and its constituent associations will encourage the education of parents on the impact of media on the self-esteem development in young girls; and be it further

RESOLVED, The National PTA and its constituent associations will work with business and education leaders to develop and publish guidelines on reasonable limits on media exposure in schools, and be it further

RESOLVED, The National PTA and its constituent associations will be encouraged to provide convocations that support the self-esteem development of all students particularly in the areas of realistic body images and embracing differences; and be it further

RESOLVED, The National PTA and its constituent associations will encourage development of additional education materials to address the areas of self-esteem and body image in health curricula, and the area of media literacy to help girls master effective strategies for consuming messages across multiple media.

77 RESOLUTION: “INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES”

Rationale: In 1975, Public Law 94-142 passed giving all children access to free appropriate ® public education, currently, called the Individuals with Disabilities Education S Act (IDEA), opening the academic world to children with special needs. However, R inclusion of children with special needs remains difficult. C AZY TM Children and youth, including those with special needs, who are involved and 8 participate in their schools and communities strengthen and build relationships club between students, guardians, caregivers and their schools. National PTA, its units, Bring Math and Mischief to Your School! councils, districts, and state PTAs speak for all children and have the leadership ability to build positive, inclusive futures for all students. PTA Governance WHEREAS, In 2009-2010, over 6.4 million children and youth with special needs were served in federally supported programs for the disabled; and in order to receive federal funds, states must develop and implement policies that assure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities; and

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Admit Advantage - 721 Amazon Kindle - 621 Americans for the Arts - 606 Eric Allen Alex Barth Jeff Poulin 129 Farmgate Lane 410 Terry Avenue North 1000 Vermont Avenue, NW Silver Spring, Maryland 20905 Seattle, Washington 98109 Suite 600 301.288.7114 206.922.0639 Washington, District Of Columbia [email protected] [email protected] 20005 www.admit.me www.amazon.com 202-712-2041 Admit.me is a free online college Kindle is the “Official E-Reader of the [email protected] admissions tool that solves the problems National PTA” and proudly supports the www.americansforthearts.org applicants and parents have with implementation of a new Family Reading Americans for the Arts is the nation’s identifying, connecting with, and gaining Experience program to help families, leading nonprofit organization for admission to best-fit global universities. especially families with children ages advancing the arts in America. With more Admit.me has an Admissions Social 7-12, get more involved in their children’s than 50 years of service, it is dedicated Network giving applicants and parents reading. We believe that a dedicated to representing and serving local ways to interact directly with school Kindle e-reader with built-in dictionary communities and creating opportunities officials, students and experts and and adjustable fonts is a great way to for every American to participate in and admissions tools offering applicants ways enhance a child’s emerging interest in appreciate all forms of the arts. to target schools. books. Andersons - 428 Adventure Playground American Skin Kristin Bernier Systems, Inc. - 808 Association - 725 4875 White Bear parkway James Contreras Ashley Jutchenko White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110 10845 Church Lane 6 East 43rd Street, 28th Floor 651-361-7440 Houston, Texas 77043 New York, New York 10017 [email protected] 713.935.9684 212.889.4858 www.andersons.com [email protected] [email protected] Andersons specializes in award and www.adventureplaysystems.com www.americanskin.org recognition items for students of all ages. Adventure Playground Systems offers A unique collaboration of patients, a complete turn-key solution for all families, advocates, physicians and Army ROTC Cadet your project needs. Specializing in the scientists, ASA has evolved over 27 years Command - 908 design, manufacturing and installation of as a leading force in efforts to defeat skin Munoz Building, 206 9th Calvary playground equipment, splash pads, dog cancer and disease. Established to serve Regiment Ave. parks, shade structures, shelters and park the millions of Americans afflicted with Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121 amenities. skin disorders, ASA’s mission remains to advance research, champion skin Association Insurance All Pro Dad / iMom - 718 health among children, and drive public Management (AIM) - 501 Brian Deming awareness about skin disease. PTA Department 5509 W. Gray Street Suite 100 P.O. Box 742946 Tampa, Florida 33609 2014American Speech- Dallas, Texas 75274 800.956.8300, ext: 326 Language-Hearing 800-876-4044 [email protected] Association - 333 [email protected] www.familyfirst.net Annette Gorey www.aim-companies.com All Pro Dad’s Days and iMOM Mornings 2200 Research Blvd Founded in 1989, AIM is a national are simple programs with a profound Rockville, Maryland 20850 marketing organization specializing in impact. Offered FREE to PTA schools, [email protected] assisting associations to provide benefits they’ll help you get parents on school www.asha.org and services to our members. AIM is property to enjoy breakfast and The American Speech-Language- proud of the relationships that have been meaningful conversation with their Hearing Association (ASHA) is the created with each of its associations children one morning every month. national professional, scientific, and and is committed to fostering those As a founding partner of the PTA MORE credentialing association for more than relationships for years to come. Please Alliance, All Pro Dad’s Days will also help 173,070 audiologists, speech-language feel free to contact your friendly customer you grow PTA membership, particularly pathologists, speech, language, and service representative today at 800-876- with fathers and father-figures. hearing scientists, audiology and speech- 4044. language pathology support personnel, and students.

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Foundation - 420 ® Chaks Appalabattula (non-exhibiting sponsor) Diana Pecina 8201 164th Ave NE, Suite 225 Frank Gallagher 17-19 Union Place Redmond, Washington 98052 25 Massachusetts Ave, NW Suite 100 Summit, New Jersey 07901 425-615-4180 Washington, DC 20001 908.444.4522 [email protected] 202-222-2343 [email protected] www.bloomz.net [email protected] Bedtime Math is a nonprofit dedicated Bloomz is a free app for building www.cableimpacts.org to putting the fun and discovery back thriving parent communities. PTA As the cable industry’s foundation into learning math. Every night, we post leaders are recommending us to their dedicated to social responsibility, Cable a zany new math problem for parents to members because we makes it easy Impacts leverages cable’s resources – do with their kids. Over 50,000 people to (a) talk to parents: use Bloomz for including its platform, technology and now enjoy math and mischief daily. Now, easy communication, (b) coordinate content – to empower consumers and we’re excited to introduce Crazy 8s, an fundraisers: work with parents from your enhance communities. The foundation’s afterschool math club designed to get school or local organizations to raise work targets: the advancement of kids fired up about math. It’s time to money, and (c) engage volunteers: build education, increasing broadband make math the cool thing to do after the next generation of parent leaders by adoption, and providing parents with the school! reaching new, potential volunteers. tools and resources to help their children appropriately and effectively use media. Binny & Bina LLC - 920 BOKS – 629 David Elefant Marla Pace Cars 4 Causes - 720 1336 14th Street 1895 J.W. Foster Boulevard Anthony Glenn Lakewood, NJ 08701 Canton, Ma 02021 4864 Market Street, Suite D 732-595-BINS (2467) 781-401-4476 Ventura, California 93003 [email protected] [email protected] 949-400-9336 www.binnyandbina.com www.bokskids.org [email protected] Binny & Bina LLC is a textile recycling BOKS (Build Our Kids’ Success) is a free www.cars4causes.net 2014 Exhibit Information company that provides an all year round before school program that promotes the Commonly known as the “Charity fundraiser for schools effortless and cost powerful link between physical activity That Gives To Charities”® we serve free. Binny & Bina, the bin twins, are a and increased academic performance. the charitable community by sharing set of attractive donation bins dropped BOKS offers free curriculum, training, and our resources with youth oriented at shopping plazas and the like in your support and is designed to involve the organizations, particularly those who schools town. We run a well marketed whole family and community. BOKS was share our mission of improving youth campaign raising substantial funds started by a few moms in Massachusetts education. We provide our partners with for your school while we arrange for and has quickly gained national attention a turn-key fundraising program where the donations to be reused by the less for its unique and impactful approach. all you need to do is promote to your fortunate. We provide educational textile constituents and we do all the work and recycling material for the students at your Boosterthon Fun - 727 manage liabilities. school. By Kids For Kids Co. Carson-Dellosa Publishing - 301 Biz Kid$ - 732 (BKFK) - 303 Crystal Eggleston Jamie Hammond Laura Ploss 7027 Albert Pick Road 7308 39th Ave SW 1177 High Ridge Rd. Greensboro, North Carolina 27409 Seattle, Washington 98136 Stamford, Connecticut 06905 336-808-3046 206-390-19062014203-321-1226 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] carsondellosa.com www.bizkids.com www.bkfk.com/education Carson-Dellosa Publishing is a leading BizKid$ is a financial literacy and youth BKFK creates educational materials that educational solutions provider for both entrepreneurship initiative that includes a supplement existing curricula and are educators and parents. We design, national public television series, resource free for use in and out of school, thanks develop, and provide parents and rich website, companion lesson plans for to generous program underwriters. educators with educational workbooks, each episode, and mapping of the lesson Programs are focused around innovation test preparation materials, flashcards, plans to all national and 25 of the state and developing problem solving skills. leveled readers, summer learning books standards as well as the Common Core and more. Standards. Chartwells School Dining Services - 309 Whitney Bateson 202-510-8267 [email protected] www.eatlearnlive.com Chartwells, a division of Charlotte, NC- based Compass Group, provides dining services for over 550 public school districts and private schools, comprising over 4,000 separate elementary, middle and high schools nationwide. Nourishing students is not only our business; it is our commitment to the communities in which we serve.

84 Child Safety Network - 520 Closets to Cash - 904 Community 2014 Exhibit Information Ward Leber Michele Dolgos Recycling - 820 5205 Kearny Villa Way #103 100 Leggett Drive Lance Charen San Diego, California 92123 Villa Rica, Georgia 30180 225 Lincoln Highway (619) 252-7000 800-386-9357 Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania 19030 [email protected] [email protected] 800-336-0141 www.csn.org www.closetstocash.com [email protected] Child Safety Education - Helping Closets To Cash is a recycled clothing www.communityrecycling.biz parents raise safer, healthier children by fundraising program that helps your Community Recycling is a proud, for-profit developing and implementing child safety school raise money by making it recycler of clothing, shoes & accessories programs nationwide for 25 years. Learn convenient and easy for friends, family dedicated to the mission of people how your PTA unit/chapter can make your and your neighbors to get rid of their recycling for people. Through a wide campus and your school buses safer for unwanted clothing sitting in their closets range of innovative recycling programs, your students in Booth #520. and attics. You simply collect donations, Community Recycling redefines recycling pack up our truck, and collect a check. convenience. Our ShoeBox Recycling and Children’s Bookstore - 411 There is no selling, no inventory taking, CR Kids recycling programs have helped Jake Ball and no collecting payments from over 4,500 organizations across the United 2484 N. Stokesberry Place Suite 100 customers. States achieve their fundraising goals. Meridian, Idaho 83646 208-795-5112 CoFundraising LLC - 430 For the Schools Compassion It - 431 [email protected] John Andersn Sara Schairer www.childrenbookstore.com 255 Primera Blvd 738 Island Ct. We carry out 100% online book fairs for Lake Mary, Florida 32746 San Diego, California 92109 schools, PTAs and other organizations, 844-352-5686 909-241-8814 offering more than 200,000 books and an [email protected] [email protected] easy-to-use format. We’ll help you raise www.ForTheSchools.com www.compassionit.com great funds with minimal effort. Visit our It’s finally here! A free fundraising tool At COMPASSION IT, we made “compassion” booth to select a donated book for an that automatically collects donations a verb; our #1 goal is to inspire people Austin child! from online purchases parents already around the world to consciously make at over 1,000 stores like Amazon, incorporate compassion in their daily Choices Made, Macy’s, Target, Kohl’s, Walmart, Best lives. Our wristbands are intended Prices Paid - 308 Buy and more! When parents use our primarily for fundraisers. At an affordable John McIntyre free app, stores donate as much as 10% cost, communities, schools, businesses, 16215 38th NE of the purchase to your school or PTA, and families can raise money using our Lake Forest Park, Washington 98155 automatically! No more selling or begging wristbands, influence positive behaviors 206-819-8479 friends and family— just automatic and have an impact on people’s peace and [email protected] fundraising. mindfulness. www.choicesmadepricespaid.com

This true story chronicles John’s journey Communities for Confident Kids LLC - 807 mybackpacktags ® from adolescence to adulthood. Drug Cause - 421 Camille Gartner show me where to go by ™ ENT KID addiction and reckless behavior nearly Kim Caminiti 455 Delta Ave, Suite 102 CONFID S ruined his life, ultimately costing him his 424 7th Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 freedom. John has turned his life around Huntington Beach, California 92648 513-460-2733 for good. He wishes to share his story with 888-542-3831 [email protected] parents, teachers and students2014 in hopes of kim.caminiti@communitiesforcause. mybackpacktags.com inspiring youth to make better decisions com Handling dismissal is time-consuming than he did. Come meet the author at www.communitiesforcause.com for teachers and confusing for children, booth 308. Communities for Cause empowers but it can be safe and efficient with schools to earn donations easily by simply mybackpacktags®. With a tag clipped to Chuck E. Cheese’s - 813 encouraging their supporters to shop and their backpack, children will be in the right Fundraising Department dine with their favorite local and online place, at the right time. Easy dismissal. 4441 W. Airport Frwy merchants using our free interactive Every day. Irving, Texas 75062 mobile app. When visiting a local 888-232-4386 merchant, supporters open the app, select Council on International [email protected] the merchant, enter their bill subtotal and Educational Exchange - 828 chuckecheese.com/plan/fundraising snap a picture of their itemized receipt to CIEE High School Team Chuck E. Cheese’s is proud to support earn the donation for their school. 300 Fore Street education in your community- over $10 Portland, Maine 04101 Million has been given back to schools 800-448-9944 through our fundraising events. Plan your [email protected] next school fundraising event at Chuck E. www.ciee.org/highschool Cheese’s and receive a 15% donation of all A nonprofit, non-governmental event sales. organization, CIEE is the world leader in international education and exchange. For more than 65 years, CIEE has helped thousands of people gain the knowledge and skills necessary to live and work in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world by offering the most comprehensive, relevant, and valuable exchange programs available.

85 Criterion Pictures, Discover - 509 EPIC USA - 911 Matt Towson Entertainment - 909 Katie Dintelman 2500 Lake Cook Road Taylor Griswold 6300 Oakton Street Riverwoods, Illinois 60015 27 Green Terrace CV Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 224-405-5649 Lakeway, Texas 78734 800-890-9494 [email protected] 512-619-4345 [email protected] pathwaytofinancialsuccess.org [email protected] www.criterionpicusa.com Pathway to Financial Success was www.EpicEntertainment.com Criterion Pictures is one of the largest created in 2012 to help ensure that EPIC Entertainment performs fun, non-theatrical providers of feature films teens get the knowledge they need to interactive assemblies for schools in North America. We offer our customers make good decisions about managing throughout Texas and the U.S. We teach customizable programming options money. Through a five-year, $10 million on important topics like bullying, anti- and supply our product on all available investment, the program is getting drugs, character development, STAAR Test mediums, including Criterion’s online financial education into thousands of Prep, and more using hilarious mascot digital delivery platform, Criterion-on- classrooms across the country through skits and exciting games like hamster ball Demand. grants provided to public high schools. races and toilet paper launchers!

CTIA – Non-Exhibiting DollarDays - 306 EpiNow Allergy Sponsor Mike Stringer Emergency Kits - 726 Matthew Gerst 7575 E Redfield Rd, STE 201 202.288.6370 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 Everlast Climbing - 406 [email protected] 866-969-7742 Lyle Helke www.ctia.org [email protected] 1335 Mendota Heights Road CTIA-The Wireless Association® is an www.PTA.DollarDays.com Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 international nonprofit membership DollarDays is the largest online wholesale 651-665-9131 2014 Exhibit Information organization that includes wireless and closeout company dedicated to [email protected] carriers and their suppliers, as well as serving schools and nonprofits and has everlastclimbing.com providers and manufacturers of wireless over 3.5 million customers worldwide. Everlast Climbing is committed to data services and products. As one PTAs now have access to great pricing improving youth fitness with dynamic and of its numerous industry initiatives, on over 300,000 products to serve your innovative climbing walls that engage GrowingWireless.com provides parents school and community. DollarDays offers children and inspire physical activity. The with tools and info to educate themselves PTAs free shipping on all orders of any size comprehensive line includes traverse so they may teach their kids how to use or volume with no minimum purchase walls, top rope walls, a poolside climbing wireless technology responsibly. requirement. (Promo Code: PTAFREE) wall, accessories, and on-site staff trainings. Deanan Gourmet Educational Popcorn - 709 Products, Inc. - 313 Every Child In Janet Aaron Jeff Oberkrom Focus Booth - 513 216 Windco Circle 1400 N IH 35 East, Suite #120 Heidi May Wylie, Texas 75098 Carrollton, Texas 75006 National PTA 800-275-9896 800-365-5345 1250 North Pitt Street [email protected] [email protected] Alexandria, VA 22314 Deanan.com www.educationalproducts.com 703.518.1200 Today, Deanan 2014is a nationwide provider EPI specializes in custom school supply [email protected] of gourmet popcorn for fundraising, packs, high-profit fundraising programs www.PTA.org as well as a provider of great-tasting and spirit wear. Learn how you can take action in your gifts. Still family-owned and family- school and community to spotlight, operated, Deanan provides the same Elite Island celebrate and support the needs of every personal service, attention to detail, and Resorts - 325 child. Pick up resources, take a pledge and great-tasting products that were the Cheri Selfridge share with us how you will focus on every cornerstones of Dean and Nanella’s little 954.426.8733 x 206 child in the 2014-2015 school year. Every popcorn operation over 35 years ago. [email protected] Child in Focus reinforces PTA’s mission www.EliteIslandResorts.com/ to advocate for every child—with one Delyse, Inc. - 701 fundraising voice—to ensure all children have the Darlene Bodden Elite Island Resorts is one of the support they need to succeed and reach 505 Reactor Way Caribbean’s leading and most successful their full potential. Reno, Nevada 89502 luxury resort groups offering beautiful 775-857-1811 vacation experiences in Antigua, St. Lucia, Fan Cloth - 323 [email protected] Barbados, the Grenadines and Panama. Sabrina Lott www.delyse.com We have helped thousands of non-profits 2895 113th Street Want to boost revenue or improve your raise millions of dollars at zero cost to Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 menus? Our innovation of the year — the organizations. Visit our booth for full 866-897-3349 fresh food with a 35-day shelf life — and details. [email protected] our new online natural market can help www.FanCloth.com you. We offer one-stop shopping for fresh, Fundraising through custom design frozen, shelf-stable meals, deli, pastries apparel and promotional items. and snacks. We ship small and large orders directly to your caterers. Visit our booth # 701.

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FanFlips Flip Flops Free the Children - 924 Global Village & Slide Sandals Caitlin Dunham Concerns - 724 Fundraiser - 705 233 Carlton Street Scott Sorensen Philip Young Toronto, ON M5A 2L2 6142 Nancy Ridge Dr. Suite 101 6505 W. Park Boulevard 416.925.5896 x 218 San Diego, California 92121 Plano, Texas 75093 [email protected] 858-768-7456 877-326-3547 www.freethechildren.com [email protected] [email protected] Free the Children is a charity and www.globalvillageconcerns.com www.fanflips.com educational partner that works both Global Village Concerns has created a shift CUSTOM EMBROIDERED FLIP FLOPS & SLIDE domestically and internationally to in the way schools unite their communities, SANDALS. Great fundraiser! FanFlips flip empower and enable youth to become increase affinity, and grow support. We flops and slide sandals have generated agents of change. Our We Act program is offer a unique solution that provide causes great profits and school spirit. Footwear a yearlong service learning program that with exceptional branding and marketing, reflects your colors & your logo. The empowers young people to discover the while leveraging an e-commerce platform embroidered strap content is clean & long- causes they care about and take action to that helps organizations fundraise. lasting. Sole is a comfortable rubber base make a difference. with contoured arch support and is very Great American durable. Sizes XXS-XXL. Profits of up to 75%. FunFlicks Outdoor Child - 826 50 FREE w/150 pair order. Movies - 815 Jay Apking Laura Mauro 6800 Stone Mill Rd. FIRST – 730 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 150W Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 Carla Proux Austin, Texas 78759 865-599-6710 200 Bedford Street 512-501-6362 [email protected] Manchester, NH 03101 [email protected] www.greatamericanchild.com 800-871-8326 www.FunFlicks.com Great American Child encourages the life- [email protected] Outdoor Movie Night Fundraisers - Our long pursuit of knowledge and growth with www.usfirst.org fundraising program is incredibly simple age and grade specific books and programs FIRST® was founded in 1989 by inventor with the potential to raise substantial that spark curiosity through experience, Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s money! Your students connect with friends, enrich traditional education, and develop a interest and participation in science family & sponsors to raise money for your healthy, happy and successful individual. and technology. The 501(c)(3) not-for- program. Students share a link to their profit designs accessible, innovative K-12 personalized fundraising web page and Hands On Originals - 314 programs that motivate young people to friends, family & sponsors donate funds Derek Wright pursue education and career opportunities towards your school’s outdoor movie night. 990 W. New Circle Road in science, technology, engineering and Lexington, Kentucky 40511 math while building self-confidence, Game Day Colors - 810 800-942.6376 knowledge and life skills. Gregg Kerns [email protected] 3038 Hayes Avenue www.handsonoriginals.com FlagHouse - 408 Fremont, Ohio 43420 Hands On Originals is a creative John Ruggiero 419-334-3236 powerhouse and your premier source for 601 FlagHouse Drive [email protected] custom screenprinted & embroidered Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey 07604 www.GameDayColors and www. apparel, a full line of promotional items and 201.329.7521 CostumeHolidayHouse.com much more for schools nationwide. We take [email protected] A fundraiser with no work! Everyone needs great pride in printing your order correctly www.flaghouse.com 2014costumes: Halloween, book report, theatre, and promptly. We look forward to serving For over 50 years, FlagHouse has been Spirit Week, masquerades, etc. Register you! providing schools with physical activity your school at one or all of our websites resources and programs. Featuring and your organization receives 15% of Hazelden - 811 products for physical education, team every purchase. Orders shipped directly Ann Hooper building and special needs, evidence to customer’s home. Option two: buy 15251 Pleasant Valley Road based CATCH, Take 10, and Be Active wholesale direct from our Game Day Colors Center City, Minnesota 55012 Against Bullying support healthy school line (team colors spirit items). You mark up 651-213-4672 environments, and school wellness policies. the items and you keep the profits. [email protected] Grant and fundraising support available. www.hazelden.org GameTime Hazelden is best known for providing Florida Institute of Fundraisers - 604 proven-effective addiction treatment, Technology - 802 Eric Douglass recovery, and prevention books, videos, Silvia Barker 510 Meadowmont Village Circle and curricula to individual consumers, 150 W. University Blvd. Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 treatment programs, schools, hospitals, Melbourne, Florida 32901 1-888-973-7464 mental health agencies, correctional 321.674.8341 [email protected] facilities, churches, and human resources [email protected] www.gametimefundraisers.com programs. Hazelden works to build www.fit.edu GameTime Fundraisers enables schools awareness and understanding about The Department of Continuing Education to sell officially licensed merchandise of effective prevention and the nature of at Florida Institute of Technology offers their favorite college and pro teams for addiction. online courses in Applied Behavior Analysis fundraising purposes. (which meet the Board requirements for certification). We also have a wide variety of online CE and professional development workshops/courses to meet an array of educational needs. For more information please visit our booth or visit us online at www.fit.edu/continuing-ed/. 87 Help Our School - 719 Learning Ally - 609 Microsoft - 419 Tom Dunlap Jessica DiPonziano Karin Muskopf 1407 Foothill Blvd Ste 158 20 Roszel Road 901 K Street NW 11th Floor La Verne, California 91750 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Washington, District Of Columbia 909-593-9450 609-520-8082 20001 [email protected] [email protected] 425-882-8080 www.helpourschool.com Learning Ally is a national non-profit [email protected] Help Our School provides the most working with thousands of schools and www.microsoft.com advanced fundraising system available. parents across the U.S. to help students Bing joins the NPTA Convention to Our unique online solution combined grow and thrive. Our collection of more showcase Bing in the classroom, a newly with a multi-faceted revenue program than 80,000 human-read audiobooks and launched ongoing program focused on ensures your PTA will achieve top results parent support services help pave the way helping kids use technology to inspire while allowing closer connection to the to student success. and satisfy their curiosity. It provides families, community and local businesses. ad-free, safer, more private search, daily As developer of “The No Cost Fundraiser,” LifeLock - 601 lesson plans that inspire critical thinking, we provide an incredible turn-key Christina Zhao and a rewards program that community solution that provides annual returns up 60 East Rio Salado Parkway members can use to earn Surface tablets to $30,000 +. Suite 400 for their schools. Tempe, Arizona 85281 Junior Library 415-767-7757 Military Child Guild - 312 [email protected] Education Coalition - 706 Stephanie Syfert www.lifelock.com Judy Glennon 7858 Industrial Pkwy LifeLock, an identity theft protection 909 Mountain Lion Circle Plain City, Ohio 43064 company, has partnered with the Harker Heights, Texas 76548 800-491-0174 National PTA to educate and empower 254-953-1923

2014 Exhibit Information [email protected] a generation of smart and safe digital [email protected] www.juniorlibraryguild.com citizens. www.MilitaryChild.org Junior Library Guild is a collection Materials relating to educational development service helping school Lucky Kats, Inc. - 712 opportunities for military connected and public libraries acquire the best Tammy Schroeder children. new children’s and young adult books. 121 W. Lexington Drive Season after season, year after year, Junior #232 Mixed Bag Designs - 300 Library Guild book selections go on to Glendale, CA 91203 Barbara Sheffield win awards, collect starred or favorable 323-356-3171 1744 Rollins Road reviews, and earn industry honors. [email protected] Burlingame, California 94010 www.luckykatworld.com 713-301-6862 KNeoWORLD - 623 Join the world of fun & good character barbarasheffield@mixedbagdesigns. Marta Miernik at LuckyKatWorld.com! Your SCHOOL, com 795 Folsom Street, Suite 100 your COMMUNITY & your FAMILY benefit www.mixedbagdesigns.com San Francisco, California 94107 from fundraising with LKW! This award- Mixed Bag Designs offers profitable 800-213-7456 winning animated edutainment site and green fundraising solutions with [email protected] encourages positive attitudes, good reusable bags! Our 50% profit fundraiser www.kneoworld.com character & critical thinking skills while program is proven to help schools raise KNeoWORLD, Inc. is a publisher of game reinforcing Common Core & National funds for their causes. We combine based learning2014 solutions: compelling Standards. Start fundraising today! No free shipping and easy order entry (we games with measurable educational minimums, no order forms, no collections! can do it for you) with our easy-to-sell benefits and a powerful, hassle-free Call 855-LK-4-KIDS! reusable bag collection to make a simple, school fundraising tool. At our core is straightforward, and profitable fundraiser. the belief that the right games used in Lucy’s - 633 the right way can make a significant Holly Ahearn Mothers Against contribution to improving learning. Our 930 Denison Ave Ste 101A Drunk Driving - 906 solutions are used widely by schools as a Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Theresa Hill powerful fundraising tool. 757-995-1456 511 E. John Carpenter Freeway Suite [email protected] 700 Kohl’s - 819 www.drlucys.com Irving, Texas 75062 Maria McCraw Gluten free, vegan, non-GMO, kosher, all- 469.420.4492 7111 W. Indian School Road #125 natural cookies. [email protected] Phoenix, Arizona 85033 www.madd.org 877-301-6400 Lysol - 219 Underage Drinking Prevention Initiative [email protected] Iris Leung materials, including educational materials www.kohls.com 711 Third Avenue 12th Floor for MADD’s Power of Parents and Power of Kohl’s and Chaps have teamed up to New York, New York 10017 You(th) programs. supply a wide array of mix-and-match 212-805-8041 tops and bottoms. Perfect for uniforms, [email protected] dress codes, or any occasion that calls for www.lysol.com a little dress up. LYSOL, an RB brand, aims to give families the healthy habits knowledge and tools they need to help stay healthy all year. We go beyond cleaning in everything we do. With an expertise in killing germs, LYSOL products are designed to help protect your family.

88 2014 Exhibit Information MyForce - 605 National Head Start - 704 Parent Heart Watch - 402 Wes Boyd Jane Adams Michele Snyder 6923 Snider Plaza 1651 Prince Street 706 Green Bay Road Dallas, Texas 75205 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Glencoe, Illinois 60022 214-929-6263 703.299.7517 800-717-5828 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] pta.myforce.com www.nhsa.org www.parentheartwatch.org Meet MyForce: Transforming your The National Head Start Association is a Parent Heart Watch (PHW) is the national family’s smartphones into cutting-edge non-partisan, not-for-profit organization voice solely dedicated to protecting personal security devices. With 24/7 committed to the belief that every child, youth from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) nationwide service, their live, 5-diamond regardless of circumstances at birth, has and preventable Sudden Cardiac Death rated monitoring agents stand ready to the ability to succeed in life. NHSA is the (SCD). PHW leads and empowers others respond to each alert and coordinate with voice for more than 1 million children, by sharing information, educating,and emergency responders anywhere in all 50 200,000 staff and 1,600 Head Start grantees advocating for change. states. MyForce offers PTA members a 33% in the United States. discount off the retail subscription price Pearson - 613 and a 30-day risk-free trial period. North Carolina PTA + Becky Hendriksen Charlotte CVB - 526 3075 W. Ray Road Suite 200 Mylan Specialty L.P. - 821 3501 Glenwood Ave Chandler, Arizona 85226 Get Schooled in Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 480-457-6045 Anaphylaxis Team 919-787-0534 [email protected] 450 West 15th Street, 7th floor [email protected] www.teachability.com New York, New York 10011 www.ncpta.org Pearson’s Teachability community is a 212-462-8721 The North Carolina PTA (NCPTA) is the collaborative online space for teachers [email protected] state’s oldest and largest volunteer to share the things that inspire them Anaphylaxis101.com organization advocating for the education, in the classroom. Teachers can post Food allergies, a common cause of life- health, safety and success of all children breakthroughs, ask questions and share threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis), and youth while building strong families their knowledge with one another. are on the rise, especially in children, and communities. PTAs across North Teachability was founded with the simple, therefore making anaphylaxis awareness Carolina impact more than 685,000 but powerful notion that when teachers in the school setting critical. Visit the children and their families. Charlotte, NC, collaborate, they get better. And when interactive exhibit to explore Get Schooled is the host city for the 2015 National PTA teachers get better, students win. in Anaphylaxis™, an initiative sponsored Convention. Come and learn about the by Mylan Specialty that helps those in the great things Charlotte has to offer from PECANS.COM - 507 school setting be prepared to respond the Charlotte Convention & Visitors Bureau Stuart Babik should anaphylaxis occur. also in our booth! 324 STATE HIGHWAY 16 SOUTH GOLDTHWAITE, Texas 76844 National Center for Outward Bound - 607 325-938-5482 Missing and Exploited Jason Stout [email protected] Children - 702 5161 Sheridan Blvd www.pecans.com Shannon Posern Denver, Colorado 80212 PECANS.COM offers flavored pecans, gift 699 Prince Street 866-467-7651 baskets, gourmet pecans, and fundraising Alexandria, Virginia 22314 [email protected] options. Our fundraising option offers 512-465-2156 www.outwardbound.org superior shelled pecans and pecan [email protected] 2014Outward Bound is the leading provider products that are sure-fire winners for www.missingkids.com of experiential and outdoor education your next fundraising project. Fundraising The National Center for Missing & programs for youth and adults. Regardless with us is a simple process that makes Exploited Children is the leading of who you are or where you are from, fundraising work for you. Set the price or nonprofit organization working with law there is an Outward Bound course at an use the prices from the provided price list, enforcement, families and professionals Outward Bound School that is right for order, we ship, you deliver! on issues related to missing and sexually you; from 7 day to 85 day Gap Semester exploited children. To learn more about Courses. Backpacking, Canoeing, Sailing, Plantable Planet - 805 NCMEC, visit www.missingkids.com. Follow Mountaineering and more. College credit Phong Tran NCMEC on Twitter and like NCMEC on available! 7123 Capistrano Avenue. Facebook. West Hills, California 91307 Pacific Mountain 310-429-9794 National Education Products - 926 [email protected] Association - 814 Shannon Meyers www.plantableplanet.com Dorrie Arrigo 111 Bruenn Ave 100% recycled paper earth globe planter 1201 16th Street, NW Suite 417 Bremerton, WA 98312 with coconut husk as the planting medium, Washington, District Of Columbia 20036 360.479.0740 1 of 8 Organic, NON-GMO seeds to plant 202-822-7703 shannon@pacificmountainproducts. from the hole on top, and 4 recycled [email protected] com newspaper colored pencils to color the www.nea.org Pacific Mountain Products has developed globe with. Once planted, the seeds The National Education Association an easy, hands-off approach that will will germinate within a week, then after provides its members with tools and make your holiday fundraising program a another 2 weeks, you could plant the globe resources that support their efforts success. Our high-end, handmade wreaths into the ground. Thus, our name, Plantable in improving the quality of teaching, and garlands are ordered on-line and Planet. Great for FUNdraisers, Earth Day, increasing student achievement, and shipped anywhere in the United States. etc. making schools safer, better places to You will receive a generous profit for your learn. school and your supporters will receive a product that they will look forward to ordering year after year. 89 Playworld PTA Booth - 519 PTA Social Media Lounge Systems, Inc. - 827 Emily Karsnak Powered by LifeLock – 519 Christine Stepp National PTA Using technologies like email and 1000 Buffalo Road 1250 North Pitt Street webpages to connect with your PTA is Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837 Alexandria, VA 22314 quickly becoming old news with the 570-522-9800 703.518.1200 introduction of social media tools— [email protected] [email protected] mobile school apps, Google+ Hangouts, www.playworldsystems.com PTA.org Facebook, Twitter, Skype and blogs. Come Playworld Systems believes The World We want you to help “Keep Austin Weird” learn how your PTA can safely leverage Needs Play®. Play is vital to everyone’s by visiting our quirky and fun PTA Booth. these social media tools. Get one-on-one health and well-being. We develop Experience the lively feel of Austin, Texas help and leave with a menu of low and playground environments where with Austin-flavored street signs and high tech communications to infuse into creativity is king, belly laughs are murals. Meet our awesome National your own PTA social arsenal. Do you need welcome, and children make the rules. PTA staff and board members to get help downloading our event or PTA App? Playworld Systems equipment unleashes answers to all of your questions and offer Stop by the booth and our experts will be the transformational power of play so great recommendations to help your on hand to answer all of your questions. bodies grow stronger and imagination PTA soar. Pick up the latest materials to Plus, don’t miss our live Twitter feeds and can take flight. help with your leadership, membership PT Chat! and advocacy needs. Also preview and PPT Solutions, Inc. - 631 register for our 2014-2015 Back to School PTS Coaching: Jim Reeb Kit! ADHD Education 256.319.1594 & Support - 307 [email protected] PTA Champions for Cindy Goldrich www.scoodovo.com Smart School Foods - 611 89 Melanie Lane PPT introduces Scoodōvo, a proven National PTA Syosset, New York 11791 2014 Exhibit Information web-based and mobile application Mollie Van Lieu 516-802-0593 that facilitates matching volunteer and 1250 North Pitt Street [email protected] material needs of school systems from Alexandria, Virginia 22314 www.PTScoaching.com approved staff to communities who [email protected] ADHD Education, Coaching & can provide the volunteers or material www.PTA.org Support for parents, teachers, and resources. Scoodōvo is currently available Beginning in the fall 2014, all foods sold to other professionals. Provides parent for schools nationwide. PPT provides students during the school day will meet presentations and workshops about information technology and software healthy food guidelines. PTA Champions ADHD, managing homework, and engineering services to Government and for Smart School Foods serve as positive building executive function skills. commercial organizations. parent and community role models Conducts in-service training for teachers and advocates for healthy school foods, and other professionals addressing how Precidio - 432 speaking up for the importance of healthy ADHD and executive function deficits Chris Jensen options and helping educate PTA and impact children and how to help boost 303 Robinson Street school and community members about performance in school and at home. Oakville, ON L6J 1G7 the updates coming during the school 905-412-0156 x10 year. Quake Kare - 304 [email protected] Brittney Smithers www.precidio.com PTAEZ - 423 10440 Trenton Ave Welcome to Precidio2014 Design Inc., where Edward Bonzo Saint Louis, Missouri 63132 better drinking experiences are created. 4671 Golden Foothill Pkwy #101 314-423-4333 Precidio brings great ideas in hydration El Dorado Hills, California 95762 [email protected] to market. At Precidio, we know the [email protected] www.quakekare.com value of hydration as part of a healthy 909.652.9133 Quake Kare is a leading supplier of ER™ lifestyle, and we also realize the effect that Online financial and organizational Emergency Ready Disaster Preparedness manufacturing can have on our planet. So management program, built specifically Kits and emergency supplies for the our products must work for our end users for PTAs. PTAEZ integrates transaction home, office, classroom or vehicle. Quake and our planet. It’s not always easy but recording with budgeting, fundraiser Kare ER™ School Survival Kits have been it’s well worth the effort. Precidio Design and program management, and with designed by emergency preparedness makes better products for a better planet. more than 20 PTA-specific reports experts to contain everything students available including federal tax and administrators need to survive for 72 Project Lead the Way - 825 worksheet generation. Send emails with hours if a disaster strikes while at school. attachments and manage memberships PT Avenue - 713 with no limits to user on a single account. Paul Brown 3001 Century Dr PTA Photo Booth – 531 Rowlett, Texas 75088 Commemorate your trip to the 2014 214-556-1912 National PTA Convention by getting your [email protected] photo taken at our state-of-the-art photo www.ptavenue.com booth. Bring your old or new friends to The premier 24/7 cloud-based software the booth and use props to make your to help you manage ALL the functions of picture extra special. Instantly share with your successful PTA! Every board member your friends and followers on Facebook has specific login access—from any and Twitter right at the booth! It’s quick computer or internet-connected device. and fun! Manage member/volunteer information, calendar events and volunteer signups, reminder emails, documents, committees, and more, as well as all finances, dues 90 payments, and spiritwear purchases! 2014 Exhibit Information

Railyard Fitness - 425 Resdida, LLC - 806 Safe Sitter - 331 Lee Spieker Karen Vincent Jennifer Seward ® 14 Inverness Dr. East A-128 103 Sutton Cir 8604 Allisonville Rd Suite 248 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Danville, California 94506 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1597 877-787-0222 877-506-0002 317-596-5001 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.railyardfittness.com http://resdida.com/education www.safesitter.org Railyard Fitness manufactures an indoor, Our MOBILIZE text messaging solution Founded in 1980 by Indianapolis portable Obstacle Course used in empowers school admins and PTA to pediatrician Patricia A. Keener, M.D., Safe elementary, middle and high school PE and communicate immediately. 90% of text Sitter® is the only national nonprofit solely classrooms to provide fun and functional messages are read immediately. Even devoted to teaching young teens, 11-14, exercise, developing global physical during emergencies when phone lines are to be safe when unsupervised, whether literacy including balance, coordination, jammed, text messages are often the only home alone, watching younger siblings, whole body strength, endurance, agility, way to ensure that staff and parents are or babysitting. Today, there are over 850 flexibility, power and speed. The Railyard informed. Security/weather alerts, updates, teaching sites across the United States that Obstacle Course is found in over 700 class reminders, field trips, school surveys – have identified instructors to teach our schools around the world, and has been are all possible with MOBILIZE. medically accurate program. voted MVP (Most Valuable Product) at 2 national PE Conferences. Rock In Prevention - 832 safeHands, LLC - 524 Jessi Keenan 1710 Costa Del Sol Red Robin 7628 Hickman Road Boca Raton, Florida 33410 International, Inc. - 603 Des Moines, Iowa 50324 safeHands alcohol free hand sanitizers Brian Lambert 515-255-0635 kill 99.99% of germs while leaving 6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle #200N [email protected] hands smooth and hydrated. Our next Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 www.rockinprevention.org generation formula is non-toxic and 303-846-5410 Rock In Prevention provides music-based non-flammable—completely safe in any [email protected] workshops that teach bullying prevention school environment. The fun, foaming http://www.redrobin.com and life skills. “Rock” has reached over 1.3 sanitizer works with the natural oils in Founded in 1969, Red Robin is the Gourmet million students and families over the last the skin and will not crack or dry even the Burger Authority™, famous for serving 20 years, using music to help them make most sensitive hands. Join our alcohol free more than two dozen craveable, high- positive, healthy, life choices and improve mission. quality burgers with Bottomless Steak school and community climate. Fries® welcoming to guests of all ages. Scholastic Classroom Red Robin also serves a wide variety of Rustic Pathways - 733 & Community Group - 327 salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts Lauren DeAngelis Alvarez Andrea Parsons and signature beverages. Red Robin… 15345 Chardon Windsor Road 524 Broadway YUMMM®! Huntsburg, Ohio 44046 New York, New York 10012 440-487-3249 212-343-6100 [email protected] [email protected] Redbird Advance www.rusticpathways.com www.scholastic.com Learning – 433 Rustic Pathways runs international Scholastic creates quality educational 1825 S. Grant Street, community service and adventure travel and entertaining materials and products Ste 450 programs for high school students, recent for use in school and at home, including San Mateo, CA 2014high school graduates and schools. children’s books, magazines, technology- 650-288-0999 Programs focus on infrastructure, based products, teacher materials, [email protected] environmental, social, and educational television programming, film, videos and www.redbirdlearning.com community service in an effort to create toys. Redbird Advanced Learning offers the cross-cultural dialogue and empower next generation of Stanford University’s students to explore their world. SchoolHub - 418 K-12 digital curriculum and blended Brian Gordon learning implementation programs. Our SafeGov 500 Bic Drive, Headquarters Office mission is to transform lives by harnessing (non-exhibiting Sponsor) Milford, Connecticut 06461 research, technology, and innovation. 203-301-4136 Our digital curriculum features adaptive Safe Routes to School [email protected] FIRE learning, gamification and project- National Partnership - 714 UP schoolhub.info based instruction. Our blended learning Rosie Mesterhazy YOUR SCHOOLHUB seamlessly creates your implementation services bridge the gap 2323 Broadway, Suite 109c FEET! member directory to FACILITATE between the promise of technology and Oakland, California 94612 fundraising with online fund processing, realities of the classroom. 510-465-2087 IMPROVE communication between [email protected] members, faculty and PTA Leaders with Safe Routes to School National Partnership, a state of the art online app, INCREASE The Fire Up Your Feet Program helps compliance and generate more funds, encourage families, students and schools REDUCE the time to make a directory by to work together and create active 90%, ELIMINATE printing costs to produce lifestyles which inspire our children to be the directory and PDF still available for healthy and physically active. Fire Up Your members to print. Feet helps you walk more, play more, and find the joy of being physically active as a family and in your school.

91 School Match 4U, See’s Candies - 809 Shutterfly - 912 Inc. - 922 Linda Leng Jack Chiang, Shutterfly Affiliate ’ Mark Stucker 3423 South La Cienega Blvd Marketing Mgr Fairburn, Georgia Los Angeles, CA 90016 2800 Bridge Pkwy #101 404-664-4340 [email protected] Redwood City, California 94065 [email protected] www.sees.com 650-610-5971 www.schoolmatch4u.com Fundraising with See’s is easy, fun, and [email protected] Founded by Mark Stucker in 2010, School perfect for any school or group – big or www.shutterfly.com/fundraising Match 4U’s mission is to positively small. And we’ll bet you have a whole Create a Shutterfly Storefront in minutes influence the life of a child by finding the lot of success. After all, who doesn’t love and with every purchase through any of right school match for them and then See’s? our four brands, Shutterfly will donate assisting the family in getting their child 13% back to your school. Free to join – no enrolled in that “match” school. The Share My Savings - 503 upfront costs or fees. primary focus is on college placement, Michael Olson as well as developing comprehensive 9853 Johnny Cake Ridge Road #205 SPARK - 426 and customized educational products. Mentor, OH 44060 438 Camino del Rio South Expertise you can trust; service you can 440-796-7783 Suite 110 rely on. [email protected] San Diego, California 92108 National Branded “Necessity” items that 800-772-7573 SchoolTies LLC - 708 are found in your local grocery and drug [email protected] Michelle Andes retailer; such as Crest, Crayola, Gillette, www.sparkpe.org 9505 Sinclare Drive Duracell, Dove, Etc. Most items will be SPARK: Countering Childhood Obesity Fort Worth, Texas 76244 offered in a value pack (buy-2-and-save, since 1989. Welcome to the world’s most 361-449-7363 ‘club pack’ or buy-2-get-one-free). These researched and field-tested physical [email protected] items will be priced at a significant savings education program! SPARK disseminates 2014 Exhibit Information www.shopschoolties.com giving the customer the option of sharing award-winning, evidence-based programs A FUN incentive and reward program for their savings with their PTA/ School. Two for Physical Education (K-12), After School, students. An EASY way to fundraise for day direct ship to home. Early Childhood, and Coordinated School your school. Showcase school spirit, pride Health. and accomplishments! What better way to Share Our do this than to WEAR IT? Strength - 812 Square - 625 SCHOOL TIES are wristbands that students No Kid Hungry Michael Lau enjoy earning and collecting. Parents 1030 15th St NW Suite 1100W 1455 Market Street, Suite #600 are happy about helping schools raise Washington, District Of Columbia San Francisco, CA 94103 much needed funds. Schools appreciate 20005 415-878-6855 having the resources to do more! GET 202-393-2925 [email protected] CONNECTED! [email protected] www.squareup.com www.nokidhungry.org Square is making commerce easy for Schwan’s Cares - No child should grow up hungry in everyone. Starting with a free credit card Schwan’s Home America, but one in five children struggles reader for the iPhone, iPad, and Android Service - 401 with hunger. Share Our Strength’s No Kid devices, Square Reader allows anyone to Jason Von Bank Hungry campaign is ending childhood accept credit cards anywhere, anytime, 8500 Normandale Lake Blvd Suite 2000 hunger in America by ensuring all children for a low transaction rate of 2.75 percent Bloomington,2014 Minnesota 55437 get the healthy food they need, every day. per swipe, with no hidden fees. Square 1-855-870-7208 The No Kid Hungry campaign connects Register serves as a full point of sale [email protected] kids in need with nutritious food and system for businesses to accept payments, www.schwans-cares.com teaches their families how to cook healthy, manage items, and share menu and SCHWAN’S CARES™ is a 100% online affordable meals. location information. More information generated fundraiser that uses the for how your PTA can use Square is benefits of online shopping to eliminate Shot@Life - 907 available at square.com. the hassle of money handling and product Christine Albrecht distribution. You will have the option to UN Foundation Square 1 Art - 302 1 choose from a list of over 350 high-quality, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 300 Becky Wright delicious food items from Schwan’s to Washington, District Of Columbia 5470 Oakbrook Parkway Suite E raise money for your cause. We make 20006 Norcross, Georgia 30093 fundraising easy for you. Visit our booth 202.887.9040 888-332-3294 #401 to learn more! [email protected] [email protected] Shot@Life educates, connects and www.square1art.com Sears Schoolwear - 400 empowers Americans to champion At Square 1 Art, it is our mission to build Maria McCraw vaccines as one of the most cost-effective children’s self-esteem while providing 7111 W. Indian School Road #125 ways to save the lives of children in lasting and high-quality custom Phoenix, Arizona 85033 developing countries. A national call to keepsakes that parents will treasure for 877-301-6400 action for a global cause, the campaign years to come. [email protected] rallies the American public, members www.sears.com of Congress, and civil society partners Sears proudly supports schools with around the fact that together, we can dress codes, uniforms and spirit days by save a child’s life every 20 seconds by supplying quality school wear at Sears expanding access to vaccines. famous values.

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Staples - 532 TeenSafe, Inc. - 619 The Get Movin’ Crew - 329 Denise Molina Ameeta Jain Wendy Tibus 500 Staples Dr. 3420 Bristol St., 6th Floor 5401 Wentworth Dr. Framingham, Massachusetts 01702 Costa Mesa, California 92626 Commerce Twp., Michigan 48382 702-300-1890 310-408-9889 248-255-2924 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.staples.com www.teensafe.com thegetmovincrew.com As an industry leader for print services, TeenSafe is a sophisticated iPhone and Your Fun Run and A-thon experts! We Staples Copy and Print offers professional Android monitoring service for parents. help schools raise money the healthy and results on a wide selection of digital print Its a comprehensive mobile and social fun way. Our DIY turn key approach offers and promotional products. With more monitoring tool which allows parents to jog, walk or read-a-thons. We take your than 1,500 locations nationwide, you have track their children’s mobile phone and event online to reach your budget goals access to our print services no matter social activity. The web-based service with our superior online tools, student where you’re located. Plus, our locally- works with groundbreaking mobile pledge pages to rally pledge support from based team of Account Managers and our monitoring technology giving parents a anywhere in the world, a pledge database, national support team ensures exceptional window into their child’s social media life. event toolbox and much more so you’re results on every project. successful from start to finish. TerraCycle - 305 STEMpowerkids - 729 Ann King-Musza The Graphix Store - 824 Addisah Sherwood 121 New York Avenue Dustin Conniff 2910 Lee Road Trenton, New Jersey 08638 7558 Sand Street Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120 609-393-4252, ext. 3702 Fort Worth, Texas 76118 216-394-9339 [email protected] 817-429-7746 [email protected] www.terracycle.com [email protected] www.STEMpowerkids.com TerraCycle, a nationally recognized www.thegraphixstore.com STEMpowerkids provides Science, recycling pioneer, provides a free, easy The Graphix Store specializes in Technology, Engineering and Math and highly successful way to raise funds embroidered and screen printed projects and activities, mailed to your through our recycling drives called t-shirts, hats, uniforms, sweats and other door (or classroom), to promote children’s Brigade® programs. Schools collect promotional apparel for schools, sports curiosity, creativity, comfort, and abilities packaging that traditionally ends up in and business organizations. in STEM. landfill, send it to TerraCycle with a free UPS shipping label and are rewarded The National Road Safety Stewart School points for each piece of waste collected. To Foundation - 707 Signs - 905 date, over 80,000 schools have signed up David Reich Regional Manager for TerraCycle Brigades and we have paid 18 East 50th Street 2201 Cantu Court Suite 215 over $6 million to schools and charities. New York, New York 10022 Sarasota, Florida 34232 212-573-6000 1-800-237-3928 Terri Lynn, Inc. - 918 [email protected] [email protected] Rebecca Prentice http://www.nrsf.org www.stewartsigns.com 1450 Bowes Road NRSF is a 501c3 nonprofit that produces Since 1968, we have provided quality Elgin, Illinois 60123 teen driving safety programs that it signage to educational institutions across 847-741-1900 distributes free to schools, PTA chapters, the country. With over 40,000 satisfied [email protected] police, healthcare and traffic safety customers, our school signs have2014 proven to www.terrilynn.com advocates. We also sponsor traffic safety not only meet but exceed our customers’ Family owned for over 75 years, Terri contests for teens with exciting prizes. high expectations. We offer LED electronic Lynn Quality Foods has been delivering signs, changeable letter signs and premium gourmet nuts, hearty dried ThyssenKrupp identification signs at fair prices with an fruits and delicious confections for our Elevator - 627 unmatched warranty. PTA partner organizations. Our promise Sasha Bailey and integrity delivers commitment and 2600 Network Blvd Suite STOP Foodborne excellence with every unique fundraising 450 Illness - 804 solution. As an industry leader we Frisco, Texas 75034 Vanessa Coffman take pride in our standards as a healthy 972-624-7185 3759 N. Ravenswood #224 alternative and value doing what is best. [email protected] Chicago, Illinois 60613 www.thyssenkruppelevator.com 773-269-6555 The Date Safe ThyssenKrupp Elevator is promoting [email protected] Project, Inc. - 319 a safety program targeting children STOP Foodborne Illness is a national Rita Hookstead and their parents called the Safety nonprofit public health organization PO Box 20906 Ambassadors Club. The club encourages dedicated to the prevention of illness Greenfield, Wisconsin 58220 children to become Safety Ambassadors and death from foodborne pathogens 800-329-9390 and provides them with a package of items by advocating for sound public policy, [email protected] that include safe rules for riding elevators building public awareness through www.DateSafeproject.org and escalators. The contents can be shared educational outreach, and assisting those The Date Safe Project, Inc. is shifting the with their friends to help spread the word impacted by foodborne illness. paradigm from a “Don’t Perspective” to about using equipment safely. a “How To Do—the RIGHT WAY!” Our organization provides both educational programming and educational resources addressing consent, bystander intervention, survivor support and healthy relationships. We also offer both parent programming and faculty and staff trainings. 93 Tonas Graphics - 731 TWG College Saving and Funding Varsity Vic Tonas Strategies - 711 Anagram, LLC - 723 2121 Noblestown Road Jacques Hopkins Pittsburgh, PA 15205 UnitedScrip - 711 6350 Lake Oconee Parkway, 412.937.1600 Valeri Miller Ste.102 PMB 139 [email protected] 305 Catawba Circle Greensboro, Georgia 30642-6435 www.tonasgraphics.com Seneca, South Carolina 29672 847-254-6576 The EDUCATOR Plus® Full Color Poster 864-886-9701 [email protected] Printer for Schools. Your PTA can be [email protected] www.varsityanagram.com proud to help invest in a great tool that www.unitedscrip.com www.scripzone. www.varsityvocab.com will benefit your students, staff and the com Two trademarked concepts are entire school in a big way. Produce full School budgets are tight. Using SCRIP can represented by top quality unique color classroom charts, posters, banners, increase your buying power for supplies, wristbands.”On-A-Roll-Student” uses cutouts, stickers, awards & even T-Shirts sports team equipment, school trips and self-motivation of high school students all from the EDUCATOR Plus. Everyone even your school lunch programs. Money to foster a higher level of individual will notice the eye popping visuals already being spent in your community graduation and overall school success throughout the school or at your next can help erase these budget deficits. rates. “Pro-Tolerance” is intended to foster fundraising event. Volunteers with extra time can also be personal declaration that discrimination, scarce. With both of these issues in mind, for whatever reason, should not happen Total Promotions see us for a Hands-Free Fundraising and that tolerance should be a core trait (official PTA Store) Program that can be used year-round. of all people. Art Lurie 1340 Old Skokie Road USA BMX Watch D.O.G.S. - 602 Highland Park, IL 60035 Foundation - 310 Eric Snow 847.831.9500 Jon Schmieder 700 N. 40th Suite C [email protected] 1645 W. Sunrise Blvd Springdale, Arkansas 72762 2014 Exhibit Information www.totalpromote.com/pta Gilbert, Arizona 85233 888-540-DOGS (3647) The Official PTA Store with PTA- and PTSA- 480-961-1903 [email protected] branded merchandise and apparel in [email protected] www.fathers.com stock for quick delivery. The store offers www.usabmx.com A male engagement, educational initiative 125 different products for recognition USA BMX is the world’s largest sanctioning designed to bring fathers and father- and thank-you gifts to board members, body for BMX racing. Since becoming an figures into the hallways, classrooms and teachers, children and volunteers. With Olympic sport in 2008, BMX racing has playgrounds of their children’s schools. special items for Teacher Appreciation reached new levels of popularity across This school year alone, more than Week and Reflections programs, as well as the globe. USA BMX has launched two 340,000 men volunteered at least one full membership drives, show your PTA pride school based initiatives in the past year; day in their child’s school through this with these official PTA-branded items. an afterschool STEM based program, and program. WATCH D.O.G.S. is a proven PTA a reading initiative called “Read to Ride”. membership builder too! Traffic For information on both programs, visit Safety Corp. - 722 www.usabmx.com/foundation. WeWIN - 710 Isabel Martin Mike Mulry 2708 47th Ave USDA, Food & 60 East, 42nd St. Sacramento, California 95822 Nutrition Service, New York, New York 10165 916-394-9884 Team Nutrition - 404 212.697.0013 [email protected] Lewis [email protected] http://www.xwalk.com 3101 Park Center Drive, Room #632 www.wewin.com Traffic Safety Corp. is a leading innovator Alexandria, Virginia 22302 Schools across the country are choosing and manufacturer of crosswalk warning 703-305-2609 WeWIN to make specific, product based light systems. Our systems warn motorists [email protected] donations easier than ever. By partnering that pedestrians are in the crosswalk. teamnutrition.usda.gov with retailers large and small, WeWIN Since our founding in 1999, thousands Information on the links between makes it possible for educators and of our systems have been installed nutrition and learning, USDA’s Team staff to select and request the specific worldwide. Continuous innovation and Nutrition, the HealthierUS School products they need, making the donation improvement have made our systems the Challenge, local school wellness policies, process completely transparent. WeWIN is most effective, reliable, and durable in the and other Federal Child Nutrition a flexible platform that connects retailers market. Programs. and their fans with the causes they care about. TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board - 822 Elizabeth Sage P.O. Box 14097 Washington, District Of Columbia 20004 202-879-9364 [email protected] http://www.tvguidelines.org/ The TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board is responsible for facilitating uniformity and consistency in applying the Parental Guidelines and is comprised of experts from the television industry as well as public interest advocates. The board also reviews complaints about specific program ratings to help ensure 94 accuracy. 2014 Exhibit Information

Wholesome Tummies - 424 World Wear Debbie Blacher Project, LLC - 830 4767 New Broad Street Eileen Birnbaum Orlando, Florida 32814 10777 Shady Trail 800-709-4190 Dallas, Texas 75220 [email protected] 214-352-5551 x205 www.wtcafe.com eileen.birnbaum@worldwearproject. Wholesome Tummies, a food and com technology company, is excited to present worldwearproject.com WT Cafe at the National PTA Convention. Founded in 2010, World Wear Project WT Cafe is emerging as the market leader is a for-profit, social impact business in school lunch, providing the freshest based in Dallas TX. We turn excess shoes made from scratch lunch program and clothing into a profit for schools available, complete with allergy friendly and charity organizations to fund their meals and customizable software so your community programs and service school can elevate the quality of food initiatives. Our parent company RTCM, Inc. served to students, faculty and staff. is a material recovery and waste diversion company, and has been family owned and operated in Dallas since 1994.

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