2021 Updates
ADVOCACY
Resolutions
New
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery in K-12 Education
Position Statements
New
- Distance Learning
- Grief-Sensitive Schools: Building Healthy Coping Skills
Position Statements
Revised
- Vaccinations
- Minor Consent for Health Care
- Missing and Exploited Children
- Safe School Environment
- Status Offenders
- Student Participation in Public Demonstrations
- Credentialed School Personnel
- Charter Schools
- Education: Higher Education
- School-to-Career Technical Education
- Environmental Health and Environmental Education
Various additional resolutions and position statements were reviewed and deemed relevant.
FINANCE
- Amended Audit Report form
- Amended Fiduciary Agreement form
- Amended «Request for Advance» section
FORMS
- Updated PTA Unit/Council Spotlight Award Form
KNOW THE PTA
- Updated California State PTA Bylaws
2020 Updates
ADVOCACY
- Revised «Election Campaigns» Section
- Revised Legislation Platform
- Revised Position Statements
- Revised List of Resolutions
- Revised Resolutions Book
- New Position Statement «Voting»
- Revised Resolutions section
FINANCE
- Revised Audit Report
- Revised Audit Checklist
- Revised «Gross Receipts» Section
- Multiple Revisions from «Signs of Good Financial Procedures» through «Standards for PTA Fundraising»
- Multiple Revisions from «Selecting Appropriate Fundraising Activities» through «Glossary»
FORMS
- Revised Conflict/Whistleblower Form Annual Questionnaire
- Revised Audit Report
PROGRAMS
- Revised Due Dates for Program Grants and Continuing Education Scholarships
- Eliminated School Nurses Continuing Education Scholarship
- Revised School Staff Continuing Education Scholarship
- New Application Forms for All Continuing Education Scholarships, Program Grants and Graduating High School Senior Scholarships
- Revised School Smarts section
2019 Updates
INTRODUCTION
- Added list of 2019-2021 Board of Directors
KNOW THE PTA
- California State PTA Bylaws (amended May 2019)
- PTA Basic Policies and Principles
- California State PTA Map
- The Local Unit PTA
- The Council PTA
- The District PTA
- Cooperating with Other Organizations
- Making the Coalition Successful
FINANCE
- Selecting Appropriate Fundraising Activities — Alcohol and PTA Events
- PTA Provided Babysitting Services
- State Taxes and Government Forms — Update to filing requirements for 199N
- Updated Workers’ Compensation Annual Payroll Report form (also updated in Forms)
- Cash Verification Form (also updated in Forms)
- Tax Filing: Sales Tax
ADVOCACY
Resolutions
New
- Early Child Care and Education for All of California’s Children
- Temperature Control Standards in the School Setting
Position Statements
Revised
- Character Education (1968)
- Dangers of Energy/Caffeinated Drinks (2009)
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Education (Revised and combined «Nutrition Education», 1974 and «Physical Education (K-12)», 1993)
RUNNING YOUR PTA
- California State PTA Officers and Commissions
- Family Engagement Commission
- Service to Unit, Council and District PTAs
- California State PTA Brief Statements on Current Issues
- Basic Policies and Principles of PTA
- Professional Governance Standards
- Meetings
- Executive Board Meetings
- Association Meetings
- Committee Meetings
- Suggestions for Year-Round Schools
- Program Planning
- Announcements and Materials
- Conducting PTA Meetings
- Parliamentary Procedures
- Eights Steps to Making a Motion
- The Agenda and Meeting Notice
- Nominations and Elections
- Electing the Nominating Committee
- Qualities of Nominating Committee Members
- Responsibilities of the Committee
- Responsibilities of Chairperson
- Alternates to the Nominating Committee
- The Role of the Parliamentarian
- Selecting Nominees
- Contacting Nominees
- The Election
- Questions and Answers
- Planning and Organizing
- Guide to Executive Leadership
- Executive Board
- Brainstorming
- Goal Setting
- Procedure Book
- Records Retention and Destruction Policy
- Retention Schedule
- Responsibilities of Officers and Chairpersons
- Recommended Officers and Chairpersons
- Job Descriptions for Officers and Chairpersons
- Administrators Serving as Officers/Check Signers
- School Staff Serving as Primary PTA Officers
- Fig. R-1 Organizational Flow Chart
- Fig. R-2 Sample Agenda and Meeting Planner
- Fig. R-3 PTA Nominating Committee Checklist – Quick Tips
- Fig. R-4 PTA Election Checklist – Quick Tips
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
- President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Auditor
- Executive Vice President
- Financial Secretary
- Historian
- Parliamentarian
