Please find below a listing of California State PTA’s June training and advocacy opportunities for our leaders and members. We hope you will join us for some of these offerings:

June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29	DEI Virtual Office Hours 7:00-8:00 p.m.	Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is available to answer any questions you may have about starting a DEI Committee or making your PTA more inclusive. Spaces are limited, so be sure to register using this link.
June 2	Advocacy Webinar 7:00-8:00 p.m.	Join California State PTA Director of Legislation Shereen Walter and members of the Legislation Team for the last webinar of the 2020-21 term. Topics to be covered include the Governor’s May Revise Budget, SB 793, the SB 70 Action Alert, how to get a strong start to your advocacy year at the unit, council or district level, and the book club selection Strangers from a Different Shore. They will also do a term wrap-up.  Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/31940121174953740
June 3	Social Media Kit Reveal 7:00 p.m.	Join the Communications Team as they reveal the June kit, which celebrates all the successes you have had this year! We’ll give you social media posts and images to help you communicate with your school community just how much your unit, council or district has accomplished this year. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963519701?pwd=L2hwOWNSK1ZmSHg0c0xpSnNmTjQ2dz09
June 9	Webinar: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – 6:30 p.m.	Join the California State PTA DEI Committee to hear about more good DEI work being done by your PTA peers throughout the state, and get a glimpse into how another volunteer-run organization enacted their DEI plans. Planned speakers: Compton Council PTA: Leader Equity Palos Verdes High School PTSA: Crip Camp Viewing and Discussion Sixth District PTA: Speaker Series League of Women Voters: DEI Work in an Established Volunteer-Run Advocacy Organization Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_14eLVf5NTCaYKZXGqg2jrQ
June 17	Webinar: Closing the Digital Divide – 4:00-5:00 p.m.	Join California State PTA and the California Emerging Technology Fund for a webinar featuring special guest Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dean of USC’s Rossier School of Education. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocO2spzsoGtNvZeXVmVjmdSo60DOOjU2u

 

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Please find below a listing of California State PTA’s May training and advocacy opportunities for our leaders and members. We hope you will join us for some of these offerings:

May 3-16	Convention 2021	Join hundreds of fellow PTA members and leaders for the 122nd Annual California State PTA Convention! The Business of the Association starts May 13. Click here to register.
May 6	Social Media Kit Reveal 8:00 p.m.	Join the Communications Team as they reveal the May kit themed “Mental Health Awareness Month.”
May 18	DEI Virtual Office Hours 7:00-8:00 p.m.	Looking for guidance about how to begin a DEI committee at your unit, council, or district? Seeking feedback or ideas about how to make a prospective program or event as inclusive as possible? Wondering what PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion trainings, presentations, and resources are available, and how to access them? You can get answers to those questions and more by signing up for a slot during the DEI committee’s weekly virtual office hour, where you can speak directly with a California State PTA DEI committee member. Click here to make an appointment.
May 17-18	BOM Applications Deadline	Apply to serve on the Board of Managers (BOM) for the 2021-23 term! Online applications must be submitted by May 18, 2021, and paper applications must be postmarked by May 17, 2021. Click here for application forms and more information.
Tuesday, May 25	Leadership Monthly Webinar 7:00-8:30 p.m.	Join Vice President of Leadership Maria Steck and the Leadership Commission as they help you navigate ways to end your PTA term successfully. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/XPdWDKbZDGEVNecG9

 

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Please find below a listing of California State PTA’s April training and advocacy opportunities for our leaders and members. We hope you will join us for some of these offerings:

 

Thursday, April 1	Social Media Kit Reveal	Join our Communications Team from 7:00-8:00 p.m. as we reveal the April kit themed “Appreciation.” In PTA you can never say thank you to our volunteers or the school staff enough, so our kit is focusing on just that. Join us at 7 p.m. on Thursday night to learn how to use the kit and get your communications questions answered. Click on the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963519701?pwd=L2hwOWNSK1ZmSHg0c0xpSnNmTjQ2dz09
Wednesday, April 7	Legislation/Advocacy Webinar	Join the California State PTA Legislation Team for their monthly webinar from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Get all of the updates on our advocacy efforts at the state and national level. You won’t want to miss it! Click here to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/31940121174953740
Wednesday, April 14	School Reopening Webinar	Join us from 5:00-6:30 p.m. for an online briefing and listening session where we’ll provide an overview and discussion of what we know regarding school reopening requirements, funding and programs. We also want to hear what you have to say, and what you need from us. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VOKVSQPQTv-vCOhsVgTprw
Wednesday, April 14	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinar	Join the California PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee from 6:30-8:00 p.m. for a webinar where they’ll discuss what we heard and learned from our recent Listening Sessions, get a preview of DEI Convention workshops, and more. It will be a great way to get plugged in. This first webinar is for District Presidents and DEI committees.  Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RZzeXfpCQ8mDd5jejzpFAw
Sunday, April 18	DEI Virtual Office Hours 2:30-3:30 p.m.	Looking for guidance about how to begin a DEI committee at your unit or council? Seeking feedback or ideas about how to make a prospective program or event as inclusive as possible? Wondering what training, presentations, and resources are available to DEI committees, and how to access them? Sign up for a slot and speak directly with a California DEI committee member. We are here to help. Spaces are limited, so sign up now; you can sign up with a PTA peer or even with your whole committee (Registration link pending)
Tuesday, April 27	Leadership Monthly Meeting	Join Vice President of Leadership Maria Steck and the Leadership Commission from 7-8:30 p.m. as they help you navigate ways to end your PTA term successfully. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/2Fzchxtufsp4mebv8

 

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Please find below a listing of California State PTA’s February training and advocacy opportunities for our leaders and members. We hope you will join us for some of these offerings:

Thursday, February 7:	Social Media Kit Reveal	Join our Communications Team at 7:00 p.m. as we reveal the February kit themed “Family Engagement.”   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963519701?pwd=L2hwOWNSK1ZmSHg0c0xpSnNmTjQ2dz09
Tuesday, February 23:	Leadership Monthly Meeting	Join Vice President of Leadership Maria Steck and the Leadership Commission at 7:00 p.m. as they discuss pertinent topics and answer your questions.   Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6ojfk0cdPN4Y-N8OqyOcKXP1uBq_D7SFbqpT1o93uyPDnqA/viewform
Tuesday, February 23:	School Smarts Informational Webinar	Learn more about bringing the new virtual School Smarts program to your school by attending this informational webinar at 4:00 p.m. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcodeChpj8rE9XA_prRIrm0qiMASh7LGezg

 

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As the new calendar year begins, California State PTA continues to offer training and advocacy opportunities for our leaders and members.  We hope you will join us for some of our offerings:

Date	Event	Details
Wednesday, January 6:	School Smarts Distance Session 5: Becoming an Effective Communicator	Join our School Smarts Team as they give you a preview of Session 5, “Becoming an Effective Communicator” at 4 p.m. If you would like to attend, please use this link to register:   https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpdO-orDstGNxcyVSyqjNhJRA0MCggmXdo  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.
	Advocacy Webinar	Join California State PTA Director of Legislation Shereen Walter and members of the Legislation Team during our monthly webinar, where we discuss all the latest information. The webinars take place from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/31940121174953740
Thursday, January 7:	Social Media Kit Reveal	Join our Communications Team at 7 p.m. as we reveal the January kit themed “Advocacy for #AllChildren.”   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963519701?pwd=L2hwOWNSK1ZmSHg0c0xpSnNmTjQ2dz09
Wednesday, January 13:	School Smarts Distance Session #6: “Standing Up for a Quality Education”	Join our School Smarts Team as they give you a preview of Session 6, “Standing up for a Quality Education” at 4 p.m. If you would like to attend, please use this link to register:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsdOqqqzIuEtdTXR_EMjA9D4WM7xdSh1qj  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.
	Legislation Conference Facebook Live event	Join us at 7 p.m. for a Facebook Live where the Leg Team will answer all of your questions about the upcoming conference entitled “A Path to Equity.”  https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaPTA
Tuesday, January 19:	Electronic Membership Webinar	Join California State PTA and representatives from TOTEM, our electronic membership system, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. to learn you can leverage all TOTEM’s great features to support and grow your PTA’s membership in 2021. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pT26rZkIRk2ue7K_56fhvw. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.
Wednesday, January 20:	School Smarts Distance Session 7: “Take Action & Celebrate”	Join our School Smarts Team as they give you a preview of Session 7, “Taking Action & Celebrate” at 4 p.m.  If you would like to attend, please use this link to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqf-2pqTgoHtXhzawS6rt5tJYo9NcoBEPP  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.
January 25, 25, 28	“Listening Sessions” on Race & Racism	The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of California State PTA is excited to host three Zoom “listening sessions” this month around race, racism and PTA. We want to hear from our members of color, in order for our organization to begin to improve the PTA experience. We aim to listen to your authentic voices to help guide us in making all our members feel included, valued, and respected. If you are interested in participating, please click here for more information on the types of attendees we are seeking, and who to contact to apply.
Tuesday, January 26:	Leadership Monthly Meeting	Join Vice President of Leadership Maria Steck and the Leadership Commission as they discuss pertinent topics and answer your questions.   Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP58gUBc_V0-wSPsOzPxICp9mosu-BvTNihTBWj0bR6FJe0Q/viewform
Friday, January 29:	School Smarts Informational Webinar	Learn more about bringing the new virtual School Smarts program to your school by attending this informational webinar at 9:00 am. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrd-ihrDosE92ihWEb3jhIE3ewppRwUQOn.

 

We never want you to miss a training opportunity, advocacy call or webinar hosted by California State PTA, so we’ve rounded up all the PTA events happening in December here, including dates, times and ways to join.

Wednesday, December 2: Monthly Advocacy Webinar

Join us from 7-8 p.m. as our Legislative Team shares with you all the latest from Sacramento and Washington D.C.  Share what your unit is doing locally to advocate and learn from others as well.

Click here to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/31940121174953740

Thursday, December 3:  Social Media Kit Reveal

December is a busy month, but don’t let that get in the way of posting to your social media. Use our kit that focuses on The Gift of PTA — we have created images and done the hard work for you. We will reveal the kit at 7:00 p.m. and help you find creative ways to use it this hectic month.

Click here to join the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963519701?pwd=L2hwOWNSK1ZmSHg0c0xpSnNmTjQ2dz09 

• Meeting ID: 849 6351 9701
• Passcode: QU8fWS

Tuesday, December 8: SkyOne Unit Perks Webinar

Join PTA and SkyOne Federal Credit Union for a Zoom webinar on Dec. 8, 2020 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. where we’ll discuss SkyOne’s newest perk for units, and how it can help you raise money and recruit new members!

Click here for more information: https://capta.org/resource/skyone-webinar/ 

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We never want you to miss a training opportunity, advocacy call or webinar hosted by California State PTA, so each month we are going to post information right here on our blog about dates, times and ways to join our PTA events.

November 4: Advocacy Call 

Join California State PTA Director of Legislation Shereen Walter and members of the Legislation Team during our monthly webinar, where we discuss all the latest information.

The webinars take place the first Wednesday of the month from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration link for all dates: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/31940121174953740

November 5: Social Media Kit Reveal

California State PTA knows that communication is one of the most important tools in a Unit’s, Council’s, or District’s toolbox, and when done well, improves every aspect of the PTA experience. To support our members, the California State PTA Communication Commission is hosting monthly calls with Q&A, mini-trainings, and a walk-through of that month’s Social Media Kit. 

For November 2020 our focus is Thankful for our Volunteers!  The November Social Media Kit celebrates how much you and other PTA volunteers do for children and families in your community. The kit includes PTA themed customizable images and blurbs for use on your unit/council/district social media accounts. Join us on November 5th as we show you the new kit and our mini-training on the new Facebook Business Suite.

Can’t join us in November? Sign up here: https://forms.gle/T37zRpUibS1umvDA8 to be notified by email of future Communication Commission calls.

Zoom Meeting information:  

• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84963519701?pwd=L2hwOWNSK1ZmSHg0c0xpSnNmTjQ2dz09 
• Meeting ID: 849 6351 9701
• Passcode: QU8fWS

POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY — November 11: Virtually Connected to your Community Through PTA

Our Membership, Education and Family Engagement Commissions have come together for a night filled with great information for our PTA leaders. This was originally scheduled for Nov. 11, but has been postponed until January 2021. Stay tuned for more details.  

November 15: Tax deadline, if your fiscal year ended on June 30th

All nonprofits have to file state and federal taxes in order to stay in compliance with the law — PTA is no different. If your unit’s fiscal year ended on June 30th you must have your taxes filed or postmarked by November 15th. This year the 15th is on a Sunday, so your final deadline is actually November 16th.  For help filing your taxes, visit our Tax Filing Support Center. 

November 20: School Smarts Virtual Program Launch

Join us on Zoom from 3-4:00 p.m. to learn more about the award-winning School Smarts Parent Engagement Program’s transformation to a virtual environment. Click here to register

November 24: Leadership Monthly Webinar

The final Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. is our Leadership Team’s monthly webinar. Every month has topics for a mini-training as well as chances to ask your burning PTA questions!  

Please sign up to receive the link for this Zoom call.

November 30: Annual Insurance Webinar

Unit, Council and District leaders – Join California State PTA and our insurance broker, Association Insurance Management (AIM), for an informative webinar regarding insurance policies and services designed to protect your PTA and your members, and support your activities. We’ll review insurance coverage, the renewal process, worker’s compensation, deadlines, and more.

Date: Monday, November 30, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join here: https://zoom.us/j/96811349953?pwd=b3RSQ09qRXFGbCtkSFVkd0ZZOVlyZz09

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