Leaders Without Borders -- Massachusetts PTA Leadership Award
Application may be mailed, faxed, or emailed. All applications must be postmarked or email/fax dated no later than February 1, 2008.
PTA is a nation-wide organization with opportunities to learn and become involved at many levels. Our strength is in our members. This new award recognizes those local unit PTA leaders who go above and beyond their duties to explore what PTA has to offer beyond their communities.
It's easy to begin. Review the requirements, attend events, learn, and advocate across borders. Complete the application throughout the year and, upon completion, send to Massachusetts PTA. Award recipients will be presented with a Leaders without Borders leadership pin and a Certificate of Completion to be awarded at the New England PTA Extravaganza in March 2008 (tentative date). Recipients will also be highlighted in a Massachusetts PTA newsletter and/or on our website.
Requirements
Complete 2 of the following ...
- Attend the New England PTAs Extravaganza (March, 2007)
- Attend National PTA's convention (June)
- Attend New York State PTA's Summer Experience Leadership conference (www.nyspta.org)
- Attend any Massachusetts PTA sponsored event i.e.: Revolution Game, PTA Day in Boston etc.
- Attend a Massachusetts PTA regional “Road Show” meeting
- Attend a National PTA leadership training conference
- Attend a PTA advocacy event
- Attend a PTA meeting or event in another town
- Attend a Building Successful Partnerships workshop
- Submit an article to Massachusetts PTA to be featured in our newsletter and/or on our website
Complete 2 of the following…
- Organize a PTA event in your community in which you invite a neighboring PTA or non –PTA community
- Start a new program in your school (i.e., Reflections, Schools of Excellence, Take Your Family to School Week)
- Host a Massachusetts PTA regional “Road Show” meeting
- Present two Building Successful Partnershipworkshops
- Organize a PTA advocacy event
- Join a Massachusetts PTA "Program Team" to help at an event (i.e., Reflections, Tennis Tournament)
Complete 2 of the following…
- Work at New England Extravaganza (submit your name to admin@masspta.org by December 15, 2007
- Serve in an elected PTA position
- Attend a Massachusetts PTA Board of Directors meeting
- Serve for at least one year on an advisory committee in your local school district i.e.: School improvement council, shared decision making team, a principal/superintendent selection committee etc.
- Submit an idea to the Great Ideas Bank (www.pta.org) with a copy to admin@masspta.org
- Recruit ten new members to your local PTA
- Write to a policy maker about an issue of importance to your PTA
Barbara Bailey Membership Award
Barbara Bailey was president of Massachusetts PTA from 1993 to 1995. Strengthening membership was a primary focus during her administration. This award is both to recognize those local units who design and implement a creative membership campaign and to honor Barbara's long-term and ongoing commitment to PTA.
Award recipients will receive recognition in the Massachusetts PTA newsletter and/or our website, as well as at the New England PTAs Extravaganza in Spring 2008 (date to be decided).
Requirements
Mail, fax, or email the following information to Massachusetts PTA -- this will constitute your "application". All applications must be postmarked or email/fax dated no later than February 1, 2008. Applications should be a TOTAL of no more than 2-pages.
- Local Unit Information: Name, Address
- Submitter's Information: Name, PTA position, Email Address, Phone Number
- Campaign Goals
- Campaign Timeline
- Brief description of the campaign
- Results
- Next steps
While a picture is not a required part of the submission, it would be very helpful if one is also submitted. Please use the following guidelines: include names of those in the picture and at what activity the picture is taken, send in .jpg or .gif format. Also please remember, that the quality of the picture will NOT improve when put into the newsletter or on the website -- please send the clearest picture possible!
Carol Woodbury Leadership Award
Carol Woodbury was president of Massachusetts PTA from 1999 to 2002. One of Carol's strengths was identifying, recruiting, and training new leaders. Without our leaders, past and present, we would not be able to make a difference for our children --locally, at the state level, or nationally. In honor of Carol's vision and long-term commitment to PTA, this award is given to recognize those leaders at the local unit level who have made a real difference to your PTA.
Award recipients will receive recognition in the Massachusetts PTA newsletter and/or our website, as well as at the New England PTAs Extravaganza in Spring 2008 (date to be decided).
Requirements
Mail, fax, or email the following information to Massachusetts PTA -- this will constitute your "application". All applications must be postmarked or email/fax dated no later than February 1, 2008. One submission per local unit. Applications should be no more than 1-page.
- Local Unit Information: Name, Address
- Submitter's Information: Name, PTA position, Email Address, Phone Number
- Description of why this person should receive a PTA leadership award
- Picture of the nominee (.jpg or .gif format or hard copy)