Local station KPIX/CBS5 was in San Jose last Friday at the California State PTA Convention at a State PTA Press Event on the state budget and the May 19th election. Watch the video which was broadcast last Friday evening and includes an interview with California State PTA President Pam Brady.
(And, if you look carefully, you can spot 17th District PTA President Deborah Kemper in the background right before the Pam Brady clip!)
The 110th California State PTA Convention was held in San Jose, April 30-May 3, 2009. The Convention was attended by 3,242 total participants, 1,346 of which were voting delegates. This post provides a summary of the highlights at Convention and the actions taken by the delegate body; much more detailed information, photos, and videos will be posted over the upcoming days and weeks at the State PTA website.
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Are you planning to attend Convention (now only ten days away!), but haven’t gotten around to registering yet? Today is the last day that you can pre-register for Convention! After today (April 20), you will have to register on-site. Please don’t wait and register online today! If you do not register today, registration will be open Wednesday, April 29 (5-8 PM) and throughout Convention.
If you registered early (before March 31), you should have received your Convention badge and workshop/event tickets by now. Please don’t forget to bring them, along with your barcoded registration receipt, to Convention as these will help to speed up the registration process. If the lines are long when you arrive, you may use your workshop tickets to go straight into your workshops, however you should try to get to the registration area at your earliest convenience in order to pick up your voting card (if you’re a voting delegate), ribbons, tote bag, and other essentials. There will be a special express lane for early registrants who have their materials. If you forget to bring your badge and tickets, there will be a $10 fee to reprint them.
If you registered advance registration (April 1-20), bring your barcoded registration receipt. You will need to pick up all of your registration materials before you can attend any workshops, meetings, or events.
All on-site registrants and any early/advance registrants who did not verify their membership online must bring their PTA membership card to Convention! If you are unable to present a membership card, you will be assessed the non-PTA member rate of $400 and forfeit your voting rights at meetings. If you do not have a membership card, please contact your PTA unit NOW and ask for one. If your unit is unwilling to distribute membership cards, you should contact Kathryn Cross, Vice President for Programs and Convention for assistance.
The California State PTA has published the proposed resolutions [PDF] that will come before the delegates at the 2009 Convention in San Jose. Resolutions adopted by the delegates provide the State PTA with the authority to take positions on critical issues affecting children and families. This year, the following four resolutions are proposed:
Resolution A: Teen Driving Safety
Resolution B: Achievement: Eliminating the Gap
Resolution C: Lowering the Vote Requirement in the California State Budget Process
Resolution D: Social Host Accountability and Underage Drinking
It is also recommended that the 1988 resolution “Aids Prevention Education in the Curriculum” be rescinded by the delegates because it is in conflict with current codes, requirements, recommended practices, and a newer resolution “HIV/STD Prevention Education in our Schools” that was adopted in 2008.
Voting delegates to Convention are encouraged to share these proposed resolutions with their units/councils and obtain some direction on whether or not their unit supports or opposes these resolutions, or whether they recommend making any amendments to them. Delegates to Convention are also encouraged to attend Resolutions Hearings at Convention for more in-depth discussion on these resolutions with their makers, where amendments can also be submitted. Hearings will take place at Convention on Thursday at 1-3 PM, Friday-Sunday at 7-8 AM, as well as at a Resolutions workshop on Friday at 11 AM-12:30 PM and Resolutions Table Talks on Friday and Saturday at 1-2 PM.
Cross-posted from this State PTA article.
The California State PTA Student Involvement Committee invites all students to come to the 2009 Convention in San Jose! Convention is an exciting opportunity for students to discover how the California State PTA advocates for them and how they can get involved. At Convention, you can:
Being a student delegate at Convention is a thrilling experience that will leave you inspired and energized. Here is a rundown of the activities sure to be of interest to students at Convention this year.
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