The Executive Board of the Delaware PTA invites you to join us for the 111th Delaware PTA Leadership Convention. This year's theme is “Resilience”. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest in Resilience, Equity, Engagement, and Advocacy strategies in education to keep schools open for all children. This year's special guests include:
Anna King, National PTA President
Yvonne Johnson, National PTA President Elect
Rep Sherry Dorsey Walker, 2021 DPTA Champion for Children
Dr. Karyl Rattay MD, Director, Delaware DPH
Dorrell Green, Superintendent, Red Clay Consolidated School District
Dr. Karin Jakubowski, Principal, North Star Elementary
North Star Elementary PTA PTA School of Excellence designee
Register now to gain exclusive online access to watch both “Screenagers” and “Screenagers the next chapter” to decide if you want to host a screening for your school community.
This year’s convention will be held virtually the evenings of November 4th and 5th and the morning of November 6th. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest from experts. Current schedule:
Thursday, November 4th, 6pm - 8pm
Call to Order and Business Meeting
Rose Acerra, NJPTA - Effective meetings with Robert's Rules Workshop
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Karyl Rattay MD, Director, Delaware DPH - Reopened and Resilient – update on Covid Cases, Vaccines and Covid19 Surveillance Testing as a strategy for keeping schools open.
Panel: Dorrell Green, Superintendent, RCCSD, Dr. Rattay and Yvonne Johnson
Friday, November 5th, 6pm - 8pm
National PTA President Anna King - Greetings from National PTA
Yvonne Johnson, National PTA President Elect - PTA Programs Workshop
NSE PTA Executive Leadership, School of Excellence - Member Engagement and Fundraising workshop
Saturday, November 6th, 9am-1:30pm
DPTA Awards
Champion for Children Award presentation to Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker
2020-2021 Reflections State Winners Recognition
Awards to Top 10 PTAs and School of Excellence winner recognition
Dr. Karin Jakubowski, Principal, North Star Elementary - Mindfulness techniques in schools tied to positive outcomes for students
Jennifer Wootten, DPTA Treasurer - Preparing your Financials Workshop (workshop attendance fulfills DPTA training requirements)
Paige Romoser, AIM - “Why Does Your PTA Need Insurance?”
Sarah Bucic, DPTA VP of Advocacy - Advocacy Workshop (workshop attendance fulfills DPTA training requirements)
Kelly Coffey, DPTA VP of Membership - Member Hub Workshop (workshop attendance fulfills DPTA training requirements)
Screenagers preview (clips) and discussion – "When school time includes screen time"
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**Convention Registration includes exclusive online access to watch both “Screenagers” and “Screenagers the next chapter” to decide if you want to host a screening for your school community.
*Workshops may be added. Schedule subject to change