CHAMPAIGN PTA COUNCIL NEWS

    Nancy Holm, President, 2404 Peppertree Pl., Champaign, IL 61822  -  356-9153 email: nlholm@prairienet.org

  http://www.prairienet.org/cpta                                                                                             August 2004
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First Meeting THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Dr. Howard School Library
1117 W. Park St.

 
Welcome back to a new school year!  Champaign PTA Council meets monthly and is made up of the representatives, presidents, and principals of each of the 16 PTA school buildings and the executive committee of Council officers. Please have your school represented at each meeting.  Other interested parents and community members are always welcome at our meetings. The Council makes a statement to the School Board at its regular monthly meeting.

September Program:
 
Mark Shelden, Champaign County Clerk, will speak about the election process and the need for election judges.
 
Kathleen Harness, enrichment teacher at Dr. Howard School, will do a short presentation about the educational software Squeak and the upcoming Squeakfest to be held Sept. 11 at Central High School.

 
Other Agenda Items:
        Schedule of meetings/speakers for the year
        PTA Council Handbook information
        2004-2005 Council budget
        Reflections Cultural Arts Program
        School Board Statement
Also, we will be having a short School of Information session after the business meeting.  Please encourage all of your PTA officers to attend. All of the officers and reps will divide into groups to discuss their duties, ask questions, and exchange ideas.

Informational Items:
PTA Council Dues - Dues are $50 per PTA unit.  Make checks payable to Champaign PTA Council.  Please remind your treasurer to mail the dues to Council treasurer: Tim Clark, 1206 W. Park St., Champaign, IL 61821, or have your PTA president or rep bring it to the next Council meeting.

        Council Handbook - Most PTAs have given me the names, addresses, phone nos.and emails of their new officers and their Reflections, Legislation, Family Involvement, and newsletter chairpersons.  If you have not, please bring those names to the meeting, or you can email them to me.  I will soon be sending out the information I have for your school to your council rep or president to review to see if it is correct.  Also be sure you have registered your PTA and sent your officer information into the state PTA office.

Important Dates:
        Thursday, Aug. 26 - Reflections Workshop at 7 p.m. at the Mellon Building.
             Reflections chairs should plan to attend.  2004 Reflections theme is A Different Kind of Hero ...
        Monday, Sept. 6  - Labor Day Holiday - No School
        Monday, Sept. 13 - School Board meeting at 7 p.m. at the Mellon Building.
        Thursday, Oct. 7 - PTA Council meeting at 7 p.m at Bottenfield School.