Programs, Awards and Recognitions - New York State PTA

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Advocate in Action Award OFFERED BY: APPLICATION: DUE DATE: New York State PTA Submitted to unit president who forwards directly to New York State PTA office at any time Available at www.nyspta.org or by calling 1-877-569-7782 As soon as requirements are completed PURPOSE The Advocate in Action Award was created in 2007 to acknowledge the involvement of PTA members in their child’s education as well as in their PTA. Members can self-nominate or can be presented with the award by their PTA. ELIGIBILITY Each applicant must be a PTA member who has participated in at least seven of the 20 activities listed on the application. Activities range from attending PTA meetings regularly, to service as an officer or chair, to writing articles or letters to legislators, to speaking at a meeting of the Board of Education, to attending a parent-teacher conference. The unit president is not required to validate any of the statements of the applicant, except to confirm that the applicant is a member of the PTA unit. The unit president (or designee) then forwards the application with instruction to the New York State PTA office with regard to the desired method of receipt of the certificate. APPLICATION Completed Advocate in Action applications should be submitted to the unit president or region director, who signs it and sends it to the New York State PTA office on behalf of each applicant, describing how the award certificates should be returned. All applications must be submitted by the unit president or region director and must be accompanied by a completed Submission Form. Applications from individual members cannot be accepted. The application may be duplicated as necessary for additional applicants. AWARD Personalized certificates are prepared for each applicant. These certificates, suitable for framing, contain the signature of the New York State PTA president, as well as providing a place for the unit president’s signature. The certificates can be emailed to the PTA president’s specified email address at no charge, or hard copies of the certificates can be mailed to one address for the nominal charge of $1 per certificate. Applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year. Please allow 4-6 weeks for receipt of certificates. SUBMIT TO New York State PTA One Wembley Court Albany, NY 12205-3830 Att: AIA Application New York State PTA Resource Guide 18 Section 10 - Programs, Awards and Recognitions
ACT Award OFFERED BY: APPLICATION: DUE DATE: New York State PTA ACT Award – sent directly to New York State PTA office by member Available at www.nyspta.org or by calling 1-877-569-7782 As soon as requirements are completed PURPOSE The ACT Award recognizes individuals who have devoted time and effort to participating in PTA advocacy through a variety of activities. It was inaugurated at the 2007 NYS PTA Convention after a preliminary review by PTA leaders at the Summer Leadership Conference of 2007. It is designed to highlight the many ways in which parent/family involvement in a child’s education and in PTA advocacy efforts can be accomplished, while also highlighting the ease with which members can participate. The award has three areas of focus: Advocacy Connecting – Collaboration – Communication Training ELIGIBILITY This award is available to PTA members who complete the required number of specified activities in each of three categories: advocacy, connecting and training. There is one mandatory workshop which all applicants must attend, titled “You Are An Advocate”. This workshop will be offered at all New York State PTA events, but will have a limited enrollment to ensure that all attendees are able to participate in the hands-on workshop activity. The attendee should write the date they attended a mandatory workshop session on their “activity journal”. In addition to the mandatory workshop, in each category (advocacy, connecting and training) the applicant attests that they have participated in a workshop or activity as listed on the “journal” by writing in the date they have so participated. There are a wide variety of eligible workshops, events and activities that are offered at state, region and local levels. All required activities must occur within two years of the applicant’s start date, which can be no earlier than November 16, 2007, the inauguration date of this award program. AWARD Award recipients will receive a specially designed commemorative pin upon completion of the requirements as listed in the award “activity journal”. Individual applicants are responsible for maintenance of their “activity journal”. The activity journal must be completely filled out with all required information and must be signed by the unit or council president or region director. The starting date and completion date must be clearly indicated. Journals may be submitted at any time throughout the year. Please allow 4-6 weeks for receipt of the pin and congratulatory certificate. SUBMIT TO New York State PTA One Wembley Court Albany, NY 12205-3830 Att: ACT New York State PTA Resource Guide 19 Section 10 - Programs, Awards and Recognitions
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