PT Avenue
will be down for major maintenance on December 27th and 28th.
You will
not be able to access PT Avenue during this time.
INVOICES & MEMBERSHIP
ROSTERS
December 9
Membership invoices are sent the 2nd Friday each
month to presidents, treasurers, and secretaries. Please take time
between now and when the invoices are generated by the system to check
your membership roster for duplicates and erroneous entries. Once a
member has been included on an invoice, staff is unable to delete them
from the database. As a result, your PTA will owe payment for that person,
regardless whether that person is an active paid member or an erroneous entry.
Interested in saving volunteer hours?
Consider offering potential and returning members the option
to join your PTA online via PT Avenue.
PTAs can also save time processing memberships you enter by opting in for
monthly direct debit of dues payments to
WSPTA.
GIVE THE GIFT OF
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST
December 15
Only one week left of the Give the Gift of Membership Contest -
how is your PTA doing? To help promote the contest and your members, use the
following promotional materials (also listed on the Membership webpage). Items include:
Flier to send home to parents/guardians: color | b & w
Social media posts: content | .png
Gift tags for bulletin board: color | b & w
REFLECTIONS ENTRY FORM
CLARIFICATION
It has been brought to our attention that there is need of
clarification on the student entry form, in regard to the portion about
the gender of the student submitter, where only M/F is offered. This
question is considered optional and is not a requirement in order for a
student's work to be qualified.
From National PTA:
"This year, we’ve advised PTA leaders, in our trainings and
support, to use the open space to mark 'not indicated' or write in how the
student identifies or simply leave the question blank. By no means should a
student be disqualified for writing “other” in this space on the form as
Male/Female isn’t a requirement to participate."
Applications due
12/31
GREAT WOLF LODGE RESERVATION CLARIFICATION
When making a reservation with Great Wolf Lodge, via telephone, please be sure to state the promotional code, rather than stating you are with PTA. By stating the code (or reserving online), it is the most foolproof way to avoid any issues.
Additionally, the offer may not be valid during holiday and blackout periods or combined with any other discount or offers. Additional charges may apply for themed and premium suites, weekends, and/or holidays.
Ask your PTA's leadership for promotion code - please do not share code with non-members or on social media.
Click here for more information about the program.
WSPTA CONTESTS, AWARDS,
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
March 1
Local PTA and Council Awards of Excellence
Does your PTA/council follow best practices? Does your
PTA/council have a website or newsletter that you are proud of? Does your
PTA/council have a program or event that is absolutely awesome?
If the answer is yes, to any of the above, your PTA/council is
encouraged to apply for all applicable Local PTA and Council Awards of
Excellence. Learn more here.
Men's Essay Contest - Men Making a Difference
This statewide essay contest explores the important contributions
men make in the lives and education of children - from a children's
perspective. Learn more here.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Question
One of
our PTA members did not receive their membership card after we manually entered
them into PT Avenue database. Can I resend their card?
Answer
Thank you
for your question! Thank you for making sure that your members are able to take
advantage of all the benefits WSPTA has to offer. Yes, whomever is assigned to
manage your PT Avenue account (typically membership chairs and presidents)
are able to re-send a membership card.
Note: Before re-sending a membership card, please
verify that the correct email address of the member is listed in PT Avenue.
Also have the member check their spam or junk folders.
From the PT Avenue Guide (page
31):
Want to
save time from manual entering membership data? Set up the Online Join feature
within PT Avenue (page 21 of the PT Avenue Guide).
Thank you for making sure
your officers and members
have what they
need; it is appreciated!
Kathryn Hobbs
Executive Director
Email
your questions here.
