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1. National PTA Emerging Minority Leaders Conference 2008 - Opportunity for two Representatives to attend on behalf of NYS PTA (see below)

Destination: Leadership III: Leadership Skills for the 21^st Century

Building on a foundation of knowledge.

The Emerging Minority Leaders Conference, now in its third year, is designed to respond to the growing diversity in our public schools and communities, and to help PTA serve all children and families. Participants in this year's conference will strengthen their leadership skills and engage in significant networking opportunities.

Please assist us in identifying emerging minority leaders: Pass this information on to potential conference attendees. If you are an ethnic minority, keep checking the National PTA website (www.pta.org) to learn more about the scheduled activities for the 2008 conference. Both new and returning attendees will benefit from this opportunity to build on a foundation of knowledge. Through the Emerging Minority Leaders Conference, we can develop PTA's leadership and move closer to fulfilling our vision of making every child's potential a reality.

2008 Emerging Minority Leaders Conference - October 31-November 2, in Oak Brook, Illinois

The Emerging Minority Leaders Conference was created to recognize and reinforce the importance of ethnic minority leaders in PTA's future growth.

This conference is for you if you:

·                       Are an ethnic minority,

·                       Are interested in growing as a PTA leader, and

·                       Want an opportunity to share experiences with fellow emerging minority PTA leaders.

Registration is open to all local, council, district, region, and state leaders. The registration fee of $200 covers conference materials as well as meals on Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon, and Sunday morning.

The PTA national office will reimburse each state for the cost of registration, airfare, hotel, and per diem for two members to attend the conference. One of these leaders can be a returning attendee, while the other should be a new emerging leader; both can be new emerging leaders. States are encouraged to select attendees from all levels of the organization.

For more information on this conference, contact the PTA Community Connections Department, PTA national office, at (800) 307-4PTA (4782) or nemlc@pta.org. If you wish to be one of the two NYS PTA representatives, please send an email to pta.office@nyspta.org with your request and contact information.

2. Property Tax Caps White Paper

Click here for the latest information regarding Property Tax Caps

3. June 2008 Board of Regents Meeting Report

Click here for the most recent report on the Board of Regents meeting by Tamalin Martin, NYS PTA Education Chair, and Max Donatelli, NYS PTA Special Education Chair.

4. Educational Conference Board Policy Brief

Click here for booklet. Deliverying on the Promise - a Policy Brief from the New York State Educational Conference Board - For everyone committed to improving public education.

5. Upcoming NYS Board of Regents Webcasts

Although the NYS PTA continues to represent you in person by attending the Board of Regents meetings in Albany, you now have a new opportunity to participate personally.

You are invited to view the Board of Regents meetings by going to the new webcasts that are available by downloading the windows media player or the real player, (info available on their website). Click here for the link to the most recent Webcast and much more information regarding the Board of Regents  http://usny.nysed.gov/webcasts.html.

On the day of the meeting, you can click to the live webcast from the URL listed above, or after the meeting is over, from the same URL you can click on the archived webcasts.

6. Region Director Contact List

03 Central - Kammy Popiwczak - centralRD@nyspta.org

04 Central Hudson - Cheryl Freedman - centralhudsonRD@nyspta.org

05 Suffolk - Doris Fischer - suffolkRD@nyspta.org

06 Leatherstocking - Donna Imobersteg - leatherstockingRD@nyspta.org

07 Genesee Valley - Sue Russotti - geneseevalleyRD@nyspta.org

09 Mohawk Valley - Marge Ugalde - mohawkvalleyRD@nyspta.org

10 Nassau - Gracemarie Rozea - nassauRD@nyspta.org

11 Niagara - Diane Campbell - niagaraRD@nyspta.org

12 Northeastern - Penny Hollister - northeasternRD@nyspta.org

14 South Central - Sue Rau, Area Consultant - southcentralRD@nyspta.org

15 Southeastern - Wendy DelSanto - southeasternRD@nyspta.org

16 Southwestern - Linda King - southwesternRD@nyspta.org

17 Taconic - Al Benson - taconicRD@nyspta.org

18 Westchester-East Putnam - Jane Harsha - westchestereastputnamRD@nyspta.org

19 Western - Maria Eagen - westernRD@nyspta.org

20 North Country - Carla Ingram - northcountryRD@nyspta.org

7. Wellness Policy Brochure

Click here to download the brochure and distribute the information

8. NYS PTA Sponsorship Opportunities 2008 Brochure

Click here to download the brochure and see how you can become a Sponsor of the NYS PTA

Property Tax Caps White Paper

June 2008 Board of Regents Notes from Education and Special Education Chairmen

ECB Policy Brief

Wellness Policy Brochure

Sponsorship Opportunities 2008