Exploring STEM + Families in Your Community
Amy Wood
Aggie Payton
National PTA’s STEM + Families initiative provides access and hands-on exposure to science, technology, engineering and math to engage families and inspire students to pursue career opportunities in STEM fields. Come and learn about the history, partnerships and goals of the STEM + Families Initiative as well as the different STEM program options available to PTAs of all shapes and sizes. Also, hear about the many benefits of STEM + Families programs, including increased visibility, membership, advocacy opportunities and the chance to connect to like-minded leaders. STEM + Families promotes collaboration, equity, access and community engagement.
Nominating/Recruitment: How to Identify and Recruit New Leaders From Today’s Volunteers
Dee Hensley Maclean
Debbie Kilpatrick
Kris Garst
Think you have open positions but no one to fill them? Think again! Great leaders are out there. Members of National PTA’s Nominating and Leadership Recruitment Committee (NLRC) will teach you how to recruit them. They will share tips on how to attract and engage 21st century volunteers in today’s busy environment to help recognize and find leaders. This will help PTAs at all levels recruit and make nominations based on volunteers that show strong leadership qualities.
The Future of Family-School Partnerships
Helen Westmoreland
Daniel Ehrenpreis
Donald Barringer
Heather Zirke
In 2022, National PTA held listening sessions with over 600 families, youth and educators and commissioned a national parent survey to inform an update to the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. Come to this session to get cutting-edge research about the current state of family-school partnerships and future priorities for improving this work across the education system. Dive into some of the key new features of the updated National Standards for Family-School Partnerships and explore how you can use these PTA National Standards in your own roles and communities.