Missouri PTA President

All Pro Dads

2011-07-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

All Pro Dads event in St. Louis. Russell Training Center

EML Conference In St Louis at Hazelwood MS

2011-07-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

Pony Express Regional conference

2011-07-26T13:04:00.000-07:00

National Legislative Conference in Washington D.C.

2011-03-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

Washington D.C.

McCaskill's Office

Blunt's Office

Nixa Founders Day

2011-02-24T13:58:00.001-08:00

Honoring Nixa Council President Elizabeth Aley

Peggy Preston being awarded a National Lifetime achievement award

Awarding many DSA's

awarding DSA's

Springfield Council Founders Day

2011-02-24T13:49:00.001-08:00

President Wendy Jackson, Becky Morgan and Dawn Thompson

Awarding DSA to Becky Morgan, SPS attendance coordinator

Dr. Norm Ritter, Springfield Superintendent helping to honor volunteers of the Springfield Public Schools

Springfield Council Past Presidents

St. Joseph Founders Day

2011-02-24T13:10:00.000-08:00

State President Wendy Jackson and St Joseph Council President Lori Prussman

Lori Prussman St Joseph Council President recieving a National Lifetime achievement awared

Past President Kathy Nevans speaking at St. Joseph Founder's Day

All Pro Dads Event

2010-12-06T10:16:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, December 4, Missouri PTA sponsored and participated in an All Pro Dads Rams family event at the Russell training center in St. Louis. It was a fun filled day with over 1000 in attendance. Activities, games and motivation was the key to the day. Not to mention some personal motivation from Aneanus Williams, alumni of the Rams, asking Dads to pledge 1 minute a day (daily email), 1 hour a month (an All Pro Dads meeting) to commit to their children.

Events like this are being planned to engage males in the life of school children across the state of Missouri. "Men are Parents too." said Missouri PTA President Wendy Jackson, when asked about the event. Missouri PTA is not your Mother's PTA, we are no longer just organizing parties, or baking cookies, we are organizing events such as this to increase male involvement.

Missouri PTA Convention

2010-12-06T09:47:00.000-08:00

Our State Convention was held this year in Columbia Missouri. All who attended were inspired to do more for Missouris children . Thanks to all who attended. A great time was had by all.

PTA sign is up!

2010-07-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

June Board Meeting

2010-06-26T15:31:00.000-07:00

Our Ice Breaker game!

The winner for the worst bubblegum sculpture! Denise

The winner for the best bubblegum sculpture! Patty

Leadership Conference

2010-05-13T18:29:00.001-07:00

April 2010

Leadership Conference was held in Kansas City Missouri

The theme was PEACE LOVE & PTA.

Emerging Minority Leaders

2010-05-13T18:06:00.000-07:00

March 20, 2010 at Webster University,

Kansas City, Missouri

Missouri PTA hosted the first ever EML conference and we feel it was a huge success. It was the first day of Spring and we hope that we planted the seeds for new leaders in Missouri PTA. We would like to thank all who attended.

Child Advocacy Day 2010

2010-04-08T08:02:00.000-07:00

Jefferson City

Missouri PTA awarded Representative Charlie Denison with the Missouri Distinguished Service Award.

National Legislative Conference 2010

2010-03-19T15:19:00.001-07:00

Nixa Council PTA Founders Day

2010-03-09T10:36:00.001-08:00

Nixa Council held their Founders Day event in February. There was a great turn out and surprising guest with their Distinguished Service Awards was a highlight of the program!

Kansas PTA and Missouri PTA Partner

2010-03-03T21:06:00.000-08:00

Missouri PTA recently teamed up with the Kansas PTA for the Kansas Early Childhood Conference held February 20,2010 at the Indian Creek Technology center in Shawnee Mission, KS. The theme for the conference was "Together We Can". Some highlights of the day were a keynote by National PTA CEO Byron Garrett, breakouts session that included;Parents Rights,Sharing POWER!, Uniqueness of Early Childhood Experience, Urban Intiative, Best Practices for Early Childhood Units, and Value of PTA membership.
It is great to work cooperatively with neighboring states, since "Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much". Thanks to the Kansas PTA for a wonderful conference and the hospitality.

Public Radio Reporter - KC PTA Event‏

2010-01-17T18:49:00.000-08:00

During the 2009 MO PTA Annual Convention President Wendy Jackson and National PTA CEO Byron Garrett were interviewed by KCUR an affiliate of NPR. The topic discussed - parent involvement in urban school settings. Byron Garrett spoke about the challenge of marketing the value of PTA, and President Wendy Jackson answered specific questions relating to the Kansas City School District.
Check out the radio broadcast at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1599753/KCUR.News/PTA.wants.to.play.a.larger.role.in.urban.districts

Straffford Pre School PTA

2009-12-16T22:01:00.000-08:00

Missouri PTA is sometimes asked to perform audits of units/councils. I conducted a audit of the Strafford PreSchool PTA to help this unit fulfill the requirements of being a unit in good standing. It was a pleasure to help this unit, and see the wonderful things that they are doing for the children and parents of the Strafford School District. Keep up the good work!!!

Board of Managers November Meeting

2009-12-15T20:44:00.001-08:00

We work hard, but play as well. This was a team building activity at the meeting. All members of the board were tied together with yarn. The items to make a bannana split were placed at the front of the room. Each table had to work together to get the items to the people that wanted them. The key was that everyone had to work together to get what the other wanted. Moral to the story, in order to get the job done, no matter whose idea, we must all work together. They did a great job and showed alot of team work. Way to go!!!

Missouri PTA Board of Managers 2009-11

2009-12-09T12:48:00.001-08:00

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education-Graduation Matters

2009-11-11T21:20:00.000-08:00

Missouri PTA president speaking with another organizational leader at a Graduation Matters meeting in Jefferson City on November 10th. The meeting was on the importance of making sure that communities realize the importance and the impact that graduation has on the community.

Dixon Elementary PTA Officers

2009-11-09T21:01:00.000-08:00

The Mary Lou Anderson grant program compliments PTA's long standing commitment to quality arts eduation in public schools by providing funds to local PTAs to establish or enhance school arts programs in one or more arts areas: visual arts, photography, music (including dance), and literature (including theater). Local PTAs must submit complete applications and provide funds that match the amount they are requestiong form the national PTA organization.

Dixon Elementary Kindergarten performs during the PTA meeting

2009-11-09T21:00:00.001-08:00

Dixon Elementary PTA Receives Mary Lou Anderson Arts in Education Grant

2009-11-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

As education budgets tighten, schools may find it tough to keep art programs alive. That's why PTA is proud to announce Dixon Elementary PTA in Dixon, Mo as a recipient of the National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancemnt Grant- a matching grant for student centered arts education programs.

The objective of the grant program is to enhance arts education for students in the classroom or other learning enviroments through a community effort to introduce activities, materials, new technologies, techniques, and the introduction of visiting artists programs.

It was my pleasure to present a $1000.00 check to help further the arts in education at Dixon Elementary. Missouri PTA is proud of the efforts that Dixon PTA has made to keep arts alive.

State President with her local unit officer's-Espy PTA

2009-11-08T20:14:00.000-08:00

Governor's proclamation

2009-10-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

September 23,2009 Governor Nixon signs proclamation for Parent and Family Involvement in Education week.