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California Sixth District PTA
serving Santa Clara County, California
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Spring Training Day plus Vendor & Resource Fair
Get Prepared for Next Year!
Sat May 19, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
at Joaquin Miller Middle School,
6151 Rainbow Dr., San José. [map]
  Register now!! Click for
[schedule, workshops, & registration]

Registration not required for:
10:15, General Meeting (includes vote on [updated Bylaws]);
11:30-1:30, Vendor & Resource Fair [Exhibitor List].
 

 

Come see our Bylaws Counselors -- get the help you need with Bylaws and with Charitable Trust Applications!
Wed May 23 & Fri Jun 1, 10:30 to 1:30,
Library, Santa Clara County Office of Ed.,
1290 Ridder Park Dr., SJ [map]
DO IT NOW! --
Don't miss the DEADLINE to apply
for your Charitable Trust Number!
Questions: parliamentarian@capta6.org
 
NEW Free PTAEZ Training!
Learn about [PTAEZ] and Best Practices, at a special training session!  Thu May 24, Board Room, Sunnyvale School District, 819 W Iowa Ave, Sunnyvale [map]
6:45-7:15 p.m.,
PTAEZ Overview
,
for units considering switching to PTAEZ, & officers who want to increase their knowledge of PTAEZ basics.
  7:30-9:00 p.m.,
PTAEZ in your PTA
,
for units that already have PTAEZ or are about to begin using it. This session covers more specific info about setting up PTAEZ and performing common activities (deposits, payments, & reports).
 
PTA leaders are welcome to attend one or both sessions.
"Yes" RSVPs to treasurer@capta6.org are requested but not required.
 
NEW
Sixth District
Reflections Reception
Thu May 31, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Santa Clara County Office of Education
1290 Ridder Park Dr., San José. [map]
Don't Miss It!
 
NEW
HELP 
   WANTED ...
... at NATIONAL PTA Convention, Thu-Sun Jun 21-24, here in San Jose! They need volunteers! So please check your calendars, and sign up [online]. If you volunteer for two shifts, you get access to the convention for free. A great learning experience!
 
NEW
DUE NOW!
DO IT NOW!!
Submit Rosters;
Submit Annual Historian Report;
Update Bylaws:
Apply for CT Number;
Order Membership Envelopes.
 
Membership
Dues
Reminder
Membership is a year-round activity. Please remember to submit monthly membership reports & remittances to Sixth District.
Forms & info, click here.
 
Membership
& Financial
Deadlines
New, Improved Calendars
for Treasurers & Membership Chairs.
[click here]
 
Checklists
& Info for
PTA Leaders
- Historian (scroll down)
 
e-Bylaws
Parliamentarians: e-Bylaws is now available to Units in Sixth District. Please [click here] to request your user profile. Note: we are in Phase Two of pilot testing of this program. Please provide feedback to State PTA to help them refine the system. Thank you for your participation & your patience!
Questions & feedback: e-bylaws@capta.org.
 
 
 
A warm welcome to all who visit our Sixth District website!  Thank you for the time, energy and enthusiasm you share in supporting PTA in and across our local communities. Please stay in touch, and contact us with any questions, concerns and, yes, ideas.
  -- Susan Canty, Sixth District President
Susan Canty
 
Meetings, Events, Deadlines
Dates
Spring Training PLUS
Vendor & Resource Fair!
Sat May 19
Sixth District Board Meeting
Mon May 21
Bylaws Party
Wed May 23
PTAEZ Training
Thu May 24
Reflections Reception
Thu May 31
Bylaws Party
Fri Jun 1
National PTA Convention
Thu-Sun Jun 21-24
 
URGENT -- Immediate Action Required!!
Every PTA in California is REQUIRED BY LAW to obtain a Charitable Trust (CT) Number. The Attorney General will assess PENALTIES against any PTA unit that has not applied for a CT number by Dec 31, 2012.
If your bylaws are old
(2008 or earlier), you must FIRST update them and submit them.
[Click here] for detailed instructions.
  If your bylaws are current
(2009 or later), it's time to apply for a CT number.
[Click here] for detailed instructions.
 
In either case, DO IT ASAP! DON'T WAIT!
Bylaws questions: parliamentarian@capta6.org.
CT application questions: treasurer@capta6.org.
 
NEW
Office Hours

The Sixth District Office is open
Wednesdays & Fridays, 10:00 to 3:00.
office@capta6.org, 408-453-6536.
(Hours may vary; please call before visiting.)

 
Our
Mission
The Sixth District PTA supports and empowers PTA leaders through training, parent education, financial support, and mentoring, to enable them to advocate more effectively on behalf of children and families.
 
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Help Us Serve You Better!
Please click the suggestion box to e-mail us & let us know how we could better meet your needs. Thanks! (Prefer to write anonymously? Please mail your ideas & comments to the address at the bottom of this web page.)
 
JOIN!
 
 

 
About Sixth District PTA


Sixth District PTA
, encompassing all of Santa Clara County, is one of 29 PTA Districts that make up the California State PTA. Sixth District PTA serves just over 200 PTA Units.Most of our Units are in our eight PTA councils -- Cupertino-Fremont, Evergreen, Los Altos-Mountain View, Milpitas Unified, North Valley, Palo Alto, San Jose Unified, and Santa Clara.

The other Units are in Alum Rock Union Elementary, Campbell Union, Campbell Union High, East Side Union High, Gilroy Unified, Lakeside Joint Elementary, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High, Oak Grove Elementary, Saratoga Union, and Sunnyvale Elementary School Districts.
 


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California Sixth District PTA
1290 Ridder Park Drive, M/C 214, San Jose, CA 95131-2304
Phone 408-453-6536 * FAX 408-453-6768
 

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