Programs
Contact chair: programs [at] planopta.org
- Training and other materials [password protected area — use ID and password on back of PTA card]
Here is the regularly updated Practical Parenting classes schedule.
Here are program ideas from different schools.
These programs are hosted by the Plano ISD Council of PTAs. All programs start around 11:00am on the dates listed. They’re held at the Plano ISD Administration Building on 2700 W. 15th Street (slightly east of Independence) in the Board Room on the 1st Floor.
May 20, 2008
Officer and Chairman Training
Past Programs
September 25, 2007
“True Colors”
Orange, gold, green, or blue? How do these colors relate to you and your life, habits, values, and feelings? Please join us as Texas PTA will present “True Colors” with our guest speaker Sharon Goldblatt. This “True Colors” program is an easy way to identify your personality traits and provides a better understanding of yourself and others, while having a lot of fun! This program can be applied to all aspects of your personal and professional life, allowing you to improve your communication skills and live and work with others in a more harmonious, productive environment. This is one program that you do not want to miss!
October 23, 2007
“Destination College”
What happens when you add Awareness, Access, Academic Achievement, and Aspiration together? You get COLLEGE READINESS! Our October program “Destination College” presented by Marcy Wilson, Destination College Coordinator, will help you and your child prepare to succeed in higher education and get informed about opportunities for improved college readiness. This is one program that everyone needs to be thinking about because it is never too early to plan for your child’s future.
November 27, 2007
“A District update from Dr. Doug Otto”
December 14, 2007
“Plano ISD Administration Luncheon”
January 14, 2008
We will be Ambassadors to a “Town Hall Meeting”
February 26, 2008
PTA Life Member Banquet
March 25, 2008
Ever wonder why some immigrant students don’t address the teacher by name? How come parents are not more in touch with their child’s teacher? Why do they seldom volunteer? Why is there seemingly no effort to learn English and advance in education? All these questions have a perfectly logical cultural answer. We’ll explore differences in school cultures and views on education, and we’ll define culture in a broad and easy- to-deconstruct format that allows for validation of the immigrant’s cultural baggage and acculturation of the family.
So please join us with our guest speaker Georgina Tezer, Language Services with the Carrollton/Farmers Branch ISD when she will talk about “Cultural Contrasts in a Multicultural School Environment.” This program will be worth your time as we get ready to form our new PTA Boards and Committee Chairman for the 2008-2009 school year.
April 22, 2008
No program (elections)