Sixth District PTA

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California Sixth District PTA
serving Santa Clara County, California
“PTA -- Building Community Unity”

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Spring Training Day	Get Prepared for Next Year! Sixth District PTA's Training Day is over, but there are still ...
OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
• Tue May 21, evening, Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale Council • Mon Jun 10, evening, Santa Clara Unified Council
[Click for Details]

Elected Officers for 2013-2015 Term
President	Wendy Akers-Ghose
Executive VP	Julie Darwish
VP Leadership Services	Linda Pfeifer
VP Membership	Peggy Hertzberg
VP Communications	Naomi Higaki
VP Organizational Services	Diane Straetker
VP Education	Erwin Morton
VP Health	Lisset Nevárez
Secretary	Cynthia Marie Slusher
Treasurer	Sandee Ruiz
Financial Secretary	Tami Borba
Auditor	Dinah Showman
Historian	Diane Foote
Appointed Officers for 2013-2015 Term
Director of Legislation	Nancy Krop
Parliamentarian	Elena Shea
Out-of-Council Coordinator	Susan Canty

Membership
Dues
Reminder

Membership is a year-round activity. Please remember to submit monthly membership reports & remittances to Sixth District.
Forms & info, click here.
New membership card info, click here.

Membership
& Financial
Deadlines

New, Improved Calendars
for Treasurers & Membership Chairs.
[click here]

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.

URGENT: Coming Soon: Big Changes in School Finance!
ACT NOW! Join Our Countywide Letter-Writing Campaign! Click here to learn how!! Please sign our letter, and share it with your friends too! The more letters we deliver, the more powerful our voice!	Learn More! about the decline in school funding, the Governor's new proposals, & State PTA's recommendations: [From First to Worst] [Our Talk on School Funding] [Slides] [Fact Sheet] [Sixth District PTA's letter to the Governor]
Important decisions about funding for our children's schools are being made NOW, so please get involved ASAP!

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

Job Opportunity
Apply now!

Sixth District PTA is looking for a self-motivated, independent worker to serve as a part-time administrative assistant for its SCCOE office. Responsibilities to include, but not limited to, management of local PTA files and information, coordination of information between CAPTA and Sixth District officers, records retention and sale of PTA materials to local PTA representatives. Interested individuals must have PTA experience, a working knowledge of Microsoft Office 7 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Microsoft Outlook. Additional strengths would include good organizational skills, attention to detail, and great communication skills. Interested? Please send resume to president@capta6.org, or mail to:
     Sixth District PTA, Attn: President,
     1290 Ridder Park Drive, M/C 214,
     San José, CA  95131.

Meetings, Events, Deadlines	Dates
Sixth District Board Meeting	Mon May 20
CFS Council Training	Tue May 21
Reflections Reception	Wed May 22
Santa Clara Council Training	Mon Jun 10
Sixth District Exec Board	Mon Jun 17
click here for more info & more events

Office Hours

The Sixth District PTA Office is open
Tuesdays & Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fri May 3: office closed.
Fri May 10: office closes 1 p.m.

Our office is in the Library of the
Santa Clara County Office of Education,
1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose [map]
Contact: 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.

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.)

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Santa Clara Valley PTA

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 approximately 200 PTA Units. Most of our Units are in our eight PTA councils -- Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale, Evergreen, Los Altos-Mountain View, Milpitas Unified, North Valley, Palo Alto, San Jose Unified, and Santa Clara Unified.

Our other Units are in Alum Rock Union Elementary, Campbell Union, Campbell Union High, East Side Union High, Franklin-McKinley Elementary, Lakeside Joint Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, and Saratoga Union 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