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| Message from the President |
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| Santa Clara Valley PTA is unlike any other PTA you’ve ever been a member of – we have no school, no principal, and no students! We exist to support other PTAs. You can do as little or as many PTA activities as you’d like – from joining, to donating, to serving on a committee, or holding an elected office – the whole range! Read our letter to learn more about us and sign up! We’d love to have you in SCV PTA! |
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| Fall Newsletter |
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Click here
for more about what your PTA has been working on!
And please see the
[flyer]
for the program at our September 23 Association Meeting! |
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Program -- Local Author Talk: Wesley Hisao Higaki,
followed by Association Meeting
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Wed Sep 23, via Zoom
[register here] in advance.
Email with Zoom link will be sent after registration.
(same registration and same zoom link for Program and for Association Meeting)
All -- not just our members -- are welcome to join us for the program!
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12:00 noon PDT, Program
Local Author Wesley Hisao Higaki -- Virtual Presentation
[flyer]
Learn about Japanese American incarceration
during World War II
through a family's story
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1:00 p.m. PDT, Association Meeting. |
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Election Day is Tue Nov 3.
Please plan ahead, and don't forget to vote!
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BALLOT MEASURES:
There are 14 propositions (statewide ballot measures) on the ballot, so don't wait until the last minute to learn about them.
PTA takes positions on some ballot measures, focusing on those that affect children and youth. The League of Women Voters studies ballot measures from a different perspective, focusing on good government.
[State PTA positions]
[League of Women Voters recommendations]
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CANDIDATES for office:
PTA does not support or oppose candidates or parties. PTA, the League of Women Voters, local newspapers, etc., host candidate forums. Many such events are recorded and can then be watched online.
Carol Kocivar, a past President of California State PTA, has posted an article entitled “A dozen questions to ask school board candidates.” This might be especially useful if you have an opportunity to attend a candidate forum in person.
[article]
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REGISTER to vote:
At your county’s Registrar of Voters website, check your registration or register online. The deadline for online registration is Mon Oct 19, but you can also use same-day registration if you vote in person on Election Day.
[Santa Clara County]
[All counties]
16- and 17-year-olds can “preregister,” and can then vote as soon as they turn 18.
BE CAREFUL of other “voter registration” websites. Some (for example, “votesafe dot org”) seem to be designed to collect and perhaps sell your personal information.
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CAST your ballot:
Watch your mail for your ballot and the state and local booklets.
Study the issues, mark your ballot, then return it in person, by mail, or at a county dropbox.
Dropboxes are collected directly by your county’s Registrar of Voters. Many are accessible 24/7, with no lines, no waiting, and no controversies. The mail can be slow, and the Post Office no longer guarantees to postmark your envelope the day you mailed it, so vote early if you can.
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SCV PTA Calendar: Meetings & Events 2026-2027
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| Program: Author Talk |
Wed Sep 23, 12 noon
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Zoom |
| Association Meeting |
Wed Sep 23, 1pm
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Zoom |
| Board Meeting |
Wed Oct 14, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Election Day |
Tue Nov 3, 7am - 8pm
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| Board Meeting |
Thu Nov 12, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Board Meeting |
Wed Dec 9, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Board Meeting |
Wed Jan 13, 2027, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Board Meeting |
Wed Feb 10, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Board Meeting |
Wed Mar 10, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Association Meeting |
Wed Mar 24, time TBA
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| Board Meeting |
Wed Apr 14, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Board Meeting |
Wed May 12, 1pm |
Zoom |
| Association Meeting |
Wed May 26, time TBA
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| Board Meeting |
Wed Jun 9, 1pm |
Zoom |
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| Sixth District & State PTA Events |
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| National PTA LegCon |
Mon-Wed Mar 1-3
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Arlington, VA |
| National PTA Convention |
Thu-Sun Jun 17-20
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Grapevine, TX |
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| Advocacy -- Our 2024 Convention Resolution |
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For many years, in California and across the US, women, children, and Two-Spirit Individuals of Indigenous heritage have been disproportionately at risk for going missing -- being abducted, often being abused, and sometimes being enslaved or murdered.
In the 2023-2024 school year, our advocacy team developed and submitted a Convention Resolution to encourage PTAs throughout California to learn about this crisis and to help protect children and families who are at risk of becoming victims. On May 3, 2024, our resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote of the delegates to State PTA's Annual Convention.
Read our Convention Resolution
[here].
Learn more! Click
[here]
To watch a presentation by Shannon Jaeger, the maker of the Resolution,
about the Resolution and the crisis it addresses.
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| "The Smithsonian at Your Fingertips" |
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At our Association Meeting in September, 2023, we had a fascinating presentation about the Smithsonian Institution's Learning Lab, and how we as parents and as PTAs can explore it and take advantage of the resources it offers. For those who wanted to see that presentation again, or who were unable to attend the meeting, we are providing a recording [here].
The Smithsonian Learning Lab is an award-winning interactive platform that provides digital tools and resources to help educators access Smithsonian resources, customize learning experiences, and create meaningful connections to our museum artifacts from anywhere in the world. It offers free digital access to millions of Smithsonian artworks, artifacts, specimens, recordings, learning activities, and teaching materials for the PK-12 classroom from across the Smithsonian's 21 museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
Learn how you, too, can incorporate the Smithsonian Institution's digital educational materials in and out of the classroom to benefit your child, yourself, and your community!
• [Flyer]
• [Video]
• [Resources]
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