MD PTA Opportunity

Please join our MAFIE Professional Conversation 

Maryland Alliance for Family Involvement in Education

 (MAFIE)

Featured topic:

Ongoing Strategies for Reaching Families of

High School Students

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

9 a.m. – Noon

(Registration and Light Refreshments from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.)

The Ascend One Building

8930 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 101

Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 313-6876

This MAFIE Conversation welcomes staff from Christina (Wilmington), Delaware to share their:

v  Districtwide Parent Strategy

v  Parent University

v  Parent Resource Centers

v  Parent Advocacy

Please RSVP no later than November 12, 2013

by clicking on the link below:

http://websurveyor.msde.state.md.us/wsb.dll/s/25g278

The Maryland Alliance for Family Involvement in Education (MAFIE) is a network of Maryland educators,  education organizations, and parent leaders committed to sharing information around strengthening school-family partnerships and the recommendations of the Maryland Parent Advisory Council as well as the Maryland PTA standards.  Members include the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Maryland Parent Teacher Association (MD PTA), the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC), and other stakeholders. 

For more information, please contact:

Barbara Scherr                     Susan Shaffer                        Ray Leone                    Oliver Moles MSDE                                      MAEC                                     MD-PTA                        MAFIE Chair

(410) 767-0291                    (301) 657-7741 x118         (410) 760-6221           (301) 770-2325

bscherr@msde.state.md.us   sshaffer@maec.org               president@mdpta.org   omoles@verizon.net

Plan now to be part of this engaging conversation!

MD PTA information

Dear Bates Middle School Community, 

Maryland PTA asked that we pass along the following information regarding Harvest for the Hungry and the Excellence in Education Award.

HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY CAMPAIGN WITH ONE "CLICK"!

AACPS and SECU have partnered on our Harvest for the Hungry: Kids Helping Kids Campaign. For every “Like” on the State Employees Credit Union’s Facebook page between now and Nov. 1, SECU will donate $5.00 to our campaign. You can help us generate more funds for this worthy cause by going to this link https://www.facebook.com/secuMD and clicking the “like” button (on non-duty time, of course).

Note: While the ad on SECU’s Facebook page says the money will go to the “Maryland Food Bank’s Harvest for the Hungry,” our partnership calls for it all to come to AACPS (Maryland Food Banks runs the overall program).

It can’t be much easier and take less effort to raise money! Be sure to let your friends know.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year and 2014 Business Partnership Awards. Only one teacher per school may be nominated.  More often than not, the nominations are through or in partnership with the school PTA unit. 
Nominees and winners will be honored at the 28^th annual Excellence in Education awards, set for April 10 at the BWI Marriott hotel in Linthicum. Last year, 52 top educators and a host of businesses were nominated for awards.
The 2014 AACPS Teacher of the Year will represent the county in the Maryland State Teacher of the Year competition. AACPS has had two finalists for the state honor in the last three years.
The Excellence in Education Awards are presented annually in partnership by Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to outstanding teachers, the awards honor local businesses that have forged critical partnerships that directly benefit AACPS’ approximately 79,000 students.
Nomination forms are available on the AACPS website by going to http://www.aacps.org/development/emp.asp. Forms can also be obtained from the Chamber of Commerce’s website at www.aaaccc.org.
Nominations are due by 4 p.m. on November 15, 2013.