Anonymous
06/10/2024 13:25
Subject: MCCPTA
Anonymous wrote:Will delegates be attending TODAY's rally at Veterans Plaza Silver Spring 4:30p?
I am sure members of MCCPTA will be there - not sure why just delegates would go? Here is a link to a petition that a MCCPTA member put together and shared on the MCCPTA FB group.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/urge-montgomery-county-board-of-education-not-to-increase-class-size?source=direct_link&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0mICZXhh7cgJ7D92r4jvvHB6ndhiLSN3sIlgBbbMQQWe8wSVI8DlfRTqU_aem_AUMQ91XgcwFsLAKPRP-wTNf9rZ3jMkxuqYDrpqJrt2E9pJUuLx-0Na5tHAYsvgeqf6XryWtV6JwlzarYViR8-O3D
There is not yet one MCCPTA official response yet due to timing of when MCCPTA meetings fall since that needs to be voted on but lots of individual members have been active including testifying to county council for the need for funding.
Anonymous
06/10/2024 13:11
Subject: MCCPTA
Will delegates be attending TODAY's rally at Veterans Plaza Silver Spring 4:30p?
Anonymous
06/09/2024 23:13
Subject: MCCPTA
Anonymous wrote:Do they testify at BOE meetings? If they have, which one recently and on which topic?
Yes they have testified for things like the CIP, ELA, later HS start times, etc.
Anonymous
06/09/2024 23:11
Subject: MCCPTA
Anonymous wrote:Do they testify at BOE meetings? If they have, which one recently and on which topic?
Just click on the submitted testimonies at BOE meetings and you will find loads from MCCPTA. Look for titles like cluster coordinator. Why are you looking for this?
Anonymous
06/09/2024 22:22
Subject: MCCPTA
Do they testify at BOE meetings? If they have, which one recently and on which topic?
Anonymous
06/09/2024 12:39
Subject: MCCPTA
Anonymous wrote:MCCPTA has committees that do most of the work. If you are interested, you should join one of the committees. The curriculum committee has regular presentations that have been helpful to me this year.
And you don't need to be a delegate to join a committee, just a local PTA member.
Anonymous
06/09/2024 11:46
Subject: MCCPTA
MCCPTA has committees that do most of the work. If you are interested, you should join one of the committees. The curriculum committee has regular presentations that have been helpful to me this year.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 22:43
Subject: MCCPTA
A lot of what they do is administrative and silly, but they advocate for all kids/all schools, whereas your PTA advocates for your school.
So, I'm going to date myself here, but some things over the past decade or so they have fought for:
- BOE tried to get rid of ES reading initiative teachers, and MCCPTA had every single cluster rep include at least a line in their testimony about keeping them (they stayed)
- advocated for safe drinking water in all schools (did you know some schools someone has to flush the lines every single day or they have to close the water fountains?)
- make the pie bigger. Again, every cluster, instead if saying "we need xxx" testified to make the pie bigger/increase funding [they did].
There's more, but you get the gist. They also can help arrange for sister schools (wealthy school partner with less wealthy school and raise funds or collect items for the less wealthy school), advocate for additions/renovations/new schools when overcrowded
So, I'm going to date myself here, but some things over the past decade or so they have fought for:
- BOE tried to get rid of ES reading initiative teachers, and MCCPTA had every single cluster rep include at least a line in their testimony about keeping them (they stayed)
- advocated for safe drinking water in all schools (did you know some schools someone has to flush the lines every single day or they have to close the water fountains?)
- make the pie bigger. Again, every cluster, instead if saying "we need xxx" testified to make the pie bigger/increase funding [they did].
There's more, but you get the gist. They also can help arrange for sister schools (wealthy school partner with less wealthy school and raise funds or collect items for the less wealthy school), advocate for additions/renovations/new schools when overcrowded
Anonymous
06/08/2024 20:48
Subject: MCCPTA
Anonymous wrote:What does the MCCPTA do? How are delegates chosen? What have they accomplished, honestly don't know our ES or our former MS delegates NEVER shared.
Lots of local PTAs do not have a MCCPTA delegate since they tend to fill other volunteer roles first. It is filled like other PTA roles largely by the current PTA board begging parents to please please please volunteer and then ‘voting’ in favor of any parent willing to volunteer. It is possible neither of your schools had this position filled. Many MCCPTA delegates actually do not do much other than attend the monthly meeting. They are supposed act of a bridge between MCCPTA and your local PTA but not all do this.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 20:16
Subject: MCCPTA
Anonymous wrote:MCCPTA is the coalition of local school PTAs. Those local school PTAs are formally part of the state PTA, which is formally part of the National PTA.
Local school PTAs often have difficulty recruiting enough volunteers (officers or otherwise) to maintain efforts for their individual schools and ensure continuity, much less maintaining awareness of county-wide issues. MCCPTA, drawing from across the county, maintains enough participation to help locals with the basics that otherwise might fail due to that lack of continuity/knowledge transfer, keep awareness of many of the county-wide issues and, sometimes, organize broadly backed advocacy.
Like any organization, it can be co-opted, as the "extension of the teacher union" poster suggests, but that is not my observation, here, from several years of participation as a delegate (just a parent) from my local PTA. I do suggest that folks not rely exclusively on MCCPTA -- though there is great information in many cases, there, individual advocacy, hopefully informed from multiple sources, is important.
At policies of MCCPTA at the county level are driven by MCEA. The local school PTAs are a bit different, but those won't influence the BoE or county council.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 19:43
Subject: MCCPTA
Collect money. Very little otherwise.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 19:40
Subject: MCCPTA
MCCPTA is the coalition of local school PTAs. Those local school PTAs are formally part of the state PTA, which is formally part of the National PTA.
Local school PTAs often have difficulty recruiting enough volunteers (officers or otherwise) to maintain efforts for their individual schools and ensure continuity, much less maintaining awareness of county-wide issues. MCCPTA, drawing from across the county, maintains enough participation to help locals with the basics that otherwise might fail due to that lack of continuity/knowledge transfer, keep awareness of many of the county-wide issues and, sometimes, organize broadly backed advocacy.
Like any organization, it can be co-opted, as the "extension of the teacher union" poster suggests, but that is not my observation, here, from several years of participation as a delegate (just a parent) from my local PTA. I do suggest that folks not rely exclusively on MCCPTA -- though there is great information in many cases, there, individual advocacy, hopefully informed from multiple sources, is important.
Local school PTAs often have difficulty recruiting enough volunteers (officers or otherwise) to maintain efforts for their individual schools and ensure continuity, much less maintaining awareness of county-wide issues. MCCPTA, drawing from across the county, maintains enough participation to help locals with the basics that otherwise might fail due to that lack of continuity/knowledge transfer, keep awareness of many of the county-wide issues and, sometimes, organize broadly backed advocacy.
Like any organization, it can be co-opted, as the "extension of the teacher union" poster suggests, but that is not my observation, here, from several years of participation as a delegate (just a parent) from my local PTA. I do suggest that folks not rely exclusively on MCCPTA -- though there is great information in many cases, there, individual advocacy, hopefully informed from multiple sources, is important.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 18:29
Subject: MCCPTA
They're just an extension of the teacher union. We need an independent group that advocates for students.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 17:36
Subject: MCCPTA
Members are 2 elected delegates and the president from each school pta
Anonymous
06/08/2024 17:13
Subject: MCCPTA
What does the MCCPTA do? How are delegates chosen? What have they accomplished, honestly don't know our ES or our former MS delegates NEVER shared.