Palo Alto Council of PTAs

California School Funding is in need of serious upgrades. See From First To Worst for a video explaining the decline.  In spite of the passage by voters of Proposition 30 last year, we remain virtually dead last in spending per student. States such as New Jersey have turned around equally abysmal school funding and the …

  Please join your PTA’s Countywide Letter-Writing Campaign asking Governor Brown and Legislative Leaders for Effective, Targeted funding reforms. For a Talk on School Funding by Nancy Krop, PTAC VP of Advocacy   Find out more and read the letters here! Then Follow These Two Easy Steps! 1. Print the letters and sign, adding your …

The 11th annual Mother’s Symposium on March 9th,  was well attended and much appreciated. Beginning with refreshments, Exploring Self Compassion – A Morning For Mothers, included three speakers -  a panel discussion  at Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University. “Our 11th Mothers Symposium was fabulous,” said Jane Gee, one of the original organizers, who continues her role …

  Throughout the Winter and Spring, The School Board and District Staff have been working to refresh the Strategic Plan, using input from parents and staff, including a survey conducted in March. To find out how the process is going, see the Results and Discussion of the Strategic Plan Survey, on the District website.  Also …

California School Funding is in need of serious upgrades. See From First To Worst for a video explaining the decline.  In spite of the passage by voters of Proposition 30 last year, we remain virtually dead last in spending per student. States such as New Jersey have turned around equally abysmal school funding and the …