User:Dave/visit/2014-07 PTA Convention Leadership Training
July 2014, I was sponsored (~$100-$150) by the Sagamore Hills Elementary School PTA to attend the Georgia PTA Community Leadership Training. I was not on the Sagamore PTA Board, but an interested volunteer who had helped a little with communications and science. I went with:
- Jen Ranero, President 2013-2015
- Kristie McMahon, President 2014-2016
- Amy Gabriel, Treasurer
- Nancy Shober, Communications
Experience
I wasn't too impressed by the experience.
On the plus side, it was nice to see the organization’s enthusiasm for children. I can see how such a get together could fire folks up to do more good than they would have otherwise. I enjoyed getting to know the Sagamore PTA Board.
On the weak side, I was disappointed in the lack of training. I feel like there's quite a bit of stress for our PTA around issues that every other PTA is probably also addressing, and I was hoping a get together like this would suggest best-practices and real world, go through the motions, training, that we could take back. There was mention that there was a lot of wisdom in the audience, but they didn't provide opportunities for attendees to share and teach one another.
Notes
Vendors
Took a look at vendor offerings for:
IT
- PT Avenue
- SchoolCollabo
Yearbooks
- YearbookLife
- Picaboo Yearbooks
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Georgia Virtual
Went to a session by Georgia Virtual…