PARP Announcement 2023-24
The NYS PTA Literacy Committee is thrilled to thank all the Regions that submitted their PARP applications for the 2023-24 school year! We are continually amazed by the incredible dedication, hard work, and creativity that go into crafting outstanding PARP programs for our students. Fostering a love of reading is vital, as it enriches every […]
2023-2024 Winner of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
NYS PTA Announces Winner of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion AwardJune 28, 2024 (Albany) – NYS PTA is honored to announce the winner of the NYS PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award.This award serves as a means to honor NYS PTA units, councils or regions that demonstrate a leadership commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through […]
New York Students Honored in National PTA Reflections Program
New York Students Honored in National PTA Reflections Program National PTA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023-2024 Reflections® student art program. Seven students have been honored with the Outstanding Interpretation Award, and over 200 students have been recognized with Awards of Excellence and Merit. The awards honor creative interpretations of the theme […]
Congratulations NYS PTA Reflections winners!
Congratulations! It is our pleasure to announce the NYS PTA Reflections winners! For over 50 years, students have been sharing their personal stories by creating theme based, original pieces of art. Their outstanding artistic interpretation of the PTA Reflections theme “I Am Hopeful Because…” obviously impressed the judges at several levels in the Reflections program. Their entry was […]
Congratulations to all the NYS PTA recipients!
Each school year, National PTA offers funding to support PTAs in conducting PTA programs for their school communities to increase access to educational opportunities and enhance family engagement. Click Here to view the full list of New York recipients.
NYS PTA Announce the 2022-2023 State and Region Winners of the Pick A Reading Partner Award!
Please see a brief statement below from the Programs Team about this year’s state-level winning PARP program: The Literacy Committee would like to thank all the Regions that submitted their PARP applications for the school year 2022-23. As always we are so amazed at all the hard work and creativity that goes into making a […]
NYS PTA Announces Winner of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
NYS PTA is honored to announce the winner of the NYS PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award. This award serves as a means to honor NYS PTA units, councils or regions that demonstrate a leadership commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through recruitment, training and retention efforts including multicultural, gender-diverse and special needs appropriate programming […]
New York Students Honored in National PTA Reflections Program
National PTA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022-2023 Reflections® student art program. Seven students have been honored with the Outstanding Interpretation Award, and over 200 students have been recognized with Awards of Excellence and Merit. The awards honor creative interpretations of the theme Show Your Voice! in the categories of dance choreography, […]
Testimony of New York State Congress of Parents & Teachers (NYS Parent Teacher Association)
By Kyle McCauley Belokopitsky, Esq. Executive Director NYS Senate Standing Committees on Education and NYC Education to examine school policies related to discipline and suspensionMay 3, 2023Albany I am Kyle McCauley Belokopitsky, the Executive Director of the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. (NYS PTA), and am proud to represent our 220,000 […]
NYS PTA on Executive Budget
Click Here to View PDF PRESS RELEASE Many Positives in Executive Budget, Students Will Greatly Benefit Highly Disappointed by Exclusion of School Meals Proposal February 1, 2023 (Albany) – The NYS Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. (NYS PTA) is honored to represent the families of our 2.6 million school children and our 210,000 members. […]