Greetings from European PTA!

Last May, European PTA delegates approved an addition to the EPTA bylaws regarding the annual requirements for Local Units to become Units In Good Standing with EPTA. Starting this year, all EPTA Local Unit Presidents , Vice Presidents , Secretaries , and Treasurers must submit proof of training for their board positions to European PTA within 30 days of the start of the school year (September 25, 2018) by completing at least ONE of the following items:


  • Complete the relevant National PTA online eLearning course (you will need to set up a profile on the National PTA website to access these training courses):



  • TREASURERS (Please note that all IRS information should be disregarded in this training, as it is not relevant to our situation as PTAs in Europe)

  • Attend the relevant training course at EPTA Fall Training (This event is coming up on September 15th - please don't forget to register by September 8th!)



To receive credit for completion of the officer training requirement via eLearning , please email a copy of the certificate that you receive upon completion of the course to the European PTA Office at EuropeanPTA@gmail.com (it can be a screen shot, a phone picture of your screen, a picture or scan of the printed certificate, a PDF, etc. - any image of the certificate will do). Please be sure to include your name, Local Unit name, and your officer position in the message.

To receive credit for completion of the officer training requirement by attending Fall Training or Convention , please email the European PTA Office at EuropeanPTA@gmail.com with your name, Local Unit name, your officer position, and when you attended training. We can then check the registration from the event that you attended to confirm that you were there to attend the course.

While only your officers are required to complete and show proof of training, we do strongly encourage your other board members to attend a training event like Fall Training or explore the many eLearning courses that are available from National PTA. There is a lot of great information available out there, and we want to be sure that you are set up for success this year!

Thank you for the great things that you're doing in your schools and communities, and please don't hesitate to reach out to us at EuropeanPTA@gmail.com if you have any questions about this or any of the other annual Unit In Good Standing requirements for your Local Unit.


Respectfully,

Kris Garst
European PTA Director of Membership and Communications