2016-17 Area 2 Scholarship Award Applications due March 10, 2017

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Solely funded through local council membership and council contributions, Area 2 is proud to present eight (8) $750.00 Scholarships to deserving high school students who have successfully met or exceeded the State of Georgia graduation requirements, and plan to attend an accredited two or four-year college or university.  Only students in Parent Teacher and Student Associations (PTSA) in the Area 2 Council are eligible to apply.  The eight Area 2 Cluster High Schools are: Collins Hill, Duluth, Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology, Mountain View, Norcross, North Gwinnett, Lanier, and Peachtree Ridge.

Applications can be printed here and completed legibly by hand.  Each application will be scored based upon the response to the essay question. Responses must be legible.  2016-17 PTA Scholarship Application

Deadline: Postmarked by Saturday, March 11, 2017.

All applications must be mailed to:

Area 2 Gwinnett Council of PTAs

(Attention: Scholarship Committee)

320 Town Center Avenue, Suite C-11, #278

Suwanee, GA 30024

2016-17 Area 2 Council PTA Awards

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Area 2 Gwinnett County Council of PTAs recognizes that there is a lot of work and commitment required to run an effective PTA/PTSA local unit, and so we are honored to recognize any Local Unit meeting the criteria to be awarded the “Area 2 Gwinnett County Council of PTAs Award of Distinction”.  Most of the criteria will also qualify a local unit to apply for the Georgia PTA Model PTA Award, and we encourage every local unit to do so.

Also included in the list of awards this year are “Outstanding Principal“, “Outstanding Educator“, and “Outstanding School Nurse” at each level of education – Elementary, Middle, and High School. All submissions should be postmarked by March 10, 2017 and sent to:

AREA 2 GWINNETT COUNTY COUNCIL OF PTAs

320 TOWN CENTER AVENUE, SUITE C-11, #278

SUWANEE, GA 30024

Contact Co-President, Taiwannika Walker, for additional information. co-president@area2gwinnettpta.com

List of Local Unit Voting Delegates due JANUARY 11, 2017

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If your local unit has not submitted the list of voting delegates, please submit your listing to co-president@area2gwinnettpta.com, by January 11, 2017. Click here to access the 2016-17 Voting Delegate form.

Voting Body
Defined in the Council bylaws, the voting body consists of:
• Council officers and chairpersons,
• Presidents of the member local units or their alternates,
• Two (2) delegates or alternates from each local unit,
• State and District officers and chairpersons residing in the area,
• Superintendent of schools (or a designee) and
• Principals of schools having local units in Council membership or their alternates.

Delegates (and Alternates)
Council Delegates should be experienced, capable local unit members. They should participate in discussion,
report back verbally at the next local unit meeting, and file a written report with their local unit
secretary. They should also keep a procedure book for the guidance of future delegates.

Local Unit Delegates to Council
Presidents and their alternates and the two delegates and their alternates represent their local unit as part
of the voting body of the Council. Council bylaws specify the number of eligible delegates from each local
unit and are selected by the method chosen by their local unit. Each local unit president should submit
the name(s) of the delegate(s) and alternate(s) to the Council secretary by the date specified by the Council
president.

While participation in the business of the Council may be limited to voting delegates, as defined in the
Council bylaws, Council meetings are open to all members of the PTA units that make up the Council.

Local Unit Delegate Responsibilities
Local unit delegates are a vital link between the local unit and the Council. They should:
• Attend every meeting of their local unit PTA and of the Council, or send their designated alternate.
• Be familiar with bylaws at all levels.
• Participate fully in Council discussion and deliberations. Each delegate (or alternate, if delegate is not
in attendance) is entitled to make motions, debate and vote at each Council meeting.
• Report to the Council their local unit’s decision on matters referred to it for approval.
• Take careful notes, bring back a full report to their local unit, and file reports with the secretary of the
local unit. (See the sample in the Forms Section)
• Put announcements of Council activities in the local unit PTA newsletter.
• Share information on local unit activities, programs and publications with other member local units.
• Encourage local unit members to attend Council programs and support Council projects.
• Notify local unit members of the next Council meeting and urge them to attend.
• Prepare a procedure book for the guidance of future delegates.
NOTE: A local unit must have sent membership dues to Georgia PTA and paid Council dues in order to have delegate voting privileges at Council meetings and Convention Leadership Training (CLT).

Area Council Secretary Needed

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Area 2 is in need of a Council Secretary to fill the vacant position as soon as possible. The secretary would serve through the end of this school year, unless re-elected at the Area 2 Spring Elections. If interested, please email Co-President, Taiwannika Walker, at co-president@area2gwinnettpta.com.

The Council Secretary duties are:
• Records the minutes of all Executive Committee, Board of Directors and general Council meetings.
• Keeps an accurate record of the attendance and the minutes at Executive Committee, Board of Directors and general Council meetings.
• Reads or distributes printed copies of the minutes of the previous meeting for approval.
• Keeps a current copy of the bylaws.
• Retains minutes from previous meetings for reference at each meeting. Please refer to Section 4 of the Georgia PTA Leadership Resource for specific information about meetings and minutes.
• Determines the presence of a quorum prior to any business being conducted.
• Calls the meeting to order in the absence of the President and Vice-President(s), unless the bylaws specify otherwise, and presides until a temporary chairperson is elected.
• Is responsible for the correspondence of the Council.
• Keeps a list of Council delegate(s) and alternate(s) for each local unit in membership.
• Keeps an accurate list of the names of the local units in membership.
• Keeps names and addresses of the local unit Presidents and Principals with Council membership, and Superintendent(s) within the Council.
• Assists and trains local unit secretaries with their duties.
• Immediately upon election of new officers and no later than May 1, submits online their names,
addresses and phone numbers to the state PTA office and sends a copy to the District Director.
• Serves as emergency signer on bank account

2016 Local Unit Officers List Needed

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Please send in your 2016 local unit PTA/PTSA officers to Georgia PTA, District 12, and the Area 2 Gwinnett County Council of PTAs. (If you have been receiving emails this summer from Area 2, you do not have to resend your information.)

Georgia PTA: Email to gapta@georgiapta.org

District 12 Secretary: Email to georgiaptadistrict12secretary@gmail.com

Area 2 Secretary: Email to secretary@area2gwinnettpta.com

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2016-2017 Area II Gwinnett Council of PTAs Executive Committee

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The 2016-17 Area II Gwinnett Council of PTAs Executive Committee was elected at the April Elections/Spring Awards Banquet at Peachtree Ridge High School. Elected to serve as the Area II Council leaders are:

Shauna Young & Taiwannika Walker, Co-Presidents

Sam Howard & Sean Whiteman, Co-Vice Presidents

Sonia Howard, Secretary

Virginia Kerr, Treasurer

2014-2015 Area II Council Executive Committee

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Area II Gwinnett County Council of PTAs is pleased to announce the new 2014-2015 executive committee elected at the Spring General Meeting on April 29, 2014:

  • Co-President:  Virginia Kerr
  • Co-President:  Open
  • Vice President:  Martina Royal
  • Vice President:  Shauna Young
  • Secretary:  Tracy McCree                 
  • Treasurer:  Cindy Murphy  

2013-2014 Area II PTA Scholarship Awards

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Area II Council is proud to announce the following recipients of our 2013-2014 Area II PTA Scholarship Awards:

Caitlin Berry — Norcross High School
Kaitlin Costello — Collins Hill High School
Gregory Hentz — Peachtree Ridge High School
Kelby Jordan — Lanier High School
Janine Kfouri — Mountain View High School
Carolina Mauersberg — North Gwinnett High School
Hannah Robinson — Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology
Tiffany Wang — Duluth High School

The Area II Scholarship Committee presented eight $750 scholarships to the two or four-year accredited college or university selected by each recipient at the Area II Spring General Meeting and Banquet on April 29, 2014.

Soley funded through council membership and council contributions, the Area II PTA Scholarship program recognizes and supports outstanding seniors that exemplify PTA values and are committed to continuing their education at the college or university level.

Please join us in congratulating our 2013-2014 Scholarship Award recipients!

2014-2015 Area II Slate of Officers

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The Area II Gwinnett County Council of PTAs nominating committee is pleased to announce the proposed slate of officers for 2014-2015:

     Co-President:  Virginia Kerr

     Co-President:  Open

     Vice President:  Martina Royal

     Vice President:  Shauna Young

     Secretary:  Open

     Treasurer:  Open

The Area II nominating committee will present a 2014-2015 slate of officers and an election will take place at the Area II Spring General Meeting and Banquet on April 29, 2014 at North Gwinnett Middle School, 170 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Sugar Hill, GA, 30518. Registration check-in and dinner will start at 6:00pm – 6:30pm. The business meeting (including election of officers) will be held from 6:30pm – 8:00pm.

If you have questions regarding the Area II slate of officers, or are interested in any open positions, please contact Elizabeth Lewis, Nominating Committee Chair at: sejko.lewis@gmail.com