tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post6721918804356311819..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Managing the MessageJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-62272163846116074612011-09-04T11:27:36.558-04:002011-09-04T11:27:36.558-04:00what makes you so sure? this is mccpta not cccpta....what makes you so sure? this is mccpta not cccpta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-53195046046579514212011-02-14T16:36:34.054-05:002011-02-14T16:36:34.054-05:00So why don't you call them and ASK what they d...So why don't you call them and ASK what they did? This is kind of an underhanded way of getting the information. Ask them and then post what they say here. When I communicated with the CCCPTA president she got back to me within a couple of hours. I am sure you would get the same response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-89736638954936483952011-02-14T08:35:14.567-05:002011-02-14T08:35:14.567-05:00I hear "Media Training" and it makes me ...I hear "Media Training" and it makes me think of BS lessons.<br /><br />How to keep as much secret as possible from the media.<br /><br />It might also mean how to use media to make MCCPTA meetings more productive. Details would be nice.<br />If the MCCPTA HQ is not forthcoming, the cynical answer may be the accurate one.<br /><br />Oh well, there's always the option of forming a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-425563901389405982011-02-13T15:41:16.711-05:002011-02-13T15:41:16.711-05:00@ libraries
Why do you think this topic is on thi...@ libraries<br /><br />Why do you think this topic is on this blog? PTA members want answers that they aren't getting through their organization.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-4529158724542219432011-02-13T15:29:08.883-05:002011-02-13T15:29:08.883-05:00I have copied the MCCPTA contact information below...I have copied the MCCPTA contact information below. Instead of grandstanding and trying to humiliate a group in public on your website, why not call them directly and ask? With a little research (no library needed), you could get your answer much more quickly, directly, and respectfully.<br /><br />Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA)<br />2096 Gaither Road, Suite 204 <br />Rockville, MD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-74194033993413461702011-02-13T15:14:26.054-05:002011-02-13T15:14:26.054-05:00Well, libraries, why dont' you give readers a ...Well, libraries, why dont' you give readers a synopsis/minutes of what went on at the meeting? <br /><br />PTA member have a right to know the meeting took place, don't they? <br /><br />Don't PTA members have a right to minutes from the meeting? <br /><br />In fact, why weren't PTA members allowed to attend?Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-84156316167631334832011-02-13T14:59:59.795-05:002011-02-13T14:59:59.795-05:00Regarding the relationship between the PTA and the...Regarding the relationship between the PTA and the school system, MCPS is no different from other school districts. With that out of the way, so you are saying that you can't talk with the central office staff without agreeing with them or thinking like them? Why can't they just hear what Mr. Tofig has to say and go on about their business? You seem to assume the worst and hope for even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-73825729811150557262011-02-12T21:32:55.720-05:002011-02-12T21:32:55.720-05:00Welcome back "libraries are obsolete."
...Welcome back "libraries are obsolete."<br /><br />Here in Montgomery County parents pay dues to join their local PTA. Local PTA's exist as part of a National PTA association. The dues go to the local PTA organization and not to the school system. <br />PTA is not a subsidiary of MCPS or any other school system. Their purposes are different.<br />PTA is a grassroots, local advocacy Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-69969968403224934202011-02-12T21:26:51.981-05:002011-02-12T21:26:51.981-05:00is there a problem with having had this training? ...is there a problem with having had this training? it sounds like you are jealous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com