PUBLIC "-//Arlington Public Library::Center for Local History//TEXT (US::ViAr::ViAr00183::A Guide to the Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003)//EN" "ViAr00183.xml" A Guide to the Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003 Arlington County Council of PTAs, Records of the RG 183 Heather Crocetto Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History © 2012 Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Gregory Pierce, 2 March 2021 Description is in English A Guide to the Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003 A Collection in Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History RG 183

Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History 2012 Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Descriptive Summary Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003 RG 183 14 boxes. English Arlington County Council of PTAs Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, Collection # RG 183, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lawrence Fishtahler in July 2010.

Historical Information

RG 183 houses the records of the Arlington (Virginia) Council of PTAs (CCPTA). The CCPTA comprises local PTA units from 22 elementary schools, four middle schools, and three high schools in Arlington County. The mission is to promote the goals of PTA: supporting and speaking on behalf of school children, helping parents be effective guardians and role models for their children, and encouraging greater parental involvement in their schools. CCPTA provides leadership, assists, and acts as a resource for local PTAs, helping them to work more effectively for their schools and communities. The Council was organized in 1931, although records of the early years are no longer extant, according to a history compiled in 1949 (Series 1, File 19).

The CCPTA is governed by the bylaws of the Virginia PTA. Local PTAs join the CCPTA as self-governing organizations.

Scope and Content

RG 183 measures approximately 6.5 linear feet and dates from 1949 to 2003 (bulk dates 1990-2002). Types of material include agendas, minutes, correspondence, reports, newsletters, subject files, and miscellaneous printed matter.

The records concern topics of interest to Arlington PTAs during the periods covered. The most popular include school budgets, teacher salaries, school boundaries, school annual and daily schedules, school transportation and safe routes to school, curricula, diversifying school populations, Virginia Standards of Learning, summer activities, family involvement activities, school overcrowding, PTA program planning, Virginia education legislation, and activities of the Virginia PTA.

Arrangement

Record Group 183 is organized into six series by date spans, the collection's original organization. Under each series there are files by subjects, the original arrangement. As much as possible, the original subject labels are used, even when this causes slight variations in subject terminology between series. Note that there are several date gaps (e.g. 1992, 1996). Folders containing photographs have an asterisk [*] after the file name.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Researchers interested in Arlington County schools may consult such records as: RG 163, Records of the Arlington County School Board and RG 7, Records of the Arlington County Public Schools.

Index Terms Subjects: Parent-teacher relationships -- United States. Education -- Virginia -- Arlington County (Va.) Arlington (Va.) Arlington County (Va.) Contents List Records Chiefly 1990-1991 ACI (Advisory Council on Instruction), 1989-1991 1 Accreditation, 1987 1 Appointments, 1989-1990 1 Budgets, 1986-1991 1 Chairman Information, 1990 1 Chairman's Council, 1990-1991 1 Clothing Bank, 1991 1 Communication, 1984-1991 1 Community Organizations, 1986-1991 1 County Councilor, 1988-1990 1 Curriculum 1986-1991 1 Desegregation, 1986-1987 1 Diverse Population Aids 1 Diverse Populations, 1989-1990 1 Drug Abuse, 1987 1 Forum, 1988-1989 1 Grade Reporting, 1985-1990 1 Health and Wellness, 1985-1990 2 History - Arlington CCPTAs, 1949 , 1989 2 Installations 2 Insurance, 1989-1990 2 Legislation 1986-1991 2 Local Units, 1990 2 Media, 1988 2 Middle Schools, , 1989-1991 2 Minority Achievement, 1989-1990 2 National PTA, 1989-1991 2 Planning Factors, 1986, 1989-1991 2 Potomac District, 1990-1991 2 Priority Areas of Work, 1987-1990 3 Reflections, 1988-1991 3 Salary Study, 1987 3 Scholarship, 1989-1990 3 Seven Period Day, 1988-1989 3 Six-Year Plan, 1986-1991 3 State PTA, 1990-1991 3 Strategic Plan, 1983-1991 3 Taxes, 1983-1991 3 Transportation, 1988-1990 3 Records Chiefly 1993-1995 AEA, 1993-1994 3 Assessment, 1993-1994 3 Budget, 1994-1995 3 Candidate Forum, 1994-1995 3 Charter Schools, 1994-1995 3 Class Size, 1994 3 County Council Budget, 1993-1995 3 County Council (General), 1993-1995 4 County Councilor, 1994 4 Expanding Role, 1994 4 Goals 2000 for Virginia SOLs, 1995 4 Hit the Ground, 1993 4 Leadership Workshop: 12 Angry Men, 1993-1994 * 4 Letters to President and County Council Delegate, 1993-1995 4 Mainstreaming, 1993-1994 4 Miscellaneous, 1994-1995 4 Parent Involvement Profiles/PIC, 1993-1995 4 Peacemaking and Safety, 1994-1995 4 "Process," 1995 4 Quality Education Case Studies, 1994-1995 4 Reflections, 1994-1995 5 State/National, 1993-1995 5 Summer, 1994-1995 5 Technology, 1993-1995 5 Winter Reception, 1994 5 Records Chiefly 1997-1998 Addresses and Telephone Numbers, 1997-1998 5 Alternative Admissions, 1997-1998 5 Announcements - Information, 1997-1998 5 Arlington Public Schools Handbook, 1997-1998 5 Banquet, 1997-1998 5 Banquet, 1989-1992 5 Banquet, 1998 5 Budget Proposal for 1999 FY, 1998 6 Building Level Management Plans, 1997-1998 6 Calendar, 1997-1998 6 Correspondence for County Council of PTAs, 1998 6 Correspondence for PTA Presidents, 1997-1998 6 Correspondence for School Board, 1998 6 County Councilor, 1994-1998 6 Directory, 1997-1998 6 ESL Report, 1995-1997 6 Family Information Center, 6 Fund Raising, 1997 6 The Gap, 1997-1998 6 Glossary, 1997-1998 6 Indoor Air Quality, 1994, 1996, 1997 6 Latino Parent Training, 1997-1998 6 Legislation, 1997-1998 6 Outreach, 1995, 1997-1998 6 Overcrowding - General, 1990-1997 6 Overcrowding - Middle School, 1997-1998 7 Partners in Education, 1997-1998 7 Press Releases, 1997-1998 7 Programs, 1996-1998 7 Read Across America, 1998 7 Reflections, 1997-1998 7 Second Language Instruction, 1998 7 SOA/SOL, 1997-1998 7 State, 1997-1998 7 Superintendent, 1997 7 Technology, 1996, 1997 7 Treasurer, 1996-1997 7 Web Page (County Council of PTAs) 7 Records Chiefly 1998-1999 Budget - County Council of PTAs, 1998-1999 7 Budget - Arlington Schools, 1998-1999 7 Budget, Arlington Schools, Superintendent Proposed Budget FY 2000, 1999 7 Bylaws, 1994, 1997, 1999 8 Calendar, 1998, 1999 8 Correspondence, 1998-1999 8 County Councilor, 1998-1999 8 Crowding, 1997-1999 8 FAcilities, Accommodations, 1999 8 Legislation, 1998-1999 8 Meetings - County Council of PTAs, 1997-1999 8 National PTA, 1998-1999 8 National PTA - Annual Resources for PTAs, 1998-1999 8 Neighborhood Day, 1998 9 Parental Involvement, 1998 9 Partners in Education, 1998 9 Press, 1998 9 Programs, 1998-1999 9 School Board, 1998 9 School Board, 1999 9 Summer Activities Fair - Teen Summer Expo, 1999 9 Survey Results v. 1, by Mathtech, 1999 9 Virginia PTA, 1999 9 Youth Task Force, 1998 9 Records Chiefly 2000-2001 Agendas, September 1999 - June 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, August 7, 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, September 6, 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, September 18, 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents (Includes Bylaws), October 2, 2000 10 Suporting Documents for Meeting, October 16, 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, November 6, 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, November 20, 2000 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, January 3, 2001 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, January 22, 2001 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, February 5, 2001 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, February 26, 2001 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, March 5, 2001 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, April 2, 2001 10 Agenda and Supporting Documents, May 7, 2001 10 Banquet, May 21, 2001 10 Bond Campaign, 1998 10 Bond Campaign, 2000 10 Boundaries, March 2000 10 Budget, 2000-2001 10 Calendars, 2000-2001 10 Contacts, 2000-2001 10 Correspondence, April - August 2000 10 Correspondence, September 2000 10 Correspondence, October - December 2000 10 County Councilor, 1999-2001 11 District, 2000 11 Facilities Proposal for FY 2002-2007, 2000 11 Forum, February - March 2001 11 Greatergood.com 2000 11 Kindergarten Info Night, February 7 , 12, 2001 11 Immersion, May 2001 11 Leadership Arlington, February 2001 11 Leadership Workshop, June 5, 2000 11 LULAC, July 2000 11 Minutes, March - June 2000 11 Minutes, Arlington Forum, October 16, 2000 11 Outreach, August 2000 11 Partnership, 2000-2001 11 PIE 11 PTA Meeting Schedules, 2000 11 Presidents and Delegates of PTAs, 2000-2001 11 Pre-School, January 2001 11 Reflections, 2000-2001 11 Safe Route, 2000 11 School Visits, 2000 11 Standards of Learning, 1999-2000 11 Start Time, 2000 11 Summer Activities Fair, 2001 11 Superintendent, 2000 12 Teacher Compensation, 2001 12 Williamsburg Middle School, November 2000 12 Records Chiefly 2001-2002 2001-2002 Agenda, Leadership Workshop, June 4, 2001 12 Agenda, July 16, 2001 12 Agenda, September 5, 2001 12 Agenda, September 24, 2001 12 Agenda, October 1, 2001 12 Agenda, October 15, 2001 12 Agenda, November 5, 2001 12 Agenda, November 19, 2001 12 Agenda, January 7, 2002 12 Agenda, January 28, 2002 12 Agenda, February 4, 2002 12 Agendas, February 19, 25, 2002 12 Agenda, March 4, 2002 12 Agenda, April 15, 2002 12 Boundary Developement and Program Planning, 2002-2003 12 Budge, 2001-2003 12 Calendars, 2001-2002 13 County Councilor, 2001 13 Directory, 2001-2002 13 District, 2001-2002 13 Greater Good, 2000 13 Immersion, 2000 13 Information Nights, 2001-2002 13 Legislative Issues, 2001-2002 13 Minutes, September 2002 13 Minutes, October 2002 13 Minutes, November 2002 13 Miscellaneous, 2000 13 Name Tents, 2001 13 Newscheck, November 2002 13 President and Delegates, 2001-2002 13 Programs, 2001-2002 13 Reflections, January 28, 2002 13 Safety, 2000-2001 13 School Board, 2001 13 School Board, Novemer 21, 2002 14 Arlington Traditional School Additions and Renovations, November 21, 2002 14 School Board, Part 1, December 5, 2002 14 School Board, Part 2, December 5, 2002 14 School Board, Part 3, December 5, 2002 14 School Board, December 11, 2002 14 School Yard Classroom, 2002 14 Sumer Activities, 2000-2002 14 Teacher Pay, 2001 14 TEI Video, January 31, 2002 14 Virginia PTA, 2001 14