A Guide to the Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003 Arlington County Council of PTAs, Records of the RG 183

A Guide to the Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003

A Collection in Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History

Collection number RG 183

Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History

Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History
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Email: localhistory@arlingtonva.us
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Heather Crocetto

Repository

Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History

Collection number

RG 183

Title

Records of the Arlington County Council of PTAs, 1949-2003

Extent

14 boxes .

Creator

Arlington County Council of PTAs

Language

English

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.

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.

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:

Arlington (Va.)
Arlington County (Va.)
Education -- Virginia -- Arlington County (Va.)
Parent-teacher relationships -- United States.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Arlington (Va.)
Arlington County (Va.)

Contents List

Series 1: Records Chiefly 1990-1991

Box 1
File 1: ACI (Advisory Council on Instruction), 1989-1991
Box 1
File 2: Accreditation, 1987
Box 1
File 3: Appointments, 1989-1990
Box 1
File 4: Budgets, 1986-1991
Box 1
File 5: Chairman Information, 1990
Box 1
File 6: Chairman's Council, 1990-1991
Box 1
File 7: Clothing Bank, 1991
Box 1
File 8: Communication, 1984-1991
Box 1
File 9: Community Organizations, 1986-1991
Box 1
File 10: County Councilor, 1988-1990
Box 1
File 11: Curriculum 1986-1991
Box 1
File 12: Desegregation, 1986-1987
Box 1
File 13: Diverse Population Aids
Box 1
File 14: Diverse Populations, 1989-1990
Box 1
File 15: Drug Abuse, 1987
Box 1
File 16: Forum, 1988-1989
Box 1
File 17: Grade Reporting, 1985-1990
Box 2
File 18: Health and Wellness, 1985-1990
Box 2
File 19: History - Arlington CCPTAs, 1949 , 1989
Box 2
File 20: Installations
Box 2
File 21: Insurance, 1989-1990
Box 2
File 22: Legislation 1986-1991
Box 2
File 23: Local Units, 1990
Box 2
File 24: Media, 1988
Box 2
File 25: Middle Schools, , 1989-1991
Box 2
File 26: Minority Achievement, 1989-1990
Box 2
File 27: National PTA, 1989-1991
Box 2
File 28: Planning Factors, 1986 , 1989-1991
Box 2
File 29: Potomac District, 1990-1991
Box 3
File 30: Priority Areas of Work, 1987-1990
Box 3
File 31: Reflections, 1988-1991
Box 3
File 32: Salary Study, 1987
Box 3
File 33: Scholarship, 1989-1990
Box 3
File 34: Seven Period Day, 1988-1989
Box 3
File 35: Six-Year Plan, 1986-1991
Box 3
File 36: State PTA, 1990-1991
Box 3
File 37: Strategic Plan, 1983-1991
Box 3
File 38: Taxes, 1983-1991
Box 3
File 39: Transportation, 1988-1990

Series 2: Records Chiefly 1993-1995

Box 3
File 1: AEA, 1993-1994
Box 3
File 2: Assessment, 1993-1994
Box 3
File 3: Budget, 1994-1995
Box 3
File 4: Candidate Forum, 1994-1995
Box 3
File 5: Charter Schools, 1994-1995
Box 3
File 6: Class Size, 1994
Box 3
File 7: County Council Budget, 1993-1995
Box 4
File 8: County Council (General), 1993-1995
Box 4
File 9: County Councilor, 1994
Box 4
File 10: Expanding Role, 1994
Box 4
File 11: Goals 2000 for Virginia SOLs, 1995
Box 4
File 12: Hit the Ground, 1993
Box 4
File 13: Leadership Workshop: 12 Angry Men, 1993-1994 *
Box 4
File 14: Letters to President and County Council Delegate, 1993-1995
Box 4
File 15: Mainstreaming, 1993-1994
Box 4
File 16: Miscellaneous, 1994-1995
Box 4
File 17: Parent Involvement Profiles/PIC, 1993-1995
Box 4
File 18: Peacemaking and Safety, 1994-1995
Box 4
File 19: "Process," 1995
Box 4
File 20: Quality Education Case Studies, 1994-1995
Box 5
File 21: Reflections, 1994-1995
Box 5
File 22: State/National, 1993-1995
Box 5
File 23: Summer, 1994-1995
Box 5
File 24: Technology, 1993-1995
Box 5
File 25: Winter Reception, 1994

Series 3: Records Chiefly 1997-1998

Box 5
File 1: Addresses and Telephone Numbers, 1997-1998
Box 5
File 2: Alternative Admissions, 1997-1998
Box 5
File 3: Announcements - Information, 1997-1998
Box 5
File 4: Arlington Public Schools Handbook, 1997-1998
Box 5
File 5: Banquet, 1997-1998
Box 5
File 6: Banquet, 1989-1992
Box 5
File 7: Banquet, 1998
Box 6
File 8: Budget Proposal for 1999 FY, 1998
Box 6
File 9: Building Level Management Plans, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 10: Calendar, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 11: Correspondence for County Council of PTAs, 1998
Box 6
File 12: Correspondence for PTA Presidents, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 13: Correspondence for School Board, 1998
Box 6
File 14: County Councilor, 1994-1998
Box 6
File 15: Directory, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 16: ESL Report, 1995-1997
Box 6
File 17: Family Information Center,
Box 6
File 18: Fund Raising, 1997
Box 6
File 19: The Gap, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 20: Glossary, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 21: Indoor Air Quality, 1994 , 1996 , 1997
Box 6
File 22: Latino Parent Training, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 23: Legislation, 1997-1998
Box 6
File 24: Outreach, 1995 , 1997-1998
Box 6
File 25: Overcrowding - General, 1990-1997
Box 7
File 26: Overcrowding - Middle School, 1997-1998
Box 7
File 27: Partners in Education, 1997-1998
Box 7
File 28: Press Releases, 1997-1998
Box 7
File 29: Programs, 1996-1998
Box 7
File 30: Read Across America, 1998
Box 7
File 31: Reflections, 1997-1998
Box 7
File 32: Second Language Instruction, 1998
Box 7
File 33: SOA/SOL, 1997-1998
Box 7
File 34: State, 1997-1998
Box 7
File 35: Superintendent, 1997
Box 7
File 36: Technology, 1996 , 1997
Box 7
File 37: Treasurer, 1996-1997
Box 7
File 38: Web Page (County Council of PTAs)

Series 4: Records Chiefly 1998-1999

Box 7
File 1: Budget - County Council of PTAs, 1998-1999
Box 7
File 2: Budget - Arlington Schools, 1998-1999
Box 7
File 3: Budget, Arlington Schools, Superintendent Proposed Budget FY 2000, 1999
Box 8
File 4: Bylaws, 1994 , 1997 , 1999
Box 8
File 5: Calendar, 1998 , 1999
Box 8
File 6: Correspondence, 1998-1999
Box 8
File 7: County Councilor, 1998-1999
Box 8
File 8: Crowding, 1997-1999
Box 8
File 9: FAcilities, Accommodations, 1999
Box 8
File 10: Legislation, 1998-1999
Box 8
File 11: Meetings - County Council of PTAs, 1997-1999
Box 8
File 12: National PTA, 1998-1999
Box 8
File 13: National PTA - Annual Resources for PTAs, 1998-1999
Box 9
File 14: Neighborhood Day, 1998
Box 9
File 15: Parental Involvement, 1998
Box 9
File 16: Partners in Education, 1998
Box 9
File 17: Press, 1998
Box 9
File 18: Programs, 1998-1999
Box 9
File 19: School Board, 1998
Box 9
File 20: School Board, 1999
Box 9
File 21: Summer Activities Fair - Teen Summer Expo, 1999
Box 9
File 22: Survey Results v. 1, by Mathtech, 1999
Box 9
File 23: Virginia PTA, 1999
Box 9
File 24: Youth Task Force, 1998

Series 5: Records Chiefly 2000-2001

Box 10
File 1: Agendas, September 1999 - June 2000
Box 10
File 2: Agenda and Supporting Documents, August 7, 2000
Box 10
File 3: Agenda and Supporting Documents, September 6, 2000
Box 10
File 4: Agenda and Supporting Documents, September 18, 2000
Box 10
File 5: Agenda and Supporting Documents (Includes Bylaws), October 2, 2000
Box 10
File 6: Suporting Documents for Meeting, October 16, 2000
Box 10
File 7: Agenda and Supporting Documents, November 6, 2000
Box 10
File 8: Agenda and Supporting Documents, November 20, 2000
Box 10
File 9: Agenda and Supporting Documents, January 3, 2001
Box 10
File 10: Agenda and Supporting Documents, January 22, 2001
Box 10
File 11: Agenda and Supporting Documents, February 5, 2001
Box 10
File 12: Agenda and Supporting Documents, February 26, 2001
Box 10
File 13: Agenda and Supporting Documents, March 5, 2001
Box 10
File 14: Agenda and Supporting Documents, April 2, 2001
Box 10
File 15: Agenda and Supporting Documents, May 7, 2001
Box 10
File 16: Banquet, May 21, 2001
Box 10
File 17: Bond Campaign, 1998
Box 10
File 18: Bond Campaign, 2000
Box 10
File 19: Boundaries, March 2000
Box 10
File 20: Budget, 2000-2001
Box 10
File 21: Calendars, 2000-2001
Box 10
File 22: Contacts, 2000-2001
Box 10
File 23: Correspondence, April - August 2000
Box 10
File 24: Correspondence, September 2000
Box 10
File 25: Correspondence, October - December 2000
Box 11
File 26: County Councilor, 1999-2001
Box 11
File 27: District, 2000
Box 11
File 28: Facilities Proposal for FY 2002-2007, 2000
Box 11
File 29: Forum, February - March 2001
Box 11
File 30: Greatergood.com 2000
Box 11
File 31: Kindergarten Info Night, February 7 , 12, 2001
Box 11
File 32: Immersion, May 2001
Box 11
File 33: Leadership Arlington, February 2001
Box 11
File 34: Leadership Workshop, June 5, 2000
Box 11
File 35: LULAC, July 2000
Box 11
File 36: Minutes, March - June 2000
Box 11
File 37: Minutes, Arlington Forum, October 16, 2000
Box 11
File 38: Outreach, August 2000
Box 11
File 39: Partnership, 2000-2001
Box 11
File 40: PIE
Box 11
File 41: PTA Meeting Schedules, 2000
Box 11
File 42: Presidents and Delegates of PTAs, 2000-2001
Box 11
File 43: Pre-School, January 2001
Box 11
File 44: Reflections, 2000-2001
Box 11
File 45: Safe Route, 2000
Box 11
File 46: School Visits, 2000
Box 11
File 47: Standards of Learning, 1999-2000
Box 11
File 48: Start Time, 2000
Box 11
File 49: Summer Activities Fair, 2001
Box 12
File 50: Superintendent, 2000
Box 12
File 51: Teacher Compensation, 2001
Box 12
File 52: Williamsburg Middle School, November 2000

Series 6: Records Chiefly 2001-2002 2001-2002

Box 12
File 1: Agenda, Leadership Workshop, June 4, 2001
Box 12
File 2: Agenda, July 16, 2001
Box 12
File 3: Agenda, September 5, 2001
Box 12
File 4: Agenda, September 24, 2001
Box 12
File 5: Agenda, October 1, 2001
Box 12
File 6: Agenda, October 15, 2001
Box 12
File 7: Agenda, November 5, 2001
Box 12
File 8: Agenda, November 19, 2001
Box 12
File 9: Agenda, January 7, 2002
Box 12
File 10: Agenda, January 28, 2002
Box 12
File 11: Agenda, February 4, 2002
Box 12
File 12: Agendas, February 19 , 25, 2002
Box 12
File 13: Agenda, March 4, 2002
Box 12
File 14: Agenda, April 15, 2002
Box 12
File 15: Boundary Developement and Program Planning, 2002-2003
Box 12
File 16: Budge, 2001-2003
Box 13
File 17: Calendars, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 18: County Councilor, 2001
Box 13
File 19: Directory, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 20: District, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 21: Greater Good, 2000
Box 13
File 22: Immersion, 2000
Box 13
File 23: Information Nights, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 24: Legislative Issues, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 25: Minutes, September 2002
Box 13
File 26: Minutes, October 2002
Box 13
File 27: Minutes, November 2002
Box 13
File 28: Miscellaneous, 2000
Box 13
File 29: Name Tents, 2001
Box 13
File 30: Newscheck, November 2002
Box 13
File 31: President and Delegates, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 32: Programs, 2001-2002
Box 13
File 33: Reflections, January 28, 2002
Box 13
File 34: Safety, 2000-2001
Box 13
File 35: School Board, 2001
Box 14
File 36: School Board, Novemer 21, 2002
Box 14
File 37: Arlington Traditional School Additions and Renovations, November 21, 2002
Box 14
File 38: School Board, Part 1, December 5, 2002
Box 14
File 39: School Board, Part 2, December 5, 2002
Box 14
File 40: School Board, Part 3, December 5, 2002
Box 14
File 41: School Board, December 11, 2002
Box 14
File 42: School Yard Classroom, 2002
Box 14
File 43: Sumer Activities, 2000-2002
Box 14
File 44: Teacher Pay, 2001
Box 14
File 45: TEI Video, January 31, 2002
Box 14
File 46: Virginia PTA, 2001

A Collection in Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Collection number RG 183