Director's Message -

Thank you to everyone who attended Packet Orientation on August 3, 2017! Now that school is in session and you have the new Illinois PTA resources in hand it is time to start PTA member training. PTA training is for all PTA members but required by your bylaws for all board members and officers. The more the membership knows, the easier job it is for the board and the officers. Our Fall training has be scheduled and can be referenced here and on our calendar. Please share the flyer with your community and be sure to register prior to each training so that handouts are available.

PTA Local Unit Honor Awards are now being reviewed. Be sure to attend and be recognized at our Annual Meeting on October 16, 2017 this year.

Our Annual Meeting Invitation and Response form is available now. Please plan on joining us for dinner and celebration with our PTA community. We look forward to seeing PTA presidents, board members, delegates, administrators, school board members as well as members from our State Board of Directors at this once a year event. This year we will be electing a nominating committee (who will search and slate for a new Northwest Cook Region Director) as well as recognizing the wonderful programs that our PTAs bring to our children!

Be sure to file the appropriate forms with the IRS. If your fiscal year ended on June 30th your filing is due to the IRS no later than November 15th. Have any questions, let us know. It is better to be early, rather than late.

Reflections - 2017-2018 Theme : "Within Reach..."

Promote Reflections at all your school and PTA gatherings.

Projects are due to your Council by November 10.

Projects are due to our Disrict by December 9.

This year's Region Reflections Reception will be held on March 13, 2017. Be sure to mark your calendars now to attend this wonderful event celebrating our students whose projects have advanced to the region level of this fabulous program.

Back to School Kits

National PTA has a website for all of the reference guides needed for PTAs. New Back to School Kit resources are available online now. Take a few minutes to create your profile and gain access to this invaluable information and review all of the information that is available at http://www.ptakit.org.

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You can use the link or it can be can be searched using "Illinois PTA - Northwest Cook Region".

Map of Northwest Cook Region

See the map of all our PTAs in the About section.