Tennessee PTA Statewide Summer Leadership Training Is July 21-27

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Tennessee PTA invites the public to the 2012 Tour de Tennessee. Each year Tennessee PTA conducts Summer Leadership Training in six cities across the state. 

This year's Tour de Tennessee will be Saturday, July 21-Friday, July 27. The cities will be Clarksville, Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, the Tri-Cites area and the Knoxville area. Anyone who is interested in increasing parental involvement in their schools is welcome.  

The cost is $5 a person (lunch may be an additional fee).  Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the day will conclude at 2:30 p.m.  

Some of the workshops will include:  PTA Basics, ABCs for Treasurers, Common Core State Standards, National PTA Reflections Arts Program, Advocating 365 Days a Year and more.

2012 Tour de Tennessee Locations:

Clarksville

Saturday, July 21

Sango Elementary School

3585 Sango Road

Clarksville, Tn. 37043

Memphis

Monday, July 23

Southwind High School

7900 East Shelby Drive

Memphis, Tn. 38125

Nashville

Tuesday, July 24

Tennessee PTA State Office

1905 Acklen Avenue

Nashville, Tn. 37212

Chattanooga

Wednesday, July 25

Hixson Middle School

5681 Old Hixson Pike

Chattanooga, Tn. 37343

Tri-Cities

Thursday, July 26

Sullivan Central High School

131 Shipley Ferry Road

Blountville, Tn. 37617

Knoxville

Friday, July 27

Oak Ridge High School

1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike

Oak Ridge, Tn. 37830

For more information, visit the Tennessee PTA website, www.tnpta.org, or call the Tennessee PTA State Office at 615 383-9740 or 888 782-5712.

 


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