Arts in Education Handbook (password protected)
This handbook section includes guides on citizenship and safety contests.

Announcements and Information

Tennessee PTA Arts in Education Chairman Joyce Watson (email)

Develop your Plans for the Year
Do this very early in the year.
Work with your administration, teachers, and your board to determine safety issues that are most important for your school.
Participate in the Tennessee PTA Safety Poster or Multi-Media contests.
Decide the areas you want to address and consider having a different emphasis monthly or bi-monthly:
Environment
Indoor Air Quality (tobacco smoke, radon, pesticides, etc.)
Outdoor Air Quality
Lead and other Poisoning
Pesticides
Water Pollution
Driver/Traffic Safety
School Bus Safety
Seat Belt Use
Motorcycle Safety
Train Safe
Pedestrian Safety
Bicycle Safety
Skateboard Safety
Sports Injury Prevention
Playground Safety
Summer Safety (Fireworks, Sun, etc.)
Water Safety
Fire Safety
Bullies
Gun Safety
Violence Prevention
Internet Safety

Implement your Plan of Action
Involve parents, including ones who work in or have an avid interest in the area being emphasized. You may want to include an interest survey related to your year’s goals to be distributed to parents at the first of the year.
Involve administration and staff as appropriate by incorporating teaching of the information in classroom work, making time in the schedule for a related school-wide event, etc.
Involve community groups and individuals.

Develop a Procedure Book
Keep it updated and pass it on to your successor. The information you have in your procedure book will vary depending on what your president requires. Obviously, the bulk of the information will be on safety related issues. Besides the bylaws and standing rules of your unit, other items that might be included are: emphases, programs, events, etc. that you have done, resources that you have found helpful, copies of the report forms you sent to the state, and job description of your chairmanship.