The end of the school year is quickly approaching and once again we are in need of volunteers!
As a reminder, all volunteers need a background check to be completed prior to volunteering. This application is kept on file for 3 years.
Following are several opportunities to volunteer. Senior parents—this could be you final chance to help! Don’t let it slip away! 🙂
Please contact Kelly to help or answer questions!
Senior Ipad Collection (need one volunteer for each):
- 5/21 Afternoon 1:00-3:30
- 5/22 All Day 8:00-3:30 (Can be split into smaller time commitments)
Academic Banquet Set Up (need 4 volunteers)
- 5/24 Starting following lunch around 2:00
M9 Field Day (need 10 volunteers):
- 5/18 12:45 – 3:30
- Email Mrs. Bragg at braggk@lisd.net for more information
Marcus HS & M9 Staff Luncheon
- 6/6 10:00-1:00
Signup here
Thank you for a wonderful year at Marcus!
Kelly Thien
Parents, last year’s check drive was a success. Because of your generosity the PTSA was able to continue supporting programs that can benefit all students. A few of the programs the monies supported were:
- Drug Awareness with Red Ribbon Week
- College Fair
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- Reflections Program
- Teacher Appreciation
- Senior Scholarships
We are once again asking for your help with a check drive of $10 to MHS PTSA to help support the following programs:
- Bring in a speaker on feeling safe in school; school safety updates
- Senior Scholarships
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- 180 Abstinence Program
- Red Ribbon Week
- College Fair
- Teacher Appreciation
Your MHS PTSA strives to continue all of the programs and opportunities MHS & MHS9 students have come to expect. 100% of your donation will go towards helping our students!
Make your check payable to MHS PTSA.
Have your student drop in the PTSA lock box at either campus or Mail to:
MHS PTSA
P.O. Box 270111
Flower Mound, TX 75027-0111
You can also donate online.
Kindly send in your donations by May 18, 2018
Not a PTSA member? Join Today!
Tomorrow (04-APR-18) is the last day to submit your application!
Attention Seniors –
Time is getting close for applying for the Marcus PTSA Senior Scholarships. To apply for the scholarship, you must be a member of the Marcus PTSA by January 31, 2018. There are two ways to join the Marcus PTSA and memberships are $15.
Navigate to http://www.joinpta.org/ then choose Lewisville ISD and Marcus PTSA. There is a convenience fee to join on line.
We will also have a representative at Marcus in front of the counselor office Friday January 26, 2018 from 7:30 am – 8:15 am and you can fill out an application and pay to join the PTSA. Please bring either a check or exact change.
The scholarship applications are due Wednesday April 4, 2018 at 4:00 pm. The application will be available at https://marcusptsa.org/senior-scholarship/ on February 1, 2018 @ 8:00 am.
Dear PTA Advocates,
Once again and with your help, Texas PTA was instrumental in stopping the passage of legislation to create a voucher program in Texas. Our message continues to be, “Focus on strengthening our public schools! All students benefit from that goal.”
We made small, but important progress to begin to reform our outdated, inequitable and inadequate school finance system during the Special Legislative Session that lasted for 30 days this summer. HB 21 by Rep. Dan Huberty, created a grant program to provide extra support for students with dyslexia and autism, removed a penalty in funding for very small school districts, created a step-down to help some districts to adjust to the loss of specialized funding they had been receiving since 2006, and created a commission to develop recommendations for school finance reform that can be considered in the next Legislative Session that will begin in January of 2019.
While we did not see the progress in reforming our school funding system that we were hoping for, we made great progress in educating legislators about the fact that as property values rise and homeowners pay more in taxes, the state, for at least 10 years, has been using those increased revenues to offset their share of the cost of public education so that they now contribute less than 32% of the cost of education in Texas. This cannot continue. The state must increase its share of funding for public schools and must fund schools equitably. We will continue to work toward this goal.
Thanks again for making a difference,
Texas PTA Board of Directors and Staff
Texas PTA Advocacy Committee
Urge Legislators to Vote YES on HB 21 and HB 23!
Texas students need your voice tomorrow when legislators debate HB 21 and HB 23. Email or call your Representative and ask them to vote YES on both of these critical priorities.
As a reminder, HB 21 is Representative Dan Huberty’s plan to fix our broken school finance system. HB 23 is Rep. Huberty’s bill that aims to fund innovative, collaborative programs for students with autism on public school and charter school campuses.
We need your voices to #backthefuture of Texas children now.
They are our No. 1 priority!
If you have an entering 9-12 student, please consider taking a few minutes to complete the following survey relating to endorsement selection.
- The ways in which information about your students’ endorsement selection process is transmitted to you
- How effective you feel the information you are receiving is to your ability to support your child’s decision making
Did you know that Federal funding for public education programs has remained at 2% of the federal budget for decades, despite the increase in public school enrollment and the rising cost of education resources and services.
This disparity between funding levels and actual costs means that the federal government has essentially enacted cuts to classrooms. National PTA is running a nationwide campaign—from July 7 to September 29—to raise public awareness that current levels of federal education funding are an inadequate investment in our children.
We need YOU to help to make this initiative a success—Every state PTA, local unit and PTA member is critical to stopping cuts to classrooms!
Here’s how to participate in the STOP Cuts to Classrooms campaign:
- Sign the petition to #STOPCutsToClassrooms to make your voice heard and receive regular updates on the campaign.
- Share your thoughts on social media (use our sample tweets and Facebook posts) and participate in Funding Fridays on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to raise awareness that 2% of federal funding for public education is not enough.
- Visit National PTA’s #STOPCutsToClassrooms webpage to learn more about federal funding for public education and view the campaign toolkit for more info.
Dads, your child benefits when you join PTA.
Studies show students perform better when BOTH parents are involved in education. Men and women think differently and bring different perspectives to PTA. PTAs are more vibrant and more appealing to all when both men and women help run them.
