Hello PTA Members!!!!! As a follow up to the closing presentation at the Fall Leadership Conference – yOUR CHILDREN have a right to BELONG, KS PTA is excited to offer the following opportunity for PTA leaders and members to engage in this discussion. Please join us for a three part series, titled yOUR beLONGING, facilitated by Kansas PTA Diversity and Inclusion Chair, Brian Brown. Register for Session 1 here. yOUR beLONGING Session 1

“The challenges of our current environment will leave a lasting and painful impression on our children, families, and educators unless we all decide to move forward… together. Kansas PTA will continue working from our values in an effort to listen more than we will speak. We encourage all stakeholders to actively educate yourself alongside us on issues related to anti-racism and to use your privilege (whatever privilege that may be) to serve and advocate on behalf of our young people. In the end, we will provide education and support efforts in areas of diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion – addressing issues [...]

“The challenges of our current environment will leave a lasting and painful impression on our children, families, and educators unless we all decide to move forward… together. Kansas PTA will continue working from our values in an effort to listen more than we will speak. We encourage all stakeholders to actively educate yourself alongside us on issues related to anti-racism and to use your privilege (whatever privilege that may be) to serve and advocate on behalf of our young people. In the end, we will provide education and support efforts in areas of diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion – addressing issues [...]