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Welcome to the 2011-2012 Maryland PTA Reflections Program! The theme for the 2011-2012 program is "Diversity Means..." There are some changes to the 2011-2012 program, so please read all of the materials carefully! We NEVER want to disqualify a student’s entry because the chair didn’t follow the instructions – read carefully and contact MD PTA if you have ANY questions. The complete 2011-2012 Reflections Local Chair Guide, including all the forms and rules can be found linked below: Local
Chair Guide New for 2011-2012:
A copy of the form is in the Local Chair Guide or you can access the form here: Student Entry Form (Be sure to fill, save, print and sign!) For the 2011-2012 program, a title is REQUIRED
(“Untitled” is
not a title). Each participant is required to submit an artist statement
that describes what inspired him or her to create the work and how it
relates to the theme. The artist statement is mandatory for all entries
in all grade divisions. The statement may not exceed 250 words (1,000
characters maximum); there is no minimum length. The Student Entry Form
provides a space to type the artist statement; if the statement does
not fit in the space given, it must be written on a separate page and
labeled in the lower right corner according to the directions given for
the rules of the specific art area. General Maryland PTA Reflections Program Guidelines Local PTAs must meet all Maryland PTA Standards of Affiliation on or before February 1, 2011 in order to participate in the Maryland PTA Reflections Program. Please contact the office staff for complete information about your local PTA unit regarding the Standards of Affiliation: (410)760-6221 or toll-free at (800)707-7972, officeadministrator@mdpta.org In Maryland, students may only participate in the Reflections Program
through a PTA that is affiliated with their school. Students no longer
attending a PTA school may not enter the Reflections Program through
their former school. In Maryland, home-schooled students may not participate
in the Reflections Program. Local PTAs in counties without an active PTA Council may participate in the Reflections Program and may send up to three (3) entries per age division per arts category to the state for judging. The entries for all the local units without an active PTA Council will be combined together, according to age and art category, and will be judged by judges arranged by the Maryland PTA Reflections chairperson. The three (3) winning entries per age division per arts category will advance to the state competition for judging along with the winners from the counties with active PTA Councils. Maryland PTA will honor its winners with monetary awards: Outstanding Interpretation of Theme, $100 Award of Excellence, $75 Award of Merit, $50 Up to seventy-two entries will be recognized with monetary awards: 24 Outstanding Interpretation of Theme, 24 Awards of Excellence and 24 Awards of Merit (one award per arts category per age division). Other entries may receive Honorable Mention, which is not a monetary award. Maryland PTA will honor its 24 Outstanding Interpretation of Theme winners at its July 2012 Convention. All other awards will be mailed to their recipients. FOR REFLECTIONS LOCAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS: You must send in a summary of your participants with your entries advancing to the county or next level of judging. You may type right into the form, then save it, and e-mail it directly to your council reflections chair.Be sure to email a copy directly to National PTA at Reflections@pta.org. Please use these forms: Local PTA master Entrants Form Local Participation Summary Form FOR REFLECTIONS COUNCIL COMMITTEE CHAIRS: You must send in a summary sheet listing all of the participants which are advancing from your Council's judging to Maryland PTA. Please use the attached Excel spreadsheet, type right into the form, save it and then e-mail it directly to Maryland PTA, officeadministrator@mdpta.org. Use this form: Council Master Entrants Form LABELING REFLECTIONS ENTRIES Guide for Labeling Reflections Entries REFLECTIONS THEME SEARCH - 2013-2014 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Reflections@mdpta.org Arts Recognition for Students Mary Lou Anderson Grant – Deadline October 14, 2011The Mary Lou Anderson Arts Enhancement Grant period is now open, and the grant application is available online. You may click this link to be routed to the PTA website and all MLA grant information. Please remember that the online grant must be completed in one sitting, as your answers and responses cannot be saved. There are two parts to the grant application, the Online Application, and the Narrative Word document. You must submit your narrative with the online application. After reviewing the grant, it is highly suggested that you complete the grant narrative first, and then save that document so that, upon completion of the online grant application, you can simply attach/upload your narrative to the online grant application prior to submission.
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