WELCOME!

The Art of the Selfie

Here you'll learn...

How to tell your student story

How to raise student voice

in the age of LCAPs

How to establish a PTSA

And how to engage and empower students

                                                  But first...

Who is the worst selfie taker you know?

DREAMS

Strengths

Passions

Joys

Sufferings

Your Story

• Story of Self
• Story of Us
• Story of Now

Story of Self

• Name
• Age
• Grade
• PTA/School/City/Town

Story of Self

• What would you fight for? ​
• What cause do you secretly love?
• What are you involved with, and why is that important?
• Why did you join PTSA?
• How are you going to change the world? 

Story  of Self

Length can vary

Story  of Self

Your audience & purpose matters

Story  of Self

Let's write it!

Story of Us

• What are the experiences of other youth in your school or area?
• Season with Statistics
• Do students you know share a common purpose, goal or values?

What was their

Story of Us?

Story  of Us

Let's write it!

Story of Now

• What can we do about the issue?
• "The Ask"

What is her Story of Now?

Story  of Now

Write it!

Why share our stories?

LCAP

Ivan Jimenez

PTA Student Board Member

How do we get students involved?

What can you do?

From a CA PTA Student Board Member

• Principal
• Engage your student body
• PTSA Student Club
• Ella Smith ... esmith@capta.org

So why is your story so important?

Questions ?

Thank you!!