PTA REFLECTIONS PROGRAM
WHAT IS REFLECTIONS?
The Reflections Program is a national arts recognition and achievement program for students. Since 1969, over 10 million students across the nation have taken part in this popular PTA program.
The Reflections Program provides an excellent opportunity for students of all ages to:
Unleash their creative talents and be inspired
Express themselves imaginatively in their artwork
Experience the joy and fun of making art
Tap into critical thinking skills to create art inspired by the annual theme
Receive positive recognition for their original works of art
As an added bonus, in showcasing and celebrating student talent, the Reflections Program increases community awareness of the importance of the arts in education.
BASIC RULES
Artwork must be the original work of the student
All artwork must be based on the Reflections theme2019-20 Theme: Look Within
Student entry form, signed by a parent, must accompany each piece
Rules for each category, including size/length limits, are available on the Jeffco PTA website
STUDENTS ENTER WORK IN 6 CATEGORIES
Students create a work of art based on the theme in one of these categories:
Visual Arts – Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
Photography – Film or Digital
Music Composition – Instrumental or Vocal
Film Production – Live Action, Documentary, Animation
Dance Choreography – Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary
Literature – Short Story, Essay, Poem
Your school can decide how many of these categories you want to use.
SPECIFIC RULE FOR JEFFCO
National PTA does not mention any limit of entries per student, but defers to state and district rules.
Because we have gotten many complaints about students winning multiple awards in the same category at Jeffco, we are limiting students to ONE entry per CATEGORY.
This will also encourage critical thinking – “What is my BEST interpretation of the theme?”
Students may enter multiple categories, i.e. one visual arts piece and one literature piece, etc.
STUDENTS ENTER IN 5 GRADE DIVISIONS
Primary (P – 2nd grade)
Intermediate (3rd – 5th grade)
Middle School (6th – 8th grade)
High School (9th – 12th grade)
Special Artist All grades
Students with disabilities who receive services under IDEA or Section 504
See rules for details on criteria and accommodations; parents & students should decide whether to enter under Grade Division or Special Artist Division
RUNNING YOUR PROGRAM
LOCAL CHAIRPERSON DUTIES
Market the program & collect entries
Arrange for judging
Display entries & celebrate in your school
Turn winning entries in to the district
Coordinate a volunteer for one district-level task
Pick up entries after they are displayed for the district and/or state level program
Communicate results of district, state, and national program to your school’s participants
Return entries to students
SETTING UP YOUR PROGRAM
You must run the program through a PTA in good standing
Register at Jeffco PTA through the webpage (no need to register on the National PTA site)
Sign up for the Jeffco PTA Reflections newsletter and “Like” our Facebook page
Set your deadlines appropriately, leaving time for judging, display, and celebrations
Jeffco turn-in: November 2, 2019
Reserve space at the school for display and awards
Recruit volunteers
PROMOTE YOUR PROGRAM
Posters and other materials available on the Jeffco site. Buy a $3 poster to benefit our scholarship fund.
Have rules and entry forms available at the school or on your school’s website – or connect to Jeffco Student page
Send information home with students
Enlist teacher help to promote the program to their students
Use school newspapers, Facebook, announcements
JUDGING YOUR ENTRIES
Judges should be recruited
from outside the school
Use professionals, retired
teachers, teachers from other
schools, local college programs
Judging needs to be unbiased
and anonymous
Judges choose up to 3 entries
from each category in each
grade division to move on
DISPLAY YOUR ENTRIES
Use school bulletin
boards or display cases
to display all entries
Great way to promote
the program for next
year
CELEBRATE YOUR WINNERS
Get ribbons and print
certificates for either all
participants or just your
winners
Have an awards evening
to present certificates
Include special guests or
school personnel
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Use the Winner’s Log (Excel sheet) on the
Jeffco website to enter all student information
for those students moving on. Email it to us.
Volunteer for at least one time slot at Jeffco –
signup on the Jeffco website
Prepare your entries for turn-in
Bring entries to turn-in day
Pick up your entries on take-down day
FILLING OUT THE WINNER’S LOG
FILLING OUT THE WINNER’S LOG
PREPARING YOUR ENTRIES
All artwork must be prepared as instructed on the “Entry Packaging Guidelines” on the Jeffco website.
Include entry form with each piece.
Jeffco cannot accept 3D works – mount 3 photos of the work on a mat and prepare the same as other visual arts and photography entries.
JEFFCO DEADLINES
Turn-in: Nov 2 (Red Rocks Community College
in Arvada)
Judging: Nov 9 (RRCC Arvada)
Pickup Non-Winning Artwork: December 7
(Colorado PTA Office)
Awards: Dec 14 (RRCC Arvada)
REFLECTIONS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Individual School Reflections Program: All entries are collected, judged, displayed
Up to 3 Awards of Excellence are given under each
category/division and advanced to Jeffco PTA
Reflections during Turn In Day
Other entries
returned to
students
Jeffco PTA Reflections accepts and judges all
entries.
Jeffco PTA selects 5 Awards of Excellence
and 1 Award of Merit; these winners are
invited to the Awards Reception
Awards of Excellence only are advanced
to State PTA Reflections
All entries not
advancing to State
are picked up and
returned to
students
REFLECTIONS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
State receives entries from Jeffco, El Paso, Boulder, Denver, & Regional Units
1 Award of Excellence and 2 Awards of Merit are given in each
category/division. Awards ceremony in March.
National PTA selects 3 Award of
Excellence winners, and 5 Awards of
Merit in each category/division and
one Outstanding Interpretation Award
in each category.
Jeffco PTA will inform all
local unit chairs of
winners at each stage.
We ask you to inform
your students who
advanced of the results.
Colorado PTA sends one entry per
category/division to National PTA.
RESOURCES
Check out the “How to Run Your Program” on the Jeffco website for detailed requirements and helpful suggestions
Be sure you are signed up for our email newsletter – link to MailChimp on the website
Like our Facebook page
National PTA site has leadership guides and promotional materials - most are linked on the Jeffco website.
RESOURCES
Jefferson County Reflections:jcpta.org/programs/reflectionsCindy Vaughan-Sanger [email protected]
Jeffco Reflections Facebook Communityfacebook.com/JeffcoReflections “Like” our page
National PTA Reflections:www.pta.org Click “Programs”, then “Reflections”
Colorado State Reflections:copta.org Click “Programs”, then “PTA Reflections”
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