Start your year off right! Make sure to complete your checklist the previous year. The first association meeting of the year is the time to make sure that your association (the membership) approves all plans.
Download our checklist here.
Interest: PTA Leadership
Resources for School Principals
Share all the many resources that California State PTA has with your school principal.
Download:
- Print version
- Electronic version — Use this version to link to when sending emails and electronic communication pieces
Family Engagement Guide for PTA Leaders
This Family Engagement Guide contains information on why family engagement in schools matters, how to grow family-school partnerships to enhance student achievement and ways to support student success and learning at home. Throughout the resource, the word “parent” refers to parents, guardians and caregivers who have the primary responsibility for raising children and are involved in their development, learning and growth.
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Why Your School Needs a PTA
Download this flier to share with your school community.Power Up Your PTA with the Toolkit
The California State PTA Toolkit provides guidance, instruction and ideas to ensure a successful term as a PTA officer or chair.
TOOLKIT = VALUABLE INFORMATION
The Toolkit reflects the hard work and effort of the California State PTA Board of Managers to create the best possible resource for you. It is based on more than 100 years of best practices by PTAs around our state. You will discover valuable information to assist your PTA/PTSA with the important work that you do on behalf of all children and families. Many of your questions and concerns can be answered here in just one place.
Remember, if you can’t find it in the Toolkit, you always have the safety net of your council, district or state PTA to answer your questions. Don’t hesitate to contact them.
Ready, Set, Lead!
National PTA offers family-engagement action steps for local PTA leaders.
The six steps align with the PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, providing a guideline for connecting families and schools.
Download your free copy in English and Spanish and take action for family engagement!
Partners in Education
Our kids’ education is a team effort! Find out more about the partners who play a role in children’s success with these helpful brochures:
- The School Board and PTA
- The Site Administrator and PTA
- The Superintendent and PTA
- The Teacher and PTA.
Advocacy Leadership Guide
A new resource designed specifically with district and council level advocacy chairs in mind, to support your advocacy efforts.
Download the Advocacy Leadership Guide.
Running Your PTA… Made Easy
One of the wonderful benefits of belonging to PTA is the support system it offers.
Running Your PTA… Made Easy provides simplified summaries of the PTA basics that all PTA board members should know. It covers meetings, recruiting volunteers, finance, membership and more.
Reading this basic guide will enhance your experience as a PTA leader and provide you with information on topics you will be likely to reference throughout your term of office.
Defining the PTA Difference
The term “PTA” is commonly used to describe any parent group, and many parents, teachers, and administrators are unaware of the distinct differences between PTA and other parent organizations.
- PTA is a not-for-profit organization and the nation’s original and premier parent involvement group in schools.
- PTA has more than 23,000 local units and nearly 6 million members.
- PTA units are supported by a national and state structure that provides valuable information, resources, and training.
- PTA believes parents are more than fundraisers.
- PTA works with parents to advocate for proper funding, leadership, and instruction for all schools and school districts.
- Chartered PTA units are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
- Local PTAs are eligible for discounted insurance for events that are not covered by their schools.
- PTA provides a free data collection system.
Download our flier outlining all of the things that make PTA different!