What is PTA?  Why join PTA?  The number ONE reason to join the Parent/Teacher Association (PTA) is to benefit your child.  In doing so, you also help your school.  But there are many more PTA advantages including:
 

Get Connected
      There's no better way to know what's happening in your school.

Discover Great Resources
      The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.

Tap into a Network
      PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues
      that are on your mind.  You can share ideas, concerns and experiences.

Watch Yourself Grow
      By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause -- your child and all
      children in the community.

Speak Up
      PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child's school.

Witness Improvement
      By getting involved at your child's school, you'll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes.  Local
      PTAs play a critical role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, and various
      social events.

Be a Role Model
      By becoming a PTA member, you'll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.

Enjoy Substantial Benefits
      Individuals and local units can take advantage of a host of benefits from PTA membership including discounts
      and offers from member benefits provides and sponsors, magazine subscriptions, leadership training, online
      newsletters, and much more.


For less than 5 cents a day, you can become a PTA member, joining more than 5 million other people who share you interest in issues affecting children.  Everyone -- parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities -- is invited to join our not-for-profit parent association.

 

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