Plan Your School Year

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Plan Your School Year

 
PTA for Your Child This School Year
 

We want every family in our schools to join PTA, because we can do more together than apart. Join today!


Get the Latest Lessons with PTA

 
2024-2025 National PTA Calendar
 

Find solutions, resources and program opportunities to help you be here for the students and families in your community this school year using our National PTA Calendar.

National PTA Calendar


Thrive

Thrive Learning Community
 

Have you checked out the Thrive learning hub? We are continually adding free e-learning courses you can take at any pace from anywhere to help grow your knowledge on key topics related to your local, district or state PTA.


The Tips and Tools Your PTA Needs to Succeed
 

No matter what this school year looks like for you, you can count on National PTA to have your back to help you support your school community. Explore the leadership training and tools you need to succeed. Explore the Local Leader Kit.

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Family Engagement Solutions

Family Engagement Solutions, Powered by National PTA
 

National PTA, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University and AASA, is excited to launch Family Engagement Solutions, our new hub to empower educators, administrators and advocates with the tools they need to build effective partnerships between schools and families.


Enroll Now!

School of Excellence Enrollment
 

New school year—new PTA year goals! Get the head start your PTA needs to succeed by enrolling in the School of Excellence program. Enrollment is open until Oct. 15 at PTA.org/Excellence.


Advocate with PTA

 
PTA Takes Action
 

In the new school year, PTAs continue to be essential voices in advocating for the health and safety of all children. Follow National PTA for policy resources and expert conversations to help you plan your own advocacy work for this school year on these issues.

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Multicultural Calendar
 

Celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion! Honor the diversity in your community with our multicultural calendar.

Multicultural Calendar 2024-2025
Calendario Multicultural 2024-2025

National PTA DEI Resource List
 

The National PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Resource List gives PTA leaders an easy way to share the many DEI tools that are available from National PTA. Use them to help plan trainings and events this year!

National PTA DEI Resource Guide
National PTA DEI Resource Guide (en español)


PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.




Plan Ahead for a Healthy School Year
 

Our kids are returning to school, but germs don’t have to. Maximizing in-school time requires protecting our kids from the spread of the flu and other illnesses caused by germs. Local PTAs can play a role in cultivating healthy habits that make a big difference. Read more.

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Join PTA and Grow PTA Membership

 
Membership Mania
 

We are excited to share our membership initiative for local PTA leaders is back! Membership Mania is a fun and interactive journey that connects local leaders to other passionate leaders and offers free resources that will naturally integrate membership into all things PTA.

Sign up today to join us this school year to strengthen membership together and make every child’s potential a reality!

Membership is about Relationship



Membership 101

Membership 101: Design Your Membership Plan
 

Membership is everyone’s responsibility. Work with everyone on your board to design your membership growth plan for this year. Ask everyone to join your PTA! Check out these resources to help you create your PTA value message.



Enhance the PTA Membership Experience: Ask Everyone to Join
 

Over 20,000 local PTAs/PTSAs are Back to School, Back to PTA. Did you know that the number one reason why people do not join PTA is that they are never asked? We want to make asking easy! Check out our suite of customizable templates to help recruit new members.



There’s No One Way to Grow Your PTA!
 

The number one reason why people don’t join is that they are never asked. This course shows PTA leaders different ways to make the membership ask, how to connect the ask to our mission and ways to automate the ask.



Reflections 50th Anniversary

PTA Reflections Programs
 

Host a PTA Reflections program to spark arts education, creativity and fun at your school! Let us know of your participation by registering at PTA.org/Reflections.



National PTA Programs and Funding for PTAs

 
Programs Where You Are
 

National PTA offers in-person and at-home program models so all students and families can engage. Our programs are designed to support the physical, social-emotional and learning needs of students while having fun! Get started.

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In-Person
National PTA Programs In Person
Be sure to refer to current CDC guidance to host an In-Person model.

At-Home
National PTA Programs At Home
At-Home models are further divided into three delivery methods: Real Time, Self-Paced or Tech-Free.



Make Your PTA Dreams Come True
 

Are your dreams bigger than your budget? National PTA has need-based program funding opportunities to provide extra support to PTAs in running their programs. Explore the possibilities.



Strategic Plan: A 5-Year Roadmap to Advancing Our Mission
 

This five-year plan builds on our values and reflects the needs and interests of the families and leaders we serve. The goal is to expand our association’s work and leadership role to forward our mission and build a bright future for every child. Review our Strategic Plan.

Strategic Plan







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