National PTA Programs

National PTA has many Programs and Resources available to you on line or in the National PTA Annual Resources.  Here are several for you to review. 

Awards:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst-National PTA Excellence in Education Partnership Award
The Phoebe Apperson Hearst-National PTA Excellence in Education Partnership Award will honor PTAs that demonstrate a commitment to parent/family involvement and excellence in education partnerships.  The award is supported by an endowment funded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundations.
Goal of the Award
To recognize PTA units whose collaborative efforts with parents, families, educators, and community members promote parent/family involvement with ongoing programs that encourage student success.
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Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence Certification

The Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence Certification recognizes schools whose parent involvement programs are based on the National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs.

This certification is designed to help schools in the nation assess their parent involvement practices, make improvements where needed, and earn one of two distinctions:

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Alaska has two schools who have received the Certificate of Excellence:

Alaska had one school who has received the Recognition of Commitment:

Congratulations to these schools for their hard work!
         

PTA Life Achievement Award
Give the award of a lifetime. Give the National PTA Life Achievement Award—the highest honor from the nation’s largest child advocacy organization—to the person who daily lives out his or her commitment to children.  
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PTA Unit Achievement Awards
The PTA Unit Achievement Award recognizes and celebrates the great things local PTAs are doing all the time.  You work hard to make your PTA successful—here is a way to show your school community just how terrific you are!
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Grants:

2008 Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grant Program
Could you use up to $1,000 to enhance your Reflections Program?  National PTA is offering matching grants of up to $1,000 to local PTAs for student-centered programs focused on arts education.  The grant money is provided to enhance arts education for students in the classroom or other learning environments through materials; introduction of new technologies, techniques, or methods; visiting artists; or programs, such as visiting artists in the schools.  These grants are offered each year; the deadline to apply is May 1.
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Programs:

Back-to-School Central

National PTA provides program resources and membership recruitment and retention tools to help you kick off a successful new school year and increase your PTA’s impact in the community.
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Building Successful Partnerships
Building Successful Partnerships (BSP) is a multifaceted program focused on increasing awareness and implementation of the National Standards for Parent /Family Involvement Programs. 
The goals of the BSP Program are as follows:

(Special note:  Past AK PTA President Paula Pawlowski helped write the BSP book.)
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Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day

In a continuing effort to promote literacy, PTA proudly supports Drop Everything and Read Day.
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My Wonderful World

The goal of the five-year, multimedia campaign—My Wonderful World—is to improve the geographic literacy of young people ages 8-17 by motivating parents and educators to expand geographic offerings in school, at home and in their communities. The campaign is led by National Geographic.
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PTA Goes to Work

PTA Goes To Work is your gateway to navigating the ever-expanding world of information on career planning and getting your child or student on the path to an exciting and rewarding career.  In conjunction with the Department of Labor, PTA Goes to Work has been expanded to include guides for parents, students, and PTA leaders. 
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View the PTA Goes to Work Career Planning Toolkit!

PTA Take Your Family to School Week
Every February

When it comes to children's education, the best way to get involved is to become part of the school community.  This program is a great way to get adults involved in the schools. 
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PTA Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-10, 2008

In 1984, PTA established Teacher Appreciation Week—the first full week in May—to honor the dedicated men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children.
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Read Across America

PTA proudly supports NEA's Read Across America initiative. This reading motivation and awareness program calls for every child to celebrate reading on or around Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 2. Resources and activities to observe Dr. Seuss's birthday and keep children reading year-round are available to parents, educators, and PTA leaders.
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Reflections

Designed to enhance rather than replace a quality arts education, the Reflections Program provides opportunities for students to express themselves and to receive positive recognition for their artistic efforts.
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School and Community Workshops

Ready-to-use kits designed to help you host a workshop and collaborate with community leaders.
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Start the Art Week
Join us the second week of October to embrace, celebrate, and advocate for the arts. PTA believes that all children deserve a quality arts education. An arts education enhances a student's intellectual, personal and social development.
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Three for Me—A Little Means A Lot

Three for Me is a PTA program designed to effectively involve parents and families in support of children and their education. Three for Me will help schools, PTAs, parent groups, and other volunteer based organizations reach volunteer hours never thought possible. Learn how to tap into the many talents and skills that parents are happy to offer.

With Three for Me, you will find

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Resources:
Preventing Violence in Schools
This section on the National PTA website has a wide variety of articles and resources to help you create a powerful parent discussion night at your school.  Helping parents become aware of issues that affect families and children and knowing there are resources to help address them is a great service PTAs can provide.
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Media and Technology
This section on the National PTA website has a variety of articles and resources related to the safe use of media and technology.  With the expanding use of both in today’s world, you will find helpful information here to facilitate a meaningful discussion with the parents in your community.
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National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

A new way of leading: Building family-school partnerships for student success
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PTA Great Idea Bank

This online tool was created in response to requests from PTA members like you. It connects you to members across the nation by allowing you to search for and share innovative ideas for parent involvement.
You can deposit and withdraw ideas from the PTA Great Idea Bank. PTAs from across the country are submitting their great ideas--you can tap into these any time and contact fellow volunteers to discuss projects. Make your school year more creative and successful by connecting to a nation of PTA's great ideas.
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PTA Parent’s Calendar

Use this customizable calendar to identify and implement activities, events, and programs that meet the needs of your members, and to communicate your unit’s plans to the community.
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E-Learning:
Running a Successful PTA Program
This on-line mini class outlines the steps for taking a program idea from concept to reality to meet the needs in your school. (Course designed for both emerging and current local PTA leaders.)
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