Each year, PTO Today’s Parent Group of the Year search yields amazing, heartwarming, and inspiring stories of the outstanding work parent groups do. Here are some of our favorites.
For some parent groups, it’s not a question of what they get done—it’s more a question of what they don't manage to achieve. The PTO at Mason-Rice Elementary in Newton, Mass., the 2012 National Parent Group of the Year, achieved a dizzying list of accomplishments, managing more than 50 committees that involved some 150 parent volunteers and 50 faculty members. An array of some 25 academic and enrichment activities followed, ranging from school programs like a kindergarten welcome program and a science week to child assault prevention workshops. And the PTO’s efforts extended well beyond the school walls: The group’s commitment to social action and environmentalism led to significant changes and good works in the community.
