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PTOs and PTAs Adopt Schools Hurt by Hurricane Sandy
PTOs, PTAs: Would You Pay to Volunteer For Another Group? Our week in review
My Tip of the Week: PTO Dues
Want to start an interesting debate at your next PTO meeting? Ask why your group charges dues and open up a discussion of whether you might eliminate them. I’m serious.
Family Reading Night Fun
No shortage of reasons or themes to celebrate and encourage reading. It's so much fun to hear all your ideas. Leap day presented a once in four year occasion to inspire kids to read and Dr. Seuss' birthday is March 2nd! We would love to see photographs of your Family Reading Night crafts, activities and event in action. Share them on our
Last-Minute Holiday Tips for PTOs and PTAs
For the PTOs and PTAs putting the finishing touches on your holiday programs, no worries! Some of the best creative work comes when there’s a deadline looming!
Year-End Box Tops Collections in Final Stretch, Celebrations Ahead!
Year-end box top collections are wrapping up. Parties and prizes to follow!
PTOs and PTAs Keep Holiday Traditions Going
Shake You Down Video Gives PTO and PTA Leaders Swagger!
Every so often something comes along that just so cleverly captures the plight of parent group leaders and volunteers that we just love sharing it with you! Check out this video called Shake You Down, also known as The PTA Rap.
PTOs, PTAs helping families, keeping kids healthy: Our Week in Review
Week in review, a look at PTOs, PTAs work to help families, keep kids healthy.
Like Spring Flowers, PTOs, PTAs Popping Up Everywhere
PTOs, PTAs helping out with science, literacy, business know-how and community gardens.
My Tip of the Week: Helpful Ways To Keep Your PTO Energized
This morning, we welcomed around 800 PTO and PTA volunteers to our Chicago Expo. It was the first of 14 Expos we're hosting around the country over the next 3 months.
My Tip of the Week: Making the 2nd Semester a Success
January, it seems to me, can go one of two ways. Best case, your officers and key volunteers come back from the break refreshed and ready to go. You swing right into the new year and build on your successes from the fall. Or, and I think this is pretty common, you have a hard time recapturing that spirit and building momentum. The feeling is more like "back to the old grind" than "let's get rolling."
New Vendor Search Tool Boosts Ultimate Donation List
We’ve got some great news about our Ultimate Donation List, one of the hottest threads on our Message Boards: Now we have a vendor search function for just this thread so our community can search for specific vendors.
Suspense Story Centers on PTO-Principal Conflict
If you’ve ever clashed with a principal or fretted about passing a motion at a PTO meeting, you’ll be able to relate to some of the challenges faced by Richard Gray, a work-at-home dad who becomes PTO president in Jonathan Grant’s novel, Chain Gang Elementary.
PTO How-To: Getting Volunteer Help From Service Clubs
Many service organizations, civic clubs, and fraternal groups have volunteer power they are willing to share. Use these tips to tap into that resource for your school.
Foster Grandparent Connects With Students
PTOs Bolster Communities With Acts of Kindness
Parent groups, especially at this time of year, can teach great lessons on what it means to be a community.
6 Ideas for Winter Activities
Break up the season with these ideas for family fun.
Fun Photo Day for Kids
Holiday Craft Show

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