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Teacher Appreciation Year-Round
Principal Appreciation Time
Veggies Lunch Cart
Walk/Bike to School Day
Monthly Walking Group for Students
My Tip of the Week: Create Programs that Impact Student Achievement
PTOs and PTAs build school community in many important ways. And research shows that this alone can help students and teachers succeed. But do you do anything that directly impacts student achievement?
Parent Groups in the News: Weekly Round-up 5/21/10
Is it me or are parent groups coming up with more unique family events and fundraising ideas? Check out the events I came across in the news this week.
Date Book: Parent Involvement Day
Parent Involvement Day 2010 is Nov. 18; here are some ways to tap into the parent power at your school.
Parent Groups in the News Round-up -- 9/10/10
Found a mish mash of interesting articles this week! Lots of things for you to ponder over the next week.
My Tip of the Week: Share How Your Group is Going Green
No doubt about it -- green is growing. Over the past year or two, we've noticed a big increase in the number of groups going green. Groups are running recycling programs, holding walk/bike to school days, and setting up composting systems at school.
My Tip of the Week: Grants for School Improvement Projects
The involvement events, teacher/staff support, and student enrichment activities that your parent group makes happen are all vital to your school community. But sometimes -- bet we could even say often -- PTOs and PTAs are asked to help with larger projects to enhance learning at the school.
Video Blog: How To Get More Dads Involved in Your Parent Group
Have you tried to get more dads to be involved in your PTO with little success? Tim gives a dad's perspective of why more fathers are not jumping into the parent group volunteer fray and offers some simple, practical suggestions on how to engage those dads and turn them into active volunteers.
Spirit Cups, Spring Fundraising and Product Quality
We've been working with these guys at Spirit Cups Fundraising for a while now, and I really like the product. Might be because I'm a college sports nut, but I know I'm not alone in that. The real reason, though, is the uniqueness and the quality. Plus these folks seem like good guys. Worth a look if you're looking for an add-on spring fundraiser.
Parent Groups in the News - Weekly Round-up 2/13
Happy Valentine's day, Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy President's day! Here's a quick overview of articles from this week. Perhaps these stories about creative PTOs & PTAs will inspire some new ideas for your parent group:
My Tip of the Week:Share Ideas with Other Leaders
Where do you get all your ideas? That's a question our editors hear often, and the answer is simple: We get them from you. We now have close to 600 articles on ptotoday.com, and nearly all of them were written because parent group leaders were willing to share ideas and talk about what works and what doesn't.
My Tip of the Week: PTO Today, Facebook, and You
My tip for you this week is to join us on what is quickly becoming a very powerful new resource for PTO and PTA leaders -- our PTO Today Facebook page. I'm loving all the idea-sharing that's happening over there.
Video Blog: The Importance of an International Night
Wouldn't it be great if our PTOs, PTAs and school events had equal representation from every ethnic group in our schools? But, it's harder than you think, isn't it? Language barriers and cultural differences often prevent many families from connecting to the school community. This week Tim talks about an event that is a great starting point for reaching out to minority groups at your school and forging new connections.
My Tip of the Week: Steal This Email
Before we sign off for the year, I thought I'd write an email for you to use for the New Year. Please feel free to steal it or edit it to make it your own
Trend Watch: School Reading Gardens
PTOs promote literacy by creating special places for kids to curl up with a book.
Video Blog: How To Create Bidding Wars at Your Next School Auction
Lots of chatter about school auctions this time of year! Did your school just have an auction? How did it go? Have you done a debrief on your event?

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