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Why Join The River Ridge Middle School PTSA

What is PTA? Why join PTA? The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more PTA advantages:

 

  • Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.
     

  • Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.
     

  • Tap into a Network. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind. You can share ideas, concerns, and experiences. 
     

  • Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause—your child and all children in the community.
     

  • Speak Up. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.
     

  • Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school, you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role by supporting building improvements through advocacy and play an important role in fundraising for curriculum-based programs and social events.
     

  • Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
     

  • Enjoy Substantial Benefits. Individuals and local units can take advantage of a host of benefits from PTA membership including discounts and offers from member benefits providers and sponsors, magazine subscriptions, leadership training, e-newsletters and much more.

 

For less than 3 cents a day, you can become a PTA member, joining more than 4 million other people who share your interest in issues affecting children. Everyone—parents, educators, students and other citizens active in their schools and communities—is invited to join our not-for-profit parent association.

The PTA Advantage

 

The PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America. Today’s PTA is comprised of more than 4 million parents, teachers, grandparents, caregivers, foster parents and other caring adults who share a commitment to improving the education, health, and safety of all children. We speak with one voice for every child.

Today, the issues that affect our children extend beyond their individual schools. The PTA’s nationwide network provides parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their schools, but also throughout their districts, within their states, and across the nation. This mission is unique to the PTA.

Many of the benefits our children receive today, such as universal kindergarten, the National School Lunch Program, and a juvenile justice system, were accomplished as a result of the PTA mission.

 

With Today’s PTA, families also have access to important benefits, including:

  • Dozens of national programs, experts, and turnkey resources

 

  • Regular updates and advice in the form of e-newsletters, PTA.org, Our Children magazine, and a robust Back-to-School kit of resources

 

  • Leadership development through webinars and e-learning courses

 

  • Millions of dollars in grants to help build PTA capacity and skills

 

  • Prestigious national awards

 

  • Cost savings from national retailers and other PTA partners

 

  • Invitations to PTA conventions as well as our conferences for emerging minority leaders, male mentors, and advocates

 

  • Support services and staff to help establish and manage your PTA

 

 

Benefits of PTA Membership

 

Numerous benefits are available to dues-paying units and members.

  • Our Children magazine, PTA’s flagship publication with parenting articles by experts on children's health, education, and well-being; and information on advocacy efforts; the latest news that affects children and youth.

 

  • Professionally designed public service announcements (PSAs) to aid in membership recruitment.

 

  • National PTA Annual Convention registration information.

 

  • A Back-to-School kit containing recruitment ideas and other materials to get the year started.

 

  • Teacher Appreciation Week ideas.

 

  • Select resources developed in collaboration with PTA’s national partners.

 

  • National PTA's Membership Achievement Program.

 

  • Numerous resources on parent involvement programs, fundraising, working collaboratively, and much more.

 

  • Discounts and special offers from a host of PTA Member Benefits Providers.

 

Individual members have access to a number of exclusive benefits too, including:

  • Online parenting resources, including select articles from Our Children magazine.

 

  • E-newsletters on parenting and legislative issues.

 

  • Exclusive National PTA member benefits and sponsor offers.

 

  • Leadership training opportunities in-person and online.

 

  • Discounted member rate for PTA’s annual national convention, magazine subscriptions, and more.

 

  • The Member-to-Member Network, connecting you to Congress when help is needed on issues important to children, schools, and families.

 

 

  • Local PTA Member Benefits

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