September 6, 2010
Membership-2009-2010

Value of PTA Membership

There's strength in numbers and that's as true for
First District PTA - 2009-2010
Membership Challenge - Increase by 1%

Due Dates
•    Early Bird (15 members)
         October 15

•    Chairman’s Club (50 members)
     November 1

•    Required Membership Remittance
     (per capita)
     1st    November 15
     2nd   March 1

•    My PTA/PTSA Award
     January 26, 2010

•    Creative Membership Award
     February 9, 2010
PTA as for any other organization.  Our over 93,000 members are reaching out and speaking for every child with one voice.  Our primary reason for developing membership in PTA is to build an informed team of individuals to work on behalf of children and youth.

Becoming a PTA member opens up leadership opportunities, and builds skills in communication and advocacy strategies. Members who are willing to get involved are a valuable resource
for starting and maintaining programs and projects to benefit children, youth and the
community. 

Enrolling members in the PTA is a year-long activity that is carried out by the membership committee: and it is the entire board's responsibility to be promoting and encouraging membership.  A well-organized and well-executed membership campaign can result in a stronger, more diverse, and more involved PTA.

In addition to increasing enrollment, the campaging should make the public aware of resources PTA offers to parents, educators, and members of the community who work, in large and small ways, to secure a nurturing, healthy environment for children, and strengthen the PTA voice so that policy makers in all areas, at all levels will hear a strong, unified message on behalf of children, youth and families.

Memberships

Any individual who subscribes to the Purposes and basic policies of the PTA becomes a member upon payment of dues to a PTA or PTSA unit. Each member receives an official membership card from the unit. The membership card issued shows that the dues paid to the unit include membership in the California State PTA and National PTA and expires on October 31 annually.
Each PTA is separate from any other PTA and gives special services to a specific group of children. Members having children in more than one school may pay dues to support the PTA or youth in each child's school. (Article VII, Section 4 California State PTA Bylaws 8.1, 347)

All members of the First District PTA belong to:
•    A unit;
•    A council (if applicable);
•    First District PTA ;
•    California State PTA; and
•    National PTA.


Membership Dues
Annual membership dues include per capita dues to the council (if in council), district PTA, California State PTA, and National PTA. The remaining portion stays in the unit. Dues may differ in amount in each PTA.
The portion of dues paid to a unit that is specified in the bylaws as due the council (if in council), district PTA, California State PTA and National PTA, known as "per capita dues," does not belong to the unit but must be forwarded through channels at the completion of the enrollment month and by the first of each month thereafter. Once membership per capita has been sent by the unit through channels, dues cannot be refunded to an individual member.

What Dues Provide
THE UNIT LEVEL
Administrative Reimbursement: Officers, Chairmen
Convention Delegates
Emergency Student Assistance
Hospitality
Insurance
Newsletters, Web site, print and electronic notices
Organization Expenses
Parent Education, Study Groups
Program Booklets
Publications
Reimbursement: officers, chairmen
School-Student Projects
THE COUNCIL LEVEL
Administrative Reimbursement: Officers, Chairmen
Community Projects
Convention Delegates
Directory
Emergency Student Assistance
Hospitality
Leadership Training
Materials
Newsletters, Web site, print and electronic notices
Publications
Reimbursement: Officers, Chairs
Workshops

THE DISTRICT PTA LEVEL
Administrative Reimbursement: Officers, Chairmen
Commissioners
Convention Delegates
Directory
Emergency Student Assistance
Hospitality
Leadership Training and Projects
Programs
Newsletter,Web site, print and electronic notices
Publications
Reimbursement: Officers, Chairs
Workshops and Conferences

THE STATE PTA LEVEL
Administrative Reimbursement: Officers, Chairmen
California State PTA Convention
California State PTA Offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento
California State PTA Toolkit
Electronic notices and communications
National PTA Convention Delegates
Newsletter (PTA in California)
Publications and Supplies
Reimbursement: officers, chairmen, legislation advocates, commissioners
Service mailing
Special Projects
www.capta.org

THE NATIONAL PTA LEVEL
Administrative Reimbursement: Officers, Chairmen
Electronic notices and communications
Field Services
Legislative Office: Washington, D.C.
Magazine (Our Children)
National PTA Convention
National PTA Headquarters: Chicago
Reimbursement: officers, chairs and legislative committee
Resources/Publications
Special Projects
www.pta.org

First District PTA

Alhambra, CA 91801-4614    (626) 289-1448

 

2008-2009 Creative Membership Award Application

 

All applications must be received in the First District PTA office

on or before February 2, 2009

 

 

               Name of PTA/PTSA  __________________________________________________

              Check One:   □ Elementary        □ Middle School                □ High School  

 

                     PTA/PTSA President  ______________________

                    Membership Chairmen ______________________

                    Phone ____________ Email ________________

                    Address _________________________________

                    City _____________________ Zip ____________

 

Award Application Questions

Prepare a brief narrative for the following questions, using supplemental paper.

Be as specific as possible. Include the question with each answer,

answer in the order they are listed.  All entries must be typed, please

include pictures and flyers along with the application.  No more than 5 pages can be submitted.

 

Only one entry per council will be submitted

 

 

·          Our PTA/PTSA theme this year was: Describe how you used this theme

       to create an interesting membership campaign.

 

·         Do you send out membership information in registration packets and Back to School night?

 

·         Did your membership campaign have a goal?  Was it successful?

·         Do you run your membership campaign year round?

·         Do you offer a membership packet to new families who arrive mid-year?

·         Does your membership campaign give everyone an opportunity to participate?

·         Do you use incentives?    Are they inclusive of all children?

·         Do you use posters in the classrooms?

·         Do you track the progress of your membership campaign when

Where everyone can see it progress? ( have a chart or banner in the cafeteria, etc.)

     

 

              Submitted by ___________________________________________________

                            Name/Signature                                                        PTA position

 

 

            Council Presidents signature ___________________________Date _____________

 

 

 

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