What are PTA Programs?
PTA provides many programs to help increase family engagement. Many resources on implementing PTA programs can be found on National PTA’s website in the members only area. Please go online and look at the awesome resources available. Many programs have opportunities to win grant money to assist with implementation.
Healthy Lifestyles
PTA is committed to building healthy families and healthy communities; this
program is designed with this goal in mind. National PTA has many resources available on online to help learning the facts about various health concerns and program implementation ideas. Click here for more information.
M.O.R.E. (Men Organized to Raise Engagement) – Dedicated to raising the level of engagement between children and the important men in their lives.
PTA Start the Art Week
An opportunity to provide your school’s students with arts experiences. It’s
also an ideal time to inform families of the benefits of arts education and
gain the support of the community. Show your PTA’s commitment to arts education by observing PTA Start the Art Week with a one-day event or a week long celebration.
Take your Family to School Week
Family involvement in children’s education increases student success in
school–and has been at the heart of PTA since its founding in February 1897. With PTA Take Your Family to School Week in February, we honor and continue our legacy of building family-school partnerships for the benefit of all children.
Teacher Appreciation Week
PTAs host teacher appreciation events in the school and community. PTA honors teachers and the important role they play in the school and community. Teachers appreciation week allows PTA’s to show their appreciation to teachers by hosting special events honoring their impact on the lives of the children they influence daily.
Reflections
Reflections is an arts recognition program of the National PTA that begins at the Local level and progresses to the State onto National PTA.
Reflections provide children in preschool through grade 12 with an opportunity to express themselves. The Reflections theme is suggested by
students in an annual theme search and changes each year.There are specific rules for participating in Reflections please be sure to download that information when it becomes available.
