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Have you seen a decrease in your PTA, PTO, or Booster Club’s membership this Spring? If you have noticed a drop in membership, you’re not alone. This March, National PTA shared their enrollment was down 42% from March 2020. Many PTOs and Booster Clubs are feeling the Spring membership squeeze as well. The disparity ofRead more

What if you could double the size of your PTA, PTO, or Booster Club? You could increase your volunteers, events, and fundraising. These are just a few of the benefits for a parent-teacher group that enjoy more participation from men. If you are looking for a way to grow your parent-teacher group and the goodRead more

Funs runs, walk-a-thons, and bike-a-thons are Spring fundraising staples for PTAs, PTOs, and Booster Clubs across the country. As individual-based outdoor activities, with a little extra attention and preparation, they can be COVID-19 safe fundraisers. Your community is likely ready and eager to spend some safe time outside in the fresh air, which could makeRead more

Becoming your parent-teacher group’s treasurer is a big responsibility. If you’re new to the role, your PTO treasurer duties can feel daunting — even overwhelming. But with the right preparation, you can not just serve as treasurer, but be a GREAT PTA, Booster Club, or PTO treasurer. Below you’ll find a treasurer job description andRead more

During the Fall semester, we received an exceptional amount of questions about parent teacher group event insurance. Many, liability and coverage questions about COVID-19 and in-person events. AIM also received questions about virtual events, what liability issues exist, and whether or not groups are covered for those issues with their current coverage. We have putRead more

As we enter 2021, COVID-19 continues to be a concern and is likely to impact the rest of the school year in some form. How has your PTA, PTO, or Booster Club adapted to this nontraditional school year? Many groups have felt like they’ve been sitting on their hands, unable to perform their regular schoolRead more

The Fall semester had its share of growing pains. Educators discovered they had extremely limited control over remote student environments. Moreover, parents found themselves in the front seats of classrooms as witnesses and participants in the day’s lessons. For many parents and teachers this has led to a strained parent-teacher relationship. Luckily, your parent-teacher groupRead more

Fall Clean-Up Tasks to Jump-start Your Parent Teacher Group’s Spring Semester Try completing a few Fall clean-up tasks to prepare for for the 2021 Spring semester. One easy task to complete at the end of the year is reviewing your PTA, PTO, or Booster Club bylaws. This is a simple, but tedious task that canRead more

Is your PTA, PTO, or Booster Club using social media to connect with parents online? Whether your a TikTok maven or you think ‘Grams are a type of cracker, social media plays an increasingly important role for parent teacher groups, especially through the social distance protocols of 2020. If your group isn’t using social mediaRead more

Each year many parent teacher groups struggle with membership levels, meeting quorums, and functioning as a group, often as a consequence of how the group’s bylaws are written. As the Fall semester begins to wind down, this can be a good time to revisit your PTA or PTO’s bylaws. Retooling your bylaws can help revitalizeRead more