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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

With the holidays and end of the year quickly approaching, your parent teacher group may be getting anxious about holiday plans and COVID-19. As the world continues to slowly recover, it’s not unlikely the usually festive time of year with get-togethers of friends and family will not be the norm in 2020. AIM’s 2020 HolidayRead more

The 2020-2021 school year is already fraught with anxiety and frustration without internal friction between parent teacher groups and school administration. You can help prevent friction and strengthen your parent teacher group’s bond with school administration by staying focused on providing the best school experience for your students. To help your group and school findRead more

The Fall Fundraising Carnival Video Transcript Your Parent Teacher Group’s fall carnival is the biggest event and fundraiser of the season! With entertainment, food, and games, the whole community will be filled with excitement and buzz. Let’s take a look at some of the fun fall activities your organization set up this year! Before anyoneRead more

The 2020-2021 school year is already proving to be a challenging one. School administrators, teachers, and parents are scrambling to make changes for this atypical school year. Many PTAs, PTOs, and Booster Clubs are feeling the uncertainty of the year as well. No place is that more apparent than when it comes to 2020-2021 fundraising.Read more

As schools open to an unconventional Fall semester in 2020, many are struggling to stretch their resources. Many schools already run on thin budgets and that is being spread even thinner to accommodate new health guidelines to protect the students, staff, and parents. The good news is you can help with a parent teacher group.Read more