Parent Involvement Resources

Do you have a child who is the victim of bullying at school? Need some ideas for getting your family more physically active? Do you want to make the most of your next parent-teacher conference? Then get involved and let PTA help.

Parent involvement is crucial to the health and well-being of a child. As a parent, you are the most important influence in your child's success in school and in life. In this role, you have a fresh opportunity every day to get involved with your child.

Parent involvement in children’s education allows kids to perform better in school, and navigate more easily some of the challenges of growing up, such as bullying.

PTA is committed to being the leading resource for parent involvement. We offer comprehensive resources for helping parents get involved and stay involved in the lives of their children.  Look through these parent involvement categories and learn about new ways you can make a difference in your child's life.

• Student Achievement
• Safety
• Media Technology
• Nutrition, Health and Wellness  

PTA also offers a number of annual campaigns and resources encouraging parent involvement:

• Building Successful Partnerships
  PTA’s parent involvement program based on the National Standards developed by PTA.  PTA Parents’ Calendar – a handy, customizable resource for tracking events, meetings and other ways to increase parent involvement. 
• National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
  A research-backed list of the specific types of parent involvement that most benefit children. 
• Take Your Family To School Week
  Aimed at revitalizing parent involvement in education, this program helps schools welcome parents into the classroom so they can become more involved.   
• Men Working: Father Involvement Tools
  PTA offers these ways to show dads and other father figures how to boost their involvement.  
• PTA Three For Me 
  A parent involvement program with resources to motivate parents and creative ways to connect all families to their children’s schools and educations.  
• Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence
  A program that provides schools with tools to enhance their commitment to parent involvement based on PTA’s National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs. 
• No Child Left Behind
  PTA’s Parent Involvement Legislative Initiative for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 
• Bulletin Boards
  A discussion forum of parent involvement topics as well as student achievement, health and wellness, PTA legislative issues, and other topics.  
• Emerging Minority Leaders Conference
  Research shows that parent involvement is even more crucial in minority communities. PTA developed the Emerging Minority Leaders Conference to help support and develop future leaders.  
• PTA Great Idea Bank
  This PTA-member resource hosts dozens of ideas on parent involvement, fundraising, membership and more. 

More Parent Involvement Resources for PTA Members

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Outside resources for parent involvement

• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• National Education Association Parents & Community Page
• The Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships