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Create a written plan in which you identify PTA goals, organizational capacity, target audiences, potential allies, opposition, and the activities to be pursued. Filling out a "Strategy Chart" is a useful way to collect the necessary information in one place.
Once your advocacy effort is complete, evaluate your success by asking the following questions:
- Is our PTA a more powerful and better-trained advocacy network?
- What has been successful and what would we do differently?
- Have we built membership with our efforts or generated positive publicity for our PTA?
There are a number of available resources for PTA leaders and members.
A complete book of current and retired resolutions is available in state PTA offices or through the state PTA president. These provide the authority for any advocacy position you may take.
Resolutions and position statements provide the authority for any action by the PTA on federal legislation or regulations affecting the health, education, and general welfare of children and youth. The Legislative Program reflects the federal legislative priorities of the PTA.
The website is regularly updated with information about bills pending before Congress, PTA programs, press releases, and background briefs and talking points on each of the issues identified as national priorities, as well as Action Alerts and the weekly newsletter from Washington, This Week in Washington.
One of the tools National PTA provides to members to help you advocate for your children and schools is an easy online e-Learning course, Effective Advocacy for Your Child.
Additional Resources
PTA Grassroots Advocacy Manual
A toolkit to assist you in advocacy efforts at every level--local, state and national.
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