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Awards for PTAs

Throughout the year, California State PTA and National PTA offer awards or grants to honor or support PTAs as they engage families, support student success, improve the health and safety of students and families, increase access to arts education or celebrate advocacy and diversity.

 

Significant funding is available to support and supplement local efforts for your students, families and community to participate in educational activities that are engaging, inspiring and fun.

While funding is not needed to implement all PTA Programs, it can be used as extra support in running programs or making programs more accessible to all students and families. The application process is easy (no prior grant-writing experience is needed) and the funding will help you reach your PTA’s goals in your school community.

    California State PTA and National PTA offer a number of Recognition Award Programs to celebrate the achievements of PTAs, individual members and community partners.

    To recognize and encourage the development of successful programs, prizes and funding are available for PTAs in good standing that submit an award-winning application showcasing a model program.

    If your PTA organizes programs, activities and events to benefit student achievement, health and wellness and involvement; to build PTA leadership, membership and outreach; or, to enhance the community with parent engagement, advocacy and environment awareness, consider applying for a PTA Recognition Award.

    Dynamic PTA programs enrich the lives of children, their families and their communities. That’s why California State PTA and National PTA offer a number of Recognition Award Programs to celebrate the achievements of PTAs, individual members and community partners. All of these awards are designed to recognize and encourage the development of model PTA programs.

    In addition, California State PTA provides Service Award Programs to honor and publicly acknowledge the outstanding community service of PTAs, our members and community partners.

    PURPOSE – To recognize and encourage the development of model PTA programs

    For Recognition Award Programs, prizes and funding are available for PTAs in good standing that submit an award-winning application showcasing a model program.

    If your PTA organizes programs, activities and events to benefit student achievement, health and wellness and involvement; to build PTA leadership, membership and outreach; or, to enhance the community with parent engagement, advocacy and environment awareness, consider applying for a PTA recognition award.

    PTA UNIT SPOTLIGHT AWARDS

    Application Due – Mar 1

    For model programs promoting:

    • Digital literacy & citizenship
    • $500 awarded
    APPLY FOR A SPOTLIGHT AWARD
    School Wellness Recognition Program – American Cancer Society

    Application Due – Feb 1

    For model programs promoting:

    • Eight (8) categories:
      1.    Leadership Development
      2.    Student Achievement:
      3.    Environmental
      4.    Family Involvement
      5.    Membership And Outreach
      6.    Collaboration
      7.    Advocacy
      8.    Student Involvement
    • 2 paid registrations to California State PTA Convention
    • $100 gift certificate for PTA Store at convention
    • Special recognition on stage at convention
    • Opportunity to showcase program at convention workshop
    PTA Take Your Family to School Week

    Application Due – Mar 30

    For model programs promoting:

    • Improvements in school environments by promoting healthy eating, physical activity & tobacco-free lifestyles
    PTA Hearst Awards: Family-School Partnerships

    Application Due – Dec 16

    For model programs promoting:

    • National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
    • Recipient receives $2,000 and is recognized at the National PTA Convention in 2012 in San Jose, California
    • Awards of Merit (4) recipients receive recognition certificate
    National PTA Healthy Lifestyles Award

    Application Due – Sept 8

    For model programs promoting:

    • Good nutrition and regular physical activity to address childhood obesity
    • Up to $1,000 awarded
    National PTA Local Outstanding Advocacy Award

    Application Due – Jan 10

    For model programs promoting:

    • Efforts affecting legislative and/ or regulatory policy compatible with PTA’s mission and goals
    • Two all-expense paid trips to National PTA Legislative Conference
    • Recognition at an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C.
    • $500 to cover direct expenses solely for PTA work
    National PTA Shirley Igo Advocate of the Year Award

    Application due – Jan 10

    For model programs promoting:

    • For an individual PTA member whose leadership and advocacy efforts affected federal policy priorities within PTA’s annual Public Policy Agenda
    • Expense paid trip to National PTA Legislative Conference
    • Recognition at an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C.
    National PTA State Outstanding Advocacy Award

    Application Due – Jan 10

    For model programs promoting:

    • Efforts affecting legislative and/ or regulatory policy compatible with PTA’s mission and goals
    • Two all-expense paid trips to National PTA Legislative Conference
    • Recognition at an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C.
    • $1,000 to cover direct expenses solely for PTA work
    APPLY FOR A NATIONAL PTA AWARD