Toolkit
Welcome to the online Toolkit!
The California State PTA Toolkit provides guidance, instruction and ideas to support a successful PTA term. I hope you will utilize this valuable tool to assist your PTA/PTSA with the important work that you do on behalf of all children, youth, and families in California.
The online Toolkit includes all of the information and chapters in an easy format for quick access. You can click on the drop-down menus to find key topics, use the search tool, or view the more detailed table of contents for each section to find the information you are looking for. You can also “toggle” between the English and Spanish versions as well as download and print certain pages, chapters, or the entire Toolkit.
The Toolkit reflects the hard work of the California State PTA Board of Managers to create the best possible resource for you. It is based on more than 100 years of best practices by PTAs around our state. Many of your questions and concerns can be answered here. Remember, if you can’t find it in the Toolkit, you can reach out to your council, district or state PTA to answer your questions.
We review the Toolkit on an ongoing basis and make updates after Board of Managers adoption. You can find a quick list of changes by clicking the “list of recent updates” link.
Thank you for all you do. You are a valuable part of our association and I look forward to working with you Today, Tomorrow, Together.
Sincerely,
Heather Ippolito
President
California State PTA Board of Directors 2025-2027
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Toolkit
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UPDATES
2023 Updates ADVOCACY Resolutions Resolution: Ballot propositions (initiatives); adopted 1999 – Deemed Relevant Resolution: Lowering the 2/3 vote requirement on school and library bonds, adopted 1999 – Deemed Relevant Resolution: Property tax limitation, adopted 1978 – Deemed Relevant Resolution: State tax reform; adopted 1991 – Deemed Relevant 2022 Updates ADVOCACY Resolutions Education Funding Crisis Moved […]
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Job Descriptions
Officer and Chairman Job Descriptions have been developed by California State PTA for use by unit, council, and district PTAs. These guidelines are meant to assist officers and chairmen in their duties throughout the term of office. The list includes the required president, secretary and treasurer officer Job Descriptions and numerous others. The job descriptions […]
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Finance
These finance tools help financial officers of unit, council, and district PTAs gain a better understanding of their responsibilities, keep and maintain accurate records, and exercise proper control of all PTA monies. Sound financial procedure must be a prime concern of the treasurer as well as all officers and chairmen. Although fundraising is not a […]
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Membership
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Programs
By establishing programs focused on education, including a full curriculum including the arts, family engagement, community concerns, and health, PTAs are able to address issues of concern to their community. Issues like family engagement, violence, and drug use are best handled at the local level by the parents/guardians, students, teachers and administrators working together who […]
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Advocacy
“The necessity for securing adequate legislation was apparent from the start.” While studying how best to raise their own children, the association’s founders discovered that other children had serious unmet needs. They saw sickly children, insufficiently clad children, hungry children. And something had to be done about it. (Excerpted from History of the California Congress […]
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Running Your PTA
In both schools and communities, PTA volunteers are recognized as leaders and advocates. PTA includes an ever-changing set of volunteers, and developing leadership skills is an important step toward creating successful activities and programs and managing the business needs of the PTA. For officers, chairs, and program coordinators, the PTA provides opportunities for both students […]
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Forms
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Know the PTA
California State PTA is the oldest and largest statewide volunteer organization working on behalf of children, youth, and families. Unit, council, and district PTAs serve more than 750,000 members. Each level of PTA plays a vital role in efforts to implement the Purposes of the PTA. Within this section, you will find information on the […]
