Utah PTA is a strong voice for children. It is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in Utah. Children cannot speak for themselves, but we can be advocates for them. We advocate by participating in the legislative process and by having commissioners serve on statewide committees that make decisions affecting children.
National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. It is a nonprofit association for parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities. PTA is a powerful voice for all children and a relevant resource for parents in the education, health, and welfare of children and youth. Visit the website at pta.org.
In order to appreciate its value and to make PTA an even more influential force, members should be informed about how their dues are used, as well as the benefits which come from belonging to Utah and National PTA.
What Your Utah PTA Dues Are Used For:
- Maintaining the state office at 5192 S. Greenpine Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123-4606.
- Distributing training materials to locals, councils, and regions.
- Maintaining a nonprofit status with the IRS for participating PTAs/PTSAs.
- Providing leadership training from the state level to regions, councils, and locals.
- Providing commissioners’ and officers’ handbooks for Utah PTA.
- Defraying expenses of executive committee, commissioners and region directors while representing Utah PTA at various meetings on the state and national levels as well as meetings and conferences with cooperating agencies.
- Honoring Utah PTA Reflections winners at Reflections honors night.
- Honoring Utah PTA award winners.
- Maintaining Utah PTA website—utahpta.org.
Why Members Join
Parents
- To be involved in a child’s education
- Parent Engagement training
- Parenting skills
- Understand school policies
- Networking/technology
- Friendship/socializing
- Leadership skills
- To have a voice
- To partner with school administration, staff
- To be part of the solution
- To understand the school system
- Interaction with other parents
- Opportunity to share their culture and a positive community experience
- To support the school
Students
- Friendship/socializing
- Citizenship
- Scholarships
- Community service
- Sharing issues
Teacher/School Staff/School Board
- A voice on issues
- Support parents
- Support students
- Share common issues
- Networking