Order Before Dec 6th

Spiritwear & Magnet Orders

Order spirit wear to celebrate your volunteerism and advocacy work.

Perfect as a gift to recognize and celebrate board members, committee chairs and PTA members.

Virtual PTA Officer Training

Best practices for running your PTA.

• Givebacks 2-Minute Tutorials
• PTA Basics for all PTA Officers
• President Leadership
• Annual Compliance & Using Givebacks
• Record Retention & Digital Bookkeeping

• Treasurer & PTA Finance Basics
• Treasurer Transition & Financial Reviews
• PTA Budget Development
• PTA Insurance

• Membership Campaign Basics
• Family Engagement Basics & Grants
• Advocate for Your Community

FOCUS ON FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

Hear insights and get tips from local units to expand your outreach and family engagement

• Run a Successful Reflections Arts Program
• Welcoming Military Families 
• Engaging English Learner Families 
• PTSA Student Engagement - High School
• Middle School Family Engagement
• Special Education Family Engagement

PTA DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS

National PTA has established a Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to help PTA communities respond to significant natural or man-made crises that disrupt students' lives and their education, such as the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.

Local PTAs impacted by Hurricane Helene may apply for $500 awarded funds to improve the welfare of children in their community. Funds are competitively awarded, and are not intended to supplant other relief support efforts.

The PTA Disaster Relief Fund is dependent on donations from individuals in the National PTA community of supporters.

APPLY BEFORE DECEMBER 30th

Call for Resolutions

Do you know of a situation or concern which affects children and youth and requires a statewide collective PTA action?

The Virginia PTA Resolution Committee encourages PTA units and councils to submit their research and proposed advocacy action in the form of a Resolution to elevate topics that impact your community.

Resolution Submissions Due: Jan 19, 2025

Call for Proposed Bylaws Changes

Annually, Virginia PTA accepts submissions for revisions to the Bylaws that govern PTAs in Virginia. This includes Local Unit/Council Uniform Bylaws and Virginia PTA Bylaws.

Submissions approved by the Virginia PTA Board of Directors will be debated voted on at Virginia PTA’s Annual All-Unit Meeting.

Proposed Bylaws Changes Due: Jan 19, 2025

Reflections Arts Contest

🌟QUICK DETAILS! 🌟

🖍THEME = Accepting Imperfection

🖍Art Categories = Enter 1 or all 6 🎼🎬🎨📸📚💃

🖍Age Divisions = 5 including Accessible Artists

🖍 Due Date for Students = Set by Your PTA

🖍 Date to send entries to Council = Dec. 15th

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! 

✅Students create art "reflecting" on the theme, and submit to their school PTA. 

✅ School PTA selects winners using local artists (or art teachers) as judges

✅ Celebrate your school's participating students and winners!

✅ Advance your school's 1st place winners to the Council PTA

✅Virginia PTA advances state winners for National judging. First place national winners win a $800 Young Artist Scholarship and $200 for their Local PTA!

Thank A Teacher Art Contest

The Thank a Teacher Art Contest marks the start of the Virginia Lottery's Thank a Teacher campaign. Since 2016, the art contest has received nearly 11,000 total entries from student artists across Virginia.

One winner will be selected from each level:

• Elementary school
• Middle school
• High school 

Winners Receive:

• Supplies for school’s art department from The Supply Room
• Design featured on thousands of thank-you notes distributed across Virginia
• Individual Visa® gift-card prize 

Entries Due: Feb 3, 2025

Is Your PTA in Good Standing?

By August 1st every year, your PTA must submit six (6) items to Virginia PTA via your PTA's Givebacks account. Have you submitted all 6 items?

1. Officer List (Including Principal Info)
2. 990 Tax Filing
3. Financial Review (3-pages)
4. Insurance Coverage
5. Membership list & Dues
6. Unit Organizational Structure Form

SAVE THE DATE!

Legacy Impact Awards Dinner & All Unit Annual Meeting

Registration opens next week!

This year we are celebrating 120 years of advocacy impact!

Friday, May 16, 2025 from 6-9pm

Plan to attend the awards dinner celebrating local PTA accomplishments and the impact and legacy of 120 years of collective action.

1920's cocktail dress encouraged.

Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9am-4pm

All Unit Annual Meeting will be held at the Richmond Convention Center.

Plan to send at least one member of your PTA to vote in state PTA elections, debate resolutions, collaborate and learn from other PTAs at 20 different collaboration tables, gather resources from more than 30 partners in the Vendor Hall, and celebrate local unit work displayed in the Family Engagement Showcase.