Blogs

January 24, 2019

Selecting an online school directory for your school parent organization, insider tips:

Is your school PTA considering a mobile and online school directory for your school parents? How will you select from the number of vendors that are available? What will be your criteria? Trust: It can be a daunting task to select from a large number of available school directory vendors. The key driving force should be to find a trusted product by a trusted vendor. Word of mouth is always a good start in the selection process. But, Google search can also provide you with a list of directory providers. Choose a provider that has been doing business for several years minimum and has built up solid product repertoire and an online presence. Assess the founder and the team behind the product. LinkedIn is an excellent platform to find additional information about their professional background and expertise. The websites for each of the vendors will also provide you with information […]
January 21, 2019

2019 PTA calendar

This is a calendar of events that are useful to a PTA or PTO board members. This calendar will help you to keep track of important days for your school and to plan activities ahead of time.
December 24, 2018

Gifting a tech gadget to your child for the holidays. A good idea?

Kids love gadgets, especially those cool tech gadgets. More importantly, parents love buying tech gadgets for their kids, until their kids end up spending an excessive amount of their time with these gadgets. We live in a world that is dominated in some ways by technology. So, it is critical that we should be comfortable and even adept at using Technology. But, that’s not always the case when we interact with technology. Hoping that our kids are not faced with the same struggles, we jump to get the kids immersed in technology and with tech gadgets as if our intervention is really necessary.   Our intentions to make our kids ‘tech-savvy’ are not entirely misplaced. Tech gadgets can and do stimulate learning and curiosity. Proficiency with the use of tech gadgets will help kids immensely with their future career opportunities. But, excessive use of these tech gadgets, as evidenced by the […]
December 3, 2018

How to overcome objections to joining your PTA?

There are always going to be excuses and objections to joining the PTA. Most parents don’t see the value in joining the PTA. If you provide them something concrete for example access to an app or easy connectivity to your school that provides them a daily benefit, it becomes a no-brainer. The second biggest misconception is that joining the PTA implies that they have to fundraise for the organization. You can clear this misconception by clarifying it in your letter or recruitment email or paperwork that you send home via the student. The National PTA and New York State PTA say the following tactic works well for recruiting more parents to join the PTA. If someone says, “I don’t like to fundraise!” You can tell them, “You do not have to fundraise as a PTA member. You don’t have to commit time or anything more when you join PTA — […]