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PTO Today: Month-by-Month Guide
Detailed planning checklist for PTA and PTO leaders; learn more about parent group leadership and planning in the Leader's Toolkit.
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PTO Today: Meeting Minutes Outline
Customizable template for putting together minutes from school PTO or PTA meetings. The outline is on two pages; it can be shortened to one page or go longer if needed.
Downloads: 20941 Hot!
PTO Today: Leader's Toolkit
Comprehensive guide to help parent group leaders be the best they can be, from setting priorities for the group to maximizing involvement.
PTO Today: Welcome Packet Outline
Tips about the forms and information to send to parents at the start of the school year.
Downloads: 32307 Hot!
PTO Today: Teacher Survey
Updated reproducible form to give to teachers so they can share what their priorities are in terms of PTO planning and assistance.
Financial Risk Assessment Checklist
A yearly checklist to help your PTO executive board assess the group’s financial security. Over time, the goal is to have each item on the list rated low risk rather than high risk. Learn more about managing school parent group finances in the Treasurer's Toolkit and the Leader's Toolkit.
Downloads: 4631 Hot!
PTO Today: Officers Mini-Retreat Outline
Updated agenda for an orientation for PTO officers and chairpeople.
PTO Today: IRS Decision Flow Chart
Easy-to-read chart to help determine whether your group should become a federally recognized nonprofit group, and if so, how much it might cost and which annual return to file. Part of the Leader’s Toolkit.
Downloads: 2997 Hot!
PTO Today: Event Effectiveness Evaluation Checklist
Checklist to help gauge whether to change or keep a parent group activity.
PTO Today: Budget Sample
Updated sample of a detailed PTO or PTA budget; more info on budgeting can be found in the PTO Leader's Toolkit and the PTO Treasurer's Toolkit.
PTO Today: Mission Statement Samples
Several examples of mission statements from actual parent groups. If it's time to revise or create your group's mission statement, you can use these as a model. Learn more about running your PTO and setting the direction for its mission and vision in the PTO Leader's Toolkit and the PTO Startup Toolkit.
PTO Today: Volunteer Interest Survey (English)
Customizable form to find out how parents would like to get involved with your PTO or PTA.
Downloads: 65145 Hot!
PTO Today: Committee Orientation PowerPoint
Customizable slideshow to use at PTO or PTA orientation session.
Committee Chair Year-End Report
End-of-year review worksheet for PTO and PTA committee chairpeople—what went well, what went wrong, and what to tell the next chairperson. Learn more about committee management in the PTO Leader's Toolkit.
Downloads: 12155 Hot!
PTO Today: Committee Orientation Folder Contents List
List of what should be handed out to incoming PTO or PTA committee chairpeople.
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PTO Today: Bylaws Sample
Complete set of sample bylaws for a PTO, including the IRS-required conflict of interest policy; adapted from the PTO Today Startup Toolkit and the PTO Leader's Toolkit.
Downloads: 239408 Hot!
PTO Today: Robert's Rules for Leaders—Top 10
Cheat sheet for PTO and PTA leaders to run a meeting properly.
Downloads: 17798 Hot!
PTO Today: Meeting Agenda Outline (English)
This is an agenda outline that provides a template or guide for groups to customize for their own meetings. The doc can go longer than 1 page, if necessary. A PTO meeting agenda outline in Spanish is also available.
Downloads: 31337 Hot!
