Parent Involvement Archive

Want to find ways to get more parents active and engaged at your school? The articles below have tons of ideas and tips about connecting with dads, reaching out to families, and more. Find more information on the Parent Involvement resources page. (For articles about volunteer recruitment and building your PTO’s volunteer base, go to the Volunteer Recruitment archive.)

The Benefits of Parent Involvement in Schools
You make a difference! Parent involvement is positive for everyone; there’s even research to prove it.
Quiz: How Would Your Group Spend $500?
Take our PTO personality quiz to learn more.
Change a Bad Reputation With Parents
Tips to win over parents who have a poor impression of your PTO.
What Is a Booster Club?
We break down booster clubs’ place among school parent groups, and how PTO Today is here to help all groups do their best work.
Building Parent Involvement, Step by Step
How to help parents transition from volunteers to leaders.
Tools for Building PTO Involvement
Resources to take the guesswork out of how to get your messages out to parents.
20 Amazing PTO Achievements
We’ve heard a lot of inspiring stories through the years we’ve been making PTO Today magazine. These are some of our favorites.
Get Kids Involved in Your PTO or PTA
Parent groups can serve their schools better when students have a say.
6 Qualities of Successful Parent Groups
What makes a great PTO or PTA great? PTO Today staff members break down the essential elements.
How To Prioritize PTO and PTA Involvement
Why parent involvement matters—and how your group can make it a priority.
Ways To Improve Parent Involvement
Six commonsense steps that can help increase interest in volunteering.
Ideas To Make Your PTO or PTA More Fun
If parents have a good time, they’ll be more likely to keep coming back. Here's how to make volunteering more fun for everyone.
6 Ways To Shake Things Up in Your Group
Things feeling stale? Sometimes a little change is all you need.
Ideas for Adult Social Events
Have some fun with these parent group social events—just for grown-ups!
Volunteers: Use Them or Lose Them
The way you follow up with interested parents can make or break your volunteer recruitment efforts.
33 Easy Jobs for School Volunteers
Offering volunteers a range of tasks that can be done fairly simply (and many at their convenience) increases your chances of getting them on board.
Focus on Parent Involvement for a Great Year
Make building involvement your main goal at back-to-school time. Small steps can make it happen.
Build School Spirit From the Start
14 ways PTOs and PTAs can encourage a strong school community.
You Really Do Make a Difference at School
A look at some of the key ways parents make a difference at school, and some specific ways you can help the most.
Is Parent Involvement Dying?
Today’s school parent groups have nothing to worry about—if they connect with families in modern ways.

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