September PTO To Do List
Get into the swing of things with these suggestions for September parent group activities.
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We round up simple ways your PTO can welcome students and families back to school.
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Get ready for open house and meet the teacher night with our most popular back-to-school printables for PTOs: The PTO Does That? banner stand, Top 10 Ways Parents Can Support Our School flyer, and PTO Volunteers Needed flyer. These flyers are great to add to your PTO welcome packet, too.
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Add a little fun to your first PTO meeting: icebreaker bingo or printable conversation-starters are good ways set the tone that your meetings won’t be all (boring) business.
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Reserve your spot for our next FREE Learning Lounge webinar, Creative Ideas to Get More Parents Involved, on Sept. 16 - a must-watch if you need more parents to volunteer!
- Recruit teachers to join the PTO! Here are the benefits of having teachers on the PTO, along with our Teacher PTO Recruitment flyer (Canva template).
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Finalize your fall event details and start working out the details of your event plans for later in the year. Also, make sure your parent group has insurance coverage.
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Glow Run or Glow Dance Activities, Supplies & Ideas: we round up everything you need, including Canva templates!
- 75+ easy school fundraisers
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Present your annual budget for approval. How to create a PTO budget
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Be sure to distribute a volunteer interest survey form to find out how parents would like to get involved—and follow up with each response.
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Check out our shoppable list of must-have products for PTO and PTA groups from our community and bookmark our library of free printables and Canva templates (we're always adding new stuff!)
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Think about the community service projects your group might want to pursue, especially for the holidays—they’ll be here before you know it.
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Organize a leadership meeting where leaders can meet to discuss goals for the year. Get our free school year planner, designed just for PTO and PTA groups. Make copies and distribute to your board members to help your group plan fundraising, events and more for the coming year. Subscribe to PTO Today's weekly newsletter to get notified when registration opens for our FREE October Learning Lounge webinar, 8 Strategies for More Effective Group Decision-Making.
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Choose a few special days to celebrate in September! Treat younger students to Play-Doh on National Play-Doh Day (September 16), or Rice Krispie Treats on National Rice Krispie Treats Day (September 18). Celebrate your volunteer crew on National School Parent Group Appreciation Day (September 26), and treat teachers to coffee on National Coffee Day (September 29). Download our full calendar of school appreciation days and fun days to celebrate
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Work out the nuts and bolts of your newsletter—its purpose and format (emailed or printed) and who will be its point people. You could split responsibilities among a few people, such as having two or three editors responsible for a few newsletters each during the year.
- Get a plan together for your PTO's social media channels so that parents stay engaged all year long. The more they engage with your posts, the more content they'll see in their feed.
Suggested Teacher Appreciation Effort: "Sip, Sip, Hooray...Happy First Day!" Hydration Station
Plan something special to welcome teachers back! Check out what parent groups are doing to welcome their teachers back to school. Our favorite idea is a refreshing flavored water bar, set up in the teachers' lounge. Get our free teacher-themed recipes and signage, plus a shopping list of supplies
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