Becoming a member is easy. You are not obligated
to volunteer for anything. It shows that you are supporting what the
PTA does for our children. We invite everyone to take this opportunity
to become a member and be a positive role model for your child.
The National PTA’s motto is “Every
child—One voice”,
and has been in existence in the U.S. since 1897.
Being a member of the National organization, enables
us to obtain the licenses we need to run fund raisers as a non-profit
organization, meaning that we do not pay tax. We are able to get gaming
license so that the annual Tricky Tray can be held. Also it allows
us to participate in programs such as RIF, which is a government funded
program supplying free books to our students throughout the year.
Contributions to National PTA help them to establish training programs
for parents, and to provide resources for parents seeking to change
a local school practice, facility or environment.
We ask for a membership fee of $6.00— $3.50 of which is sent
to the National and NJ PTA’s to retain our membership status.
The rest of the monies are put into the Haskell School PTA fund and
are used to help us put on our annual events for parents and children.
We supply the planners that every child is given at the beginning
of the year and help to purchase items that our school needs.
Why Join the PTA?
If you think PTA moms and dads just organize school
carnivals and car pools, you might be surprised to learn all that
your PTA does for your child's school and it's students, parents and
teachers!
Being involved in the PTA is great way to become involved in your
child's school. The PTA Parent Teacher Association supports and speaks
on behalf of the children not only at school but in the community,
the government and other organizations.
They help provide student recognition and teacher recognition. The
PTA board, members and volunteers assistant in new student open houses,
kindergarten registration, teacher classroom funds, book fairs, school
clinics and much more. PTA also plays a big role in fundraisers. PTA
raise money throughout the year forprojects and improvements at the
school.
