The California State PTA strives to represent, empower, and support our members. The Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to help build your association, develop leadership, increase your membership, improve your advocacy, simplify your finances, communicate with confidence and create successful programs.

• Download the "Management" section of the PTA Toolkit (in English). [pdf]
• Download the "Management" section of the PTA Toolkit (in Spanish). [pdf]
• Download the entire PTA Toolkit (in English). [zipped archive, pdf]
• Download the entire PTA Toolkit (in Spanish). [zipped archive, pdf]

Articles for PTA Newsletters and Web Sites

Meetings

• Planning Effective Meetings
• Sample PTA Agenda
• Components of Effective Meetings
• Evaluate Your Meetings

Transition and New Leaders

• Keys to a Smooth Transition for PTA Leaders
• PTA Board-Elect Activities
• Responsibilities of Officers/Chairmen
• Help Your Successor Succeed: Things to Turn Over During Transition
• PTA's Professional Governance Standards

Team Building and Volunteers

• Team Building Ingredients
• Memorandum for Group Members
• Responsibilities of Group Members
• A Code of Ethics for Volunteers
• Elements of a Successful Team
• How to Get the Best From Volunteers
• Volunteers – Valuable is Your Work

Finance

• Financial Benefits Being a PTA in California
• Beneficios economicos de ser PTA en California
• Financial Red Flags
• Records Retention Schedule
• Checklist for a Healthy Unit

Running Your Unit

• Delegation: The Key to Growth
• Effective Communication Skills
• A Reminder About PTA and Employer/Employee Disputes
• Are You a Leader or a Manager?

English and Spanish versions of the PTA Toolkit are also available in both hardcover and CD format.

Toolkit Order Form [pdf]

Leadership Development
E-Learning

Many of the materials in this Web site are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The Acrobat reader is a free download from Adobe Software.