Membership Chair/Vice President

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  • The PTA membership chair/vice president works with the membership committee to plan the annual membership campaign. The membership chair/vice president is responsible for creating and implementing a membership plan, promoting membership throughout the year, providing membership reports at PTA board and association meetings, collecting dues, and distributing membership cards.

    Obtain (from predecessor and unit president) and study materials related to performing the duties of membership chair/vice president: Membership campaign plans from past years, including goals, themes, calendars, budgets, final membership numbers, etc.

    Download or obtain the Membership section of the California State PTA Toolkit to learn the basics of PTA membership, responsibilities, campaign planning, and available resources.

    Contact council or district PTA for current membership information, due dates, incentives, and awards offered. Attend PTA training designed for membership chairmen/vice presidents.

    Meet with the membership committee, appointed by the president-elect, before the beginning of the school year. Work closely with the school principal, the unit president, and the membership committee members. Suggested committee members could include: principal, treasurer, teacher, hospitality chairman, public relations/publicity coordinator, room representative coordinator, and students (essential in a secondary PTA)

    Read the full job description from the California State PTA Toolkit, here.

PTA For Your Child
National PTA Membership Campaign Resources

CAPTA: Membership and Marketing

TOTEM: Electronic Membership

From CAPTA.org: California State PTA’s online membership system makes joining and renewing PTA membership at the local level easier for families, and community members.

As a reminder, there are no changes to PTA’s membership process and any electronic system we launch will be completely voluntary and will be in addition to any current systems.

Request Leader Access from CAPTA - before requesting access, please reach out to membership@32ndpta.org for help.