Why Parents Need PTA?

What is PTA? Why join PTA? The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more PTA advantages.

  • Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.
  • Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.
  • Tap into a Network. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind. You can share ideas, concerns, and experiences.
  • Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause, your child and all children in the community.
  • Speak Up. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest changes at your child’s school.
  • Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role by supporting building improvements through advocacy and play an important role in fundraising for curriculum-based programs and social events.
  • Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
  • Enjoy Substantial Benefits. Individuals and local units can take advantage of a host of benefits from PTA membership including discounts and offers from member benefits providers and sponsors, magazine subscriptions, leadership training, e-newsletters and much more.

For less than 3 cents a day, you can become a PTA member, joining more than 4 million other people who share your interest in issues affecting children. Everyone, parents, educators, students and other citizens active in their schools and communities—is invited to join our not-for-profit parent association.

Find a Local PTA

There are more than 800 PTA units across the state of Georgia. Contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

The PTA Advantage

The PTA’s nationwide network provides parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their schools, but also throughout their districts, within their states, and across the nation. This mission is unique to the PTA.

Benefits of PTA Membership

The incredible values offered to members of PTA from a range of generous providers.

Top Schools Supported by PTAs

The latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s best high schools shows that six of the top 10 are PTA schools.

Member Benefits

Georgia PTA members can save money through member benefit providers. Georgia PTA collaborates with businesses and associations that support Georgia PTA’s mission and vision. As part of that relationship, these organizations offer members special discounts.

Numerous benefits are available to dues-paying units and members.

  • Our Children magazine, PTA’s flagship publication with parenting articles by experts on children’s health, education, and well-being; and information on advocacy efforts; the latest news that affects children and youth.
  • Professionally designed public service announcements (PSAs) to aid in membership recruitment.
  • National PTA Annual Convention registration information.
  • A Back-to-School kit containing recruitment ideas and other materials to get the year started.
  • Teacher Appreciation Week ideas.
  • Select resources developed in collaboration with PTA’s national partners.
  • National PTA’s Membership Achievement Program.
  • Numerous resources on parent involvement programs, fundraising, working collaboratively, and much more.
  • Discounts and special offers

Individual members have access to a number of exclusive benefits too, including:

  • Online parenting resources, including select articles from Our Children magazine.
  • E-newsletters on parenting and legislative issues.
  • Exclusive National PTA member benefits and sponsor offers.
  • Leadership training opportunities in-person and online.
  • Discounted member rate for PTA’s annual national convention, magazine subscriptions, and more.
  • The Member-to-Member Network, connecting you to Congress when help is needed on issues important to children, schools, and families.

As a PTA member, you have access to exciting deals and coupons from Georgia PTA’s partners!