October Checklist for Running Your PTA

Ongoing Tasks

• Attend any board and membership meetings
• Read meeting minutes and offer corrections
• Prepare reports for board and membership meetings
• Attend training
• Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them
• Review and ask questions about monthly financial report
• Prepare articles for newsletter/social media
• Update website
• Participate, help, and communicate

Monthly Tasks

• Review tasks from previous months related to nominating committee
• If you did not elect a nominating committee in September, be prepared to do this at your next membership meeting.
• Complete all board training by end of the month
• Check National PTA website.

There are grant opportunities such as STEM+Families grants or program opportunities such as the Schools of Excellence program (enrollment deadline is October 15).