National PTA School of Excellence

Take the First Step in Becoming a National PTA School of Excellence—Enrollment is now open!

Whether you are looking to step-up your PTA’s involvement in school improvements or something meaningful is happening between your PTA and school that deserves recognition, you will soon have a new opportunity to make a substantial, positive impact on school and student success.  

We have rejuvenated the National PTA School of Excellence program to help PTAs strengthen the family-school partnership and make measurable progress together in one of three areas: 

• Education  
• Health and safety 
• Arts and cultural exploration

At a National PTA School of Excellence, families feel welcomed and empowered to support student success, and PTA is a key partner for continuous school improvement.

What does it take to become a National PTA School of Excellence?

1. Enroll your PTA between May 1 and September 1, 2013 at PTA.org/Excellence or via phone at 800-307-4PTA (4782). You will receive the Getting Started Guide, which describes program components, including your first steps to gather feedback from families and set goals with your school partner.

2. Conduct a Family-School Partnership Scan and share your results with National PTA.

3. Receive a customized Roadmap to Excellence containing recommendations that respond to your specific results from the Family-School Partnership Scan.

4. Complete the National PTA School of Excellence application before June 1, 2014.

5. Celebrate your excellence! All National PTA School of Excellence recipients will receive a toolkit to support celebration activities.

In the 2013-2014 school year, put your school on the National PTA School of Excellence map!

Enroll before September 1, 2013! Contact excellence@pta.org for more information.