Supporting Students

Help Every Child Reach their Full Potential

National PTA collaborates with a wide array of businesses to ensure every child has access to the resources and opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

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American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association’s Mental Health Primers, developed by the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education, provides information for classroom teachers to help them identify behaviors in the classroom that are symptomatic of mental health and other psychological issues, with the goal of directing teachers to appropriate resources for the students. The intent is not for teachers themselves to treat students, but for teachers to recognize behaviors and provide tangible resources for the students as needed. Learn more.

Anderson Center for Autism

Anderson Center for Autism’s (ACA) mission is to optimize the quality of life for individuals with autism. Located in the beautiful Hudson Valley Region, two hours north of New York City, ACA provides residential and educational programs to students ages 5-21 with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. At Anderson Center for Autism, our evidence-based methods demonstrate realistic, steady progress and consistently make a difference in the lives of the individuals and families we serve. Based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), our treatment approach focuses on techniques and interventions that use positive reinforcement to teach our individuals the skills they need to strive for independence and reach their full potential. Our professional team administers ABA programs that comprehensively address each individual’s educational, emotional and social needs in a proactive, positive manner. We understand that autism dramatically affects the lives of all who face it. For families, the autism community and public organizations, Anderson Center is uniquely qualified to serve as a valuable, compassionate resource by providing education, support, and outreach services, and information aimed at delivering assistance and increasing overall autism awareness. Learn more.

All Kids Bike

All Kids Bike is a national movement, led by the Strider Education Foundation, on a mission to teach every child in America how to ride a bike in kindergarten PE class. Designed to be offered at zero cost to schools, All Kids Bike equips schools with everything needed to get their youngest students rolling including a fleet of 2-in-1, balance-to-pedal bikes, helmets, an integrative 8-lesson curriculum aligned to SHAPE America National PE Standards, and a 5-year support plan. Launched in 2018, All Kids Bike’s Kindergarten PE Program is currently running in 288 schools across 39 states, teaching over 50,000 kids to ride a bike in school each year. Watch as your students experience the fun, freedom, mobility, and multitude of health benefits a life on two wheels provides. Learn more.

Anthem Shine Light on Depression

This free online toolkit was created to provide school communities with effective, turnkey depression awareness and suicide prevention programs. It features ready-to-use classroom education programs aligned with National Health Education Standards to empower professionals to lead depression awareness programs for students in grades 4-12; These programs have been designed to create hopeful conversations in an honest, fact-based, and culturally inclusive manner. Learn more.

Band for Today

As a fine arts provider, Band for Today has been successfully implementing high-quality school music programs for 36 years. Over that time we have educated over 30,000 students using the life changing art of music. Learn more.

Blueberry Games

Blueberry Games offers teachers the ability toeducate their students through fun interactive educational games. Teachers can upload their student’s homework and lesson plans into Blueberry Games giving the teachers an easy and fun way to educate their students on their material. Blueberry Games will also automatically grade the assignments for the teacher, and provide an easy to upload PDF document with all of their grading information for your school’s grade book software. If the teacher or school wishes, they can also access Blueberry Games curriculum that has been designed and written by doctorates of education. Learn more.

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health Exhibitors

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, mainly in the form of cigarettes and other combustible products. As of 2019, about 34 million US adults smoke cigarettes. Every day, about 1,600 young people under age 18 try their first cigarette, and nearly 200 become daily cigarette smokers. Over 16 million people live with at least one disease caused by smoking, and 58 million nonsmoking Americans are exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoking-related illness costs society over $300 billion each year, including $170 billion in direct medical costs. Costs could be reduced if we prevent young people from starting to smoke and help people who smoke to quit. Learn more.

Center for Tobacco Products

FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) regulates the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. CTP's mission is to make tobacco-related death and disease part of America's past, not America's future, and, by doing so, ensure a healthier life for every family. Learn more.

College Ready Social

College Ready Social challenges students to think about what they are attempting to accomplish on social media while still posting about their real lives, including the fun and silly moments.

Many things can be "assumed" from social media profiles when looking at a student's online accounts. True or false, perception is reality. Let College Ready Social help your students be their authentic selves while putting their best foot forward! Learn more.

Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a national nonprofit organization representing 32 state affiliates and members in nearly every state and territory including parents, families, and educators of individuals with learning disabilities. LDA’s mission is to create opportunities for success for all individuals affected by learning disabilities through support, education, and advocacy. Learn more.

My School Carpool

My School Carpool brings the innovations of the ride-sharing industry into schools and the lives of families everywhere. It saves school districts nationwide billions on school busing, which can be diverted into the classroom. Our community-driven and mobile-first platform is designed to make it easy, reliable, and safe for groups of parents to organize “pods” of trusted parent drivers to transport each other’s students where they need to go. Parents share the costs on a per mile basis. We’re putting kids’ safety on the road, back in the hands of the parents. Learn more.

On The Bus

Your child’s safety is most important. Knowing if your child got safely on the bus is only a very small part. On The Bus has the ability to tell you if your child safely got on the bus and can tell you what classroom your child is in at school, in real-time. You can see in real-time if you child got on the bus, if your child is in the school, where your child is inside of the school, what classroom your child is currently in, and much more. In case of a school fire, active shooter, or other catastrophe you need to know where your child is at! You need to get On The Bus! Learn more.

One on Campus

ONE-ON-CAMPUS is an Award Winning501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the inspiration of young people founded in 2015. Our flagship campuses are in the Newport Mesa Unified School District and thriving.

The need long existed for a campus-based program of connection. Where a student did not need to identify by a diagnosis, issue or specific skill to gain entry. A space where solution was present before the problems of adolescence could become rooted. A room for those in present struggle and those with none. A space that becomes a microcosm of the culture, the campus and the community. Where ONE realizes their strength may be the lifeline to another’s perceived weakness. Learn more.

Public School Swagger

Find out how Public School Swagger can help schools and parents provide additional resources and funding for their students while creating a sense of community and connection with each other. We believe that a child’s exposure to experiences will set a foundation for acceptance, curiosity, and inclusion. That is what we hope Public School Swagger will help provide for your School. Learn more.

Shop Click Give

Shop Click Give is an online portal for local businesses to have an online e-commerce presence. But beyond that, every business has agreed to donate 5 to 10% of their sales to the non profit or charity of the BUYER’S choice. Learn more.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific supplies innovative solutions for the world’s life science industries. We are committed to enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer – which is why we partnered with Color Health to develop the Thermo Fisher Scientific ™ ReadyCheckGo™ Program, a simple, ready-to-use, cost-effective coronavirus testing solution for K-12 school districts of any size across the United States.The program provides schools with a simple process for ongoing testing from launching the program to self-swab testing to discreetly delivering results. Even after they’re vaccinated, children may be at risk to become ill with COVID-19 and/or spread it to others. Regular and comprehensive coronavirus testing remains the best “early warning system” to keep students, school staff and communities healthier. Learn more.

Truth Initiative

There is a youth vaping epidemic in this country, especially among teens. Schools have an important role to play in reaching students with the information they need to make informed choices, as well as tools to quit if they are already vaping. EVERFI with Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, have created a national youth vaping prevention curriculum: Vaping: Know the Truth.

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This free digital learning experience for middle school and high school students features self-led, interactive lessons and videos, first-person testimonials and self-care tips from kids their own age. With Vaping: Know the Truth, students will learn about the risks of vaping nicotine and the dangers of addiction (with no shaming and no lecturing) to help empower them to make healthier, more informed choices. Students will also learn and practice critical refusal skills and get connected to support services available for teens who already vape and want to quit by linking to Truth Initiative’s This is Quitting, the first-of-its-kind text-to-quit vaping program for young people that is already helping over 310,000 youth and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes.

U.S. Army

For a young adult, the decision to join the Army will be the most important choice of his or her life. But that decision can be difficult to make without the support of family and friends. Learn more.

United States Tennis Association (USTA)

The United States Tennis Association (USTA), in conjunction with SHAPE America, created standards-based lesson plans to teach tennis in physical education. Registration with the USTA is free and you get complimentary access to tennis curriculum, instructional videos, and eligibility to receive free equipment! The USTA created Net Generation with you in mind to help inspire kids to get active- and stay active. Learn more.

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