CT PTA

10/21/2026

Let's support Silver Rail Elementary and help cover the hallways with love and encouragement for the students and teachers returning to school. 💜

10/14/2026

🌟 Is Your PTA in Good Standing? Here’s Why It Matters! 🌟

Being in good standing with Connecticut PTA means more opportunities to support, celebrate, and empower your school community! 💙

✅ Outstanding Educator Awards – Recognize the amazing educators who make a difference.

👏 Outstanding Volunteer Awards – Celebrate the volunteers who go above and beyond.

🎓 Scholarship Eligibility – Help ensure graduating seniors can access PTA scholarship opportunities.

🎨 Reflections Arts Program – Give students opportunities to express their creativity and share their talents.

🏆 National PTA Programs & Grants – Maintain eligibility for valuable programs, grants, and recognition opportunities.

💡 Stay Connected. Stay Compliant. Stay Eligible!

Take time to review your PTA’s membership, required documentation, financial obligations, and CT PTA Standards of Affiliation to ensure your unit is in good standing.

Together, we can Make Every Child’s Potential a Reality! 💙

10/12/2026

📣 Connect, Learn & Empower Your PTA!

Keep an eye on your inbox! 📧 Invitations are coming soon for our upcoming Advocacy Information Meetings and Tech Tools for PTA Leaders sessions.

From strengthening your advocacy efforts to discovering new technology tools that make leading your PTA easier, we’re here to help you feel informed, connected, and empowered!

💙 Watch your email for details and registration information!

10/08/2026

💙 Sharing a Resource for Connecticut Families

We’re always happy to share resources that may be helpful to families in our community!

The 2026 SEEK Conference brings together parents, educators, and professionals to learn, connect, and gain practical tools for navigating special education in Connecticut. The conference will feature presentations from parent attorneys and special education advocates, offering real-world strategies and information that families may find valuable.

10/07/2026

🎨✨ PTA Reflections is here! ✨🎨

This year’s theme is especially exciting because it was created by a Connecticut student! 💙

🌟 “What My Culture Means to Me” 🌟

Students Pre-K–12 can share their creativity through visual arts, photography, literature, music, dance, film, and more!

🎭 Encourage your student to participate and share their unique story!

👉 Visit our website for program details, rules, and deadlines.
CTPTA.org

09/28/2026

Oct. 15. The deadline to enroll in the 2026-2027 School of Excellence program. National PTA's School of Excellence program equips local PTAs and schools with a proven framework for deepening family-school partnerships and improving outcomes for every student. Visit PTA.org/Excellence [ ttps://www.pta.org/home/programs/National-PTA-School-of-Excellence ] to get started.

National PTA School of Excellence is a recognition program that supports and celebrates partnerships between PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being for all students. Enroll in the program today.

09/28/2026

National Parent Teacher Association

We’re excited to announce Sweet Teacher Shoutouts, giving up to 30 PTAs the opportunity to receive $1,250 from National PTA to celebrate exceptional teachers.

We’re inviting families and PTAs to recognize the educators who inspire, encourage and make learning meaningful every day. And entering is super simple—you can share your entry right here in the comments of this Facebook post or on your own page!

📸 Share a favorite photo or video and tell us what makes your teacher truly buzz-worthy. You can highlight as many teachers as you’d like, but please feature one teacher per entry.

Before you get started, check out the full entry criteria at https://bit.ly/4cfvOMs.

Let’s fill Facebook with gratitude and celebrate the incredible teachers making a difference in our schools—one buzz-worthy shoutout at a time! 🐝✨
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Sweet Teacher Shoutouts, sponsored by , is a fun way to build excitement for National PTA’s 2027 Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3–7! 🐝🍯 This year’s theme is “How Sweet It Is to Bee Taught by You!"

09/25/2026

National PTA Program Grants

Funding is available for local and district/council/region PTAs to host engaging National PTA programs that provide families with the information and tools to make all children’s potential a reality.

🎨 Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement, Sponsored by the Family of Mary Lou Anderson
This opportunity is for all grades and ages. Local PTAs will be selected, and each will be awarded $1,500 in funding. PTAs must participate in the 2026-2027 "What My Culture Means to Me" Reflections program [ http://pta.org/reflections ] and use awarded funds to implement at least one activity to increase access to arts education programs or experiences, including Reflections, for underserved students.

🧠 PTA Healthy Minds, Sponsored by the New York Life Foundation
This program is for all grades and ages. Local PTAs will be selected and each will be awarded $1,500 in funding to host a PTA Healthy Minds event for their school community in alignment with National PTA resources. Healthy Minds [ http://pta.org/healthyminds ] supports PTAs in connecting their school community with mental health resources and programming.

🧪 STEM + Families Science Festivals, Sponsored by Bayer Fund
This program is for elementary school students and their families.
PTAs will be selected and each will be awarded $1,500 in funding to host a hands-on Science Festivals program for their community using National PTA resources. Science Festivals [ https://www.pta.org/home/programs/stem/STEM-Families-Bayer-Science-Festivals?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=PTA ] empower PTAs with resources to host fun STEM experiences that bring students and families together and help families experience and explore activities in STEM.


Apply now [ https://nationalpta.submittable.com/submit/363596/fall-2026-national-pta-program-grants/collectOrganization ] .

Coming Soon: Youth-Led Service Grant

In collaboration with The Allstate Foundation, National PTA is rolling out a new Youth-Led Service Grant program that will provide $5,000 to help local PTA/PTSAs expand their capacity to support youth-designed and youth-led service projects that address local school and community challenges identified by local youth.

Throughout the duration of this grant program, participating youth-adult teams will identify a need in their local community, design a service project, lead its implementation and evaluate its impact.
The goal of this grant program is to empower youth leadership and service while building sustainable organizational capacity for authentic youth-adult partnership across the PTA network.
Stay tuned for applications to open Sept.
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09/24/2026

💙 What an incredible day! 💙

Our 2026 CT PTA Symposium & Expo: Stronger Together for Every Child was one to remember!

We are so grateful to everyone who joined us at Quinnipiac University — our PTA leaders, volunteers, presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, and special guests. Your energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to supporting children and families made the day truly special.

From inspiring conversations and engaging workshops to connecting with fellow PTA leaders and exploring our amazing Expo, the day was filled with learning, collaboration, and plenty of PTA spirit! 🌟

A very special THANK YOU to our incredible presenters and exhibitors for sharing your time, knowledge, and resources with our PTA community. And to everyone who helped behind the scenes — your hard work did not go unnoticed!

Stronger Together isn't just our theme — it's what we experienced all day long. When we come together, share ideas, support one another, and advocate for every child, we make a difference. 💙

Thank you for being part of the CT PTA family. We can't wait to see where this year takes us!

09/17/2026

🎉 ONLY 2 DAYS UNTIL SYMPOSIUM! 🎉

The countdown is ON! ⏰

We’re just 2 DAYS AWAY from the 2026 CT PTA Symposium & Expo — Stronger Together for Every Child! 💙

📅 Saturday, September 19
📍 Quinnipiac University – North Haven Campus

Get ready for a day filled with:
✨ Inspiring speakers
📚 Valuable workshops & trainings
🤝 Networking with PTA leaders from across Connecticut
🎪 Our Symposium & Expo
🏆 Celebrations, recognition, and a whole lot of PTA spirit!

Who’s ready?! 🙌

Drop a ❤️ below if we’ll see you Saturday!