🌞 Exciting news! The 2025 Summer Food Service Program begins this month at nearly 2,500 sites statewide. An interactive USDA online map helps families search for a service site by address, city, or zip code. Find a site here:

Funding opportunities through PTA are open! Turn your school dreams into reality with our easy-peasy funding! From STEM to arts, safety to wellness, we've got you covered. Answer a few quick questions and watch your program come to life!

Reconnect with your school community! Enroll in the School of Excellence program for intentional ways to build confidence in your school and PTA. Deadline to enroll is October 15. #PTAExcellence

We challenge your Elementary and Middle School Aged Children to create a video, poster, or essay on the topic of “Why is reading important for your health & wellness?” The contest will be open until September 15. For more information and application:

NYS PTA's 129th Annual Convention is happening November 14-16 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center and the Seneca Niagara Resort. Get ready for inspiring sessions, powerful connections, and unforgettable moments. Schedule at a Glance is Available now!

🚨 NEW this year! 🚨 Earn the Horizon Membership Award for your PTA! Submit your membership plan by August 31 to qualify 🌟 Learn more & submit your form TODAY:

NYS educators face plenty of challenges each day. Competing with cell phones for attention shouldn’t be one of them. The goal is: reduce distractions, boost engagement, and make the classroom more manageable, so everyone can focus on what’s most important

Need a document translated to another language for your members? Email your text and what language to translate it to, to translation@nyspta.org. For best results, send text only, no images.

One theme idea will be selected by National PTA to spark fun and creativity during the 2027—2028 Reflections program. Entries are due by October 30, good luck!

In NYS, over 100 school districts are home to Special Education PTAs or PTSAs. SEPTA's offer a safe space for parents of students with disabilities, providing support for one another as students and families work to provide a voice for all, Learn more:

Your PTA can help your community travel more safely to and from school by hosting a Traffic Safety event! We provide educational materials, reflective giveaways, bicycle helmets, and more for your event. Contact NYS PTA Office for more information.

Mark your calendars! The NYS PTA 129th Annual Convention is happening November 14 to 16 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center and the Seneca Niagara Resort. Get ready for inspiring sessions, powerful connections, and unforgettable moments.

Not able to attend our last webinar? No worries, watch here:

We challenge your Elementary and Middle School Aged Children to create a video, poster, or essay on the topic of “Why is reading important for your health & wellness?” The contest will be open until September 15. For more information and application:

The 2025-26 NYS Excelsior Scholarship program application is now available. This Scholarship allows students from families earning $125,000 or less to attend a state-operated SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free. Deadline to Apply: August 31, 2025.

🚨 NEW this year! 🚨 Earn the Horizon Membership Award for your PTA! Submit your membership plan by August 31 to qualify 🌟 Learn more & submit your form TODAY:

🌞 Exciting news! The 2025 Summer Food Service Program begins this month at nearly 2,500 sites statewide. An interactive USDA online map helps families search for a service site by address, city, or zip code. Find a site here:

NYS PTA’s Literacy Team has comprised a list of resources and support for you and your Pre K-12 children. Explore these valuable opportunities below to help ensure continued academic growth. Click here to learn more:

Reconnect with your school community! Enroll in the School of Excellence program for intentional ways to build confidence in your school and PTA. Deadline to enroll is October 15. #PTAExcellence

One theme idea will be selected by National PTA to spark fun and creativity during the 2027—2028 Reflections program. Entries are due by October 30, good luck!