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New Units Wanted!!!

Massachusetts PTA is looking for a "few good parent groups" to become PTAs. Be one of our newest local units! Help your community and schools' parent group access resources and tools to help them in their work.

Do you have a contact for a parent group ready to benefit from becoming a PTA? Does your parent group need help? training? affordable insurance? just want to know how to work more efficiently? make better use of every-one's time and energy? Let us help – PTA’s strength will help the entire organization be better than ever.

How Can the Parent Group I Belong to Become a PTA?

It is so easy to join the nation’s largest children’s advocacy group, with many benefits to doing so!
Become a PTA in four easy steps:

1. Email Massachusetts PTA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or call us at 617.861.7910. Provide your name, current position (if any), phone number, email address, and school name, address, and phone number. Let us know who you are and what school you belong to. We will send you a packet of information, which will include everything you will need.
2. Coordinate with the representative from the Massachusetts PTA who will contact you to set up a date and time that the representative can come to one of your meetings to speak to parents, students, principals, superintendents, and/or community members regarding the benefits of becoming a PTA. The representative will also discuss with you what types of support you need/might want from Massachusetts PTA to make a smooth and effective transition.
3. Work with your board and members to complete the fill-in-the-blank bylaws provided by Massachusetts PTA.
4. Finally, invite your Massachusetts PTA representative to a regularly scheduled meeting where you will adopt bylaws, elect officers, and make the transition official - gifts and hugs abound!

New Members -- Join Here!

Did you know that you don't need to have a child in school to join PTA? That you don't even need a child at all to join PTA!! Your help strengthens the voices of millions of community members just like you as they work on behalf of children throughout Massachusetts and the country.

Click here to find out if there is a PTA near you and/or join the Cranberry PTA today. The Cranberry PTA is a statewide unit organized under Massachusetts PTA to enable those who have an interest in issues relating to children and youth and who may not be presently connected with a local unit in their community to become active PTA members and supporters.

Did you know that your aunt and cousin can become members of your PTA? Every member makes the PTA’s collective voice more VOCAL! Ask two people to join. Why not?