Why should you join PTA? Well, to be honest a lot of people ask that question. What does membership do for me? for my family? Well, for one, it shows your kiddos you support their school and that you support them. Do they understand what the PTA is and does? Most likely not, but that doesn't really matter. What matters, is that they see YOU, making a difference for THEIR school. 

Some people say, I don't have time to volunteer. I work full time, I have a family, we have SPORTS! I get it. Truly. Just because you join PTA doesn't mean you sign a lifetime committment to volunteer at the school. By joining PTA, all you are committing to is paying a membership fee that says YOU support your school. That's it! Free and clear. Requirement met. No volunteering necessary. Will we ask you volunteer? Probably. Are you required to volunteer? NO, and you can say no. It's ok.  

So, back to the why join. The PTA helps to fill in the blanks for the school. We have two major fundraisers a year, usually APEX and World's Finest Chocolate, that go to funding a variety of events. The PTA funds field trips, teacher funding requests, programs like Science Night, Holiday Movie Night, Trunk or Treat, Reflections, events like 5th grade promotion ceremony, teacher welcome back, veterans day breakfast, and teacher appreciation week. It's not all about the money either! The PTA is also available on campus (not this year due to COVID-19 restrictions) to help teachers with projects of all sorts. We also don't help just the teachers, if Agapita, our custodian, needs anything to help make her job easier, guess what? The PTA is there to help her too! 

Do you still need another reason to join PTA? Well, what about what PTA can do for you? When you join, Texas PTA and National PTA not only provide discounts for your family to use, they provide resources to your family. National PTA provides Guides to Student Success, Health & Safety guides, College Readiness Guides. Texas PTA offers discounts to places like Costco, Dell, Great Wolf Lodge, etc. 

We can't wait for you to join our PTA and become part of the Kay Franklin PTA community. Help us to be better together!