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.
By enrolling in this program, your PTA and school administrators are making a year-long commitment in identifying and implementing an action plan for school improvement based on PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships.
Schools that exhibit improvement are honored as National PTA Schools of Excellence, a distinction that spans two years. Honorees receive celebration tools well as automatic consideration for the Phoebe Apperson Hearst award of $2000 for their schools. After two years, schools are able and encouraged to renew their designation.
Your School of Excellence designation will help attract new, action-oriented PTA members who want to focus on the issues that affect our children the most. And being a National PTA School of Excellence will open the door to other honors and opportunities for your school.
Step 1 (May 1 – Oct. 15). Enroll and Get Started
Step 2 (August – Dec. 15). Gather and Analyze Community Feedback
Step 3 (Nov. – May). Build an Excellence Action Plan and Check Back with your Community
Step 4 (May 1 – June 15). Reflect On and Summarize Progress
Step 5 (Aug.). Celebrate Your Excellence