Contact: Ellen Tillman, Peralta District PTA VP Membership, membership.pdpta(at)gmail.com
Our PTAs are invited to win one of several ShopPTA gift cards by successfully completing any of the following membership challenges!
- Provide me with the name and contact information for the board member over membership in your unit by emailing membership.pdpta@gmail.com. (one point)
- Pick up your unit’s membership cards and/or communicate your intention to use TOTEM’s electronic membership cards. (one point)
- Email membership.pdpta@gmail.com and let us know your membership theme and goal. If you’re an in-council unit (Alameda, Berkeley, Fremont, or Pleasanton) please cc your council’s membership chair. Be sure to also include membership@capta.org in your email so they are in the loop too! (one point)
- Attend fall membership training. (one point per attendee for a maximum of three points)
- Attending Zooming Into Membership meeting. (one point per attendee for a maximum of three points)
- Join, or continue using, TOTEM, and remit at least 15 members through the system. (one point)
- Remit payment to Peralta District Treasurer (or your council treasurer for any in-council units) for at least 15 members by September 30, 2022. Note if you are using TOTEM, per caps are remitted automatically! (one point)
- Follow @volun.trying on Instagram (DM me your unit’s name so I award points accordingly). (one point per person following for a maximum of three points)
- Like Peralta District PTA’s Facebook page. (Send an email to membership.pdpta@gmail.com so I award points accordingly). (one point per person following with a maximum of three points awarded)
- Submit any of the following items to be banked in an online resource library for all units in district (one point per item submitted for a maximum of five points):
- Picture of bulletin board at school site
- Membership form your site uses
- PTA membership fliers/promotional materials
- Any other membership resources your unit has created!
Points equal entries for you unit to be entered to win one of several ShopPTA gift cards. ShopPTA has a ton of PTA branded promotional materials you can use as incentives for activities and to promote membership in your unit. Winners will be selected and notified October 15, 2022!
Questions? Email membership.pdpta@gmail.com.
These 52 units met the 100 members in the first 100 days of the 2021-22 term
| Crocker Highlands Elementary PTA – Oakland Edna Brewer Middle School PTSA – Oakland Glenview Elementary PTA – Oakland Hillcrest Elementary PTA – Oakland Joaquin Miller Elementary PTA – Oakland Oakland Technical High School PTSA – Oakland Redwood Heights Elementary PTA – Oakland Skyline High PTSA – Oakland Albany Middle PTA – Albany Alameda High PTSA – Alameda Edison Elementary PTA – Alameda Franklin Elementary PTA – Alameda Maya Lin PTA – Alameda Wood Middle PTA – Alameda Washington Elementary PTA – Berkeley Castro Valley High PTSA – Castro Valley | American High PTSA – Fremont Ardenwood Elementary PTA – Fremont Centerville Jr. High PTSA – Fremont Forest Park Elementary PTA – Fremont Glenmoor Elementary PTA – Fremont Harvey Green Elementary PTA – Fremont Irvington High School PTSA – Fremont J. Haley Durham Elementary PTA – Fremont James Leitch PTA – Fremont John M. Horner Jr. High PTSA – Fremont Mattos Elementary PTA – Fremont Parkmont Elementary PTA – Fremont Vallejo Mill Elementary School PTA – Fremont Thornton Jr. High PTSA – Fremont Walters Junior High PTSA – Fremont Warm Springs Elementary PTA – Fremont Warwick Elementary PTA – Fremont Washington High PTSA – Fremont | Altamont Creek PTA – Livermore Arroyo Seco Elementary PTA – Livermore Andrew Christensen PTA – Livermore Emma C. Smith Elementary PTA – Livermore Kennedy Elementary PTA – Newark Alisal Elementary School – Pleasanton Amador Valley High School – Pleasanton Donlon Elementary School – Pleasanton Fairlands Elementary – Pleasanton Foothill High School – Pleasanton Hart Middle School – Pleasanton Hearst Elementary School – Pleasanton Mohr Elementary School – Pleasanton Pleasanton Middle School – Pleasanton Valley View Elementary School – Pleasanton Vintage Hills Elementary School – Pleasanton Walnut Grove Elementary School – Pleasanton Roosevelt Elementary PTA – San Leandro |
Tools to Help Grow & Nurture Your Membership
Building Membership and Marketing PTA Toolkit: Here you’ll find tools and resources you can use all year such as logos, social media graphics, Zoom backgrounds, and marketing/promo PTA videos. A little further down you’ll find the fliers and resources that are ready to go and some that you can customize.
Totem Electronic Membership System: The official California State PTA technology partner. Now, members can quickly and securely join your units. Click here to learn more about getting started with Totem.
Member Perks: PTA members are eligible for perks and discounts from both California State PTA and National PTA.
Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit: Learn to keep volunteers motivated by putting an achievable plan together for the year.
National PTA Resources include
- “PTA For Your Child Campaign” On this you’ll find fliers, graphics, videos, PPT templates, etc. that you can use for your membership drives.
- “You Belong in PTA” has some great material to help you fine-tune your pitch between staff, parents, and community members.
- “PTA Brand Guidelines” offers downloads for any and all branding (including making your own customized PTA logo for your unit)
Membership Cards & Envelopes
Cardstock membership cards are available from your council, or if you are out-of-council contact membership.pdpta(at)gmail.com to arrange to pick up yours.
To print member names on the cardstock membership card, a downloadable word template is available.
Membership envelopes are available for $15 for a box of 500 – from either your council. If you are an out-of-council PTA, contact membership.pdpta(at)gmail.com to arrange to purchase a box and/or send a check to the Peralta District PTA treasurer using the proper remittance form. It is not required that a PTA use our envelopes; many PTA units create their own fliers that invite people to join the PTA.
Membership Due Dates
The dates below are Peralta due dates for councils and out-of-council units to submit to Peralta. In-council units (Alameda, Fremont, Berkeley, Pleasanton) your due dates to submit to your respective councils will be earlier- follow your council’s due dates, so councils can in turn meet the due dates below.
- October 15th: 30 members for “Ready Set Remit” award
- November 15th: 15 members to remain in good standing with the State PTA
- March 1st: Membership for recognition at State Convention
- June 15th: Final remittance for the fiscal year.