Membership Guide FINAL2017

MontgomeryCountyCouncilofParentTeacherAssociations

MEMBERSHIPRevised:June2017MCCPTAOffice MCCPTAMailingAddress12900MiddlebrookRoad,3rdFloor P.O.Box10754Germantown,MD20874 500N.WashingtonSt Rockville,MD20849

301-208-0111|[email protected]|www.mccpta.org

MISSIONOFPTATomakeeverychild’spotentialarealitybyengagingandempoweringfamiliesandcommunitiestoadvocateforallchildren.

VALUESOFPTA

• Collaboration:Wewillworkinpartnershipwithawidearrayofindividualsandorganizationstobroadenandenhanceourabilitytoserveandadvocateforallchildrenandfamilies.

• Commitment:Wearededicatedtochildren’seducationalsuccess,health,andwell-beingthroughstrongfamilyandcommunityengagement,whileremainingaccountabletotheprinciplesuponwhichourassociationwasfounded.

• Diversity:Weacknowledgethepotentialofeveryonewithoutregard,includingbutnotlimitedto:age,culture,economicstatus,educationalbackground,ethnicity,gender,geographiclocation,legalstatus,maritalstatus,mentalability,nationalorigin,organizationalposition,parentalstatus,physicalability,politicalphilosophy,race,religion,sexualorientation,andworkexperience.

• Respect:Wevaluetheindividualcontributionsofmembers,employees,volunteers,andpartnersasweworkcollaborativelytoachieveourassociation’sgoals.

• Accountability:Allmembers,employees,volunteers,andpartnershaveasharedresponsibilitytoaligntheireffortstowardtheachievementofourassociation’sstrategicinitiatives.

ContactPTA MCCPTA MarylandPTA NationalPTA www.mccpta.org www.mdpta.org www.pta.org 301-208-0111 1-800-707-7972 Back-to-SchoolKit P.O.Box10754 410-760-6221 www.ptakit.org 500N.WashingtonSt 410-760-6344(FAX) Alexandria,VA Rockville,MD20849 5CentralAvenue GlenBurnie,MD21061

MCCPTA Membership Guidebook

Revised: June 2017 www.MCCPTA.org

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MCCPTA:PTAinMontgomeryCounty

Foundedin1944,MCCPTAhasgrownfrom15PTAsto193localPTAsandPTSAs.This

growthreflectsthevitalrolePTAshavehad-individuallyandincouncil–inmeetingthe

needsofourchildrenandfamilies.

LocalPTAPresidentsandtheirMCCPTADelegatesserveasalinkbetweentheMontgomery

CountyCouncilofPTAsandthelocalPTAbyparticipatinginMCCPTADelegates

Assemblies,workingwiththeirClusterCoordinatorsandAreaVicePresidents,andsharing

informationbetweenthetwoorganizations.Delegateswillhaveinformationaboutwhatis

happeningacrosstheschoolsystemtosharewiththemembersoftheirlocalPTAandwill

bringtheperspectiveoftheirlocalPTAtothediscussionsatthecountylevel.

GeneralMCCPTAmeetings,DelegatesAssemblies,normallyareheldonthefourthTuesday

ofthemonthduringtheschoolyearat7:30pmatCarverEducationalServicesCenterin

RockvilleandareopentoallPTAmembers.Theprivilegesofintroducingmotions,

debating,andvotingarelimitedtothevotingbody,whichconsistsofthedelegatesfrom

localPTAs(thepresident,oralternate,andtwoaccrediteddelegates)andthemembersof

theMCCPTABoardofDirectors(theofficers,areavicepresidents,clustercoordinators,and

committeechairs).Themonthlymeetingsprovideanopportunityfordelegatestopresent

ideas,debateissues,becomebetterinformed,makepersonalcontactswithotherPTA

leaders,andvoteonMCCPTAbusiness.

AreaVicePresidentsandClusterCoordinatorswillalsocoordinatemeetingswiththeir

localrespectivePTAstodeveloptherelationshipbetweenthePTAsanddiscussissuesof

concernacrossPTAs.

MCCPTAPresents!,specialinformationalprograms,isusuallyheldfrom6:30-7:30pmon

thefourthTuesdayofthemonthpriortotheDelegatesAssembly.Thisprogramisopento

thepublic.



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TimetableforGrowingMembershipJuly-August § Boardsetsmembershipgoals

§ PreparesummerPTAmembershipmailing

August § SendmembershipmailingtoALLfamilies(includeinschoolmailing)

§ ObtainmembershipcardsfromMDPTA

§ Arrange with Principal an opportunity to invite teacher/staff

members

§ OrganizevolunteerstoinviteparentstojoinPTAatBack-to-School

Nightandschoolevents

§ CoordinateBack-to-SchoolNightplanswithprincipal

September § UseBack-to-SchoolNight,emails,tosolicitmembership

§ Keeptrackofmembershipprogressandopportunities

§ Findadditionalwaystosolicitteacher/staffmembership

§ AttendMCCPTAFallLeadershipTraining

October § Assessmembershipdrive:Whohasbecomeamember?Whois

missing?

§ Prepareaflyer/secondmailingforfamilieswhohavenotyetjoined

PTA;sendithomebymid-month

§ RemitduespaymenttoMarylandPTAandtoMCCPTAforPTA

membershipssoldtodate

§ HaveTreasurerandMembershipChair/VPcomparerecords

§ EnsureBoardmembersandchairshavepaiddues

November–February § RemitduespaymenttoMarylandPTAandtoMCCPTA(monthly)

§ HaveTreasurerandMembershipChair/VPcoordinatemonthly

§ ContinuetoinvitenewmembersatPTAandschoolevents

March § RemitduespaymenttoMarylandPTAandtoMCCPTA

§ March31isduesdeadlineforPTAMembershipAwards

§ ReturnallunusedcardstoMarylandPTAbythe15th

May-June § AssessyourPTA’smembershipperformance

§ PreparerecommendationsfortheincomingBoard

§ RemitlateduespaymenttoMarylandPTAandMCCPTAforPTA

membershipssoldafterMarch31

§ AttendMCCPTASpringLeadershipTraining



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WhyJoinPTA?

ThePTAandNationalPTAaremembershiporganizationsandgrowingmembershipisimportant.

Membershipprovidestheresources-talent,time,ideas,volunteers,andfunds-tobenefitthe

childrenofourschools.

Peoplejointoshowsupportoftheworkdonelocallyandcollectivelytohelpchildren,families,and

schools,andwhentheyunderstandthebenefitstothemselvesand/ortheschoolcommunity.The

workthelocalPTAdoesmustberelevanttothecommunity.

TheMembershipChairensuresthatthePTAdefinesthebenefitsofmembershipandcommunicates

thatmessagetothecommunity.

DothePTAleadersandmembersanswer“yes”tothesequestions?

• Doyoubelieveeveryparentandguardianinyourcommunitygainsbybeingpartofyourlocal

organization?

• Doesyourcommunityneedastrongcollectivevoicetoadvocatefortheneedsofthestudents

andtheschoolandafullyrepresentativePTA/PTSAwouldprovidethatvoice?

• Doyouneedthosemembers’contributions,eitherfinancialfromtheirduespaymentsortheir

volunteertimeandexpertise?

• DoesyourPTA/PTSAprovideprogramsandeventsthatbenefityourstudentsandcommunity

thatwouldnothappeniftheywerenotorganizedbyyourPTA/PTSA?

• Doyouknowthatparentalinvolvementiskeytothesuccessfuleducationofachildandyousee

PTAasthemeanstohelpensurestudentsuccess?

• DoyoubelieveinstudentmembershipinPTSA?

• IstheresomethingelsethatmakesyoubelieveeveryadultinyourschoolshouldbeaPTA

member?

ThesearethereasonswhyPTAmembershipisimportant.DiscussthesewiththeBoard.Selectthe

topthreetofive.ComeupwithaunifiedvisionofthePTA’sgoalsandthemostimportantbenefits

tothestudentsandschoolcommunity.Makesurethemajorityofthecommunitywouldembrace

thosereasons.

MakeitthegoalofthePTA/PTSA,andtheMembershipCommittee,particularly,toaskevery

parent,everystaffmember,andstudenttojoinandtellthemwhymembershipmatters.Then,even



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iftheydon’tjoin,theywillmorefullyunderstandjustwhatPTAdoesfortheirschool,theirchildren,

andthem.

SharethebenefitsandpurposeofthePTA:

• Puttheminthesummermailing,aspartofawelcomeletter,orasastandaloneflyer.

• Postthemuponthewebsitehomepage.

• HavethePTA/PTSApresidentandprincipalsaythematBack-to-SchoolNight.

• Keepthosereasonsinfrontoftheschoolcommunityallyearlong.

• Havean“elevatorpitch”ready–beabletotellsomeonein30secondswhythePTAneeds

themtobepartoftheorganization.

• Putthosereasonsondisplay.SpellthemoutonaPTAbulletinboard,inaPowerPoint,or

inaslideshow.PlaythemonmonitorsorTVsintheschool—hallwaysorclassrooms—

whenparentsgather,forBack-to-SchoolNightorotherparentassembliesandschool

events.

YourCommunity,YourBoard,YourMembershipStrategy

The PTA/PTSA membership drive should be a reflection of the community and should follow

guidelinesandgoalsestablishedbythePTABoardinlinewithcurrentbylaws.StartplanninginJuly

andwrapupthedrivebymid-March,althoughmemberscancontinuetojoinfortheremainderof

theschoolyear.

Themembershipstrategyshouldinclude:

• Numeric targets. Howmuchmembership growth is achievable? Look at the past year.

Considerwhatpercentageoffamiliesandstaffjoinedinthepast.Isthereroomforgrowth?

Ataminimum,alocalPTAmusthave25memberstoremainaunitingoodstanding.

• Inclusion goals. Who generally has joined the PTA? Who hasn’t? Are specific groups

under-represented?Deviseaplantoreachthem.

• Types of membership. PTA is an individualmember association, whichmeans that the

organizationisanassociationofindividualswhovoluntarilyjointosupporttheworkofthe

PTA.Therefore,“membership”mustbedefinedasonemember=onecard=onevote.Ifthe

PTA offers familymembership, explicitly define howmany votingmembers are included.

“Family”membership could include, for example, two adults, or, in the case of a PTSA, a



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studentandanadult,oreventwoadultsandastudent.Suchmembershipswouldrequirea

specificnumberofmembershipcards,oneforeachindividual.Duesmustbepaidforeach

individualtoMarylandPTAandMCCPTA,andthoseindividuals’nameswouldbelistedon

themembershiproster.

• StudentPTA/PTSAmembers. Middleandhighschoolsshouldhaveamembershipform

orformsthatencourageandenablestudentstojoin,withtheirparentsorwithout.Include

in yourmembership plans a strategy to get students to join and participate. Elementary

studentscanalsojoineveniftheorganizationisaPTA,notPTSA.

MembershipDues&Cards

DuesPayments

EachlocalPTAmustmakeduespaymentstoMCCPTAandMarylandPTAinordertoremainingood

standingeachyear;otherwise,thePTAwillnotreceiveNationalPTAmaterial,applyforgrants,or

be able to participate in programs such as Reflections. Payment of dues is required to receive

credentialcardsfortheMarylandPTAannualconvention.Inaddition,ifaPTAisnolongeringood

standing,MarylandPTAisrequiredtonotifytheIRSthatthePTAisnolongercoveredbythetax-

exemptstatusconferredbybeingaPTA inMaryland. CollectmembershipsONLYfor thecurrent

schoolyear.

2017-18Dues(permember-parent,teacher,orstudent)

• MCCPTA: $1.00

• MarylandPTA: $2.00

• NationalPTA: $2.25

MCCPTA(County):

• Makecheckspayable to “MCCPTA”andsendwith theduesvoucher to theMCCPTAoffice

(seecoverforaddress).

• Acopyofthe"MCCPTADues"voucheris locatedinthebackofthisGuidebookandonthe

MCCPTAwebsite.

• ThevoucherformandyourPTA’schecksshouldbesenttotheMCCPTAofficeonamonthly

basis.PTAsshouldmakeaduespayment toMCCPTAat thesametime thePTA ismaking

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• MCCPTAwilldistributeMCCPTAdelegatevotingcardstothepresidentwhenthefirstdues

toMCCPTAarereceived.

State/National:

• StateandNationalPTAannualduesarepaidtogethertoMarylandPTA.

• Make checks payable to Maryland PTA and send to 5 Central Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD,

21061

• MarylandPTAsendsmembership cardsbasedon thepreviousyearandwill invoiceeach

localPTAmonthly.

• Remember to pay Maryland PTA only for the amount of memberships sold during that

month.

• ReturnanyunusedmembershipcardstoMarylandPTAbyMarch15th.

• There are no refunds for overpayment; do not pay the entire invoice unless and until all

membershipcardshavebeensold.

• Ifadditional cardsareneeded, sendacheck toMarylandPTAwith the invoicerequesting

additionalmembershipcards.

MembershipCards

Membership cards are issued byMaryland PTA directly to each local PTA or PTSA on behalf of

National PTA for a specific fiscal year; the number of cards initially usually sent is based on the

previousyear’smembership.

Complete the followingon each card; cards change annually but this basic information is always

necessary:

• NationalPTAIDnumber,thatnumberisavailablefromtheMarylandPTAoffice;and

• LocalUnit(school)name.

Members join ALL levels of PTA; each local PTA/PTSA has an obligation to distribute PTA

membershipcardstoeachmember,eachyear.

• Cards should include the name of the individual PT(S)A member. Again, there are no

“family”or“parentorguardiancards”. Membershipcardsaregoodforone individual for

thecurrentschoolyear.

• MembershipinonelocalPTAdoesnotconstituteprivilegesinanyotherlocalPTAorPTSA.



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• MembershipinaPTAisrequiredfortheprivilegeofvoting,andofholdinganofficeinthat

localand/orinthecounty,MarylandorNationalPTA.

• ALLdamaged,invalid,orunusedcardsmustbereturnedtotheMarylandPTAoffice

nolaterthanMarch15;theycanbereturnedwiththemonthlyduespayment.Local

PTAswillhavetopayforanycardsnotreturnedbythattime.

Foradditionalmembershipcards:

• PuttherequestonthemonthlyinvoicereceivedfromMarylandPTA;

• MarylandPTAwillnotissueadditionalcardsuntiltheunithaspaidforatleast75%ofthe

cardsoriginallyissued.

PricingLocalPTAMembershipDues

Eachindividual,uponpaymentofdues,joinsthelocalPTA,MCCPTA,MarylandPTA,andNational

PTA.ThelocalboardofdirectorssetsthePTAdues,whichshouldcovertheduesforthelarger

organizations.

SowhatshouldthePTAchargeontopoftheduesthelocalwillsendtoMarylandPTAandMCCPTA?

Knowthecommunity.Knowthemembershipgoals.Knowthefundingneedsandmethods.

• WhathasthePTA/PTSAhistoricallycharged?Ifthatamountisworking,maintainthat

amount.

• Ifmembershipislow,donotautomaticallydecreasetheduesamount.Loweringthecost

willnotnecessarilyachievethisgoal.Instead,reconsiderthereasonsof“whyoneshould

jointhePTA.”

• IfthePTAdoesnotseektoraiseoperatingfundsthroughmembershiporthecommunityis

notinapositiontopaymorethanrequiredcosts,considermakingtheduesequaltothe

requiredcounty,state,andnationaldues,makingPTAaffordabletomany.

• IfthePTAdoeswanttoraisefunds,lookatthebudgetanddeterminehowmuchcanand

shouldcomefrommembershipdues.LetthepotentialmembersknowwhatPTAduespay

forattheschool.

ContributionPaperwork

A federal law that became effective on January 1, 1994, affects PTAs, which receive charitable

donations. Since PTAs in Maryland, by virtue of their IRS 501(c)(3) status, are charitable

organizations,giftstoPTAsaretax-deductibleforthedonors.Thelawrequiresthatthecharity



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(the PTA) send a written receipt to a donor for any charitable contribution of $250 or

more.Thus,thetaxpayermaynolongerrelysolelyonacancelledchecktosubstantiatesuchacash

contribution, and the taxpayer's deduction may be disallowed in an audit without such

documentation.Ingeneral,the$250thresholdappliestoeachdonation,nottothesumofseveral

donationsmadebythesamedonoratdifferenttimes.Thereceiptmustbesentbythecharitytothe

donor,not to the IRS.There isno requirement for thecharity (thePTA) to report thegift to the

IRS.Thereisalsonoprescribedformatforthewrittenacknowledgmentofthegift,exceptthatthe

acknowledgmentshouldbesufficienttosubstantiatetheamountofthecontribution.

Charities,suchasPTAs,whichfailtocomplywiththeprovisionsofthislaw,aresubjecttofinancial

penalties by the IRS. For more information on this law, see IRS Publication 1771 (Charitable

Contributions-SubstantiationandDisclosureRequirements)orSections6701and6115oftheIRS

Code.

CharitableContributionGuidelineIfadonationis$75.00ormore,thenissueacontributionreceipt–regardlessofthevalueofthegoodsexchangedforthedonation.ThetimeexpendedwritingreceiptswillcertainlybelessthananypenaltytheIRSmayimpose!SometimesaW-9formisrequestedforadonation.ThiscanbepulledfromtheIRSwebsite,andshouldincludePTAEIN#andnameoftheindividual/organizationandaddress.

Summer(Membership)Mailings

AsummermailingistheopportunitytoreachEVERYparentorguardianofachildattheschool.

Thisisanessentialsteptostrongmembership.

AstandalonePTAsummermailingshouldincludeawelcomeletterthatstatesthetop3-5reasons

tosupportandjointhePTA,amembershipform,andakeyinformationsheet(calendarofPTA

events,contactinformationforPTAleaders,websiteaddressandothercommunicationstools).If

there’sspace,addavolunteeropportunitiessheet.Youmayalsoincludefallfundraiser

information.

Ifthemailingwillbeincludedintheschool’ssummermailingorsharedwithanotherschool-group

(suchasaBoosterclub),thePTAmaybelimitedtooneortwopages.Besuretoincludea

membershipformand/orinformationonhowtojointhePTA.

ToGoGreenorNotToGoGreen?ShouldyourPTA/PTSAgogreen,thatis,savepaperandseek

membersviaonlinecommunicationsonly?It’srecommendedthatPTAscontinuetomakepaper



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membershipformsavailableinordergrowmembershipthatincludeseachandeverymemberof

thecommunity.NotallfamiliesareconnectedtotheInternet.Andpotentialmembersineventhe

mostconnectedcommunitiesrespondtomailandflyers.

BulkMailingPermits PTAsmayapplyforabulkmailingpostalpermit,whichcansavesubstantial

money.Thispermitcanbeusedwhenmailing200piecesor50poundsoflikemailatonetime.A

permitcosts$150.00peryearplusaninitialapplicationfee.ContactUSPSforanapplicationform

andotherinformation.IfthepostofficerequestsacopyoftheIRStaxexemptionrulingfor

MarylandPTAs,itcanbeobtainedfromtheMarylandPTAtreasurer.MarylandPTAchecksthatthe

localisingoodstandingandthenissuesthetaxdeterminationletterandaletterindicatingthePTA

isingoodstanding.

ABack-to-SchoolpacketisanalternativeifthePTAdoesn’tdoasummermailing,especiallyforan

elementaryschoolPTA.Makeitbright,tostandoutamongalltheotherback-to-schoolforms.Make

itinformativeandbesuretoincludeamembershipform.

GettingReadyforBack-to-SchoolEvents

Whilethemembershipdriverunsallyear,Back-to-SchooltimeisthehighseasonforPTA

membership.ParentsandstaffwillbeexcitedaboutPTAifleaderssharetheirenthusiasmand

communicatewhatthePT(S)Ahasplannedtobenefitthechildrenandschooloverthecomingyear.

BereadytorecruitmembersateveryPTAandschooleventfromthefirstopenhouseatleast

throughNovember.Ateachandeveryevent,plantohavealively,welcomingPTAmembership

table,ideallystaffedwithleadersandmembersofthePTAwhorepresentthediversityofthe

community.Beprepared:

• Havean“elevatorpitch”ready–ashort,quick(30-second)statementaboutjoiningPTA

• Havemembershipforms,change,andacurrentmembershiplist.

• MakethePTAtablestandout.Haveballoonsinschool’scolors.(PTAlogoballoonsare

availableattheMarylandandNationalPTAStore.)

• Recruitcurrentandpastmembersoftheboardtogreetparents.Thisisthetimetogetthem

outtointroducethemselvestoparentsandstaff.Usingformermembersallowscurrent

onestoalsovisittheirstudents’classes.

• HavedisplaysofwhatthePTAdoes….tri-folds,alaptopwiththewebsiteorslide

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• Askfor2-3minutesforPTAduringBack-to-SchoolNightwhetheritisovertheintercomor

atanassembly.

• Playaroleintheassembliesand/ormessagesthatareconveyedattheseevents.Askthe

PrincipaltoremindparentsoftheimportanceofPTAmembershipandparentinvolvement.

• PlacePTAmembershipformsintheschoolwherehandoutsorflyersarekeptavailableto

thecommunity

Whenparents/staffsay“no”toPTAmembership.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Butdon’ttakeitwithout

hesitation.Ask“whynot?”Listen.Bepreparedtorespond(borrowedfromNationalPTA’s

MembershipGuide):

• “Idon’thavethetime!”PTARESPONSE:“Itonlytakesamomenttojoin.It’snotthe

amountoftimeyoucancontributethat’smostimportant,butratheryourcommitmentto

helpPTAmakeadifferenceinthelivesofchildren.”OR“Youdon’thavetobeavolunteer

tobeamember.”

• “Idon’tagreewithalotofthePTApositions!”PTARESPONSE:“Theonlywaytoavoid

disagreementwouldbetoadopta‘do-nothing’policy.Asagrassrootsassociation,our

policiesaredeterminedbyademocraticprocess.Wewelcomeyourinvolvementinthis

effort.Itisthroughmemberslikeyouthatourdirectionisdetermined.”

• “Yourorganizationdoesn’treallydoanything!”PTARESPONSE:“Icannotspeakforwhat

mayhavehappenedinpreviousyears,butletmebringyouup-to-dateonwhatweare

doingnow…”OR“Asyousee,weareaveryactivegroup,doingmanythingsthatbenefitall

ourchildren.Weneedtime,funds,andgoodwillfrompeoplelikeyoutokeepithappening.

Thereissomuchforustodo,butweneedyoursupport.Joinusandhelpusdoevenmore.”

MembershipafterBack-to-SchoolNight

WhilethePT(S)AmembershipdriveisinhighgearfromAugustthroughOctober,therearestill

manymemberstobeaddedafterBack-to-Schoolfeverhasebbed.NovemberthroughJanuaryisa

greattimetokeepgrowingthePTA/PTSAs.Hereareafewtips:

• NewFamilies.GetalistfromtheschooloffamilieswhoenrolledAFTERthestartofthe

schoolyear.Makeapersonalphonecallorsendthemawelcomeletterwithamembership

form.InvitethemtoupcomingmeetingsandeventsandtellthemallthatthePTAisdoing

fortheirchildandthattheirsupportisvital.

• Directories.IfthisispartofPTAmembershipdues,remindfamiliesofthisusefulbenefit.



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• Not-Yet-Members.CreatealistoftheparentswhohaveNOTyetjoinedthePTAandsend

theseparentsnotes.Dividethelistamongsttheofficersandcommitteechairsandmakethe

notespersonalandrelateittotheirchildortheirinterests.

MCCPTAMembershipAwards

MCCPTAannuallyrecognizeslocalPTA/PTSAsthatarebuildingandsustainingmembershipand

engagementwiththreecategoriesofawards.AwardwinnerswillbeannouncedatthePresidents

andPrincipalsDinner,generallyheldinMay.Winnersalsowillreceivecertificates.Membership

totalsforthecurrentyeararebasedonMCCPTAduespaidandreceivedasofMarch31.

Membershipforthepreviousyear—usedtocalculategrowth—isbasedontotalduesreceivedby

MCCPTAforthatfiscalyear(July1–June30).

• GROWIT!TheseawardswillrecognizePTA/PTSAsfortheiryear-on-yeargrowthin

percentageterms.

• BUILDANDSUSTAINIT!TheseawardswillbegiventothethreePTA/PTSAsfromeach

schoolcategory--elementary,middle,high,andspecialschool--thathaveaddedthemost

membersover100.

• ENGAGEIT!TheseawardswillbegiventothePTA/PTSAfromeachschoolcategory--

elementary,middle,high,andspecialschool--thathavethegreatestPTAmembertostudent

numberratio.Thatratioservesasaproxyforcommunityinvolvement.



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SAMPLECHARITABLECONTRIBUTIONSRECEIPT

Required for Contributions over $250.00 and over

Donor Receives No Goods or Services

This acknowledges receipts of the following described property from you as a charitable

contribution made on _________________, 20___ to the ____________________ PT(S)A:

$ _______________ Cash Contribution

We have not provided you with any goods or services in exchange for this contribution.

Please retain this document for your records. It is an important document necessary for any

available federal income tax deduction for this contribution.

_________________________________________ __________________________

President Date PleasenotethatmoreinformationforbuildingPTAmembershipisprovidedbyNationalPTAandMarylandPTA.TheNationalPTA(www.pta.org)andMarylandPTA(www.mdpta.org)websitesincludeadditionalinformationongrowingmembership,aswellasonthestateawardsprograms.TheMembersOnlysectionsofthosewebsitescanbeaccessedbyusingthepasswordfoundonthebackofyourPTAmembershipcard.



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MCCPTADuesForm

Thisformisavailableatwww.mccpta.org.PTAsmayalsocopythispageandusetheformbelow.Aftercompletingtheform,returnthebottomportiontotheMCCPTAofficethroughUSmail(P.O.Box10754,500N.WashingtonSt.,Rockville,MD20849)orMCPSPonymailsystemtoMCCPTAatURSC,3rdFloor,Germantown.Keepthetopportionforyourrecords.ItisstronglyrecommendedthatPTAssubmitpaymenttoMCCPTAwhenpaymentissubmittedtoMarylandPTA.ThispracticewillensureconsistencyinmembershiprecordsbetweenMCCPTAandMarylandPTA.

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Membership Guide FINAL2017