Membership

Become a Member

There are three ways to get involved with PTA in New York:

1. Join a local PTA Unit.

If you know the PTA region you are in, send an email to the region director in your area. You can locate your region and region director information by clicking here.

If you don't know your PTA region, send an email to the NYS PTA Membership Chair providing your contact information and location so that we can assist you, or call the New York State PTA office at 1-877-5NYSPTA.

If your neighborhood school has a PTA, you can join that PTA and automatically become a voting member of the New York State PTA and the National PTA. Each PTA sets its own dues. The amount of the dues is found in each local PTA's bylaws. Dues are tax-deductible. Telephone 1-877-5NYSPTA. (Or try the National PTA Locator Site)

2. Join the Empire State PTSA

Interested individuals and businesses that do not have an affiliation with a particular PTA unit or area also have the opportunity to support PTA by joining the Empire State PTSA. The Empire State PTSA is a statewide association that allows individuals with an interest in PTA in New York to show support and to maintain contact with the New York State PTA.

By joining the Empire State PTA, each member:

• pays $10.00 dues per year

   

•  receives member privileges to the state convention (registration and  payment of registration fees are still required)

• enjoys the benefits of the National PTA
  

Click here (PDF document) to find the membership application for the Empire State PTA.

3. Organize a New PTA Unit