PARP Award - NYS PTA

Programs and Services

New York State PTA

One Wembley Court

Albany, NY 12205

Phone: 1-518-452-8808

Toll Free: 1-877-5NYSPTA

or 1-877-569-7782

Fax: 1-518-452-8105

Email: pta.office@nyspta.org

PARP Award

PARP logo

New York State PTA sponsors region PARP awards annually, from which a statewide winning PARP program is selected. Only New York State residents are eligible to apply.

Parents As Reading Partners Award Applications:

PARP Award Application - Word format

PARP Award Application - PDF format

Deadline:

Applications must be postmarked (not metered) no later than June 15 to your Region Director. Application must be submitted to the Region Director of the PTA Region in which the program was held. For a list of PTA Region Directors and a map of New York State outlining PTA regions CLICK HERE. No fax or email transmissions will be accepted

Each PTA Region will choose one outstanding program from applications to be judged by NYS PTA. The state PARP winner will receive two free registrations for the NYS PTA Convention and a plaque presented at the convention. The award-winning application will also become part of the Parents as Reading Partners Toolkit available on this web site.

All Region award winners will be notified by their PTA Region before August 15. The State PARP Award winner will be announced by September 1.

Goal of the Award:

The primary objective is to encourage reading and other literacy-based activities in the home through recognition of PARP programs by:

Highlighting PARP programs
Sharing outstanding PARP ideas with other PTAs/schools/libraries/communities and other parent groups
Contributing to the understanding of the importance of reading and other literacy activities in the family setting and in the community

Who May Apply?

New York State PTA units, schools (including pre-schools, non-PTA schools, non-public schools, middle schools and high schools), public libraries, community and parent groups may apply for this award.

PARP Award Criteria

The PARP award application will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

The program that best illustrates the PARP theme; and best encourages and educates families through collaborative reading and literacy activities will be selected
The program must encourage cooperative reading or literacy activities for at least fifteen minutes a day
Preference is given for the widest variety of community involvement and the level of participation
The quality of communication and supportive materials are reviewed
Overall program must include the words “Parents As Reading Partners” (Note: “Parents” may be interpreted broadly to include all adults who play an important role in a child’s family life, i.e. grandparents, aunts, uncles, step-parents, guardians, older siblings, and carry the primary responsibility for the child’s education, development and well-being). PARP is an acronym therefore has no periods.
Ideally, program ideas will be accessible and affordable to all communities and make creative use of literacy activities
The PARP program must be held during the current school year