Individual members can benefit from various resources offered through the New Jersey and National PTA such as:
Parenting resources - access information and links from both the NJ and National PTA websites
Publications - the NJP-T, the state PTA Bulletin, and Our Children, the National PTA magazine, and legislative newsletters
Leadership training - opportunities
through workships at NJPTA's Summer Leadership Conference and Annual
Convention, as well as on-line at the National PTA website
Networking with other members - parents, teachers, students, community leaders
Parents' Guide To Student Success
The Parents’ Guide to Student Success guides were developed to
support the Common Core State Standards. Created by teachers, parents,
education experts, and others from across the country, the standards provide
clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each
grade to be prepared for college and career. National PTA created the guides
for grades K–8 and two for grades 9–12 (one for English language arts/literacy
and one for mathematics). In all, 11 guides were created.
See the list to the right for all the guides. Click on each for a link for that guide.
The New Jersey Parent Information and Resource Center (NJPIRC) is a program of Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey
(PCA-NJ) funded by the US Department of Education and was established
in 2006. NJPIRC provides services designed to help and ensure that
students in New Jersey, particularly those in low performing districts,
achieve higher academic performance. What are some of NJPIRC goals? To help parents become more involved in their child’s educational lives
To make partnerships between parents, schools and communities stronger
Parent Link: The State of NJ Early Childhood, Parenting and Professional Resource - a statewide website initiative made possible by the work of theNew Jersey Early Childhood Comprehensive System (NJ ECCS) Team
BlogTalkRadio
Check out "BlogTalkRadio" - conversations on Education in New Jersey, presented by the New Jersey School Boards Association. The format brings together state and local education leaders for a lively dialogue on the latest developments on education issues and the impact of state-level politics on NJ's public school districts.