Welcome to the AES Parent Teacher Association (PTA)!
We would be honored to have you as a member.
What is a Parent Teacher Association (PTA)?
PTA members make up the “association” for our school and play an important part in conducting the business for all of our PTA efforts. In the PTA, parents work together with the school to define and fund key initiatives that help the school create a richer and fully rounded educational experience for our AES scholars.
How to become a member?
1) Click HERE to sign up through TOTEM, the online membership system created by the California State PTA.
2) Pay via check or cash using the envelope provided in the welcome packet. The school office has extra envelopes and at any time throughout the year you can pay to become a member (put envelope in the PTA box in the office).
Why Join The PTA
Benefits your child and benefits our schools. More than 85 rigorous academic research studies conducted over 30 years of research prove that kids do better when parents are involved. Grades are higher. Test scores improve. Attendance increases.
Connects you to a network. Parenting is not easy – it helps to share ideas, concerns and experiences with other parents and educators in the community. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind.
Means more informed parents. Parents involved in PTA understand the challenges schools face and become part of the solution. They support improving education, both locally and legislatively. By developing a closer relationship with parents, student achievement improves, and the school develops a positive reputation in the community.
Boosts the well-being of children. PTAs focus on what students need to be successful in learning, including nutrition, health, and well-being. Whether the subject is school safety, physical fitness, or healthy breakfasts, PTAs work with school administrators to ensure that children are prepared to succeed.
Gets you connected and adds your voice to others. There’s no better way to know what is happening in your school. Regularly scheduled meetings are an opportunity for you to share information with other members. Because PTA is a forum for exchanging ideas, you are encouraged to make suggestions. PTA can be a way for you to suggest change at your child’s school more effectively.
Leverages volunteer power. PTA organizes hard-working and dedicated volunteers. Parents are ready and willing to help implement school improvement programs.
Provides Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students. Resource materials and training opportunities are plentiful in PTA.
Improves your skills. By volunteering with your PTA, you gain valuable experiences. It’s an opportunity to put your skills and hobbies to good use for a good cause – for your child and all children in the community.
Results in school improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school, you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs and social events – all vital to a school’s success.
Makes you a good role model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.