The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation. PTA provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child.

The Palms Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is open to all Palms parents, students, silbings, and other family and community members.

Combined FOP/PTSA meetings are held monthly, usually on the first Tuesday of the month, at 7:00pm in the school library. FOP/PTSA meetings are one of the best ways to find out what is happening at Palms, hear from school administrators and guest speakers, and to make sure your voice is heard.

Questions? You can contact Friends of Palms or email PTSA directly.

When you join the PTSA you get special membership benefits, including the following:

• Discounted Enterprise car rentals
• Free admissions to LEGOLAND
• T-Mobile discounts
• HP products at lower "education" prices
• Emergency response and child location services of the Child Safety Network

For details click the MEMBER PERKS link at the California State PTA website. For more great member benefits and perks also visit the National PTA website.

Tenth District PTA

State PTA

National PTA

Parents, student, relatives, friends, corporate sponsors -- anyone can become a member of PTSA.

Pay $10 membership dues per person by cash or check/money order payable to Palms PTSA.

During the PTSA Membership Drive

• Put $10.00 per person in the white PTSA envelope that came in your Back-to-School Packet, and fill out the information. Have your child return it to school.

Any time later during the school year

• Put $10.00 per person in an envelope. Label it PTSA and write your child's name and Home Room number on the envelope. Deliver it to the Main Office,

or

• Pick up a white PTSA envelope from the Main Office. Put $10.00 per person in the envelope, fill out the information, and deliver it to the Main Office.

Be sure to fill out all required information so you can receive your membership cards.

At Palms:

• Pay for new equipment for the school nurse's office.
• Help fund our participation in the Reflections Art Program
• Buy materials for campus beautification days
• Help students whose families can't afford backpacks or school supplies
• Fund music scholarships

In our district:

• Help fund a medical clinic that provides checkups, immunizations, hearing tests, referrals for dental and vision services, and more for students and their siblings (1000 Venice Blvd., 213-763-8343)
• Support student dental and vision clinics

At the state and national levels:

• Support the PTA in lobbying legislators in Sacramento and on Capitol Hill and testifying on federal legislation affecting children and youth