PTO Partnership

There is a misconception that Parent Teacher Organizations (PTO) are merely about fundraising. The truth is that PTOs fundraise with, and for, a purpose. PTOs believe in partnership for driving student achievement, and they are adamant about giving of their time and self to garner funds for providing parents and teachers the valuable resources needed to do so. Parents as Tutors supports this effort. When PTO’s take part in the Parents as Tutors Fundraising Plan, they are building parents’ capacity to raise student achievement while raising funds for other initiatives. Here is how it works:

Parents purchase our materials through their school’s PTO, the organization then receives a substantial percentage of each book bought. This is a win-win for students, teachers, and parents. Our materials are written especially for parents, with specific guidance on how to increase students’ reading level, or how to address reading deficits. Schools also use them for parent workshops, and academic enrichment programs. Parents’ use of our materials reinforces their understanding of how to help their children learn to read and read to learn, and improves their ability to be academically engaged. This strengthens the student-achievement partnership between parents and teachers. Teachers also love our reading achievement resources because while they are specifically written with parents in mind, it also provides the strategies they need, and enhance parental academic engagement. 

Parents as Tutors outlines ways in which PTO can drive school improvement when our resources are in parents’ hands.