PTAs & parent-led organizations
PTA & PTO Family–School Partnership Training
Equip parent leaders to welcome families, lead constructive meetings, coordinate volunteers, and strengthen school partnerships.
Designed forPTA and PTO boards, parent committees, family advisory groups, and parent volunteers.
What your team will practice
- Invite participation from families with different schedules and access needs.
- Lead a meeting that makes room for differing perspectives.
- Create a family engagement and volunteer communication plan.
THE COURSE CURRICULUM
Six focused modules.
Each module includes original teaching, a fictional case, guided practice, an editable tool, a graded reflection, and two exit checks. Finish with a practical organizational action plan.
Six planned learning hours, plus a final action plan. This educational course does not confer licensure or approved state training or continuing-education credit.
TRY A SAMPLE ACTIVITY
Practice a different response.
Only a few families attend a fictional PTA meeting held at 2 p.m. A board member says, “The other parents are not interested.”
What would help the board understand participation?
This is a fictional practice case. Group training adapts scenarios to your setting.
Learning foundations
These resources inform component concepts. The course structure, cases, and tools are original Rico’s Development materials. Source inclusion does not imply endorsement or certification.
Bring the course to your team.
Share your learner count, setting, and training goals for a custom group quote.