Award Details & Application Links
For complete details on each award, see the LAPTA Toolkit: Awards, Grants, & Contests.
Local PTA Units submit their advocacy efforts to LAPTA who offers a first and second place award. There are countless ways a PTA can advocate! See suggestions at the application link or in the LAPTA Toolkit Section 11: Advocacy.
Advocacy Award for
Local PTA Units
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Announced: April 20, 2024
Quantity Offered: 2
LAPTA accepts applications for our Student Advocacy Award program to recognize students who help to truly enhance public education. Students who are involved with civic engagement are the pillars of Louisiana’s future!
Advocacy Award for
Students
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Announced: April 20, 2024
Quantity Offered: 2
A newsletter is a great way to exchange news and ideas to bring PTA members closer to each other, the school, the community, and all levels of PTA. Communicating information is a vital part of our personal and professional lives, and newsletters play a major role in that process. See the application in the Advocacy Toolkit for Judge's Rubric.
Outstanding Newsletter Award
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Announced: April 20, 2024
Quantity Offered: 3
The volunteers across Louisiana are truly the heart of the association. Recognize and thank that special person you know who goes above and beyond for all children, the one who acts as a tireless advocate for children’s education, health, and well-being by honoring them with a Volunteer of the Year Award. This award recognizes a volunteer who has made a positive impact on the school and its children.
Volunteer of the Year Award
Deadline: April 8, 2024
Announced: April 20, 2024
Quantity Offered: 1
This award recognizes an outstanding Mentor PTA who assisted another PTA through guidance, planning ideas, monthly check-in, and leadership support. Mentors are upbeat, positive advocates who provide tools and direction to the Mentee PTA. As we are all part of Louisiana, the success of one is the success of all.
Mentor-a-PTA
Award
Deadline: March 22, 2024
Announced: April 20, 2024
Quantity Offered: 1
Annual Membership Awards
LAPTA has a goal of 13,013 members for our 101st year in 2023-24 and we need our Local PTA Units to help reach that goal! Qualification for awards is done without application. LAPTA uses the information on the Local PTA Unit Membership Reports emailed to submit@LouisianaPTA.org by April 1, 2023. The annual membership awards will be announced at the General Membership Meeting on April 20, 2023. All PTAs who qualify for the Platinum One Voice for Every Child Award enters into a drawing where two PTAs will win $500!
Super Grower Award
The one PTA with the greatest increase from the previous year.
Membership Marvel Award
Increase membership by at least 10% over the previous year.
Golden Apple Award
100% membership of teachers and administrators
Platinum
One Voice for Every Child Award
Recruit members equal to 100% of student enrollment.
Gold
One Voice for Every Child Award
Recruit members equal to 75% of student enrollment.
Silver
One Voice for Every Child Award
Recruit members equal to 50% of student enrollment.
Monthly Membership Challenges
LAPTA has a goal of 13,013 members for our 101st year in 2023-24. LAPTA needs the support of the Local PTA Units to help reach that goal! To be eligible for awards, all PTAs must have Active Affiliation status. The qualifying PTA units will receive recognition and automatically be entered into a monthly drawing for $100!
Each PTA has a goal set by LAPTA. Email the Membership Chair at membershipchair@LouisianaPTA.org for your goal. To be eligible for awards, PTAs must have Active Affiliation status. The qualifying PTAs will be automatically determined by LAPTA. All qualifying PTAs will receive a certificate and enter into a monthly drawing for $100 to the PTA!
August Early Bird Award
Submit 25 members by August 31
plus all Officers are registered at LouisianaPTA.org/register.
September Head Start Award
Jump start the PTA with 50% or more of the previous year's PTA membership by September 30.
October Fall into PTA Award
Before you trick or treat, submit 31 new memberships by October 31.
November Geaux PTA Award
File Active Affiliation Report and get more than 75% of previous year’s PTA membership by Nov. 30.
December Lagniappe Award
Achieve 100% of previous year’s membership by December 31.
January Welcome Back Award
Keep up the momentum going with 10 new members by
January 31.
February Founders' Day Award
In honor of PTA Founders’ Day on February 17, add 17 new members by February 28.
March Madness Award
Make it a sweet sixteen by submitting dues for 16 new members by March 31.
LAPTA Toolkit: Awards, Grants, & Contests
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Index:
168 Awards, Grants, and Contests Summary
169 Monthly Membership Challenges
169 Annual Membership Awards
170 Red Ribbon Drug-Free Poster Contest
171 Reflections Theme Search Contest
172 Reflections Program
173 Outstanding PTA Newsletter Award
174 Advocacy Award for Local PTA Units
175 Advocacy Award for Students
176 Volunteer of the Year Award
177 Mentor-a-PTA Award
178 Apply for National PTA Grants
178 Louisiana PTA Grants
178 Top Grant Writing Tips
179 $750 Literacy Grant Application
180 $750 Healthy Minds Grant Application
181 $500 LAPTA Day of Service Grant Application
182 $500 Creative Teacher Grant Application