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Male Involvement


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Studies show students perform better when mothers and fathers are both involved in the education of their children. Men and women think differently and bring different perspectives and skills to school and PTA activities. School communities and PTAs thrive when both men and women participate. Yet men remain a largely untapped resource. Learn ways to get men more involved through these male involvement/father involvement tools and initiatives.

 


Parent Guides

Commitment Cards
A tool to collect information on parents' skills, interests, and availability for participation and volunteering.

Father Involvement How-To Guide
A guide for PTAs to promote male involvement.

10 Ways to Get Men More Involved in PTAs
Checklist of methods for increasing male involvement.

ABC's of Male Involvement
Step-by-step method for encouraging men to get more involved in school activities.

Programs & Initiatives

Million Hours of Power
Initiative to encourage 350,000 men to volunteer three hours to produce 1 million hours of volunteer service to America’s children during the 2010-2011 school year.

Male Engagement and PTA MORE®
Information about PTA’s coalition to promote greater male involvement in children’s intellectual, physical, and social development.

Three for Me
Get Three for Me started at your school, or organization today and put a new face on parent involvement!

PTA Publications & Presentations

Reaching Out to Fathers
Ideas for encouraging fathers to get involved.

Life on Mars: Understanding the Culture of Fathers
In the past 10 years, schools and organizations like PTA have been more assertive in their efforts to involve fathers.

Volunteer Ideas for Men
Ways dads can be more involved in their communities

Latino Men Answer the Call to Get Involved
Ways to raise involvement among Latino men.

Male Involvement at the Local Level
Carmel Elementary School PTA in Woodstock, Ga., elected two male executive board members last May. Read about their thoughts on getting men involved in schools.

A Gift Fathers Can Give Their Children: Know and Be Known
Being the father your child needs you to be

Strengthening Father-Daughter Relationships
Tips for dads for developing a more communicative and supportive relationship with their daughters


PTA Great Idea Bank
Share money-saving tips, ideas on how to be a more involved parent, fun activities to share with your kids, ways to communicate with your child's school and more.