Author: Jemima Dutra

There’s still time to apply! Ninth District PTA is offering grants to help PTA leaders attend the 2025 California State PTA Convention in Ontario, CA (May 2-4).

Applicants must be PTA members in good standing.

Apply here https://tinyurl.com/CAPTAcon-25

Deadline to apply for the grant is April 6th

Got questions? Contact Anne Emfinger at leadership@ninthdistrictpta.org

Effective July 1, 2025, the National PTA dues portion will increase to $3.25 per member, a $1.00 increase from the previous rate of $2.25, as approved by the voting body at the 2024 National PTA Virtual Convention.

Join California State PTA on Thursday, March 27th from 7:00pm-8:30pm to learn about the options your PTA must vote on and ask questions about the dues increase.

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Ninth District PTA will award grants designed to assist PTA leaders in attending the 2025 California State PTA Convention in Ontario, CA, May 2-4, 2025. All applicants must be PTA members of a unit in good standing. 

APPLY TODAY! Follow this link> https://tinyurl.com/CAPTAcon-25

- Award Criteria:
- Unit and council must be in good standing – all membership dues remitted, insurance paid, bylaws (signed no earlier than 2020), state and federal government reports filed.
- Awardees must attend all meetings and appropriate workshops. No late arrivals – no early departures.
- All applications must include the following uploads:

• Current Approved Budget
• Most Recent Treasurer’s Report
• Financial Reviews - mid-year or year-end reports
• Unit and council (if in council) presidents’ signatures
• A Copy of Applicant’s 2024-2025 Membership Card

- Awardees are required to submit a written report of convention experience to Ninth District PTA no later than June 1, 2025. Focus on the following areas: 

• Benefits derived from attending California State PTA convention, 
• Leadership skills obtained,
• Leadership training that will be used to strengthen PTA involvement and 
• Workshops that were most beneficial.

-Please include with the report: 

• Benefits derived from attending California State PTA convention, 
• A copy of convention registration,
• Receipts for expenses equal to the grant amount and 
• 3 to 5 pictures highlighting your convention experience.

-All grants will be a check reimbursement to the PTA unit or council following the receipt of the convention report and supporting documents. No checks will be paid to an individual. 

Special circumstances will be given special consideration.

Late reports will disqualify reimbursement.

Questions? Contact Anne Emfinger at leadership@ninthdistrictpta.org

Taxes, are they done? Hopefully, for our units with a fiscal year ending June 30th, you have completed and filed your federal, state, and RRF-1 with a CT-TR-1 or 990 attachment by the November 15th deadline. Even though we are a tax-exempt 501(c) 3 we still need to make sure we file on time. If you have not filed yet, please contact your council treasurer or myself for help to get them filed as soon as possible. Next up is the insurance renewal.

Here is a link for renewing your insurance with AIM Insurance Management, Inc. if you still need to pay your insurance. Search for your unit using your California ID number, which can be found on the cover of your bylaws. It is recommended to complete the renewal form online. Once you have submitted the renewal form, AIM will send you an invoice, usually within a few hours. To pay the invoice, you will need your bank routing number and account number. Be sure to complete the ACH Payment Authorization form so that you meet the two-signature requirements for all payments and attach the invoice to it. Don't wait and then forget in the holiday rush. Thank you to all the units that have already paid their insurance.

Did you know that you should never make a cash withdrawal from your PTA account?

A cash withdrawal violates the requirement for two signatures. If you need start-up cash for a cash box, write a check to the person who will set up the cash box with the memo line of "start-up cash for the cash box." At the end of the event, be sure to complete two cash verification forms: one for the start-up cash and one for the income from the event. Redeposit the start-up money separately to show that the money was returned to the account. It may sound like extra work, but it protects you and the rest of the board.

California State PTA has announced their Membership Incentives and Challenges—your adventure to rewards starts now! Explore the details at Incentives and Challenges – California State PTA Leaders (capta.org) and set sail for an amazing year of membership!