Hopkinton Parent Teacher Association

The Spirit of Hopkinton - Go Green!

HPTA Membership Information

Your membership is extremely valuable to the HPTA. Not only do your membership dues help to support our programs, but joining shows that you support the HPTA in our efforts to enhance our children's educational experience. Since the 1993/1994 school year, the HPTA has budgeted over $1.8 million dollars to benefit all children in the school system.

Communication:

Did you know that email is the primary means by which the HPTA conducts its communication? Please make sure that you add hptacorrespondence@comcast.net (our email address) to your address book to ensure receipt of emails. You should also use this email address to notify the HPTA regarding any change in email information. If you are not currently receiving emails, please send an email to our email so that you may be added to the database. (The HPTA does not share its membership information with other organizations or within the HPTA.)

You can look forward to receiving informative emails that will contain HPTA and Mass and National PTA information. Rather than sending things to you everyday, we are trying to bundle them into groups and identify the topics in the subject section of the email. We hope that you will find the information helpful.

The HPTA Board is genuinely interested in welcoming new ideas and volunteers. Making sure that the lines of communication are open and working is important to us. This year's theme, Making a Difference Every Day...HPTA, reflects this commitment.

HPTA Goals:

With your assistance, we are able to set lofty goals and achieve them. Our support includes:

• A budget of over $130,000, including $84,745 allocated to the schools;
• $60,895 earmarked for Enrichment Programs on curriculum-based topics to support classroom learning;
• Tens of thousands of HPTA volunteer hours within our schools and classrooms;
• Teacher appreciation events throughout the year including brunches/lunches;
• Annual teacher stipend to use towards purchases of classroom materials;
• Parent Programs, including a New Parent Orientation and School Budget forums, focused on issues relevant to teachers and parents; and
• Publication of the Sourcebook and The Runner, highlighting information and school activities.

Massachusetts PTA and National PTA:

As HPTA members, we are also members of Massachusetts PTA and National PTA. National PTA is an association nearly 6 million members strong. We are advocates for all children in our neighborhoods, throughout our states, and on Capitol Hill. Other parent groups are school-based and do not have the benefits of affiliation that National PTA offers. No matter how hard unaffiliated parent groups work, their reach is limited and their impact is primarily local. PTA is a grassroots organization with the clout to affect federal and state legislation to support PTA's mission and purposes. The result is that all children benefit.

As National PTA members, we have access to a fund of information on the www.pta.org website. Some of the areas on the website are for members only and require a username and password.

The National PTA website and the Massachusetts PTA website (www.masspta.org) also offer benefits to its members, accessible only with the username and password. The benefits for the National PTA can be found by clicking the link at the top of its home page "About PTA" and then clicking "Benefits of Membership". Benefits for Massachusetts PTA can be found by clicking the link for "Member Benefits" on the Massachusetts PTA homepage. These benefits include:

• 5% off all purchases ordered from Barnes&Noble.com, in addition to any normal site discounts of up to 40%;
• 5% discount on total policy for your auto, home and renters insurance through Group Savings Plan® from Liberty Mutual;
• 10% discount on all purchases made from S&S Worldwide - from school supplies to sporting goods to crafts and art supplies and much more;
• 20% discount to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield; and
• Discount tickets for Celtics games.

Don't delay, download and print out the form at the top of the page and join today!