The number-one reason to join the Bowditch Parent Teacher Student Association ("PTSA") is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more advantages. Here are just a few:

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Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.

 

Discover Great Resources. The PTSA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.

 

Tap into a Network. PTSA functions provide opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, build rapport and discuss parenting issues that are on your mind.

 

Watch yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTSA, you gain valuable experiences and personal confidence. It’s an opportunity to put your skills and hobbies to good use for a good cause.

 

Speak Up. Because PTSA is a forum for exchanging ideas, you are encouraged to make suggestions and more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.

 

Help Your Child Succeed. PTSA fosters parent involvement. Parent involvement has been proven by three decades of research to be the greatest predictor of student success.

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Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping to make positive changes. Local PTA/PTSAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, social events – all vital to a school’s success.

 

Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTSA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.

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National PTA and California PTA Members also receive discounts for Legoland, California Academy of Sciences, Hertz car rental and more.
See the California Member Perks page and the National PTA Member Perks page for the most up to date discounts.

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To become a Bowditch PTSA Member (includes membership to the California PTA and the National PTA) use the Bowditch PTSA Direct Donation/Membership form and drop it off at the Bowditch office or mail directly to Bowditch Middle School PTSA, 1450 Tarpon St., Foster City, CA 94404. PTSA Memberships can also be purchased online using our Online Donation and Membership Form or our Online Membership Only Form 

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