President's Role and Responsibilities

Your PTA members look to you for leadership in creating partnerships within your community and fostering an environment where family engagement is encouraged and respected. You are the official contact, communicator. and representative of your Local PTA Unit. It takes heart, dedication, and patience to lead the PTA way, and LAPTA believes in you and the work you are doing!

Why are we here? Why do we "keep doing this?" PTA makes a difference in the lives of all children, which makes our community stronger and the future brighter. Be passionate and thoughtful about how to best impact your community through the use of PTA Programs and all that PTA has to offer. Familiarize yourself with the LAPTA Toolkits and reach out to LAPTA for support, encouragement, and guidance. LAPTA knows all that it takes behind the scenes and we are very grateful for your hard work and generosity!

Work with your feeder schools when planning your year and scheduling events. Feeder schools are those schools that the students attended before your school or will attend when they move on from your school. Consider hosting joint events, such as an End-of-Summer Picnic to buy uniforms, have a uniform swap, join PTA, pay for things ahead of time that will be offered later in the year, etc. Be very organized on tracking this information, especially payments. Give parents receipts or an email with details of what they purchased. Share decorating items rather than purchasing similar items twice. Try and spread out your events and when you’re asking for money. Get creative in supporting each other!

The LAPTA President for 2026 - 2028 is Philip Davis who can be reached at President@LouisianaPTA.org.

New President? Start Here!

If you are a new President, welcome and thank you! Here is a quick overview of how and where to get started. Email us if you have questions at President@LouisianaPTA.org or view the full LAPTA Board Members.

Have all officers register at LouisianaPTA.org/register.
Go through every link under every menu item of this website to quickly view each page. This will give you a good overview.
Get familiar with Givebacks. See details at LouisianaPTA.org/givebacks.
View training documents and webinar schedule at LouisianaPTA.org/training. Officers are required to complete 4 training credits which can be done in one of five ways. We make it easy!
View and save the toolkits at LouisianaPTA.org/toolkits.
Schedule a one-on-one training with Jennifer Hale at Leader.Develop@LouisianaPTA.org if you need more help.
Email Philip Davis for a copy of your Bylaws and their expiration date. See details at LouisianaPTA.org/bylaws.
Email Peggy Mauer with any membership questions. View your 2025-26 membership goal and plan your membership kick-off.
Create a Welcome Packet to go out in the schools' first day packets. See LouisianaPTA.org/resources for examples and other helpful templates and resources.
Know your LUR# (Local Unit Registration Number) issued by National PTA. This is needed on most LAPTA or National PTA correspondence.
Meet with your outgoing President and get all the files, passwords, details, advice, and more.

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Operating Guidance

Louisiana PTA issues Operating Guidance to advise and support Local PTA Units on PTA best practices. Email LAPTA President for further clarification.

School Officials and

PTA Funds

Why PTA funds are independent of the school, who votes on how the money is spent, and National PTA attorney letter.

School Officials & PTA Funds

PTA Members as Political Candidates

What to do when a PTA Member or Board of Directors Member runs for political office.

Members as Political Candidates

Communications and

Social Media Policy

Learn how to best represent the PTA on social media platforms and with all communications.

Communications Policy

Dos & Don'ts of Partnering with Administrators

A list of tips to assist the PTA President when working with their administrators.

Dos and Don'ts of Partnering...

PTA Value & Principals

National PTA interviewed administrators to find out what they need from PTA and the benefits that PTA brings to its community.

PTA Value & Principals

Presidents & Principals

LAPTA training course that discusses the necessity of building a strong partnership between the PTA President and principal.

Presidents & Principals

Official PTA Forms

Use the current Louisiana PTA forms when conducting PTA business or submitting official documents.

President's Role and Responsibilities

New President? Start Here!

Operating Guidance

Louisiana PTA issues Operating Guidance to advise and support Local PTA Units on PTA best practices. Email LAPTA President for further clarification.

School Officials and

PTA Funds

PTA Members as Political Candidates

Communications and

Social Media Policy

Dos & Don'ts of Partnering with Administrators

PTA Value & Principals

Presidents & Principals

Official PTA Forms

Use the current Louisiana PTA forms when conducting PTA business or submitting official documents.

Expense Form

Reimbursement and PTA Expenses

Financial Review Form

Yearly Financial Review of finances

Deposit Form

Used to record PTA money received.

Inventory tracking Form

Tracking PTA supplies

Nominating Committee Report

Reporting officer nominees

Tellers Committee Report

Recording election results

PTA Asset Tracking Form

Tracking PTA-owned items

PTA Monetary Donation to School

Donating PTA funds

Courtesy Seat Request Note

Requesting guest participation

Donation Receipt & Agreement

Recording donated items

Start-Up and Year-End Checklist

Beginning and closing tasks

Confidentiality, Ethics & COI Policy

Ethics and conflict agreement

Standing Rules Example

Sample rules day-to-day operations.