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Membership Awards

100% Membership Awards
Note: To claim these awards, submit the Dues - Target Membership Statement Form along with the Dues Transmittal Form.

• Platinum Membership Award: Awarded to all PTAs reporting Target Membership (formerly known as 100% membership – one paid PTA member for student enrollment plus the number of certified teachers on staff as of the first full week of school) submitted to Georgia PTA by the last business day in September.  View Platinum Winners.

• Gold Membership Certificate: Awarded to all PTAs reporting Target Membership (formerly known as 100% membership – one paid PTA member for student enrollment plus the number of certified teachers on staff as of the first full week of school) submitted to Georgia PTA by the last business day in October.  View Gold Winners.
• Silver Membership Certificate: Awarded to all PTAs reporting Target Membership (formerly known as 100% membership – one paid PTA member for student enrollment plus the number of certified teachers on staff as of the first full week of school) submitted to Georgia PTA by the last business day in November.  Congratulations to the following Target Silver Membership Winners:  Blackmon Road MS PTSA, 4th District; Pine Mountain MS PTSA, 9th District; and Hawthorne ES PTA, 11th District.
• Bronze Membership Certificate: Awarded to all PTAs reporting Target Membership (formerly known as 100% membership – one paid PTA member for student enrollment plus the number of certified teachers on staff as of the first full week of school) submitted to Georgia PTA by the last business day in February. Congratulations to the following Target Bronze Membership Winners:  Lovejoy Middle PTSA, 7th District; Willis Foreman Elementary PTA, 8th District; Mountain View Elementary PTA, 9th District; West Side Elementary PTA, 9th District; Abbotts Hill Elementary PTA, 10th District; Oak Grove Elementary PTA, 11th District; and Mountain Road Elementary PTA, 13th District.

Other Awards

Note: To claim these awards, submit the award form (click on award name to download form) along with the Dues Transmittal Form.

• Visionary Pin: Awarded to all PTAs submitting dues for 300 members to Georgia PTA by the last business day in August.  View Visionary Winners.

• Pacesetter's Certificate: Awarded to all PTAs submitting dues for 200 members to Georgia PTA by the last business day in August.  View Pacesetter Winners.

• Early Bird Certificate: Awarded to all PTAs submitting dues for 200 members to Georgia PTA by the last business day in September.  View Early Bird Winners.
• Partnership Membership Certificate: Awarded to PTAs having 25 or more partner members by the last business day in October (attach list of partner members). Partners include, but are not limited to, business partners, police/fire department members, school board members and senior citizens. View Partnership Winners.
• Oak Tree Membership Certificate: Awarded to PTAs having 100% staff membership by the last business day in October (attach list of ALL staff and their positions). Staff includes principal, administrative staff, clerical staff, custodians, social workers, counselors, cafeteria staff, etc.  View Oak Tree Winners.

• President's Membership Award: Awarded to one local unit in each district with the highest increase over their target goal. PTA name will go in a pool for all that qualify in each district. One local unit from each district will receive two registrations and one room for one night at the 2008 Convention. (No form necessary for this award.)

Council Membership Award

• Council Membership Award: Certificate awarded to all councils with a 5% increase (over last year total) by 2/28/08. Council names go into a pool to receive two registrations to 2008 convention and all others receive $25 PTA Mart gift certificate.

District Membership Award

• District Membership Award: Certificate awarded to all districts with a 5% increase (over last year total) by 2/28/08. District names go into a pool to receive two registrations to 2008 convention and all others receive $25 PTA Mart gift certificate.

2006-2007 Membership Award Recipients

Click on the award name below to view a list of award recipients.

• Centennial Pin
• Centennial Early Bird Certificate
• Early Bird Certificate
• Platinum Target
• Gold Target
• Silver Target
• Bronze Target
• Partnership
• Oak Tree
• Male Membership Month
• Family, Friend, Community and Founders Month.
• March Madness
• President's Centennial
• Show Some Appreciation
• Local Units with 5% or More Increase

Five Percent or More Growth Over Last Year

Congratulations and sincere thanks to all 223 local units in good standing who achieved 5% or more growth in membership over last year. Your ability to accomplish the goal of increasing membership by 5% is outstanding. Although we did not reach our state goal of a 5% increase over last year, we sincerely appreciate the hard work and effort of each local unit, their board of directors and especially the membership chair/vice president for a job well done.

Highest Percentage of Growth in the State (top five)

Gray Station MS PTA, Middle Georgia Council, District 5, 2291%
Butler HS PTSA, Richmond Columbia Council, District 8, 1600%

Parks MS PTSA, Atlanta Council, District 10, 1591%

Chandler ES PTA, DeKalb Council, District 11, 1588%

Stripling ES PTA, Gwinnett Council, District 12, 566%

Highest Membership Numbers in the State

Walton High School PTSA, Eastern Cobb County Council, District 9 - 3,171 members
Creekland Middle School PTA, Gwinnett Council, District 12 - 2,270 members
Carmel Elementary School PTA, Cherokee Council, District 13 - 1,773 members

COUNCILS with 5% or More Membership Increase

Savannah/Chatham Council, District 6, 146%
South Fulton Council, District 10, 28%

South Cobb Council, District 9, 27%

Harris Council, District 4, 23%

Cherokee County Council, District 13, 12%
Clayton Council, District 7, 9%

Atlanta Council, District 10, 7%
Paulding Council, District 9, 6%

DISTRICT with 5% Membership Increase

District 6, Savannah/Chatham, 105%

Additional Recognition

An additional membership challenge and recognition opportunity was the "OFF THE CHARTS" membership challenge - be in good standing, submit dues during February and have a 5% or more membership increase. PTA name placed in a pool and one winner selected.

Winner - Chamblee HS PTSA, DeKalb Council, District 11, 32%, 1523 members