Join the PTO

Join the PTO for the 2024-2025 School Year.

Annual Dues are $10 per family, and grant each family a vote on PTO business.
Membership is open to Parents, Guardians, Grandparents/Family Members, Staff, and Community Members.

Being a member of the PTO shows your support of our mission.  It enables you to vote on business during PTO meetings.

Membership and member voting is essential for the PTO to remain compliant with MNPS, TN, and the IRS. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization.

See impact the PTO has on Pennington by viewing our annual report.

 

Membership Myths

No you don't have to attend every meeting and volunteer at every event, we promise!

Facts Myths written on a chalkboard

"I don't have enough time to join the PTO."

SUPPORTING THE PTO IS AS SIMPLE AS SIGNING UP! 🎉 You don’t have to attend every meeting to be a valuable member of the PTO. You can volunteer as much or as little as your schedule allows. Yearly membership dues help cover our operating expenses, and keeping our 501(c)(3) status current. Ensuring we continue to deliver benefits to our students and families. Plus, your membership gives you a voice in voting on important decisions. Your involvement, even if minimal, makes a significant impact!

"The PTO is just for stay at home moms."

Our board and membership represents dads, moms, and all kinds of careers. We hope that we have new people join us at each meeting. Our goal is for everyone who joins PTO to make friends with other members and build a community.

"Once a member, always a member."

PTO membership dues are per year. Show your support of our mission each year by joining the PTO.

“I have to volunteer a lot of time if I join the PTO.”

You can help out as much or as little as your schedule allows, and you don’t have to be at school all the time to be a valuable member of the PTO.