Okay, I am going to start with some basic PTA knowledge. If you feed them, they will come. That is the theory and at times it works but I personally believe that they can not come if they didn’t know about, even if there is food. Our school district just got hooked up to a program that is called “ConnectEd” and it is great. It sends a pre-recorded phone call to all of the numbers listed on your child’s contact information. Some parents find it VERY annoying BUT they did get the information even though they felt like it was under duress. Every school has different ways to communicate. We have also gone the “kill a tree” route which we make a ton of copies and send them home in the backpack. I would believe that it was effective except for the fact that the playground after school looked like it was attacked by whatever distinctive color we chose that month. Phone trees work and of course the ever great email. I suggest you try a couple routes until you find one that works. I think communication is the key to making any PTA a success.
