Members ASH PTA needs dedicated volunteers to help us present events throughout the year, raise funds to support our academic initiatives, supply our classrooms with equipment, and cover field trip costs. Parents, students, teachers and community members can all join the PTA, serve on committees, volunteer at events, assist with administrative tasks and serve on the Executive Board. There are so many ways to get involved from helping once a year to serving on the board, varying time commitments are welcome.

Benefits As a member of the ASH PTA you will receive calendar invitations (from google) via email to attend our zoom and in person meetings, an invitation to join PTA WhatsApp thread. Members in good standing can vote at PTA meetings, join or lead committees, and serve on the Executive Board.

Membership Info You can join as an individual, student, teacher, or family. Memberships are paid once are good for the current Academic year. Membership fees may increase modestly each year based on adopted changes to the PTA bylaws. Family Memberships includes up to three members within one’s household.

Albany School of Humanities Parent Teacher Association (ASH PTA) is organized and chartered under the authority of New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. (New York State PTA) a constituent association of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (National PTA). Members of ASH PTA are by virtue of their membership, also members of New York State and National PTA. The $8 PTA membership dues includes the National PTA dues of $3.25, (increase effective July 2025), the New York State PTA dues are $1.75. ASH PTA charges $3 per member and remits $5 to New York State PTA for each member who joins ASH PTA. The ASH PTA Membership Committee Chair remits dues to New York State PTA and National PTA on behalf of each member who joins the ASH PTA. Potential members can join ASH PTA through our ASH page on the New York State PTA interface site “Givebacks” https://ash-pta.givebacks.com/shop