Membership

$15 a year.
Zero expectations.

That's the whole pitch. Your PTO membership comes with no obligations at all — we would love your support in any way you're able to give it, and nothing more than that.

Three steps

It takes about five minutes.

  1. 1

    Fill out the membership form

    Your details and your student's grade. This also adds you to our email list so you hear about events.

  2. 2

    Pay your $15 fee

    PayPal, cash, or check. Whatever's easiest — details are just below.

  3. 3

    That's it, you're a member

    No meetings you have to attend, no hours you have to log. Come to what you can.

Step 1

Membership form

One per family is plenty. Fields marked * are required.

Only used if we need to reach you about something you signed up for.

One per line if you have more than one Eagle.

How would you like to help? — optional, tick any

Genuinely optional. Ticking a box is interest, not a commitment.

I will pay my $15 membership dues by *

Next: after you submit, send your $15 using any option in the “How to pay” panel. Your membership is confirmed once we receive it.

We keep your details to ourselves and use them only for PTO business.

Not ready to join?

Take the emails and skip the rest.

You do not have to be a member to hear about events. Drop your email in and we'll send reminders before each one — that's all it does.

Add a mobile number if you'd like to be included when we start sending text reminders. It's optional, and we won't use it for anything else.

No membership, no payment, no follow-up calls.

Questions

The ones we get asked most.

Where does my $15 actually go?

Straight back into the school. Last year the PTO put about $10,000 into subsidising field trips — roughly $18 a student that families weren't asked to pay — and recently bought Edgewater a Deluxe Recess Pack & Cart, 93 pieces of playground equipment on a rolling rack. The rest goes to events, staff appreciation and classroom support.

Do I have to volunteer if I join?

No. Membership comes with zero expectations. Plenty of members pay their $15 and never attend a meeting, and that is a completely normal way to be a member.

Is it $15 per family or per parent?

One $15 membership covers your family for the school year. No need to submit a form for each child.

Can grandparents and staff join?

Absolutely — grandparents, guardians, teachers and staff are all welcome. Put the student you're connected to in the students field.

What if $15 isn't doable right now?

Then don't pay it. Email us and we'll add you to everything anyway — we would much rather have you involved than have your money.

Questions before you join?

Email us at edgewaterespto@gmail.com or use the contact form. A real parent will write back.