Setting Up Your PTO Page

This is the real starting point for everything else a PTO leader does here — your PTO page, your officer roster, and the launchpad to Membership, Payments, Events, and Forms all live in one place once it's set up.

Before you start: get approved as a PTO Officer

You need to be a verified PTO Officer for your school first. See How to Claim Your School's Page for the general verification process. One thing worth knowing: a PTO Officer request specifically is always reviewed by a site administrator, not by another PTO leader at your own school — every other role request (PTO Member, Teacher, Coach, Staff) can be approved locally, but Officer requests can't self-approve.

Setting up the page itself

1. From your school's page, click Create PTO Page (or Edit Your PTO Page if one already exists).
2. Add your PTO's name, mission statement, and a description families will see.
3. Add your meeting schedule so families know when and where meetings happen.
4. Save the page.

📷 ADD PTO PAGE EDIT FORM IMAGE HERE — The Edit Your PTO Page form — name, mission statement, and meeting schedule fields.

Your PTO leader command center

Once your PTO page exists, the same edit screen gives you quick links to everything else you'll need:

1. Open Membership Manager — set membership types/pricing, review your roster, and verify manual payments. See Collecting Membership Dues and Donations.
2. Payment Settings — connect Stripe, PayPal, or a manual payment method your PTO accepts. See Setting Up Payment Gateways.
3. Forms & Submissions — build and collect responses to custom forms (permission slips, interest forms, etc.).

📷 ADD PTO COMMAND CENTER LINKS IMAGE HERE — The row of quick-link buttons on the PTO edit page — Membership Manager, Payment Settings, and Forms & Submissions.

From here you're ready to build your board (Building Your PTO Board), post news, and create events.