Awards

When honoring recipients at the unit and council level, each respective PTA manages their own nomination and recipient selection process as well as the purchasing of these special award certificates. This is completely separate from the above "Fourth District Honorary Service Awards" section above as that is at a district level.

Honorary Service Awards (HSA) are available to recognize the service and dedication of both individuals and organizations. They may be awarded only by PTA districts, councils, units, and the California State PTA and should be presented by duly authorized PTA representatives at PTA-sponsored meetings or at functions of allied groups.

This program offers six distinctive types of awards:

• Very Special Person Award (VSP) – This award is given to recognize an individual or organization for their service to PTA. An award certificate and pin are available with a contribution of $25 or more by a PTA unit, council or district.
• Honorary Service Award (HSA) – This award is given to recognize an individual or organization for outstanding service to children and youth in your community, going above and beyond what is asked of them. An award certificate and pin are available with a contribution of $40 by a PTA unit, council or district in the name of the recipient.
• Continuing Service Award (CSA) – This award is given to recognize an individual or organization for ongoing or long-time service to children and youth, providing support year after year. An award certificate and pin are available with a contribution of $45 by a PTA unit, council or district in the name of the recipient.
• Outstanding Teacher Award (OTA) – This award may be given to recognize a teacher for outstanding service to children and youth through PTA, school, or community. An award certificate and pin are available with a contribution of $40 by a PTA unit, council or district in the name of the recipient.
• Outstanding Administrator Award (OAA) – This award may be given to recognize an administrator for outstanding service to children and youth through PTA, school, or the community. An award certificate and pin are available with a contribution of $40 by a PTA unit, council or district in the name of the recipient.
• Golden Oak Service Award (GOSA) – This award is given to recognize, as the most prestigious of the Honorary Service Awards, an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the welfare of children and youth in a school or community. An award certificate and pin are available with a contribution of $85 by a PTA unit, council or district in the name of the recipient.

See the Fourth District PTA Administrators’ Dinner page for more info.

Each spring, California State PTA recognizes PTA units, councils and districts achieving a special, anniversary milestone as a chartered PTA association.

When unit, council and district PTAs in good standing reach these special milestones, they are recognized as Legacy PTAs with a certificate issued by California State PTA:

A Legacy PTA receives a recognition certificate and letter of congratulations from California State PTA, a Legacy PTA ribbon for convention attendees and recognition at convention for this milestone accomplishment Awardees that have reached their 100th anniversary as a PTA association are invited to send two representatives to the California State PTA convention to be recognized on-stage and presented with their Legacy PTA certificates by the California State PTA president.