Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of
students and parents.
- What is the PTA?
- What is the purpose of PTA?
- How do I join the PTA?
- What is the history of PTA?
- Where can I find more info on PTA?
What is the PTA?
The Parent Teacher Association
* A powerful voice for all children.
* A relevant resource for families and communities.
* A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
Membership is open to anyone who believes in the Mission and Purposes of
National Parent Teacher Association. Individual members may belong to any
number of PTAs and pay dues in each. Every person who joins a local PTA
automatically becomes a member of both the state and National PTAs.
Together we are a powerful voice for children.
With your help, we can continue to work toward PTA's goal of a quality
education and nurturing environment for every child.
What is the purpose of PTA?
* To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and
teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
* To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts
as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical,
mental, social, and spiritual education.
*To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and
protect their children.
*To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this
nation.
How do I join the PTA?
Membership forms will be available at Back to School night at your child's
school.
Forms will be available in the front office and school functions. They are
also available for download on this website.
What is the history of PTA?
For more than a 100 years, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has provided
support, information and resources to families focused on the health and
education of children. The organization was founded in 1897 in Washington DC
as the National Congress of Mothers by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe
Apperson Hearst. If not for these women and their vision and determination,
there would not be a PTAan organization that has been woven into the very
fabric of American life.
By whatever name it has been known, National PTA was created to meet a
profound challenge: to better the lives of children. And today, it continues
to flourish because PTA has never lost sight of its goal: to change the lives
of children across our great nation for the better.
Where can I find more info on PTA?
Pta.org is full is information.