**** Update: PTA Membership forms are available to print on the "Forms and
Handouts" webpage to the left****
Please join your FCE PTA our Goal is 100%, Please view the many benefits of
joining your FCE PTA below. You can download a membership form on the
Forms and handouts page.
Why should parents, grandparents, faculty/staff and community members join the Forest Creek PTA??
° Each member increases the PTA’s ability to assist children.
° Decades of research shows that when parents are involved, students perform
better in school (higher grades, higher test scores, better school
attendance, increased motivation and better self-esteem). These are the
benefits that come from parent involvement, which is the major focus of PTA.
° Membership has other great benefits.
The number one benefit of PTA
membership is the ability to help the children. Additionally, members
receive:
° Exclusive National PTA member benefits, including discounts, special
offers, and promotions from national companies (Schlitterbahn, Seaworld,
Southwest Airlines Vacations, LaQuinta, AFLAC, Office Depot, Barnes and
Noble, Nationwide and Enterprise Rent-A-Car and more!)
° This Week in Washington, an electronic newsletter produced when
Congress is in session that explains national legislation affecting
families and public education
Involvement
You have a voice in making important decisions that affect our children's
education. Every member gains the right to vote at each PTA Regular Meeting.
Enrichment
Our FCE PTA supports our teachers, parents and community and offers funding
for many programs that enrich the lives of our children through many ways.
The PTA at Forest Creek plans to fund the following for the 2008-09 school year:
Safety Patrol
Education Assemblies throughout the year
Red Ribbon Week Science Fair
Field Day5th Grade Graduation Water in every Portable
The School yard Habitat/Gardens and School Beautificaiton Program
Going Green
Family Fun Activities
Funding for 3 classroom parties a year for each child
and much, much more!!!!
A Voice
50% of our dues support the Texas & National PTA. The National PTA, is over
6 million members strong, it's the largest child advocate organization in
the nation and gives us a voice in the Texas Legislature and on Capitol
Hill.
Partnerships
We work with members of our community and our teachers to bring fun and
rewarding events to our families such as the Harvest Festival, the Coyote
Palooza and monthly Family Fun Activities
Communication
Every member of the FCE PTA will receive an email full of important upcoming
events, we also provide every member of our organization, a PTA School
Directory!
A Difference
You have a stake in your child's future and a lasting way to make a
difference at FCE by helping to build success on our campus.
**************Membership in PTA******************
Membership is open to anyone who believes in our mission - that PTA is a
powerful voice for children, a relevant resource for parent, and a strong
advocate for public education. The PTA is committed to being inclusive in
its efforts to represent and assist all who nurture and educate children. It
not only welcomes but actively seeks in its male and female membership the
educational status. Individual members may belong to one or more PTAs and
widest diversity of cultures, races, ethnicities, creeds, and economic and
pay dues in each. Every person who joins a PTA automatically becomes a
member of both the State and National PTAs!
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