The Mission of the PTA
To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental
bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
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.
The Purpose of the PTA
To promote the welfare of the children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.
To raise the standards of home life.
To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
To bring
into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently 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.