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The Mission of the PTA is
three-fold:
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to support and speak on behalf of
children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental
agencies and other organizations that make decisions affecting
children;
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to assist parents in developing
the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and
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to encourage parent and public
involvement in the public schools of this nation.
Purposes of PTA:
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To promote the welfare of the
children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.
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To raise the standards of home
life.
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To secure adequate laws for the
care and protection of children and youth.
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To bring into closer relation the
home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently
in the education of children and youth.
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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.
The Role of a
Council:
- Provides conference
(programs and leadership training) and cooperation of efforts for local
units within the council.
- Provides advisory
assistance to local units and assist school educators and PTA presidents in
understanding their partnership roles as leaders in education.
- Assists in
organization of new local units.
- Serves as a
communication link between local units and district by relaying news,
information, and instruction from school officials, District PTA, Virginia
PTA, and National PTA.
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