Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Purpose of CA State PTA

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 in the education of children and youth.

1. Promote, build and expand parent/family engagement.

2. Empower and support PTA members and leaders, and:

• Engage, grow, and maintain membership
• Offer programs, services, and resources that meet the diverse needs of children, families, and communities
• Build greater awareness about the role, importance and value of PTA
• Simplify processes and make it easier to participate
• Deliver training and materials in easily accessible formats
• Promote and practice inclusiveness and cultural awareness
• Establish a PTA at every school

3. Represent, inform and mobilize members and the public to advocate for the education, health, safety, and well-being of all children, with a focus on:

• Supporting the needs of vulnerable children
• Adequate funding for every child's education
• Access to a full curriculum for every child that includes physical education, arts, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
• Highly effective educators in every classroom
• Standards, assessments, and accountability that best serve every child's needs
• Safe and positive school climate
• Early childhood education
• Healthy lifestyles and access to support services for physical, emotional, social and mental health