Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

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