The Mission of the PTA is three-fold
- 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 Objects 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 in 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.
National PTA
The National PTA, founded in 1897, is the nation's oldest child advocacy organization.
It is comprised of nearly 6.5 million members in more than 26,000 local PTA units throughout
the United States and Europe.
Washington State PTA
The Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers (the Washington State PTA),
a branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (the National PTA),
was founded in 1905. The Washington State PTA is a nonprofit, membership association
which seeks to bring together the home, school and community on behalf of all children and youth.
Washington State PTA includes all people without regard to differences in race,
culture, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, gender, abilities, special
needs or geographic location.
The Washington State PTA is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of
four statewide officers, 13 region directors, a leadership director, a program director,
and a legislative director. The board governs the affairs of the State PTA, as well as
provides leadership training and education to local PTA units and councils.
The Washington State PTA is chartered by and affiliated with the National PTA.
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