PTA
Overview
PTA builds bridges between homes and schools, integrating the efforts of parents with those of principals and teachers. When you get involved in PTA, the child who benefits the most is your own; you are taking a major step toward improving your child’s school and your community, but also your state and national education and health policies.
Our Purpose
- 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.
PTA Structure
PTA Structure
Local PTA/PTSA - Harmony Leland Elementary PTA
At the local level, Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and Parent-Teacher-Student
Associations (PTSAs) form a nationwide network of members striving to meet the
needs of children and youth in their own communities. Membership is open to
anyone who believes in the PTA mission and purposes.
Council/District/Regional PTA – South Cobb Council and District 9
Nearly 1,000 council-, district-, and/or regional-level organizations assist with efforts of
local PTAs. Each state determines its own structure to best meet the needs of its units;
therefore, states may have different council/district/regional groupings.
State PTA – Georgia PTA
Provides support and field service to local PTAs through 54 state-level congresses—
representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) in Europe and the Pacific.
National PTA
A powerful voice for all children, with members working on behalf of the nation’s
youth, schools, and communities through effective advocacy, strategic alliances, educational programs, support, and parent resources.
