PTA Mission
The mission of the National PTA is three-fold:
To
support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the school,
in the community and before governmental agencies 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.
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The Objectives of the PTA:
To
promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community
and place of worship.
To raise the standards
of home life.
To secure adequate
laws for care and protection of children and youth.
To bring in to closer
relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may
cooperate intelligently in the educating 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.
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