The Evanston/Skokie Council of PTAs is the umbrella association for all school PTAs and PTSAs in the area served by School Districts 65 and 202. Council member schools include elementary, middle, and magnet schools; Park School and Evanston Township High School. The Evanston/Skokie Council is an active member of District 21 of the Illinois State PTA, which allows for the exchange of ideas with other PTA councils in north suburban Cook County and around the state.
The primary functions of the Evanston/Skokie PTA Council:
1) Gather and disseminate information among member PTAs from local, district, state and national PTAs, from the school boards and district administrations, as well as from other sources.
2) Provide for networking and the exchange of ideas.
3) Produce parent/community programs.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Evanston/Skokie Council of PTAs shall advocate for all children, fostering the education of the whole child by:
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Providing Communication - gathering and disseminating pertinent information and organizing networking opportunities among all schools in Districts 65 and 202
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Offering Parent Education - providing information on parenting as well as on issues related to education
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Encouraging Political Action
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Serving as a Forum for discussion of local PTA issues
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Taking Stands on issues that affect the whole child and promoting those stands throughout the community
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Developing Strong Working Relationships with the school boards, the district administrations, parents and guardians, as well as the community as a whole
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RESPECT FOR ALL IS FUNDAMENTAL TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION