Parents-Teacher Association

PTA stands for Parent Teacher Association, a school-based organization with a mission to make the school a better place for children to learn. Parents of students work together with teachers to volunteer in classes, raise money for school supplies, and generally support the school's efforts. PTA members are parent volunteers, and while some schools have large PTAs with officers, a bookkeeper, and an operating budget, other schools have effective PTAs consisting of only a few motivated parents. Technically, a PTA refers to an organization affiliated with the National PTA, while PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is a more generic term for the same type of group without the official connection to the National PTA. Whether you have a PTA or a PTO at your school, the topics below cover some of the key ways these groups function.

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