Mission of the National PTA
- 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 Purposes of the National 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.