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Mission Statement

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Every Child. One Voice.

PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

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  • Collaboration: We will work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to broaden and enhance our ability to serve and advocate for all children and families.
  • Commitment: We are dedicated to children’s educational success, health, and well-being through strong family and community engagement, while remaining accountable to the principles upon which our association was founded.
  • Diversity: We acknowledge the potential of everyone without regard, including but not limited to: age, culture, economic status, educational background, ethnicity, gender, geographic location, legal status, marital status, mental ability, national origin, organizational position, parental status, physical ability, political philosophy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and work experience.
  • Respect: We value the individual contributions of members, employees, volunteers, and partners as we work collaboratively to achieve our association’s goals.
  • Accountability: All members, employees, volunteers, and partners have a shared responsibility to align their efforts toward the achievement of our association’s strategic initiatives.

Every Child. One Voice.


The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøDifference

Discover the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøDifference and learn what makes ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøunique from unaffiliated parent groups.

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøDifference



PTA: 125 Years of Legacy and Impact

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøis the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøis comprised of millions of parents, teachers, grandparents, caregivers, foster parents and other caring adults who share a commitment to improving the education, health and safety of all children. We speak with one voice for every child.

Today, the issues that affect our children extend beyond their individual schools. PTAs provide parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their schools, but also throughout their districts, within their states, and across the nation. This mission is unique to PTA.

Many of the benefits our children receive today, such as universal kindergarten, the National School Lunch Program, and a juvenile justice system, were accomplished as a result of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍømission.

With PTA, families also have access to important benefits, including:




Over 120 Years Strong

Look back at the history of National ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøto see its impact and influence toward bettering the lives of every child in education, health and safety.

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