The document discusses the value and benefits of joining the PTA. It notes that teachers and children need parental involvement, as stated by former government officials. Being part of the PTA provides communication and support through a large nationwide network working towards the same goals of educating children. Research shows that parental involvement leads to higher grades, improved test scores, and increased attendance. The PTA offers proven programs that can be easily implemented at the local level to address health, safety, fundraising and more - all helping to see measurable results for students.

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2. Mission Statement
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4. Teachers and children need you!

5. PTA recognizes the need!
• “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a
child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” –
Former Arizona Gov. Jane Dee Hull
• “Parents are a child’s first educator, and with the everincreasing pressure placed on classroom teachers for
students to achieve, the PTA plays a vital role in offering the
opportunity for parents to assist teachers in the most
valuable of endeavors—the education of their child.” – Katy
Goldsmith, Yellow Branch Elementary School 4th-grade
teacher, Campbell County, Virginia
How to Share: The Value of PTA

6. Communication and Support
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8. In the PTA
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9. In the PTA
• The more support you have, the easier
working with your child’s
principal, teachers, and school
community will be. PTA encompasses a
large, nationwide network of people
working toward the same goals, and
who are happy to share their ideas and
experiences no matter where you and
they are located.
How to Share: The Value of PTA

10. See Measurable Results
Grades and Time
Grades
• More than 85 research
studies conducted over
the past 30 years prove
that kids do better when
parents are involved.
Grades are higher. Test
scores improve.
Attendance increases
Time Involved
Little time
Some time
More time
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12. Tap into Proven Programs.
• Local PTAs have access to readymade, easy-to-use programs with
proven success records. From
health and safety topics, to
collaborating with teachers and
community members, to
fundraising, the programs get
results.
• Programs to support the Military
families.
• Scholarships
• So much more
Three for Me
Reading program
Hearst Award
college scholarship
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