PTA Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Parent Association (PA)?

• Parent Associations (PA) are a way for parents to get involved in their children's schools.
• PA’s are all volunteer school-based organizations open to all parents.
• The PA’s role is to help parents become more involved in their children's education, Share and enrich their school communities.

What We Do...

• We serve on the School Leadership Team
• We conduct outreach to get other parents involved in school life.
• We support school activities like:

Parent-teacher conferences

Open Houses

Support Music, Art and Culture in our School

• We plans events to support and enrich what our child learn in the classroom and to foster a sense of community with in the school

Events and Fund-raising

• Big Guy BBQ
• School Pictures
  
• Hispanic Heritage Night
• Pumpkin Patch
  
• Fright Night
• Multi-Cultural Night
• Raffles
• T-Shirt Sales
• Bake Sales

Did you also know your PA...

• Has a Yahoo Group To share information via e-mail
• PEAK - A popular after school program, now expanding to two days
• Support the Teachers

Want to be part of the PA?

• As a Parent/ Guardian you are automatically a Member
• If you would like to become more involved please contact an active PA member or drop your contact information in the school lobby mailbox

We Need Your Help

• Translators
• Potluck Coordinator: Hispanic Heritage and Multicultural Night
  
• Coordinator/ Editor for quarterly Newsletter