Palm Beach County Council PTA/PTSA
Building a stronger community...one family at a
time
We hope to see everyone in June at the National PTA
Convention in Fort Lauderdale and in July at the PTA
Leadership Conferences in Innisbrook!!
What is PTA/PTSA?

PTA is a volunteer grassroots organization
made up of parents, teachers, and others
around the state who have special interest
in children, families, and schools.
Membership is open to anyone who believes
in the National PTA Mission and Objectives.  
The PTA is committed to being inclusive in
its efforts to represent and assist all who
nurture and educate children.  It not only
welcomes but actively seeks in its
membership the widest diversity of
cultures, races, ethnicity's, creeds, and
economic and educational status.
"PTA" (Parent Teacher Association) and
"PTSA" (Parent Teacher Student
Association) are self-governing units linked
to the County Council of PTA's, state PTA
and National PTA.  Through this linkage, the
local unit is part of a nationwide network of
adults working for all children and youth.
     MISSION OBJECTIVE:
The mission of the National PTA is 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.




Florida PTA Vision:
Making every child's potential a reality.

Florida PTA Mission:
A powerful voice for all children; a
relevant source for families and
communities, and a strong advocate for
the education and well-being of every
child.

Florida PTA Purpose:
To promote the welfare of 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.