PTA Mission and Purpose
Springfield PTA
Mission of the PTA
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To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before government bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.
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To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children.
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To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.
The Purpose of the PTA
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To promote the welfare of the children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship.
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To raise the standards of home life.
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To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
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To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
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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.