About PTA

 

PTA Vision

· Making every child's potential a reality.

 

PTA Mission

·  A powerful voice for all children,

·  A relevant resource for families and communities, and

·  A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.

 

PTA Purposes

· 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.

PTA Structure

 

· CCCC of PTAs includes 45 Local Units located within Clear Creek ISD, Dickinson ISD and La Marque ISD and is part of Area 10 PTA.  Organized in 1950.

· Area 10 includes the following counties:  Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Galveston, Matagorda and Wharton. (If a county is divided between Areas, the school district will be listed instead of the county.)

· Area 10 includes the following Independent School Districts:  Brazos, Clear Creek, Fort Bend, Friendswood, Hempstead, Katy, Kendleton, Lamar, La Porte, Needville, Pasadena, Pearland, Royal, Stafford, and Waller.

· Area 10 is located in Region 2. 

· Texas PTA is over 600,000 members strong and is composed of 6 Regions, 18 Areas, and 42 Councils.

· National PTA is nearly 6 million members strong with 54 state congresses, (includes the District of Columbia, Europe, Pacific and the Virgin Islands) in 23,000 local chapters.

National PTA

Texas PTA

2009-2010                                                   Texas PTA Area 10, President                Chris Reeder

2009-2010                                                  Texas PTA Region 2, Vice President           Lisa Holbrook