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

Texas PTA Area 10 President   Liz O’Donnell                      

Texas PTA Region 2 Vice President Tonita Franklin

TEXAS PTA AREA 10

TEXAS PTA REGION 2

President – Sharon Goldblatt
1st Vice President – Karen Slay
2nd Vice President – Leslie Boggs
Secretary – Karen Martin
Treasurer – Lisa Holbrook
Historian - Christopher Salerno

 

Region Vice Presidents:
I – Kerry Bowdry
II – Tonita Franklin
III – Karen Fullen
IV – Larriann Curtis
V – Susanne Hutchinson
VI – Lois Buford

 

Members-at-Large:
Karen Schultz
Cindy Smith
Chris Reeder
Monica Traywick
Bessie Wise Coleman

 

Committee Chairmen:
Arts in Education - Terri Bieber
Board Development - Lois Pearson
Councils - Chris Lloyd
Environmental - Lindsay Satterwhite-Preston
Healthy Lifestyles - Carey Dabney
Inclusiveness - Elizabeth Campbell
Leadership - Renee Walker
Legislative Action - Leah Filzow-Perez
Membership - Kris Vaughn
Parent Education Programming - Heather Ashwell-Hair
Parent Involvement - Chris Zimmer
Youth Protection - Scott Brown

Texas PTA 2010-2012 Board