Objective of the PTA
To promote the welfare of children and youth in the home, school, community, and places 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 the parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
To develop between educators and the general public such unified efforts as well as secure for all children the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.
PTA Mission and Values
PTA Mission:
To make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
PTA Values:
Collaboration: We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to accomplish our agreed-upon goals.
Commitment: We are dedicated to promoting children’s health, well-being, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement.
Accountability: We acknowledge our obligations. We deliver on our promises.
Respect: We value our colleagues and ourselves. We expect the same high quality of effort and thought from ourselves as we do from others.
Inclusivity: We invite the stranger and welcome the newcomer. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible.
Integrity: We act consistently with our beliefs. When we err, we acknowledge the mistake and seek to make amends.
Pinellas County Council of PTAs
The Pinellas County Council PTA/PTSA (PCCPTA) is organized under the authority of the Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers (FPTA). Its main purpose is to provide leadership, serve, assist and act as a resource for local unit PTA/PTSAs.
The Council is directed by the same objectives and basic policies as the National and Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers. We develop our programs and define our projects to fit the needs of Pinellas County. The Council offers a wide range of training, resources and coordination of efforts for its member PTAs.
The Council acts as a channel of communication by relating valuable information, instruction and news from state and national PTAs to our membership. We alert our local PTA/PTSAs to state and national plans, helping them translate these plans into programs and projects that serve the community.
Members work together for children and youth, address problems in their schools and neighborhoods, support teachers, volunteer in schools, attend workshops on parenting, and become informed on issues regarding children that may be brought before the state legislature.