Missouri PTA – Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers

"A PTA is a local, self-governing unit. It promotes the Purposes and Mission of the Missouri and the National PTA as it plans its programs and activities to meet the needs of children and youth in the community. It is linked through its all-inclusive membership and by its acceptance of the Purposes and Mission of the National PTA and the Missouri PTA. It shares in the resources of the entire organization, such as national and state conventions, workshops, conferences, publicity and special leadership development conferences.

All of us have a great responsibility to our children. As a PTA, your group is part of a larger community working on behalf of children advocating for health, welfare, safety, education, and the protection of children at every level of government. PTA is recognized throughout many communities as the organization that continues to make a difference for children's issues. The Purpose of PTA:

To promote the welfare of the 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 close 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."