Lawton PTA Council - Mission Statement

PTA Mission Statement

The Mission of the National PTA is three-fold:

To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;

To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children;

To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.

The Objects of the 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 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.

Lawton PTA Council Goals

To provide training and proactive problem-solving assistance to all Lawton PTA/PTSA units.

To promote communication between the council and each unit.

To provide a forum for units to communicate and share ideas with each other.