Parent Teacher Association

All schools are required to have either a:

• Parent Association (PA)
• Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

These organizations:

• advocate for students and families
• update parents and families about the school
• plan and run activities for parents and families

PA/PTAs can support schools in a number of ways, including:

• hosting parent workshops
• organizing activities for families—both academic and social
• raising funds
• running volunteer events

PA/PTAs and the Virtual Environment

See the guidance document in the Virtual Environment folder in the publicly available SharePoint site to help inform you and your school PA/PTAs how to work virtually. 

Members

All of the following are automatically members of their school’s PA/PTA:

• Parents
• Step-parents
• Legally appointed guardians
• Foster parents
• Persons in parental relation

Officers

Officers of a PA/PTA are responsible for the PA/PTA budget, events and activities. Officers are elected by membership annually.

Elections

PA/PTA Elections must be held in the spring. At that time, the three mandatory officers (president, recording secretary and treasurer) are elected. This must happen before the last day of school. The election rules are specified in Chancellor's Regulation A-660.