In January the ESEA was signed into law as the No Child Left Behind Act, authorizing more than 40 programs that provide federal funds to nearly every school district in the nation. These standards, developed and published in and based on research from Johns Hopkins University that affirmed that parent and family involvement increases student success, guide the development of quality parent involvement programs in schools and to help evaluate their effectiveness.
In National PTA published a comprehensive work, Building Successful Partnerships: A Guide for Developing Parent and Family Involvement Programs, which incorporates the six standards and field-tested strategies for building effective parent involvement programs. The PTA created a nationwide training program based on the book, as well as a complementary parent education program How to Help Your Child Succeed, which focuses on ten practical strategies for helping children succeed in school and in life.
National PTA has long supported arts education as an essential element in the education of children and has encouraged parents to nurture their children's artistic expressions. As a result, for more than thirty-two years National PTA has sponsored a nationwide arts recognition initiative, Reflections Program, which encourages young artists in grades pre-K—12 to express themselves through literature, musical composition, photography, or the visual arts.
In almost , young people participated in the program through their local PTA chapters. In response to the issue of intolerance purported to be at the heart of such violence as the September 11, , tragedy and the rash of U. The guide is intended for use by PTAs and schools to promote diversity and inclusiveness in their communities in the hopes of eliminating episodes of intolerance, discrimination, and violence. It reflects the PTA's longstanding commitment to the individual worth of all people as articulated by founder Alice Birney, "The National Congress of Mothers, irrespective of creed, color, or condition, stands for all parenthood, childhood, homehood.
An early example of this commitment was seen in the PTA's support of parent teacher associations in African-American schools in the segregated south during the first quarter of the twentieth century.
The PTA responded to the television industry's increasing promotion of violence, sex, and stereo-typing in programming by launching its Take Charge of Your TV project in Developed in cooperation with the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and Cable in the Classroom—cable TV's educational arm—the project is a workshop that teaches parents to become more discriminating viewers of television so that they, in turn, can educate their children.
Follow the Rules in The program uses a host of resources that convey multiple messages promoting school bus safety to multiple audiences including parents, schoolchildren, school administrators, and school bus drivers.
You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This mission is unique to the PTA. The latest U. Georgia PTA members can save money through member benefit providers. As part of that relationship, these organizations offer members special discounts. Reflections Submission Info Reflection Winners. Action Center. Education in Georgia. Awards and Grants. Quick Reference Guide. Get Connected. Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.
Tap into a Network. There also are more single-parent households than in the s. Schafer added, "In some cases, teachers felt that School Report Cards did not accurately portray their performance, and worried that parents were more interested in judging their performance and suggesting ways that teachers should improve their teaching, rather than working as equal partners.
Though the organization is volunteer-based, it doesn't expect members to participate daily. Our money comes from membership, so we can put on our statewide convention every year.
It also could be a generational and cultural change, Failla said. Her chapter has 30 members but only five women regularly participate. It's hard to get parents involved, especially when everyone is focused on sports, she said.
Bossier Parish Schools also are affected by low participation and declining membership. The school has close to students and PTA members but not all are active, according to McKain. It's hard to retain membership when students leave in three years," she said.
Kimmey said the statewide organization is taking steps to ensure membership increases. Those efforts include visiting other successful PTA organizations, such as in Texas, and reviewing their efforts to attract, engage and retain parent involvement.
Those visits have helped Louisiana's state PTA determine more outreach to parents and marketing are needed to retain and grow membership. Additionally, state PTA board members are training to better support local chapters, Kimmey said. We go to other states and talk to them about what is working for them and what has not worked for them," she said. The National PTA is committed to finding ways — including creating diversity within the organization and reaching out to families — to keep parents engaged in education.
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