PURPOSES OF THE
NATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARENTS
AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

To promote the welfare of 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.
PTA MISSION:  The  mission of the PTA is three-fold

To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools,
in the community, and before governmental agencies and other
organizations that make decisions affecting children;
To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and
protect their children; and
To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools
of this nation.
Serving Tennessee's
Children...Advocating for
everychild.onevoice