PTA Handbook

What exactly does PTA do and how does it benefit your family?”
 
PTA is a national organization of parents, teachers, and others who support education. When you join PTA, you become part of that network that says we value education for all students. PTA has lobbyists in Washington supporting legislation that supports our schools. At the school level, joining PTA allows you to vote on decisions about how funds are raised and spent at our school. Although many of our fundraiser & events involve the need for volunteers to help them run smoothly,being a
member of PTA does not need to be a time consuming chore. We welcome all that want to be involved, whether that be sharing your input & ideas at a meeting, volunteering to do a bit of paper work at home, shopping on your own time schedule, or signing up to sit/work for just an hour at one of our events. By becoming a member of PTA you have the opportunity to work with your child’s teachers and principal as well as other parents just like you, and experience first hand the positive impact that you can have on your child’s education and our school.

In an effort to reduce costs Varner PTA decided to print the Handbook inside your childs agenda. 

PTA Mission & Purposes

• 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.

• 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 the nation.

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· 100% Participation or 800 PTA members: parent, student, community members or a 2% increase over last year.

· 100% Teacher & Staff Membership (Oak Tree Award)

· Members volunteer 3 hours of their time this year. Volunteer opportunities are everywhere.

· Improve Communication between School & Home

Email blast's and Varner Elementary PTA facebook

· Raise $5,000 for a school new sound system

· Raise $10,000 to start a Varner Track

Student Handbook (PDF 21 KB)
PTA Bylaws (PDF 44 KB)

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