PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF CT PTA IS AN ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT. CT PTA IS ONE OF THE CONSTITUENT AND AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION. CT PTA ALLOWS THE FLOW OF INFORMATION FROM A NATIONAL TO LOCAL LEVEL. THE CT PTA IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 260 UNITS (LOCAL SCHOOL PTAS) AND 56,000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IN CONNECTICUT. THE MISSION OF THE CT PTA IS 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; AND TO ENCOURAGE PARENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE NATION.