PTA For YOUR CHILD
There is no wrong way to PTA.
PTA For YOUR CHILD
There is no wrong way to PTA.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America. Today’s PTA is comprised of more than 4 million parents, teachers, grandparents, caregivers, foster parents and other caring adults who share a commitment to improving the education, health, and safety of all children. We speak with one voice for every child. Today, the
PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America. Today’s PTA is comprised of more than 4 million parents, teachers, grandparents, caregivers, foster parents and other caring adults who share a commitment to improving the education, health, and safety of all children. We speak with one voice for every child. Today, the issues that affect our children extend beyond their individual schools. The PTA’s nationwide network provides parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their schools, but also throughout their districts, within their states, and across the nation. This mission is unique to PTA.Many of the benefits our children receive today, such as universal kindergarten, the National School Lunch Program, and a juvenile justice system, were accomplished as a result of the PTA mission.We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community. Our members and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect change. Using data driven models, we provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference.
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission
In 1897, Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded the National Congress of Parents and Teachers with a mission to better the lives of children in education, health and safety. In 1926, Selena Sloan Butler formed the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers to advocate for children, especially African American chil
In 1897, Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded the National Congress of Parents and Teachers with a mission to better the lives of children in education, health and safety. In 1926, Selena Sloan Butler formed the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers to advocate for children, especially African American children in segregated communities.
As the United States progressed through the Jim Crow era, the Civil Rights Movement and the eventual desegregation of schools and communities, the two associations fought side by side for every child. Following the Supreme Court decision that ended segregation, the associations held their conventions in conjunction with one another and worked toward merging in all 50 states. On June 22, 1970, the two congresses signed a Declaration of Unification and officially became one association.
The unification of the two congresses is an important part of National PTA’s history and the association’s continued efforts to serve and make a difference for every child.
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Team
Louisiana PTA received their charter from National PTA in 1937 -- and for the last 83 years has proudly served children and their families throughout our state.
Local PTA members have an exciting opportunity to make a difference in our schools and communities by implementing PTA's mission: to make every child's potential a reality. I
Louisiana PTA received their charter from National PTA in 1937 -- and for the last 83 years has proudly served children and their families throughout our state.
Local PTA members have an exciting opportunity to make a difference in our schools and communities by implementing PTA's mission: to make every child's potential a reality. In the 2019-2020 school year, 19,513 members in 71 units joined in promoting PTA's mission.
Our 2019-2020 units:
Mayfield Laboratory School PTA Baton Rouge
Shenandoah Elementary PTA Baton Rouge
A.C. Steere Elementary PTA Shreveport
Blanchard Elementary PTA Shreveport
C.E. Byrd High School PTSA Shreveport
Caddo Parish Magnet High PTSA Shreveport
Caddo Middle Magnet Shreveport
Captain Shreve High PTSA Shreveport
Cherokee Park Elementary PTA Shreveport
Clairborne Fundamental Magnet Elementary Shreveport
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary PTA Shreveport
Fairfield Magnet Elementary PTA Shreveport
Forest Hill Elementary PTA Shreveport
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy PTA Shreveport
Herndon Elementary/Middle Magnet PTA Belcher
North Caddo Magnet High PTSA Vivian
Pine Grove Elementary PTA Shreveport
Riverside Elementary PTA Shreveport
Shreve Island Elementary PTA Shreveport
South Highlands Magnet Elementary Shreveport
Southern Hills Elementary PTA Shreveport
Summer field Elementary PTA Shreveport
University Elementary PTA Shreveport
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle PTA Shreveport
Woodlawn Leadership Academy PTSA Shreveport
Youree Drive Magnet PTA Shreveport
Clairborne Elementary PTA West Monroe
Allemands Elementary PTA Des Allemands
R.J. Vial Elementary PTA Paradis
Abita Springs Elementary PTA Abita Springs
Bonne Ecole Elementary PTA Slidell
Boyet Jr. High PTA Slidell
Carolyn Park Middle PTA Slidell
Clearwood Jr. High PTA Slidell
Covington Elementry PTA Covington
Covington High PTSA Covington
Creekside Jr. High PTA Pearl River
Cypress Cove Elementary PTA Slidell
Fifth Ward Jr. High PTA Bush
Florida Avenue Elementary PTA Slidell
Folsom Elementary PTA Slidell
Folsom Jr. High PTA Folsom
Fontainebleau High PTSA Mandeville
Fontainebleau Jr. High PTA Mandeville
Honey Island Elementary PTA Slidell
L.P. Monteleone Jr. High PTA Mandeville
Lake Harbor Middle PTA Mandeville
Lakeshore High PTSA Mandeville
Lancaster Elementary PTA Madisonville
Lee Road Jr. High Covington
Little Oak Middle PTA Slidell
Little Pearl Elementary PTA Pearl River
Lyon Elementary PTA Covington
Madisonville Elementary PTA Madisonville
Madisonville Jr. High Madisonville
Magnolia Trace Elementary PTA Mandeville
Mandeville Elementary PTA Mandeville
Mandeville High PTSA Mandeville
Mandeville Jr. High PTA Mandeville
Mandeville Middle PTA Mandeville
Marigny Elementary PTA Mandeville
Mayfield Elementary PTA Slidell
Northshore High PTA Slidell
Pearl River High PTSA Pearl River
Pine View Middle PTA Covington
Pontchartrain Elementary PTA Mandeville
Riverside Elementary PTA Pearl River
Salmen High PTSA Slidell
Sixth Ward Elementary PTA Pearl River
Slidell Jr. High PTA Slidell
Tchefuncte Middle PTA Mandeville
Whispering Forest Elementary PTA Slidell
Woodlake Elementary PTA Mandeville
Roseland Montessori Elementary PTA Roseland