What is the Parent Teachers Association (PTA)?
The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) started at a National level with the creation of the National PTA. The National PTA is the oldest and largest volunteer association working exclusively on behalf of all children and youth. The first official meeting of the National PTA was on February 17, 1897 . Over the next 100 plus years, the National PTA has promoted the education, health, and safety of children, youth, and families. North Carolina became a member of the National PTA in 1902 and helped the movement take hold and grow throughout the United States .
Who are we?
We are Holly Grove Elementary parents who are share the gift involvement in our children’s education. The majority of PTA members are parents. The PTA is an organization that works directly with Holly Grove’s school principal, Wiladean Thomas, to help promote education programs, health and safety programs, school legislation and curriculum and school community programs for our children.
2007-2008 Holly Grove Elementary PTA Board Members
Why do we exist?
The purpose of the PTA is:
- 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.