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Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is the official organization of the parent body in a school. Every New York City public school is required by the State Education Law and the DOE’s Chancellor’s Regulations to have one, and all parents of children in a school are automatically eligible to be members. Because of their guaranteed rights and responsibilities, PTA can be the most direct vehicle for parent involvement in the schools, allowing parents to serve as partners both in their children’s educations and in the schools, themselves.

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Meet Your Executive PTA Board​

The 2018 - 2019 PTA elected members are:
Odessa Engles, President    
Nia Burnett, Vice President   
Stacy Ann Schloss, Recording Secretary 
Angela Robinson, Corresponding Secretary  
Adele Banks, Treasurer

 

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The PTA’s executive board runs the organization; it also serves as the parents’ voice and agent for action. Parents elect board officers (such as a president, treasurer, secretary, etc.) to represent their interests and act on their behalf, and the board must consult with them regularly and hold votes on important issues and decisions. CR A-660 is clear that a PTA’s board must be inclusive of the entire parent body, and is responsible for encouraging and facilitating parental involvement

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PTA's parents can become active, effective participants in their children’s schools, and in the educational system generally. For example, PTA's can empower parents to:

• organize, and take action on issues

• provide input on school policies

• advocate for their children

• partner with school administration and staff

• collaborate with community members and elected officials
   

PTA's can support students’ educations directly by:

• educating parents about school curricula, school rules and procedures

• providing opportunities for parents to become involved in classroom and out-of-classroom activities

• participating in decision-making on the School Leadership Team

• sponsoring numerous enrichment programs and activities

• running after-school programs

• fostering cooperative relationships between school staff and parents

• raising funds to supplement the schools’ budgets

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