We know how hard you worked last year, and we hope YOU know that you have touched more lives than you can imagine. In Fairfax County we have strong schools, and our PTAs develop strong school
communities
. Thanks to your work,
PTA is Growing!
More PTAs than ever are participating in training, transformative family engagement efforts, and 24/7 support and conversation. In 2018-19, our PTAs:
- Provided countless free or low-cost family events to get parents/caretakers involved in school;
- Supported teachers with mini-grants, supply drives and hospitality programs;
- Expanded the number of schools offering food and supply pantries to students in need;
- Organized thousands of enrichment activities and classes…and the list goes on!
In 2019-20,
FCCPTA encourages all PTAs to return to our roots:
Parent Education
. Today’s PTA is the result of a 1970 merger between two life-changing American organizations: the National Congress of Mothers and the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers.
Our work today continues PTA's 120-year legacy of providing parents with access to the information and opportunities they need to help their children learn, be healthy and stay safe.
What's old is new again:
Transform your PTA meetings into Parent Education Programs
. Plan a tightly organized business meeting (15-20 minutes) and arrange a guest speaker who can help your parents/caregivers better support their students. Actively recruit an audience using your volunteer and teacher network to reach out and personally invite parents. We launched this return to Parent Education during the President and Board Member trainings on June 1. Thanks to Cunningham Park PTA’s Tracy McCarty for volunteering to compile a list of topic and speaker ideas. Join the conversation in our private Facebook Groups for
Presidents
and
Executive Boards
!
