Schools: Hawthorne and Columbus Elementary Schools
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The Power of Association – The PTA Difference
  • Within the PTA, we like to share different perspectives, ideas and experiences.
  • As PTA members, we want what’s best for our children and their school experience - that’s our common ground.
  • Within the PTA, we enrich our organization and the work we do through our differences
    and the diversity of ideas.
  • As PTA members, we all have something unique to bring to the organization - well, that’s the power of our association and the power of the PTA difference.
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Power of PTAs
  • Research shows that schools with well-structured, consistent parent
    involvement programs - like PTA - are more likely to experience profound benefits
    for parents, students, teachers and overall school quality.
  • It’s a known fact that when parents are involved, their children do better in
    school.
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Who Makes Up Our PTA?
  • The Mt. Pleasant Elementary PTA is made up of people just like you – caring and energetic parents.
  • We gain strength and have support from dedicated teachers and school administrators as well as generous contributors and sponsors.
  • The PTA is a great way to get involved with other like-minded adults and influence
    what’s going on in the schools.
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PTA Keeps You Informed
  • The PTA connects you with what’s happening at school and with like-minded
    people too. You’ll get to meet and work with the parents of your children’s
    classmates and friends, with other parents you wouldn't otherwise meet, with
    teachers and with school personnel.
  • The PTA helps open doors to information about school decisions that can affect
    your child’s school experience such as what programs will get funded or what cuts are possibly going to be made in the schools.

PTA Gives You A Voice
  • The PTA is not only an information source but it is also a way you cam influence what’s going on here in our schools.
  • The PTA members have a vote and can decide what PTA events and projects
    we’ll fund here at our schools.
  • When school board or district level decisions are being made, the PTA is
    there as the parent voice to speak up and take action on important school and
    community issues.
  • When you join the PTA, you also became a member of our state PTA and national PTA where your voice is magnified as it combines with the voices of 6 million other parents and teachers who also care about children.
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Our PTA’s Top Accomplishments
  • The PTA’s first priority is to help more parents get involved in our school
    because it benefits the whole school.
  • The PTA also works to help the teachers, school personnel and the students
    themselves by funding and conducting special Events and projects throughout
    the year.