Suffolk Region PTA

Suffolk PTA - Suffolk Region PTA serves both Eastern and Western Suffolk County PTA Organizations. PTA MissionThe overall purpose of PTA is to make every childs potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.PTA VisionMaking every child's potential a reality by establishing the New York State Co... ngress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. (NYS PTA) as the premier association for parent involvement and advocacy for all children.PTA Values* Collaboration: We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and associations to accomplish our agreed-upon goals.* Commitment: We are dedicated to promoting children's health, well-being, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement.* Accountability: We acknowledge our obligations. We deliver on our promises.* Respect: We value our colleagues and ourselves. We expect the same high quality of effort and thought from ourselves as we do from others.* Inclusivity: We invite the stranger and welcome the newcomer. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible. * Integrity: We act consistently with our beliefs. When we err, we acknowledge the mistake and seek to make amends.PTA Purposes*To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, places of worship, and throughout the community;*To raise the standards of home life;*To advocate for laws that further the education, physical and mental health, welfare, and safety of children and youth;*To promote the collaboration and engagement of families and educators in the education of children and youth;*To engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of all children and youth; and*To advocate the fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.PTA Beliefs Every child deserves to have his/her basic needs met.Every child deserves an education designed to meet the child's needs.Public education is ...Read More