About Phillips PTA
What is the Parent Teacher Association (PTA)?The overall purpose of the PTA is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. PTA is not an organization that just raises money and plans parties – it is so much more! The bottom line is that PTA focuses its efforts, events and activities on education, advocacy and family engagement. Here are just a few examples of what your Phillips PTA has done over past years and continues to do for Phillips students, staff and parents:
From the $10 annual membership dues, $4.50 pays for local, state and national dues. The remainder supports your student and all of the activities, events and purchases from the PTA for the school. If I join, do I have to… Volunteer? No. Joining the PTA is not the same as volunteering. We have numerous activities planned during the school year and need plenty of volunteers to make it all happen, but volunteering is not required. Go to meetings? No. We have four to five general meetings a year and you are welcome to attend. Although we sometimes need a certain number of members to vote on an item (such as the budget), it is not required that you attend. Spend a lot of time at the school? No. There are a variety of volunteer opportunities available with the PTA. We have things that can be done at home, opportunities for working parents, activities that require a lot of hours and others that require minimal amounts of time. Simply let us know what you are interested in doing and how much time you have available to volunteer and we will help you find the right “job” for you. |