PTA Mission and Goals

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship.
• To raise the standards of home life.
• To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
• To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
• To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts that will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.

California State PTA Values

The California State PTA is a professional, non-profit volunteer organization committed to the well-being of all children.

We believe every adult has a responsibility to ensure that all children develop to their full potential.

We believe parents are children’s first teachers and that parent involvement is essential throughout a child’s education experience.

We believe that family is the basic unit of society responsible for the support and nurturing of all children and recognize that family may be defined in many ways.

We believe that our responsibility includes advocating for the safety and welfare of all children and the opportunity for a quality public education.