PTA

ROSA PARKS PTA (PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION)

Through the PTA, Rosa Parks parents facilitate school communication, provide discussion forums, and help create a cohesive and supportive community.  PTA fundraising initiatives also provide essential resources for teachers, students, and the school as a whole.

The PTA Board and other important leaders are listed here.

Room parent information is available here.

Information on how to become involved in PTA activities is available here [coming soon].

Information on fundraising initiatives is available here.

Minutes from PTA meetings are available here.

More specifically, the PTA does the following:

  • Organizes Events and Services to Build Community
    • Convene monthly PTA meetings and monthly community “mingles”
    • Prepare welcome materials and activities for  new families
    • Organize teacher and staff appreciation events (lunches, gifts)
    • Organize and guide Classroom Parents
    • Support community activities (Tour of the World, Green Schoolyard, etc.)
    • Organize fundraising initiatives (silent auction, read-a-thon, carnival, etc.)
    • Facilitate communication with biweekly newsletter, school website and e-tree
  • Provides Supplemental (and Essential) Financial Support
    • Student Support: Playworks (PE), tutoring, enrichment, Mosaic, etc.
    • Teacher Support: Field trips and classroom supplies
    • Institutional Support: Family Resource Center and Green Schoolyard
    • PTA Events: Welcome activities, PTA meetings, teacher/staff appreciation, etc.
    • PTA Operations: Newsletter, copying, etc.