Mission & Purposes
Utah PTA Mission Statement

The Utah PTA will help every child realize his/her full potential and will:

  • Advocate - Support and speak on behalf of children and youth.
  • Involve - Encourage positive involvement in all facets of a child's life.
  • Develop - Assist in developing skills to raise and protect children and youth.
The Purposes of the PTA
  • 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 more intelligently in the education of children and youth.
  • To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, social, and spiritual education.
National PTA Mission Statement

The Mission of the PTA is three-fold:

  • To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
  • To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and
  • To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.
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