PTA STANLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA
3455 School Street, Lafayette, CA 94549 www.stanleypta.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The Mission of the Stanley Middle School PTA follows the mission of the national PTA organization. PTA (Parent Teacher Association) was founded in 1897 during a time when children worked in factories, mines, and in the streets. Co-founder Alice McLellan Birney helped drive the program nationwide with the philosophy: "Let us have no more croaking as to what cannot be done; let us see what can be done, and above all see that it is done." Today, PTA's mission is to1. To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship 2. To raise the standards of home life 3. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth 4. To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth 5. To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, an

The Mission of the Stanley Middle School PTA follows the mission of the California State PTA: "To positively impact the lives of all children and families by representing our members and empowering and supporting them with skills in advocacy, leadership, and communication."

ACADEMIC, CLASSROOM & SITE SUPPORT---------------------THE PTA SUPPORTS THE STAFF AND FACULTY BY SUPPLEMENTING NEARLY ALL GRADE LEVELS WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES OUTSIDE THE REGULAR SCOPE OF GRADE REQUIREMENTS. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING TEACHERS BY ENABLING THEM TO PURCHASE CLASS SUPPLIES AND BOOKS TO SUPPLEMENT SCHOOL RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTING LIBRARY AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOOL BY PURCHASING ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. BOOKS, PERIODICALS, COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE ARE UTILIZED BY VARIOUS STUDENTS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS.

SOCIAL/COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES------------------------------ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE FUNDING SAFETY MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL USE, SUPPORTING PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS WHICH ENABLE VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE FOR AND COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS, FUNDING FOR STUDENT SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING 8TH GRADE GRADUATION, AND STUDENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.

OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES------------------THE PTA SUPPORTS SEVERAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCHOOL UNITY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS INCLUDES FUNDING FOR WILDCAT WEAR, FAMILY SOCIALS, WILDCATS ON STAGE AND OTHER FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PTA SUPPORTS LOCAL BOND MEASURES, THE OBJECTIVE OF WHICH IS TO ENHANCE STATE FUNDING OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

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