Council Services
A council provides services to local units and addresses which needs are larger than can be met
by a local unit. Councils generally do not engage in all the tasks listed; Local unit interests and
problems determine the work that the council undertakes.
The Council:
- Helps build stronger, more effective units.
- Provides leadership training and leadership opportunities for local unit members. Encourages
local unit members to attend Region PTA conferences and workshops and state and national conventions.
- Acts as a coordinating body to promote communication and cooperation among its member units.
- Engages in community-wide projects.
- Is a link through which local PTAs can work on projects beyond the scope of a single unit.
- Is a channel of communication between parents, teachers, school administrators, school boards,
children and the public.
- May not interfere with its local units on internal PTA matters.
The Council Can Provide:
- An opportunity for local units to exchange ideas and plans and to solve shared problems
through meetings and workshops.
- An opportunity for study groups to work on areas of interest.
- Strength to unify planning efforts to solve community-wide problems affecting children and youth.
- The incentive and assistance for local unit participation in such activities as health/welfare
programs, the Reflections Program, cultural diversity, cultural arts, newsletters and publicity.
The Council Helps Each Local Unit to:
- Learn and apply good PTA practices and national and state policies and resolutions.
- Increase its capacity for service to home, school, and community.
- Keep informed on education and health related developments, research and legislation
affecting children.
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