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PTA HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
1897
The National Congress of Mothers,
irrespective of creed, color, or condition,
stands for all parenthood, childhood,
homehood. Its platform is the universe,
its organization, the human race.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT PTA?
 School lunch program
 Juvenile justice system
 Child labor laws
 Taking Charge of Your TV
 United Nations
PTA AND HEALTH
 Sex education
 National Health Bureau
 Food and Drug Act
 Summer Round-Up of the Children
 Drug and alcohol education
 HIV/AIDS
PTA PROGRAMS
 Tuberculosis focus
 Sheppard-Towner Act
 Salk polio vaccine
 Comprehensive School/Community
Health Education Programs
 Healthy Children, Successful Students
PTA 2010
PTA understands the importance of good health
(nutritional, physical, mental, psychological and
social well-being) to a child’s quality of life and
believes it is necessary for the optimum physical,
behavioral and intellectual development of each
individual. PTA believes the home, school and
community each bear responsibility for the
health of all children and youth.
HANDOUT
Family Life Education/Family Planning
HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
Sexual Abuse
Comprehensive Health Education
Prevention of Teen Pregnancy
School Based/Linked Health Centers
Minor Consent
Condom Availability Through the Schools
Access at www.capta.org in the Toolkit
Advocacy Chapter.
PARENT ENGAGEMENT
Research on engagement
Recognition of parent role
Additional skill sets
GOVERNANCE TEAM ROLE
Expectations for student
learning
Curriculum and development
process
Review process
Communications
Instructional role
SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM
 Develop champions
 Integrate the curriculum
 Inform and involve everyone
 Present an united front
 Earn the trust and support you need
EVALUATE AND ASSESS
Governance team evaluation
Process evaluation
Program accountability
Student achievement
Acceptance by community as a whole
“It is wonderful when the
people believe in their leader:
but it is more wonderful
when the leader believes in
the people.”
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jo A.S. Loss
president@capta.org
www.capta.org
www.pta.org