About Us

Welcome to Delaware PTA

 

The Delaware Congress of Parents and Teachers, also known as the Delaware State PTA, is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made up of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of Delaware’s children. With more than 5000 members, the Delaware State PTA is Delaware’s largest and oldest child advocacy organization. We are a state charter of the National PTA, made up of local units throughout the State of Delaware.

Established in 1911, Delaware PTA has more than 100 years of service and excellence. Delaware State PTA prides itself on being a powerful voice for children, a relevant resource for parents, and a strong advocate for public education. We are proud of our legacy and all of the Delaware State PTA Past Presidents that have contributed to our ongoing success.

Membership in the Delaware State PTA is open to anyone who is concerned with the education, health, and welfare of children and youth, and supports the mission of PTA.

To find a local unit in your area, to become a member, or support our statewide efforts as a corporate sponsor, please feel free to contact us by email at: board@delawarepta.org.

You can become part of PTA’s efforts to make sure children are healthy, safe and well-educated. We give you tools and a collective, powerful voice so you can build a better community and provide kids the support they need. Find out more about PTA’s Legacy in Leadership and the benefits of becoming part of Today’s PTA.

PTA Mission: As the single largest child advocacy organization in the United States, PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health, and welfare of children and youth. You may join as a member of any local school PTA or you can join the Delaware PTA as a VIP Member. Every person that joins PTA automatically becomes a member of the Delaware PTA and National PTA.

Together we are a powerful voice for children. With your help, we can continue to work toward PTA’s goal of ensuring a quality education and a nurturing environment for every child. Join today and join the millions of advocates around the state and country that advocate for our most precious asset – our children.

Find out why you should join PTA and the great benefits you get as a result of being a member. Check out our volunteer opportunities!!!

PTA Values: What PTA stands for

  • Collaboration: We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to accomplish our agreed-upon goals.
  • Commitment: We are dedicated to promoting children’s health, well-being, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement.
  • Accountability: We acknowledge our obligations. We deliver on our promises.
  • Respect: We value our colleagues and ourselves. We expect the same high quality of effort and thought from ourselves as we do from others.
  • Inclusivity: We invite the stranger and welcome the newcomer. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible.
  • Integrity: We act consistently with our beliefs. When we err, we acknowledge the mistake and seek to make amends.

PTA Diversity and Inclusion Policy

PTAs everywhere must understand and embrace the uniqueness of all individuals, appreciating that each contributes a diversity of views, experiences, cultural heritage/traditions, skills/abilities, values and preferences. When PTAs respect differences yet acknowledge shared commonalities uniting their communities, and then develop meaningful priorities based upon their knowledge, they genuinely represent their communities. When PTAs represent their communities, they gain strength and effectiveness through increased volunteer and resource support.

The recognition of diversity within organizations is valuing differences and similarities in people through actions and accountability. These differences and similarities include age, ethnicity, language and culture, economic status, educational background, gender, geographic location, marital status, mental ability, national origin, organizational position and tenure, parental status, physical ability, political philosophy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and work experience.

Therefore PTAs at every level must:

  • Openly assess beliefs and practices to assure inclusiveness and guard against discrimination;
  • Make every effort to create a PTA board and membership that is inclusive and reflective of its community;
  • Encourage that all PTA activities at the school be planned by a committee which is representative of the population

PTA Purposes: Historical goals of PTA

  • To promote the welfare of the 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 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, mental, social, and spiritual education