District/School Administration Administration
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Parent Teacher Association Presentation

Representatives of the Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association have been invited to speak with the Board at its November meeting to discuss ways in which parents can get more involved in their children's education.

The national Parent Teacher Association has been active for nearly 100 years. Their mission is threefold: to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental agencies 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.

Today's presentation will be made by Massachusetts PTA President Michelle Tremont, President-Elect Kimberly Hunt, National PTA representative Deborah Walsh, and Margaret O'Hare of the Massachusetts Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC).

Board member Ruth Kaplan, who is a member of the state's PTA, holds the seat on the Board of Education designated by law for a representative of parents of school children selected by the Governor from a list of nominees provided by the Massachusetts Parent Teachers Association. She will introduce the panel. At Ruth's request, your packet includes informational material from the PTA as well as a June 2007 report, "The Missing Piece of the Proficiency Puzzle ," produced by the Commissioner's Parents Advisory Council, an advisory group to the Kentucky Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Enclosures:
The Missing Piece of the Proficiency Puzzle