A Back to School Message from Governor Charlie Christ and Commissioner of Education Dr. Eric Smith

Florida PTA Vision:

• Making every child's potential a reality.

Florida PTA Mission:

• A powerful voice for all children;
• A relevant source for families and communities, and
• A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.

Florida PTA Purpose:

• To promote the welfare of 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.