ROHS PTSA is a member of the Royal Oak Council PTA, Michigan PTA, and National PTA

National PTA Standards for Family-School Partnerships

1. Welcoming all Families into the School Community
2. Communicating Effectively
3. Supporting Student Success
4. Speaking Up for Every Child
​5. Sharing Power
​6. Collaborating with the Community 

National PTA Mission

PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

Michigan PTA Mission

Michigan PTA mobilizes the forces of school, home, and community in order to ensure a quality education and nurturing environment for every child.

PTA Contacts

You can contact the
National PTA at:
National PTA Headquarters
1250 N. Pitt Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
​Or by phone at: 
703-518-1200
info@pta.org
You can contact the
Michigan PTA at:
P.O. Box 510535
​Livonia, MI 48151
​Or by phone at: 
734-975-9500
​You can contact the Royal Oak Council PTA on their website here:
https://www.royaloakptacouncil.com/
National PTA History

For more than 120 years, National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA®) has worked toward bettering the lives of every child in education, health and safety. Founded in 1897 as the National Congress of Mothers by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst, National PTA is a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education.

Today’s PTA is a network of millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools.

Michigan PTA Advocacy Information & Alerts

What Is Advocacy?
​In the context of PTA, advocacy is supporting and speaking up for children — in schools, in communities, and before government bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.

You can find more information about advocacy and the Michigan PTA on the Michigan PTA website here.

Ways to Advocate

​There are many ways to be an advocate!
Some ways families can be involved are to:
  • Meet with school leaders to discuss a topic of importance to the district.
  • Attend a school board meeting and/or serve on the school board.
  • Work with the school and state leaders to implement strong family engagement policies.
  • Sign up for the National PTA Takes Action Network to get updates on important federal policies and send messages to your members of Congress.
  • Sign up for Michigan PTA's Advocacy Facebook page as well.
  • Write a letter to the editor to stress the importance of family engagement and other PTA policy priorities.
  • Educate your members of Congress and their staff on PTA’s federal public policy priorities.

Advocacy Alerts
You can view Advocacy Alerts from the Michigan PTA here: https://michiganpta.org/alerts

Position Statements

Position statements from National PTA:
Firearms position statement
Gun safety and violence prevention position statement