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: Individual Position Statements


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 National PTA Position Statements are official documents outlining the opinion, will, or intent of the association to address national problems, situations, or concerns that affect children and youth and require national action to seek resolution on the issue. National PTA has adopted hundreds of position statements on a wide variety of national education, health, and safety issues since its first convention in 1897.

 


Individual Resolutions

Arts In Education Position Statement
PTA position statement on the importance of arts programs in schools

PTA Position Statement on Child Safety and Protection
Position Statement outlining areas that PTA encourages members to monitor and support.

Position Statement - Citizenship and Equality
PTA Position Statement emphasizing the importance of civil rights.

Position Statement - Elements of Comprehensive Health Programs
PTA Position Statement outlining benefits of a comprehensive health program, encompassing health education, health services and healthy school environment.

Position Statement - Recommendation on Corporal Punishment
PTA Position Statement encouraging the use alternatives to corporal punishment.

Position Statement - Education Emphasis
PTA Position Statement regarding school choice, school report cards, assessment and testing, and other issues.

PTA Resolution on Teacher Preparation for Parent/Family Involvement
PTA Resolution addressing parent involvement.

Position Statement - Environmental Health and Safety
PTA Position Statement advocating for environmental education programs and elimination of environmental pollutants.

Position Statement - Libraries and Educational Material
PTA Position Statement addressing a person's right to use a library and selection of instructional/library materials in schools.

Position Statement - Mass Media
PTA Position Statement addressing technological advances that affect the welfare of children.

National Health Reform and Access to Care for Children, Youth, Families and Pregnant Women
PTA Position Statement advocating the needs of children, families and pregnant women should come first as health care is reformed.

Position Statement - Nutrition for Children and Families
PTA Position Statement on nutritional requirements for children.

Position Statement - Relationship of PTA to Educational Organizations
PTA Position Statement on the organization's relationship with public school groups.

Position Statement - Role of Religion in Publicly Funded Educational and Social Services
PTA Position Statement on religious instruction

Position Statement - School Facilities
PTA Position Statement on the impact of school facilities on student success.

Position Statement - U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Segregation
PTA Position Statement on desegregation.

Position Statement - Shared Responsibility in Educational Decision Making
PTA Position Statement on the impact of community input on school policies.

Position Statement - The Supreme Court Decisions on Prayer in Public Schools
PTA Position Statement on prayer in schools.

Position Statement - Teacher Negotiations, Sanctions, and Strikes
PTA Position Statement on the organization's role in negotiations.

Position Statement - Teacher Preparation and Staff Development
PTA Position Statement on funding for teacher and staff development programs.

Position Statement - The Principal, The School's Educational Leader
PTA Position Statement on the role of principals.