Parent/Parent-Teacher Organizations
Saint Anne School has an active PTA. Those involved are advised that these bodies exist to support the school and are important for the school’s viability, but they have very different functions. Parent, parent-teacher organizations, consultative school councils, and their members do not have any authority to act independently on behalf of the school or parish. They are not “agents” of the school or parish and any actions taken must receive the official written approval of the pastor and/or the principal as the case may be.
The main functions of a parent or parent-teacher teacher organization are to promote parental support for the school program and to increase mutual understanding between school and parents. The membership of the parent teacher organization shall include the pastor, the principal, the parents or legal guardians, and the faculty of the school, where applicable. Financial operation of a parent or parent-teacher organization shall be governed by the regulations for financial operations as found in the parent or parent-teacher organization bylaws.
Review more in the ADLA Handbook, 3.2.4.
