Waterloo Elementary PTA

PTA Goals

Your membership is important to your child’s education. Research shows that when parents are actively involved in their children’s education, children do better in school. The Waterloo PTA brings together all Waterloo communities and blends families, experiences, traditions, and expectations to ensure a productive, successful learning experience. In support of this, the PTA: 

• Fosters a sense of community between the school and across all Waterloo neighborhoods where students, staff, and families participate and contribute
• Supports the Waterloo School Staff in providing an outstanding education for our children
• Promotes an environment where students, staff and families are valued

Mission: 

To build bridges and connect communities within our school population to create an inclusive, connected, diverse and thriving Waterloo community.

 Goals:

• To have our membership reflect the rich diversity of our school community by reaching out to all families.
•  To increase membership by 25 members and have 75% of members volunteer for at least two school activities during the school year.

•  To create a Family Involvement Committee which will:

  • Assist parents in learning to effectively advocate for their children within the school system;
  • Conduct at least one family activity focused on math-related concepts to address math improvement; and
  • Conduct at least one family activity with a language-arts focus to address reading and writing skills.
    
    
• To facilitate growth and development of the organization by:
  • Identifying chairpersons and areas of responsibilities for standing committees;
  • Encouraging Board of directors, standing committee chairpersons, special committee chairpersons, and subcommittee chairpersons to each recruit one new person to be actively involved in their committee/area of responsibility;   
  • Developing job descriptions and maintaining historical files/procedures books to facilitate transition of leadership roles;
  • Developing/documenting standing rules for the organization; and
  • Encouraging the use of post-event evaluation tools for activities and events.

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship.
• To raise the standards of whole 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, mental, social, and spiritual education.

PTA Membership

Waterloo PTA – Sea Us Grow! Your PTA is very excited to start another year working together with the school community to Build Bridges and Connect Communities at Waterloo! We encourage everyone to join! PTA membership is open to everyone – moms, dad, grandparents, guardian, school staff and community members. Members may belong to any number of PTAs and pay dues in each. Every person who joins a local PTA automatically becomes a member of both the state and National PTA. Joining the Waterloo PTA shows that you support the many activities and important school enrichment programs that provide a productive learning environment for students, staff and parents at Waterloo.

To join, complete the PTA membership form and return it, along with your membership dues, to Waterloo Elementary School. Checks should be made payable to Waterloo PTA. Membership dues are $10 per person or $15 per family (two adults in family). Discounted memberships are available on an as-needed basis; for more information, please contact Tami McClatchey at mcclatchey@verizon.net or 410.480.1775.

If you have any questions about how you can become a member, contact Margie Sybert at jmsyberthome@comcast.net.

Together we are a powerful voice for all children.

2010-2011 PTA Membership Form