MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL OF
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS

• Established April 17, 1944, as a federation of the PTAs in the County
• Serves as a key link between the local PTA, State PTA, and National PTA
• Provides background information on issues affecting children and youth
• Does training of local PTA officers and committee chairs
• Holds President exchanges
• Puts together a directory of all the PTAs -- the "Bluebook"
• Mobilizes PTA membership throughout the county on countywide, state, and national issues affecting children and youth
• Testifies before the school board and county council
• Adopts positions on proposed state legislation and lobbies in Annapolis
• Offers workshops for local PTAs on topics requested such as parent involvement, advocacy, and team-building
• Worked to secure a junior college, home rule, and an elected school board
• Words with MCPS to provide parent representations for task forces and study groups and to disseminate information about changes in the school system, about school board policies, and state actions
• Has a Board of Directors made up of cluster coordinators, AVPs, committee chairs and MCCPTA officers
• Sponsors the PTA Presidents/Principals Dinner each spring
• Keeps a library of materials at the office for use of PTA members
• Supports the local PTAs