CCPTA
The Arlington County Council of PTAs (CCPTA) is an advocate for the education and well-being of every child attending Arlington Public Schools (APS). The volunteer membership includes representatives from each APS Parent Teacher Association (PTA), including Taylor, and some APS advisory groups.
The CCPTA serves as the collective representative voice for all APS PTAs. They advocate on behalf of all APS PTAs to the Arlington School Board, Arlington County Board, and APS Superintendent and senior staff.
They educate the leaders of the member PTAs and serve as a resource so the PTAs can be effective advocates for their respective school communities.
They engage member PTAs and encourage participation so that the CCPTA voice is strong and representative of the county as a whole.
They sponsor the CCPTA Grant Fund, established in 2015, which provides targeted financial grants to those Arlington public schools in need of funding to accomplish specific, limited goals not otherwise funded by county or private sources.
They encourage individual PTAs to raise issues with potential relevance to the greater Arlington school community, so they can be discussed, amplified, and elevated to a countywide voice.