EMMS PTA embraces our Middletown, Odessa, Townsend and Bear Community.

At Everett Meredith Middle School PTA, our goal is enhancing communication between parents, school staff and administration while educating, empowering and encouraging the EMMS Community to get involved.

According to research study published by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (2002), students with involved parents, no matter what their income or background, are more likely to:

Students

•Earn higher grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs

•Be promoted, pass their classes and earn credits

•Attend school regularly

•Have better social skills, show improved behavior and adapt well to school

•Graduate and go on to post-secondary education

Teachers

•Greater morale (and self-esteem)

•Teaching effectiveness (proficiency) increases

•Job satisfaction goes up

•Communication/relations with students, parents, families, & communities improves

•Community support of schools increases

Parents

•Communication/relations with children and teachers improves

•Self-esteem goes up

•Education level/skills increase

•Decision-making skills become stronger

•Attitude toward school and school personnel improves

The Mission of the PTA is threefold:

To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.

To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children.

To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.

Attend one of EMMS' PTA meetings the third Wednesday of every month.

Everyone is welcome. Most meetings, you walk away learning something new.

The dates for the PTA meetings are every third Wednesday (with the exception of November and February, since parent/teacher conferences are scheduled that week) in the Library beginning at 6:30 p.m.

            

First Meeting to be September 19th see the agenda HERE

Future Meetings:

October 17th: Speaker from D.T.I on Internet Safety for Children

November 14th: Career Paths by a representative of H.S.

December 19th: TBD

January 16th: TBD

February 27th: TBD

March 19th: TBD

April 16th: TBD