Farmington Area PTA Council

The Farmington PTA Council represents 16 elementary and early childhood center PTAs and middle and high school PTSAs located in Farmington, Farmington Hills and portions of West Bloomfield. Farmington Public Schools PTAs represent more than 3,400 members.

Recent PTA/PTO News

PTA Council Bylaws

Parent Forum on new BRIDGES elementary math program - November 16

Sign the On-line Petition to Reform Michigan School Aid Funding

You’ve seen all the e-mails and newspaper articles, now you can easily show your support for reforming Michigan’s school funding process. This on-line petition is sponsored by our Farmington PTA Council and will be presented to State Senator Gilda Jacobs at the November 9, 2009 PTA Council Meeting. The petition asks for the Michigan legislature to restore 20j and proration funds, as well as to begin work in finding a long-term solution to funding all Michigan schools that includes a stable and equitable revenue source. To sign the petition, visit http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/FixMISchoolFunding by Sunday, November 8.

National PTA Mission Statement

Parent Teacher Association is the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation. The overall purpose of PTA:

A powerful voice for all children
A relevant resource for families and communities, and
A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.

Farmington Area PTA Council Mission Statement

To be advocates for the children by focusing the strengths of local PTAs, by impacting decisions on relevant issues at the local, state and national level, and by providing a forum for leadership development, information exchange, discussion and action on issues affecting youth and children.

Get Involved!

All community members are encouraged to get involved with the PTA by attending local unit PTA meetings, council meetings or parent forums. If you would like more information about PTA, the council or its activities, please call Chris Greig at (248) 615-9142.

PTA Council Officers - 2009-2010

Chris Greig, President
Gia Todd, Vice President
Beate Turner, Secretary
David Roggenkamp, Treasurer

PTA Council/School-Community Forum
Meeting Dates - 2009-2010

Monday, September 14 - View Agenda
Monday, November 9 - View Agenda
Monday, February 1
Monday, March 1 - PTA Council Founders Day Dinner
Monday, April 26

Maxfield Training Center
33000 Thomas Street, Farmington
6:45 p.m. - Reception
7 p.m. – 9:00 pm Meeting

2009-2010 PTA Council Special Events

PTA Reflections Chair Meeting Wednesday, September 23 – 7:00 pm
PTA Audit Night - Thursday, September 24 – 7:00 pm
PTA Reflections District Awards Ceremony - Tuesday, May 25 – 7:30 pm
PTA Officers Planning Meeting – Thursday, May 27 – 11 am

Maxfield Training Center
33000 Thomas Street, Farmington

PTA Membership

PTA membership is open to everyone. Farmington Public Schools PTAs are autonomous but supported by national, state and district structures. When you join PTA, you are helping National PTA, Michigan PTSA, Farmington PTA Council and your local unit. Contact your local PTA or school office for membership information for your school.

Community members and FPS employees are strongly encouraged to join a PTA unit. Farmington Central High School will serve as the host PTA unit for new members not affiliated with a particular FPS PTA building. Farmington Central annual individual membership dues are $5.

Businesses are welcome to join PTA as a Business Partner. When you join the Farmington PTA Council as a business member with annual membership dues of $50, you help our local PTAs, Michigan PTSA and National PTA. PTA Membership provides businesses with visibility and recognition while increasing cooperation among schools, businesses and the community. When customers see your PTA member logo, they know your business cares about our children’s education and well-being.

PTA Reflections

PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts Reflections Program. The district Reflections program offers FPS PTA and PTSA elementary, middle and high school students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. It celebrates the many skills of our students and encourages them to pursue artistic expression in a number of different ways including Film/Video Production, Dance Choreography, Musical Composition, Photography, Visual Arts and Literature.
The 2009-2010 theme is “Beauty Is….” Elementary, middle and high school students submit their original works of art for school competition. Winners may go on to district, state and national competition. Farmington Public Schools PTAs have a rich tradition of excellent performance at all levels.