PTA-President's Welcome Message
Join Us at One of our Monthly Meetings

Greetings on behalf of our entire PTA group. My name is Damon V. Briggs, Sr., and I'm excited to introduce myself as the returning co-chair of our PTA. Like you, I am also a parent. I have two children; one starting first grade and the other moving on to fourth grade.

The PTA is an active, positive part of the ACA school community. All parents, guardians and teachers are members of ACA's PTA. There are no dues and no requirements to volunteer or attend the monthly meetings. The only requirement is that you have allowed ACA to be responsible for the daily education of your child. The PTA will accept your participation in any way or in any amount of time that you are able to provide.

If you would like to be involved, we need your support and involvement and would like to extend our invitation to participate. With the continued support of parents like you, and an ever-dedicated school administration lead by our Principal, Mr. Watts, I know that we will achieve even greater successes on behalf of our children this coming year. Helping with the PTA not only benefits the children, but it's a great way to meet the teachers, administrators, and of course the other parents and families that make up our community. Generally, the PTA board hosts to an open meeting once a month. These meetings are open to all PTA members AND anyone else who would like to attend. Notices with the date and time of the next meeting will go home with the students every month, as well as be posted on the ACA website.

The goal of all PTA activities is to involve parents and family in children's education. A key objective of the PTA is "to bring into closer relation the home and school that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth." To that end, you will see many exciting programs throughout the school year. Family Fun Nights and Family Movie Nights are just two of the ways we intend to connect our families. As an organization, we strive to keep the lines of communication open between the administration/teachers and the home. We will assign a room parent or two to each home room, so that the parents can be in communication with another parent who is in their child's classroom. In this way, we can disseminate information and obtain assistance in a timely manor.

The PTA supports ACA financially. There will be one take home PTA sponsored fundraiser during the fiscal school year. The PTA oversees the collection of Boxtops for Education, assists with Race for Education and sponsors fundraiser nights at local eateries. To contribute to the students' daily activities, the PTA assists with Picture day, Holiday House, the Book Fair and Teacher Appreciation week.

It is the hope of the PTA that all students and parents will enjoy a school year filled with intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual growth. As they say at the National PTA Conference each year, "When PTA gets involved, children benefit." When you get involved, the child who benefits most is your own. Speaking firsthand, I know the Briggs children have benefited from the participation of my wife LaTosha and me, and we have all enjoyed the wonderful friendships we've made and contacts we've established over the past five years at ACA.

There are many ways in which you can help out at the school and make a difference in your child's education. Study after study show that parent involvement in a child's education greatly enhances their performance in school. We encourage each of you to find your niche at ACA and get involved. We promise your children will benefit!

In His Service for our children,

Damon V. Briggs, Sr.

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