MISSION STATEMENT

The Evanston/Skokie Council of PTAs shall advocate for all children, fostering the education of the whole child by:

Providing communication - gathering and disseminating pertinent information and organizing networking opportunities among all schools in Districts 65 and 202

Offering parent education - providing information on parenting as well as on issues related to education

Encouraging political action

Serving as a forum for discussion of local PTA issues

Taking stands on issues that affect the whole child and promoting those stands throughout the community

Developing strong working relationships with the school boards, the district administrations, parents and guardians, as well as the community as a whole

RESPECT FOR ALL IS FUNDATMENTAL TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION

The Evanston/Skokie Council of PTAs is the umbrella association for all school PTAs and PTSAs in the area served by School Districts 65 and 202. Council member schools include elementary, middle, and magnet schools; Park School and Evanston Township High School. The Evanston/Skokie Council is an active member of District 21 of the Illinois State PTA, which allows for the exchange of ideas with other PTA councils in north suburban Cook County and around the state.

The primary functions of the Evanston/Skokie PTA Council are
1) to gather and disseminate information among member PTAs from local, district, state and national PTAs, from the school boards and district administrations, as well as from other sources;
2) to provide for networking and the exchange of ideas; and
3) to produce parent/community programs.

Council By Laws 2003