Parent Teacher Association
The Duval County Council of PTAs/PTSAs has more than 35,000 members in about 160 Parent/Teacher Associations throughout the school district. The Duval County Council and its member PTAs have been involved in many outstanding activities throughout the year. They include:
Sponsoring and staffing the Teacher Supply Depot, which has distributed more than $10 million in equipment and supplies to teachers.
Conducting numerous leadership workshops for parents, teachers, principals, and students on health, leadership, education, and parenting issues. Also, the facilitation of workshops and training to assist PTA officers and members.
Coordinating volunteers for vision screening in all schools and providing eyeglasses for children whose parents can’t afford them. More than 2 million children have been served.
Funding two full-tuition scholarships at Florida Community College at Jacksonville, and funding two partial-tuition scholarships at the University of North Florida.
And so much more!!