Jefferson County PTA Membership Down, Leaders Say Parent Engagement Crucial

Devin Katayama — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:58:15 +0000

While local PTA leaders have stressed the importance of parent engagement, membership in Jefferson County’s 15^th District PTA has decreased the last three years.

Parent engagement has long been said to be crucial to student success, and local leaders are asking parents to step up participation.

President Cherie Dimar said in the 2009-2010 school year the 15^th District PTA—which includes 141 local PTAs—had 55,521 members. The following year there were 47,287 members and last year membership was at 41,514.