Facilitate parent and family involvement in the academic and social life of students

·          Implement aspects of Epstein’s Model of Parent/Community Involvement and apply for Excellence in Parent Involvement Award

·          Encourage parent volunteerism and networking

Support communication between the home, school and community

·          Maintain the number of newsletters distributed

·          Maintain the PTSA webpage

·          Increase visibility in the community

·          Sponsor Back-to-School Night  and Mid-Year Check-Up

·          Enlist assistance and support from community partners

Engage parents, teachers and students as active participants in PTSA

·          Increase parent/family, student and faculty membership

·          Increase number of parents/family members attending monthly meetings

·          Increase administrators/teachers representation at monthly meetings or participation in PTSA or planning meetings for PTSA events

Contribute to creating a safe and nurturing school community

·          Maintain the LRHS Parents program  (Parents of the Reach)

·          Sponsor Driver’s Education program

·          Sponsor After-Prom Party

·          Sponsor Reflections Cultural Arts Program

·          Have a PTSA representative on attendance committee

·          Invite parents to bring issues regarding safety to PTSA for discussion and problem-solving 

·          Contribute to  Howard County Drug-Free Workshop

·          Sponsor at least one student focused seminar dealing with school climate or safety (Sponsor HC Drug Free Session)

Support and celebrate the academic achievement of students

·          Support Renaissance Program

·          Support LRHS Beijing Exchange Student Program

·          Award five $400 scholarships to graduating seniors enrolled in a post-secondary education, technical or trade school. 

·          Sponsor SAT Prep program

Support and celebrate faculty and staff

·          Faculty back-to-school breakfast

·          Gift to academic team

·          Faculty soup and salad dinner for 1^st Parent-Teacher conference night

·          PTSA representation on School Improvement Team

·          Celebrate National Teacher’s Week, Teacher Appreciation Week and Guidance, Administrative and Support Staff

Raise adequate funds to support the goals of the PTSA

·          Membership  drive

·          Donation drive

·          Cartridge Recycle

·          Fundraiser-Friday Night Eat Out

·          Driver’s Education

Copies of the PTSA mission statements and goals can now be downloaded.

PTSA Mission and Objectives

PTSA 2007-2008 Goals

By-Laws coming soon