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To find out more about the PTA visit Capta.org
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If you're just visiting we hope that you will leave well informed and encouraged that parents in your community are actively participating to make Westport Heights a school that fosters great academic and social learning. National PTA, building on the work of Dr. Joyce Epstein of Johns Hopkins University, has developed six standards for effective parent involvement programs. STANDARD 1: COMMUNICATIONCommunication between home and school is regular, two-way and meaningful. STANDARD 2: PARENTING Parenting skills are promoted and supported. STANDARD 3: STUDENT LEARNING Parents play an integral role in assisting student learning. STANDARD 4: VOLUNTEERING Parents are welcome in the school, and their support and assistance are sought. STANDARD 5: SCHOOL DECISION MAKING AND ADVOCACY Parents are full partners in the decisions that affect children and families. STANDARD 6: COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY Community resources are used to strengthen schools, families, and student learning.
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One hundred years ago Alice McLellan Birney said,"Let us have no more croaking as to what cannot be done; let us see what can be done,and above all see that it is done." That brisk philosophy still drives the PTA today. While the methods may change to make us more responsive to the demands of an electronic era,the underlying principle does not "every child. one voice." 
Welcome all to the Westport Heights PTA page!