In keeping with the North Carolina PTA’s mission, the following NCPTA 2023- 2025 State Legislative Advocacy Priorities were adopted by the NCPTA Board of Directors on March 13, 2023:
1. Support for NCPTA’s Family Engagement Programs
- Students and schools are more likely to thrive and succeed when parents and caregivers are engaged in their children’s education. NCPTA supports legislation and funding to enhance family engagement programming in schools and communities across North Carolina.
2. Mental Health & Wellness
- The COVID pandemic made us more aware than ever of the increased mental health needs of children in our state. NCPTA supports efforts to improve child mental health. NCPTA supports efforts to increase funding for school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, school nurses and other school health professionals. NCPTA supports funding being utilized to bring mental health and wellness supports into schools and communities.
3. School Nutrition
- Healthy meals and nutrition are important for the health and wellbeing of children. NCPTA supports efforts to provide healthy meal choices and universal school breakfasts and lunches for all children.
4. School Funding
- NCPTA supports efforts to invest funding into schools to support school safety enhancements; technology upgrades; and increased salaries for certified professionals, classified professionals, and other licensed professionals in our schools.