$20,000 Grant Award to Massachusetts PTA from Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)

February 27, 2023 by Madison Estes

Massachusetts PTA Health Safety and Wellness Committee has been awarded $20,000

Award will be used to engage families, educators and communities with a series of
programs during the year around health safety and wellness

Massachusetts PTA advocates for all children, families and educators
[Lexington, MA, February 20, 2023] – Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is
proud to announce the receipt of the Massachusetts Teachers Association’s (MTA) Public
Relations/Organizing Committee Grant by our MA PTA Health, Safety and Wellness
Committee. The grant award in the amount of $20,000 will provide engaging programs around
health, safety and wellness for families, teachers, students and community members here in
Massachusetts.
The MTA Public Relations/Organizing Campaign Committee supports MTA organizing and
coalition-building efforts and promotes the activities and successes of educators and public
education at all levels.
With this grant award from the MTA, the MA PTA will provide a full year of statewide,
comprehensive health, safety and wellness programming titled “Healthy Living for Everyone, a
Unified Voice”. Programming will include three virtual and hybrid events spaced throughout
2023-2024 as well as our Fifth Health Symposium scheduled for November 2023 addressing
health-specific needs and concerns in our Massachusetts communities including but not
limited to, healthcare equity and access, food insecurity and nutrition, mental health and well-
being, and physical fitness and heart health.
“As a 100% volunteer non-profit, we could not be more appreciative of this grant and our
partnership with the MTA” said Karen DeRoche, MA PTA President, “as an advocacy
association one of our highest priorities is the health, safety and well-being of our children,
their families, teachers and communities. Without the support of partners like the MTA, these
programs would not be possible.” MA PTA has a long history of engaging and supporting
health related topics. For more information on the Health Safety and Wellness Committee’s
2022-2024 Goals and Objects along with information on upcoming programming please visit
www.masspta.org.
We look forward to our continued collaboration with the Massachusetts Teachers Association
(MTA) supporting the well-being of our students, families, teachers, and communities.

The Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association has for 112 years advocated for children and
families and our mission remains as important today as it did when we were founded: to make
every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to
advocate for all children.

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MA PTA- Statewide Mask Mandates in Schools Lifted

February 28, 2022 by Madison Estes

Massachusetts PTA conducts survey on mask mandate in schools
Children, Families and Educators need our support more than ever
Massachusetts PTA advocates for all children, families and educators

[Lexington, MA, February 27, 2022] – During this time of uncertainty for many it is imperative that our children, families, teachers and educators know that we value them and that the Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is working diligently to ensure their voices are heard.

On February 9, 2022 Governor Charlie Baker with Commissioner Jeffrey Riley, announced the lifting of a statewide school mask mandate. The Massachusetts PTA, as advocates for parents and educators, surveyed their members and the greater Massachusetts community to gage what the community was feeling about the lifting of the mandate. Within the week, the MA PTA survey received 6,914 responses (88% indicated they are parents/guardians, 7.8% teachers, and 5.5% also healthcare workers) with a clear majority, 87%, indicating in favor of optional masking in K-12 public schools and removing the current mask mandate. Additionally, 11.8% of respondents were not in favor of lifting the mandate.

It is the position of the Massachusetts PTA and National PTA that the health safety and welfare of our children, families, educators and communities are of the utmost importance. We recommend that all communities continue to heed the recommendations of the CDC as the foremost authority on disease in the United States.

Finally, as we work with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, our parents and our communities we strongly urge everyone to be sensitive to others personal decisions. MA PTA believes each parent needs to decide what is comfortable for their child and no child, parent, or teacher should be made to feel uncomfortable or maligned in any way if they decide to stay masked or unmasked as long as they are following the guidelines.

The Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association has for 112 years advocated for children and families and our mission remains as important today as it did when we were founded: to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

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MA PTA School Masking Survey

February 17, 2022 by Madison Estes

This survey is being conducted by Massachusetts (Parent Teacher Association) PTA. Data from this will be shared with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and posted on our website and Facebook. This is your chance for your voice to be heard. As a state-wide Advocacy group, this survey will help guide Massachusetts PTA’s Advocacy efforts for every child in Massachusetts.

This is a brief, simple survey. Please take a few minutes to complete it as soon as possible. The survey will close on Friday, February 18th, 2022. We encourage you to share this survey with family and friends who can weigh in on the masking decisions relating to our children, families and teachers. Thank you for your input. We truly appreciate it.

As always, please feel free to reach out to us with any thoughts or concerns at maptasurvey@masspta.org. This is the email address we will use to monitor questions specifically about this survey. Take the survey here.

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April 20, 2021 by Madison Estes

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