Department of Elementary and Secondary Education-Graduation Matters

Missouri PTA president speaking with another organizational leader at a Graduation Matters meeting in Jefferson City on November 10th. The meeting was on the importance of making sure that communities realize the importance and the impact that graduation has on the community.

Dixon Elementary PTA Officers

The Mary Lou Anderson grant program compliments PTA's long standing commitment to quality arts eduation in public schools by providing funds to local PTAs to establish or enhance school arts programs in one or more arts areas: visual arts, photography, music (including dance), and literature (including theater). Local PTAs must submit complete applications and provide funds that match the amount they are requestiong form the national PTA organization.

Dixon Elementary Kindergarten performs during the PTA meeting

Dixon Elementary PTA Receives Mary Lou Anderson Arts in Education Grant

As education budgets tighten, schools may find it tough to keep art programs alive. That's why PTA is proud to announce Dixon Elementary PTA in Dixon, Mo as a recipient of the National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancemnt Grant- a matching grant for student centered arts education programs.

The objective of the grant program is to enhance arts education for students in the classroom or other learning enviroments through a community effort to introduce activities, materials, new technologies, techniques, and the introduction of visiting artists programs.

It was my pleasure to present a $1000.00 check to help further the arts in education at Dixon Elementary. Missouri PTA is proud of the efforts that Dixon PTA has made to keep arts alive.

State President with her local unit officer's-Espy PTA