Parent–teacher association

A parent–teacher association (PTA), parent-teacher organization, (PTO), or parent–teacher–friend association (PTFA), is a formal organization comprising parents, teachers and staff which is intended to facilitate parental participation, fundraising, and support for a school. A parent–teacher–student association (PTSA) additionally invites students to participate and give input. There are various forms of parental involvement in education around the world.

The Declaration on Christian Education issued by the Catholic Church in 1965 referred to associations of parents as enabling parents to "further with their assistance all the work of the school but especially the moral education it must impart".