Welcome to the PTA Council of Howard County website
The PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC) serves our 75 PTA’s and its members in Howard County, MD, to support the mission, purposes, and principles of PTA through advocacy, leadership development, parent involvement and education.
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Local PTA Contact Information Form 2024-2025
Please fill out this fillable form and send to office@ptachc.org as soon as posssible so that you can receive important news about meetings, events, etc. Be sure to register all of your officers with Free State PTA via Giveback (formerly MemberHub).
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Financial Training
All treasurers (both new and returning) along with one other officer are required to have PTA financial training every year. The sign-up links for all remaining 2024 trainings are listed below.
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PTA Council of Howard County | General Membership Meetings 2024-25
PTACHC General Membership meetings are held the first Monday of each month, unless noted.
| October 7, 2024 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| November 4, 2024 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| December 2, 2o24 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| January 6, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| February 3, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| March 3, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| April 7, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
| May 5, 2025 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
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June 2, 2025 |
Monday | 7:30 PM | Homewood School Cafeteria |
September meeting will be held Tuesday, due to holiday on Monday.
PTA Council 2024-25 Board of Directors
| President | Terri Marcus |
| Executive Vice President | Karina Fisher |
| Vice President Operations | Angela Shiplet |
| Vice President Issues | Cat Carter |
| Secretary | Ruth Cung |
| Treasurer | Laurie Ramey |
| Legislative Chair | Brent Loveless |
| Membership Chair | |
| Policy Chair | Lisa Loveless |
Contact Us
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Click here for all meeting minutes, agendas, and handouts
Click here for all Legislative News
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Congratulations to the PTA Council Scholarship Recipients for 2024!!!
Congratulations to the Reflections Arts Program National PTA Winners from Maryland for 2024!!!
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OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES for your PTA
The Homewood School has 3 distinct programs to meet the specific needs of individual students who have difficulty functioning in traditional classroom settings. Homewood does not have a PTA as each student is counted at their home school. There are several ways to assist Homewood’s staff and students.
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Back Pack and School Supply Drive
How can my PTA/PTSA help our Howard County students who are in need of school supplies?
Prepare for Success is an all-volunteer effort on behalf of students in the Howard County Public Schools System. 100% of all monetary donations are used to purchase supplies.
From July to August, Howard County residents are able to drop off donations of new school supplies at any of the partner sites across Howard County.
1. Donate monetarily to Prepare for Success (a 501(c)(3) org)
2. Volunteer
3. Host or Sponsor a Donation Drive
a. Amazon Wish List
b. School supplies needed
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PTA/PTSA Officers – join the discussion at the private Facebook page for local PTA officers only.
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PTA’s mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.