Insight
Importance of PTA in schools
John Kabera, a retired civil servant, was on the management committee of a school his son attended back in the 1980s. He represented parents on the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) committee.
Kabera remembers discussions during such meetings would get heated especially if things were not going well in the school.
“Why is the school performing poorly? Why are cases of indisclipe in the school high? How can we generate revenue to improve the teachers and student’s welfare? These are some of the questions that were common during the PTA meetings.
Parents were closely involved in the day to day running of the school and at the end of the day, this reflected in the performance and general outlook of the school.
Parents of Kingdom Primary School attend a meeting in the past. Students tend to be disciplined when parents are involved in the school affairs. /T. Kisambira