100 years of service to children and families
128 years ago, in 1897, parent organizations from California joined to become the California Congress Of Mothers and Parent Teacher Associations. That same year they joined the National Congress of Mothers. They advocated in Washington D.C. on issues challenging the health, safety, education and welfare of families and students. They were not a fundraising group; they brought to light conditions making it difficult for children to get an education and for families to survive. More than a century later and now commonly referred to as “PTA”, we remain focused on those goals.
In 1915, Nipomo Elementary School became the first PTA unit in San Luis Obispo County. Twenty-Fourth District PTA was formed in 1926 to assist and oversee all PTAs located in San Luis Obispo County. In June, 2025, Twenty-Fourth District PTA expanded to include PTAs in the Visalia area of Tulare County.
