parent-teacher organization

American  

[pair-uhnt-tee-cher awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn, par-uhnt] / ˈpɛər əntˈti tʃər ˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən, ˈpær ənt /

noun

1. an organization made up of parents and teachers at a school that works together to promote mutual understanding and to increase the effectiveness of the educational program. PTO

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Example Sentences

Parent groups at one school can raise hundreds of thousands of dollars while another campus just a few miles away has no parent-teacher organization.

From Seattle Times

But he wasn’t expecting the six-figure number he saw when he and other members of the school’s parent-teacher organization got the projections.

From Washington Post

Leslie Johnson, a small-business owner and active parent-teacher organization member in Tomball, Tex., identifies as conservative.

From Washington Post

A board liaison and the treasurer of the band’s parent-teacher organization will soon work with Perry to create a plan and a budget for the money.

From Washington Post

But that explanation doesn’t square with past progress on this issue, said Samantha Fogg, who co-chairs the citywide parent-teacher organization, Seattle Council PTSA.

From Seattle Times