What We Do

Campus Improvements

MVHS PTSA funds initiatives that improve the MVHS campus experience and environment for our community.

Student Club Grants

The PTSA provides grants to a variety of student clubs and activities to support their success. Some of the clubs supported are ASB (Associated Student Body), Robotics, Science Olympiad, Japan Club, Speech and Debate Club, Spartan Buddies and more.

Departmental Support

Funding is provided by the PTSA for various departmental needs, subsidizations, and special projects to support our teachers and students.

Spartans Pause/Student Wellness

Spartans PAUSE aims to provide opportunities for students to develop life skills that will serve them beyond the school years, like self-care, balancing work and play, creating healthy relationships and strengthening their sense of connection, belonging and community involvement.

Library

PTSA funds technology, books, magazine subscriptions, and online databases.

Staff Appreciation

PTSA members provide welcome back breakfast, and three staff meals throughout the year as a thank you lunch to MVHS teachers and staff.

Emergency Preparation

Supplies water bottles and snacks each year for emergency use.

Freshman Orientation

PTSA funds the lunch in August for freshman and new students.

Senior Graduation Awards Night

Seniors and their families enjoy refreshments after the Awards celebration.

Freestyle Academy

Freestyle Academy of Communication Arts and Technology is an on-campus alternative discipline challenging students to be creative and imaginative with communicating their ideas. The students produce art for larger project-based units through multimedia visual and audio formats. PTSA funds help pay for food and drink for exhibitions in February and May and at graduation.

SPED Programs

Life skills instruction for Special Education students combines academic, daily living, occupational, and interpersonal skills to teach students how to live and work in the community. PTSA funds help pay for items needed to assist students with social skills and generalizing life skills/functional academics.

The PTSA is dedicated to the HEALTH, WELL-BEING, and EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS of all students attending Mountain View High School.

The PURPOSE is to support MVHS by:

• Encouraging parent involvement
• Providing programs to enrich the school experience for all our students
• Supporting our teachers
• Continuing to be a voice for all parents, teachers, and students
• Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in all activities

Student Support

• Provide grants for student clubs
• Organize and support Student Wellness activities through Spartan Pause
• Support special academic weeks (TedEx, ASB Activities, Cultural Week and more)
• Supplement school library funds
• Support student programs such as the freshman orientation, homecoming and senior grad night
• Provide Freshman students with daily organizers

Staff Support

• Provide funds for teacher training
• Sponsor staff appreciation events

Parent Education

• Promote and help fund LAMV PTA Council parent education programs
• Continue to increase PTSA membership and participation
• Improve communication of PTSA information through the school website, Parent Square, and social media

School Support

• Provide funds and volunteers to support the school’s wellness initiative
• Provide volunteers for a variety of school-sponsored events and student services
• Help fund campus improvements
• Provide departmental funding

Support MVHS via both program funding and community building

• Continue funding campus programs and activities
• Provide opportunities for the community and the administration/staff to meet
• Reach out to under-served communities
• Help parents connect with the school
• Improve collaboration with Latino Parent Organization, Associated Student Body and other student or parent organizations

Continue to be a voice for the parents, teachers and students of MVHS

• Increase sense of community with speakers and activities that bring all parents, staff and students together
• Provide a safe place for debate and conversation when issues arise on campus
• Increase membership and participation across all parents, teachers and students

Educate membership about what the PTSA funds

• Invite guest speakers from key PTSA-funded programs to present at general meetings
• Maintain fundraising goals
• Improve user friendliness of joining and donating to PTSA