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Mission
The Middleton Parent-Teacher Organization (MPTO) is a 100% volunteer 501©(3) non-profit organization. We are committed to the support of our children’s educational experience through enrichment and enhancement of school curriculum, program funding and community awareness. A belief in our children as our futures inspires us to build and nurture strong ties between the schools and the greater Middleton community.

What We Do
Through fundraising efforts, the money raised provides for in-house programs and field trips designed to enhance each grade’s current curriculum, as well as providing teachers with additional materials not covered in the school’s budget. We host many family-fun and community events throughout the year. The Calendar of Events can be located here.

Membership Info
Membership is free and automatic to all parents of children enrolled in the Middleton Elementary School System. Teachers employed by the Town of Middleton are also automatic members.

Contact Us
• Email: info@middletonpto.org
• Telephone: Samantha Klipper at SamKlipper@comcast.net or 978-774-8487
• Written communication: Send a note with your child in an envelope marked “MPTO.”

Did you know? When parents get involved in their children’s education, grades go up, test scores go up, children become more likely to attend better schools after high school, they have fewer discipline problems, and they’re less likely to use drugs and alcohol. This is supported by more than 500 independent studies about parent involvement!

What Is the difference between a PTO and a PTA?

The technical differences between a PTA and a PTO are fairly simple. The National PTA is a formal membership organization headquartered in Chicago with a 105-year history of working for children. Local groups that choose to belong to the PTA must pay dues to the state and national organizations and abide by state and national group rules. In return, they get member benefits, and they get a voice in the operations of the larger organization. The National PTA maintains a Washington, D.C. lobbying office and most state PTAs advocate at their respective state capitals as well. The PTA carefully protects its name, so that in theory only dues-paying members of the group can call themselves a PTA. PTO, on the other hand, is a more generic term. It generally represents the thousands of groups that choose to remain independent of the PTA. The acronym PTO is the most popular name. These are most often single-school groups that operate under their own bylaws and by and large concern themselves with the goings-on at their building or in their town only.

Article excerpt from PTOToday.com- PTO vs. PTA: What’s the difference?
By Tim Sullivan

Every parent with a child in the Middleton public schools is an AUTOMATIC member of the Middleton PTO and all it provides and serves.