The PTA works closely with teachers and staff to support programs and activities at Drew. Join us today! The Charles R Drew Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) works closely with teachers an As stated in the bylaws of the organization, the purposes of the Drew Model PTA are educational and charitable. They are "[t]o promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship", "[t]o raise the standards of home life", "[t]o secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth", "[t]o bring into closer relation the home and school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth", and "[t]o develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education."