NMPTO Mission Statement:
To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community
To support the raising of the standards of the home life
To support adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth
To bring into closer relation the home and school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth
To 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 ethical education.
These objectives are promoted through an education program directed towards parents, teachers and the general public; and are developed through conferences, committees, projects and programs; and are governed and qualified as set forth in the bylaws of this organization.