Proposed Changes to PTA Bylaws

At the April 17th PTA meeting, three changes to the Association's bylaws were presented. Votes to approve these changes will take place at the May 8th PTA meeting. The discussion below presents each of the three proposed changes.

1. Adding one more officer to the PTA Executive Board to engage more parents and to ensure an odd number of Board members and avoid ties in Board votes.

The current bylaws read as follows:
The officers of the association shall be: President or Co-Presidents (see bylaws provision below), Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer. The association must elect the mandatory core officers (President, Secretary, and Treasurer) in order to be a functioning PA. In the event that no eligible parent member is interested in running for the sole officer position, the association may take nominations for the positions of Co-Presidents. Co-Presidents must assume the duties of the President as outlined below. The term of office for Co-Presidents shall be for one year as outlined below.

The proposed wording reads as follows (changes in bold):
The officers of the association shall be: President or Co-Presidents (see bylaws provision below), Vice-President or Co-Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer. The association must elect the mandatory core officers (President, Secretary, and Treasurer) in order to be a functioning PA. In the event that one or more parents is interested in running for the sole officer position, the association will take nominations for the positions of Co-Vice Presidents. In the event that no eligible parent member is interested in running for the sole officer position, the association may take nominations for the positions of Co-Presidents. In either case, the association shall strive to create an Executive Board consisting of five members (Co-Presidents, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or President, Co-Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer). Co-Presidents and Co-Vice Presidents must assume the duties of the President as outlined below. The term of office for Co-Presidents shall be for one year as outlined below.

2. PTA Membership Dues

The current bylaws read as follows:
Donations are not a requirement for membership, voting, or running for office. Each member shall be requested to make a voluntary donation of $10.00.

The proposed wording reads as follows (changes in bold):
Donations are not a requirement for membership, voting, or running for office. Each member shall be requested to make a voluntary donation as determined and reviewed annually by the Executive Board.

3. PTA Executive Board meeting schedule

The current bylaws read as follows:
Regularly scheduled meetings of the Executive Board shall be held monthly, September through June, on the fourth (4th) Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m., unless such date shall fall on a legal or religious holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the following or previous Tuesday.

The proposed wording reads as follows (changes in bold):
Meetings of the Executive Board shall be scheduled no less frequently than bi-monthly, September through June, on a day and time to be mutually established by a majority of the members of said Executive Board. This schedule mandates that the Executive Board meet formally at least five times during each school year.