​Information
The organization
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advocates for students and families
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update parents and families about the school
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plan and run activities for parents and families
PA/PTAs can support schools in a number of ways, including:
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hosting parent workshops
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organizing activities for families—both academic and social
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raising funds
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running volunteer events
PA/PTAs & the Virtual Environment
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See the guidance document in the Virtual Environment(Open external link) folder in the publicly available SharePoint site to help inform you and your school PA/PTAs how to work virtually.
Members
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All of the following are automatically members of their school’s PA/PTA:
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Parents
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Step-parents
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Legally appointed guardians
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Foster parents
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Persons in parental relation
Officers
Officers of a PA/PTA are responsible for the PA/PTA budget, events and activities. Officers are elected by membership annually.
Elections
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PA/PTA Elections must be held in the spring. At that time, the three mandatory officers (president, recording secretary and treasurer) are elected. This must happen before the last day of school. The election rules are specified in Chancellor's Regulation A-660.