PTA Board and SLT Parent Member nominations close tomorrow, Wednesday, May 18 at 5 pm

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PS 110 is a special place for many reasons but a big one is our amazing parent community. 
The PS 110 PTA is responsible for bridge building the parent community and school administration,
raising much needed funds to pay for enrichment programs and supporting our principal and school.
All our parents have something to give whether it is time, ideas or money.

Please consider being involved. This is your chance to become part of our fantastic PTA.
All PTA terms are one-year and depending on the position require attendance to two meetings
a month. Collaborate on creating general meeting agendas and discussing: budget, events
and fundraisers. Meet other parents and show our kids how important it is to be involved in
our school community.

Please nominate yourself or a parent/caregiver you think would be great by emailing:
ps110pta.n...@gmail.com

The nominating committee will verify all nominations which must be made by 5pm tomorrow,
Wednesday, May 18.

Descriptions of PTA and SLT parent member positions
President: The President shall convene and preside at all meetings of the membership, and is a member ex-officio of all committees except the Nominating Committee. The President countersigns all checks, except when he or she is unavailable or when the check is made payable to the President or his or her spouse. The President shall lead all Executive Board members in encouraging meaningful participation by all PTA members in all PTA activities. Except when represented by an alternate representative elected by the PTA membership, the President shall attend all regular meetings of the District 1 Presidents' Council. The President, or his or her designee, shall be a core member of the P.S. 110 School Leadership Team (SLT). The President shall meet regularly with the Executive Board members in accordance with the PTA bylaws to plan the agendas for the general membership meetings. The President shall meet with the Principal and the Parent Coordinator to discuss parent involvement issues and shall attend professional development sessions given by the Department of Education’s Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy (OFEA). The President or his/her designee shall represent the PTA on Department of Education committees and at all district and/or borough parent meetings.

Vice President: The Vice President shall act as assistant to the President and shall preside in his/her absence. The Vice President shall be empowered to sign checks in the absence of the Treasurer or President except when the check is made payable to the Vice President or his or her spouse. The Vice President shall be the alternate for the President at meetings of the School Leadership Team.

Secretary: The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all meetings of the Executive Board and of the membership meetings, including keeping track of all motions and related calls for consensus and votes, and casting the record of votes during elections. He/She will write up all meeting minutes and make sure that the draft minutes from the previous meeting are distributed to the membership prior to the next regularly scheduled general membership meeting, together with the notice for such meeting, for review and adoption at such meeting and are posted in the PTA office in a timely manner. He/She shall also ensure that adopted meeting minutes are distributed to the membership. He/She shall keep an accurate list of the members of the PTA. The Secretary, or his or her designee, shall attend to all correspondence and send notices for all regular and special meetings.

Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have custody of all monies of the PTA, shall keep accurate record of receipts and expenditures and shall, together with the President sign all checks for the withdrawal of funds, except when the Treasurer is unavailable or the check is made payable to the Treasurer or his or her spouse. At each monthly executive board and general membership meeting, the Treasurer shall provide the membership with a written treasury report including statements of income and receipts and expenditures/ disbursements for the reporting period. The Treasurer shall be responsible for all financial affairs and funds of the association. The Treasurer shall also be responsible for maintaining neat, orderly and updated records of income and expenditures. The Treasurer shall adhere to and implement all financial procedures established by the PTA. The Treasurer shall also prepare, file and ensure distribution of the January interim and June annual accounting reports as outlined in Chancellor’s Regulation A-660. He/she shall make available all books or financial records for audit.

Members-at-Large: The nine (9) Members-at-Large shall participate in all deliberations and decisions of the Executive Board and shall perform such tasks (including the chairing of committees) as may be assigned by the President, with the approval of the Executive Board. Each Member-at-Large shall have one (1) vote on matters brought before the Executive Board.

SLT Parent Member: The SLT is the state-mandated body made up of both parents and staff which serves as the vehicle for developing school-based educational policies and ensuring that resources are aligned to implement those policies; in the event there is a vacancy in a school administrator position (principal or assistant principal), the parent representatives on the SLT serve on the selection committee. The SLT generally meets once a month during the school year. The PTA president is, by virtue of holding that office, automatically a core member of the SLT. Any other parent or guardian of a child attending P.S. 110, including other members of the executive board, is eligible to run for a parent representative position on the SLT, provided that they do not work at P.S. 110. Parent representatives to the SLT serve for a two (2) year term or until their child is no longer a student at P.S. 110, whichever is earlier.