Brooklyn Technical High School

1.1 The president will appoint standing committee chairpersons with the approval of the membership. Ad-hoc committees will be established by Executive Board approval. Only chairpersons of the standing committees will be allowed to vote on Executive Board issues. The standing committees of the association are the following:

     1.1.1 Newsletter: The newsletter committee will publish, with approval of the Board, four newsletters each year to all families and faculty at BTHS. The newsletter should contains, at a minimum, messages from the principal, president, list of Executive Board members, all PTA meeting dates, student and parent events, school policies, PTA budget and any other material deemed appropriate by the association. This committee is responsible for communicating information to the General Membership. This committee has the duty to promote a positive image of BTHS and the PTA.

     1.1.2 Hospitality: The hospitality committee will provide refreshments at designated functions. These functions include Teacher appreciation dinner, the parent dinner dance, the college fair breakfast and open houses, freshman orientation, open school night and other school functions.

     1.1.3 Membership: This committee is responsible for increasing the level of parent participation in the PTA. This committee is responsible for sign-up forms and sign-in sheets at General Meetings. The committee is responsible for issuing membership cards, and keeping a record or membership cards issued. The committee is responsible for maintaining a current list of members, which will be available without home addresses at every membership meeting.

     1.1.4 Programming: develop programs that are designed to build capacity for greater parental involvement, educate the BTHS community in areas of interest and attract attendance to the general membership meetings. They will contact guest speakers for General Membership meetings in according to the calendar topics set by the Executive Board.

     1.1.5 Publicity: Provide Press releases and PA bulletin board notices for major school functions. This committee has the duty to promote a positive image of BTHS and the PTA.

     1.1.6 Scholarship: Organize, judge, and distribute scholarship awards. Senior parents are ineligible to serve on this committee

     1.1.7 Ways and Means: Plan and coordinate all fundraising activities. It may also coordinate other fund raising activities through various sub-committees as appropriate.

     1.1.8 Website/ Computer: This committee will support and maintain the PTA web site and oversee any necessary upgrades to the PTA computer. This committee is responsible for communicating information to the General Membership and the public. This committee has the duty to promote a positive image of BTHS and the PTA.

     1.1.9 Safety: This committee attends School Safety meetings with the Principal, AP for Safety, Police Community Council Meetings (as necessary), bringing to the attention of the proper authorities any dangers to the students in and around the building.

     1.1.10 Gifts to the School: This committee is responsible for soliciting, reviewing and evaluating requests for funding from the school for the "wish list". The committee will present its recommendations for funding to the Executive Board for their concurrence and then to the General Membership for approval.

     1.1.11 Budget: The budget committee is responsible for drafting 1) a proposed budget each spring for approval by the membership, 2) a written review of the prior year's budget, both of which must be presented for vote at the May membership meeting, and 3) presenting the budget process. (See Article VIII, Section 3.)

     1.1.12 Audit: The audit committee will prepare an audit of all financial affairs of the organization. The treasurer will make all books and records available to them. The audit committee will prepare a written report to be presented to the membership at its May meeting or upon completion of their review and investigation, as applicable.

     1.1.13 The President may establish a Special Committee for the purpose of performing a given task not previously delegated to or within the powers of a Standing Committee. The chairs of Special Committees will render reports when the Executive Board or the General Membership requests. The term of existence of any Special Committee will cease when it has completed its function and submitted its final report to the General Membership. The final report should be submitted no later than sixty days following completion of the work of the Special Committee

 

 

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