Board Elect Activities

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PTA  BOARD-ELECT ACTIVITIES?

PTA bylaws provide that following an election, the board-elect may meet to begin making plans for the next term.

The board-elect may:

• Plan to attend the California State PTA Convention.

• Fill vacancies in office and ratify appointments.

• Verify that council/district PTA has been provided with a roster of new board members with complete contact information.

• Determine PTA materials needed for officers/chairmen. Consider ordering extra subscriptions and publications.

• Distribute copies of bylaws and job descriptions.

• Consider a survey and use the input to begin goal-setting and plan activities to implement those goals.

• Set time to meet with site administrator.

• Prepare a master calendar for PTA events and programs. Be aware of school district calendar and special holidays.

• Ratify budget committee appointed by president-elect.

• Have a proposed budget approved at last association meeting of the year.

• Set appointments to meet with current board members to review evaluations of current term activities.

• Assure that the year-end audit is scheduled to be conducted immediately following the end of the fiscal year.

• Schedule an installation of officers.

• Order membership envelopes.

See previous issues of Leadership Essentials for:

• Leadership Essentials: Next year’s board has been elected – now what?

• Leadership Essentials: Starting the year off right!

• Leadership Essentials: Things to turn over during transition

• Leadership Essentials: Preparing for PTA officer transition