- 21. Save the Date! Free PTO Today Events
- ... or in person, big or small, we’ll share ideas your school community will love. Running Your Group Like a Business The nitty-gritty of getting organized, from creating bylaws to recruiting officers, ...
- 22. Post-Pandemic PTO Planning: What To Do Now
- ... of your group. Or you could have cosecretaries who alternate attending meetings and taking the minutes. You also want to check your bylaws, make sure they’re up to date, and specifically that they ...
- 23. Summer PTO To Do List
- ... bylaws. Be sure that you’re familiar with them and that overall they’re up to date. If you haven’t yet, join our PTO and PTA Leaders & Volunteers Facebook group. With more than 50,000 leaders ...
- 24. FAQs: Adapting Your PTO to a New Normal
- ... walk you through the ins and outs. Q: How do we change our bylaws if right now proxy voting isn’t allowed? Because extraordinary events are interfering with the election process, you can put provisions ...
- 25. Online Voting Tips for PTOs and PTAs
- ... with an important election vote. First—Is It Allowed? Under normal circumstances, this depends on your bylaws. This is still true under these particular coronavirus-related circumstances, but because ...
- 26. Special PTO To Do List: Spring 2020
- School closures due to the spread of coronavirus have most likely put a big pause on your PTO’s spring plans. We're here to help with a special edition of our monthly to do lists. These are unprecedented ...
- 27. Your End-of-School-Year Questions Answered
- ... your bylaws specify. It’s helpful if the current board gets the process going by organizing the bank statements, treasurer reports, the check register, receipts, and other paperwork. Before summer ...
- 29. PTO Leaders Cheat Sheet
- Real leaders’ questions about parent involvement, bylaws, and more, with the advice, information, and tools you need. Wondering how to start a PTO? Looking for a bylaws template? Don’t know ...
- 30. What Is a Booster Club?
- ... official budget. In fact, the support parent groups provide runs the gamut from planning events to supporting teachers in the classroom, and much more. Structure: They operate according to bylaws and ...
- 31. Free Webinar: 501(c)(3) Basics for School Parent Groups
- ... Groups After you’re granted tax-exempt and nonprofit status, there are a few things to do each year to keep your group in good standing with the IRS and your state. How Your Bylaws Fit Into ...
- 32. Plus Power Pack: Elections
- ... Take time to review your group’s paperwork, including bylaws, standing rules, and any documents on committees to make sure this information will be in good shape for incoming leaders. The ...
- 33. Free Guide: How To Incorporate a School PTO
- ... write their own bylaws, apply for their own tax-exemption (and nonprofit incorporation) status, and they can choose how much to charge in dues—or not charge dues at all. What Does ...
- 34. PTOs and Politics: What You Need To Know
- ... group get involved? And even if it can, should it get involved? The first step in answering these questions is to look closely at your PTO bylaws and other standing rules. Some parent group bylaws have ...
- 35. PTO Elections and Transition: What You Need To Know
- ... School parent group elections are generally pretty straightforward, but PTOs will benefit from having a few formal policies in place. Read your bylaws (as well as standing rules, if your group has ...
- 36. Real Talk About School Principals
- ... the students. The principal may come to the board with additional requests, and your board can handle those requests at its discretion. If your bylaws don’t specify to allocate funds through mutual discussion (with ...
- 37. 6 Qualities of Successful Parent Groups
- ... and volunteers. Successful groups are well-organized Strong bylaws, a board that works well together, and a detailed transition plan all make it possible for a parent group to operate as an ...
- 38. Ultimate Back-to-School Success Guide
- ... Some Love Lay the foundation for a strong partnership with open communication and small tokens of appreciation. Get Organized Resources for membership drives, meetings, bylaws, and more. Dig ...
- 39. PTO Today Instagram - Link in Bio
- ... you looked over your bylaws (or even looked for them 😉), you out to take them out and consider updating them. See our tips in the link in bio. #pto #pta #ptolife #ptalife #ptomom #ptamom #parentgroups ...
- 40. 6 Ways To Be a Successful Leader
- ... principal and the administration, and school support staff. Simple expressions of thanks go a long way. Make It Fun! Bylaws and meetings will always be part of the mix, but you’re more likely to keep ...