PA/PTAs can support schools in a number of ways, including:

• Hosting parent workshops
• Organizing activities for families–both academic and social
• Raising funds
• Running volunteer events

All PA/PTAs must hold at least:

• Ten monthly general membership meetings
• Ten executive board meetings throughout the year
• Quarterly meetings with the principal

Members must receive a minimum of 10 calendar days’ notice before the monthly meeting. The notice must include:

• The date, time, place that the meeting will be held
• An agenda items that will be discussed

Elections

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.

Finances

A PA/PTA is responsible for its own finances, and must obey certain rules and guidelines about banking, fundraising, and record-keeping. Any association

Grievances

Any complaint about a PA/PTA election is known as a grievance. It must:

• Be submitted in writing (email address–or Identifying Whom).
• Focus on a specific and material violation of either the:
  • Chancellor’s Regulation A-660
  • the PA/PTA bylaws

A-660 Parent Associations and the Schools