• PTA officers must attend 1 Board Meeting per month of the school year they are elected to office. Board meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Board meetings are closed to the public and last between 1 and 1.5 hours. Childcare will not be provided at this time.
• PTA officers must attend 3 PTA Association meetings in the school year they are elected to office. PTA Association meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday in Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, and May (dates may change due to holidays). These meetings are open to all PTA members and community members who wish to attend. Each meeting lasts between 1 to 2 hours. Childcare will not be provided at this time.

• The only financial requirement is that all officers are required to be a PTA member. Membership dues are $20/year.
• What about training costs? Workshops are available for some positions at no cost to the volunteer.
• Officers are not expected to incur any out-of-pocket expenses because they follow the PTA budget and work within a budgeted amount. Materials and supplies used during the course of your volunteer service are approved expenses in the PTA budget and you know ahead of time what that approved amount is.

Men, women, parents, grandparents, teachers, staff and members of the community who are members of the Bay Park PTA ($20.00 annual dues) can serve as an officer or a board member. You do not have to have a student at Bay Park Elementary to serve on the PTA. Good candidates for PTA officers are adults who have willingness to

• Learn what the PTA’s purposes and policies are and to follow them.
• Reflect and embrace diversity of the school community.
• Participate in leadership training programs when necessary.
• Create a climate of support and mutual respect.
• Act in the best interest of PTA and it’s mission of One Voice. Every Child.
• Attend 1 board meeting a month and 3 association meetings for the school year.