PTA

Welcome to the Bromwell Parent Teacher Association site! Communication is a vital part of any volunteer organization, and the PTA is no different. We hope that the information on this website helps you find out more about upcoming events and discover ways that you can get involved. The PTA is also building a wikispace (bromwellpta.wikispaces.com) in order to provide updates on items that tend to change frequently during the year. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

The role of the Bromwell Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is to raise funds, promote volunteering, support our faculty and teachers and foster a sense of community. Most of the money raised during the year is given to the school as an annual grant, and the Collaborative School Committee (CSC) decides how that money can best benefit our school and its students. Fundraising takes place with the Annual Fund in the fall and the Auction in the winter. Volunteering opportunities both large and small are available throughout the year, as are community-building events that let our community spend time together.

Read more about our fundraising.

The dues to join the Bromwell PTA are $10 per person. Roughly half that money is paid as dues to the Colorado PTA under which we are organized, and the rest is used for administrative expense and to cover the PTA membership dues of our teachers. Checks for dues can be made out to Bromwell PTA (please put “PTA dues” on the memo line), and dues cover only the school year in which they are paid.

Board Meetings take place at noon on the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the conference room and are open to all Bromwell parents and teachers. Only registered PTA members may cast votes. To request that something be added to the meeting agenda, please contact the Secretary, Becky O’Connor at least one week prior to the meeting.

General Meetings will take place 4 times a year in the All Purpose Room.

Sep 11, 8:30 a.m.   Vote on PTA Budget 2012/2013
Nov 13, 8:30 a.m.   Auction & General Fundraising
Feb 12, 8:30 a.m.   Vote on School Grant 2013/2014
May 14, 8:30 a.m.   Vote on 2013/2014 PTA Officers

The president shall:
a. preside at all meetings of this local PTA and board of directors;
*b. serve as an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee and the financial review/audit committee;
c. co-ordinate the work of the officers and committees of this local PTA in order that the purposes may be promoted;
d. perform such other duties as may be provided for by these bylaws, prescribed by the parliamentary authority, or directed by the board of directors;
e. appoint standing and special committee chairs with the approval of the board of directors, with the exception of the nominating and financial review/audit committees chairmen; and
f. appoint special committees, as needed, with the approval of board of directors.

The vice president(s) shall:
a. serve as aide(s) to the president;
b. perform the duties of the president in the president’s absence or inability to serve; and
c. perform such other duties as may be provided for by these bylaws, prescribed by the parliamentary authority, or directed by the president or the board of directors.

The secretary shall:
a. record the minutes of all meetings of the Bromwell Elementary School PTA board of directors;
b. be prepared to read the records of any previous meetings;
c. file and maintain all records;
d. have a current approved copy of the bylaws;
e. maintain a current membership list; and
f. perform such other duties as may be provided for by these bylaws, prescribed by the parliamentary authority, or directed by the president or the board of directors.

The treasurer shall:
*a. have custody of the funds of this local PTA;
*b. maintain a full account of the funds of this local PTA;
*c. make disbursements as authorized by the president, the board of directors or the membership of this local PTA in accordance with the budget adopted by this local PTA;
*d. be one of the signatory on all PTA accounts. Signers of PTA accounts cannot
have disbursement authority over school/school district funds;
*e. cause to be kept a full and accurate account of the receipts and disbursements in the books belonging to the Bromwell Elementary School PTA;
*f. provide a financial report to the board of directors and the membership at each meeting;
*g. provide an annual report of the financial condition of the organization to the membership at the meeting following the financial review/audit;
*h. submit the books annually for a financial review/audit by an auditor or a financial review committee selected by the board of directors. A check signatory may not be the auditor or a member of the committee. The financial review must be completed within thirty (30) days of the close of the fiscal year. A report of the completed review will be presented to the board of directors for adoption at the first general board meeting following the completion of the review, and a copy will be submitted to the Colorado PTA; and
*i. perform such other duties as may be provided for by these bylaws, prescribed by the parliamentary authority, or directed by the president or the board of directors.

CLICK HERE to see our current bylaws