PTA Meetings De-Mystified

When are the meetings?

PTA meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month in the Avona Elementary School library. If school is closed due to a holiday or weather, the meeting is automatically cancelled. Please check this web sites News page or Calendar to see if it is rescheduled.

How do I attend?

Just walk in and seat yourself, all are welcome. We request that you please sign our attendance sheet.

How do I bring a concern I have before the board?

You may e-mail, call or otherwise consult a PTA officer or Committee Head prior to the meeting and request adding your concern to the agenda.
If you arrive late and your question is related to one of the committee reports, you may wish to wait and be heard after that committee's report. Your question may be answered by that committees report. If in doubt, just ask. Your concerns and input are very important to us.

If I have a question on something being reported or would like to hear more
 details, how and when can I pose my question?

Please just ask, there is no wrong time.

How is the meeting organized & run?

The PTA meetings follow an agenda. A copy follows to give you an idea of how the meeting flows. Other items may be brought up that are not on the agenda.

Avona PTA Open Meeting Agenda 

Below is the basic meeting agenda. A detailed Agenda of an upcoming PTA meeting with some of the items to be discussed and voted upon can be found on the Minutes page under the Business menu or by clicking HERE. Introduce the guest speaker at the end of Meeting

Introduce the guest speaker before the Meeting.

Meeting called to order

Approval of last meetings minutes

Correspondence

Treasurer’s Report

President's Report

Principal's Report

Committee Reports

Class Trips/Assemblies

Communications

Book fair

Faculty Snacks

Family Fun Nights

Fundraising

Health and Safety

Holiday Shoppe

Hospitality

Membership

Room Mother

Read Across America

School Spirit

School Store

Science Fair

Special Programs

Website

Yearbook

Old Business

New Business

Principal Report

Meeting Ends

Light refreshments are available. This is a good chance to talk informally with Board, committee members and other parents.