It's time to elect new officers for Laramie Montessori School's Parent-Teacher Organization!
The positions of Vice-President and Secretary are up for election this year. Officers are elected for a two-year term. They are responsible for attending all Executive Board and Regular meetings. Executive Board meetings are held monthly; Regular meetings are held 3-5 times a year.
Specific duties (from the PTO bylaws):
Vice-President:
Serve as an ex officio member of their respective committees and fully participate in all meetings of the Executive Board and all meetings of the membership;Coordinate the work of their respective committees in order that the purposes may be promoted.
Keep the official copy of the organization’s Bylaws in PTO files;
Conduct delegated correspondence. (this includes attending monthly school board meetings to give a PTO update)
Secretary:
Keep the minutes of the proceedings of the membership and the Executive Board and post these minutes and referenced attachments to the PTO Facebook page and website;Maintain the Montessori PTO newsletter and other PTO social media accounts;
Establish style guide and approve flyers (virtual and print) that will be disseminated to Voting Members;
Prepare agendas for upcoming Regular meetings and Executive Board meetings.
If you'd like to serve as an officer in one of these positions, please send an e-mail to laramiemontessoripto@gmail.com and indicate which position you'd like to run for. Include a short bio that can be displayed for parents and teachers as they consider who they'll be voting for.
Voting will take place at our next regular meeting, May 17th at 5:30pm. This will be part of the school end-of-year potluck and talent show. If you are unable to attend that meeting, and would like to vote, a vote may be submitted in writing to the LMS front office staff no earlier than May 10th, and no later than 5pm on May 17th.
