President responsibilities 

  • Chair board and general meetings

    • Run monthly Executive meetings (includes all members of the PTA Executive Board + school principal)

      • Timing of meetings is based on PTA Board availability but are generally one (1) hour in length

      • Discussions involve upcoming events and budgeting decisions

    • Run monthly general meetings

      • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings

      • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

      • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Oversee fiscal compliance

  • Serve as a liaison with school administration and community partners

  • Check-in regularly with officers and committees to ensure the overall plan is on target

  • Work with other board members to develop the upcoming school year calendar of events

  • Identify challenges and invite solutions

  • Be familiar/up-to-date with all PTA programs and resources

  • Represent the WVES PTA to the community

  • Recruit and mentor volunteers and future leaders

  • Volunteer at events, when available


1st VP responsibilities 

  • Provide support to/fill-in for the president as needed

  • Attend monthly Executive meetings (includes all members of the PTA Executive Board + school principal)

    • Timing of meetings is based on PTA Board availability but are generally one (1) hour in length

    • Discussions involve upcoming events and budgeting decisions

  • Attend monthly general meetings

    • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings

    • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

    • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Assist with the planning of certain events such as:

    • Back to School Bash

    • Spring Spectacular

    • Holiday Shop

  • Maintain familiarity with upcoming school year budget & attend annual budget meeting in the spring

  • Work with the president and other board members to develop the upcoming school year calendar of events

  • Work with the PTA, principal, and teacher(s) to come up with fresh ideas for the upcoming school year


2nd VP responsibilities 

  • Provide support to/fill-in for the president and 1st VP as needed

  • Attend monthly Executive meetings (includes all members of the PTA Executive Board + school principal)

    • Timing of meetings is based on PTA Board availability but are generally one (1) hour in length

    • Discussions involve upcoming events and budgeting decisions

  • Attend monthly general meetings

    • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings

    • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

    • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Assist with the planning of certain events such as:

    • Back to School Bash

    • Spring Spectacular

    • Holiday Shop

  • Maintain familiarity with upcoming school year budget & attend annual budget meeting in the spring

  • Work with the president and other board members to develop the upcoming school year calendar of events

  • Work with the PTA, principal, and teacher(s) to come up with fresh ideas for the upcoming school year


Treasurer responsibilities

  • Manage the organization's finances on a weekly basis, including:

    • Keeping accurate records of income and expenses

    • Preparing financial reports

    • Creating budgets

    • Ensuring funds are used in accordance with the PTA’s goals

  • Work closely with other board members to plan and allocate funds for school events, activities, and projects

  • Provide a cash box for all school events

  • Attend monthly Executive meetings (includes all members of the PTA Executive Board + school principal)

    • Timing of meetings is based on PTA Board availability but are generally one (1) hour in length

    • Discussions involve upcoming events and budgeting decisions

  • Attend monthly general meetings

    • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings

    • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

    • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Chair the annual budget committee and prepare the budget for the next school year in April/May of the current school year


Recording Secretary responsibilities

  • Create agenda with the president for the monthly Executive Board meetings; send agenda to Corresponding Secretary to post to the PTA website prior to general PTA meetings

  • Attend monthly Executive meetings (includes all members of the PTA Executive Board + school principal)

    • Timing of meetings is based on PTA Board availability but are generally one (1) hour in length

    • Discussions involve upcoming events and budgeting decisions

  • Attend monthly general meetings

    • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings

    • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

    • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Attend and take minutes for all monthly general PTA meetings

    • Minutes should be sent to the PTA Board after each meeting

    • Minutes are approved at the next monthly meeting and posted to the website by the Corresponding Secretary

    • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings for the 2024-2025 school year

    • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

    • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Input all events for the upcoming school year to the district’s internal tracking system (FMX)

    • Update FMX requests as needed throughout the year

  • Schedule all Executive and general PTA meetings in PTA’s Google Calendar and invite PTA Board and principal


Corresponding Secretary responsibilities

  • Collect all correspondence from the school office on a bi-weekly basis and communicate it to the Executive Board members

  • Monitor the generic PTA email inbox (info@westvincentpta.org) and respond/forward/report on correspondence as necessary

  • Attend monthly Executive meetings (includes all members of the PTA Executive Board + school principal)

    • Timing of meetings is based on PTA Board availability but are generally one (1) hour in length

    • Discussions involve upcoming events and budgeting decisions

  • Attend monthly general meetings

    • Timing of meetings is flexible but will most likely be held in the evenings

    • Meetings are approximately 45 minutes in length

    • Discussions involve a principal update, PTA president update, treasurer update, and recaps/updates on past and future PTA events

  • Update the PTA's Facebook page and other social media platforms

  • Update the PTA’s website (via Squarespace)

  • Help advertise upcoming PTA events to keep the school community informed and engaged

    • Maintain and update the email distribution list (add and remove email addresses, maintain distribution groups)

    • Solicit, compile, and curate PTA and school community-submitted news/events for the e-newsletter, which is distributed on a regular cadence via our email platform (currently MailerLite)

    • Create, update, and maintain annual membership form and ad hoc event RSVP forms

    • Create, update, and maintain PTA marketing materials leveraging district, school, and PTA brand guidelines for consistency

  • Manage website hosting subscription & propose any changes to the Executive Board

    • Manage annual domain name renewal

    • Manage monthly online form platform subscription

    • Maintain, manage, and administer Google Workspace services (Drive, Gmail, etc.)