BYLAWS OF (Insert DBN or Name of School) Parent Associations - Article I – Name

Sep 3, 2026

School Parent Association bylaws template defining the association’s official name and subsequent governance structure. It sets the association identity, and then establishes objectives focused on parent leadership, participation, collaboration with school staff, and support for student educational growth. Membership rules outline eligibility, including definitions of parent roles, voting rights across in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings, and limits tied to conflicts-of-interest regulations. It further specifies membership dues/donations, officer titles, officer term length, and officer duties.

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Article I – Name

Article II – Objectives

Article III – Membership

Eligibility

Dues/Donations

Voting Privileges

Article IV – Officers

Titles

Term and Term Limits

Duties of Officers

BYLAWS OF (Insert DBN or Name of School) Parent Associations Parent-Teacher Associations Article I – Name The name of the Association shall be , and hereafter referred to as the Association. Article II – Objectives A. The objectives of the Association include but are not limited to: Develop parent leadership and build capacity for greater involvement. foster and encourage parent participation on all levels. develop a cooperative working relationship between the parents and staff of our school. provide opportunities and training for parents to participate in school governance and decision-making. provide support and resources to the school for the benefit and educational growth of the students. Article III – Membership Eligibility A parent of a student currently on the register of , is automatically a member of the Association. Parents of a child who is attending (Name of schools) full time while on the register of a citywide program are eligible to be members of the Parent / Parent-Teacher Association. At the beginning of each school year, the Association shall send a welcome letter to inform parents of their automatic membership status and voting rights. The term parent is defined as any person in a parental or custodial relationship to the student, which includes the following. Birth parent Adoptive parent Foster parent Stepparent Legally appointed guardian 1 Person(s) in parental relation [If the Association is a Parent-Teacher Association include] Membership shall be open to all teachers (insert other categories of staff granted membership status, 1 The term “person in parental relationship” refers to a person who has assumed the care of a child because the child’s parents or guardians are not available, whether due to, among other things, death, imprisonment, mental illness, living outside the state, or abandonment of the child. Any determinations about who constitutes a person in parental relations must be based on the individual circumstances surrounding guardianship and custodial care of a particular child. A person who provides temporary care for a child (e.g., babysitter, nanny, or non-custodial relative) does not qualify as a person in parental relation under Chancellor’s Regulations A-660. such as paraprofessionals, school aides, school secretaries, and food service workers) currently employed at the school. Dues/Donations The payment of dues is not a condition for participation or membership. Members may be requested to make a voluntary donation of $ . Voting Privileges Every parent of a student currently enrolled at shall be entitled to a single vote during any in-person, virtual, and/or hybrid meetings. However, that right may be limited by the Conflicts of Interest restriction outlined in Chancellor’s Regulation A- 660.2 The election of officers must be conducted at an in-person meeting or using a virtual remote platform (VRP). Elections at a hybrid meeting are prohibited. Voting by proxy, absentee ballot or email, is prohibited. (If the Association is a Parent-Teacher Association, include the following) Each teacher and (Insert other categories of staff granted membership rights, such as para-professionals, school aides, school secretaries and food service workers) staff currently employed at the school shall be entitled to a single vote. Article IV – Officers Titles The mandatory officers of the Association shall be; president, recording secretary and treasurer. The election of mandatory officers will constitute a functioning Parent or Parent-Teacher Association. There shall be no qualification requirements for any parent to be an office holder of the Association, other than to be a parent of child attending . The eligibility of any member may be limited by the Conflicts of interest restrictions outlined in Chancellor’s Regulation A-660. Non-Mandatory Officers of the Association may consist of but are not limited to following Vice President, Corresponding Secretary, Parliamentarian and Sargent at Arms. 2 Rest

FAQs

What does Article I – Name specify in the bylaws template?

It defines the association’s name by inserting the DBN or school name, and states that the association is referred to as the Association.

Who is eligible for membership under Article III – Membership?

A parent of a student currently registered is automatically eligible. Additional eligibility applies for parents of children in a citywide program on a full-time basis, and membership can also extend to teachers and other staff for Parent-Teacher Associations.

How do voting privileges work and what restrictions apply?

Each eligible parent has one vote in in-person, virtual, or hybrid meetings. Voting may be limited by conflicts-of-interest rules under Chancellor’s Regulation A-660, and proxy, absentee ballot, or email voting is prohibited.

Sep 3, 2026

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