The following Standing Rules shall govern this organization in all cases in which the rules are applicable and exceptions have not been provided by herein. These standing rules shall be read at the first general meeting of the school year by the Recording Secretary and will be available by request at any meeting.

Standing Rules:

Suggested Order of Business
1. Call to Order
2. Minutes
4. Report of Officers
5. Principal’s Report
6. Reports of Standing Committees (as needed) 
7. Old Business (unfinished)
8. New Business
9. General Membership comments
10. Adjournment

Committees and Volunteers will be called on as needed.

All Braelinn Elementary School teachers, staff, and parents of children attending Braelinn Elementary School are automatically part of the BES PTO general membership. No dues shall be charged for the privilege of being a member.

The President will publish an agenda for each regularly scheduled PTO meeting at least 2 days prior to the meeting on the PTO Website.

Members shall notify the PTO president, in writing, of proposed new business at least 5 days prior to the next meeting. If approved and added to the agenda the new business will be discussed at that meeting.

The PTO welcomes public comment during regular business meetings. Anyone wishing to address PTO must sign up to do so prior to the Call to Order.  A sign up sheet will be located at the meeting sign-in table.
 
Speakers are called to speak in order and will be given a time limit of not less than 2 minutes which will be announced at the start of the meeting based on the number of speakers. A timer will be maintained.
 
General Membership comments are an opportunity for the Executive Board to listen to the membership. Follow-up responses, if needed, will be given in writing. All comments should address a matter related to Braelinn Elementary School PTO.

The minutes from each PTO meeting will be posted within 1 week on the PTO website.       

A portion of the budget will be designated as provisional and will be voted on in May. The provisional portion of the budget will include those expenditures required prior to the start of the new school year.