PTSA Core Team Governance

The group discussed the need for a clear decision-making body for budget matters.

The group discussed prior core-team and PTSA meeting formats.

Working and community meeting functions were distinguished.

Community meetings could emphasize welcoming and relationship building.

Leadership development and succession were discussed.

The group considered leadership over the next two to three years.

Leadership pathways through family and school community groups were discussed.

The process for approving the SESSFA MOU was raised for wider input.

Open topics:

How do we want to gather?

Who makes decisions when?

How do we replace ourselves / develop new leaders who are more representative of our demographics?

Was core team a useful model last year?

The group noted concerns about leadership burnout.

Clear roles and input from past leaders were suggested.

The group discussed family-of-color engagement and a possible shift in meeting focus.

An approval body for activity funding was discussed.

Regular working meetings were proposed.

An intermediate leadership layer was suggested.

MAT/SESSFA:

Cougar Connection:

Kimball Kitchen:

Treasurer:

KFOC:

Class Parent coordinator:

Action steps:

Follow-up on Cougar Connection was planned.

To summarize:

The group proposed naming 5–6 core-team members to vote as needed and retaining working meetings for specific issues.