LETTER TO LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENTS - RE: BOARD OF MANAGERS MEETING
January 27, 2010
Dear Local Unit Presidents,
On Monday, January 25, 2010, Delaware PTA held the first of two annual Board of Managers meetings. I was deeply disappointed that only two Local Unit Presidents showed up, Beth Engler from H. B. DuPont and Melisaris Taso from Newark High School. I wish to personally thank them for attending.
I realize that we all have any number of priorities and family things to do but it is very disheartening when you have 91 PTAs and only two LUPs show up. So, I have decided to write this letter to explain the purpose of the Board of Managers.
The Board of Managers directs the affairs of Delaware PTA between conventions. All Local Unit Presidents are automatically members of the Board. The Board meets only two times a year. In addition to directing the affairs of the Delaware PTA, the bylaws and standing rules provide that the Board
• holds the authority to remove, by due process, any appointed or elected member of its body – see Article VIII, Section 3.
• must elect the members of the Committee on State and Local Relationships – see Article XVI, Section 1.
• three members of the body must serve on the nominations committee
• standing rules must be approved by the board
• legislative priorities and resolutions must come before the board for a vote before they can be taken to convention
This board is very important to the running of your organization. Without you Delaware PTA cannot function as an organization. The meeting also provides an opportunity for the executive committee members to meet you, the local unit leaders.
There are several vacancies on the Delaware PTA board. We do not expect local unit leaders to fill them, unless you think you can serve a local and state role in PTA. However, you are the ones that know your members and can recommend or nominate someone to those positions.
In order to help us understand the lack of participation and work to solve the problem, I am asking you to fill out a short (9 questions) survey. The LINK TO THIS SURVEY IS BELOW.
The next Board of Managers meeting will be held on March 22, 2010, beginning at 7:00 PM at the Delaware PTA office. Please mark the date on your calendar and if you can’t make it, send someone from your unit to represent you. There is much to be done but we will end at 8:30 PM.
I thank you for all you do for Delaware’s children and I will see you on March 22nd.
Sincerely,
Bud
Bud Mullin
President
Attention PTA Leaders - OMDR Plus
Due to the overwhelming number of phone calls to past state membership chair, Ananda Dakin, she has requested the attached information be forwarded to unit leaders again.
We are suggesting all units register and use only OMDR Plus. If you go to www.pta.org/omdr, there is a link on the home page to the start up wizard on JBF. After you use the unit start up wizard, you will receive your username/ password from Just Between Friends. You can enter your members through "admin mode","groups & HH","add new listing (household)" or they can enter themselves going to the JBF homepage and using their "Token" Your unit token will be your unit ID # without the zeros followed by "tok."
Attached are instructions for:
- Administrator adding new members
- New members adding themselves
- Importing via e-mail
Also, four different handout templates (for local unit distribution)
We have also attached various tip sheets and informational pieces which you may find helpful.
Still confused? Register for the 2009 Delaware PTA Convention being held on October 17 and take the OMDR Plus workshop.
Leader Link / December 2009
Please find attached the December 2009 issue of the Delaware PTA's Leader Link newsletter. You can also find past issues and other current newsletter issues on our website at:
http://www.delawarepta.org/newsletter/delaware-pta-newsletter
