If you’re interested in serving as a parent leader at Bronx Science during the 2018-19 school year, now is the time to let the Nominating Committee know. Send an email to nominations@bxsciencepa.org with your name, the position(s) you’re interested in, and your contact info. The deadline to submit nominations is May 21 at the PA meeting, during which nominations will be taken from the floor. Nominations will then close that evening.
Parents of current BxSci freshmen, sophomores, or juniors (except for parents who are employees of Bronx Science) are eligible to run for office. Here are brief descriptions of the responsibilities of each position.
President or Co-Presidents (1 or 2 positions): preside at PA board meetings and general membership meetings, serve as ex-officio members of all committees except the Nominating Committee, co-sign all checks, carry out the decisions of the membership, and perform all other duties incident to the office.
First Vice-President (1 position): assists the President or Co-Presidents and assumes their duties in their temporary absence or at their request; oversees the annual appeal.
Second Vice-President (1 position): assists the President or Co-Presidents and the First Vice-President and assumes their duties in their temporary absence or at their request.
Treasurer (1 position): responsible for all financial affairs and funds of the PA, including transfer and deposit of PA monies to PA bank accounts, maintaining an updated record of all income and expenditures, co-signing all checks, providing a financial report at all general membership meetings, ensuring that all tax documentation is completed and submitted on time, and performing all other duties incident to the office.
Assistant Treasurer (1 position): assists the Treasurer in keeping the financial records of the PA and in the Treasurer’s other duties, assumes the Treasurer’s duties in the temporary absence or incapacity of the Treasurer or at the request of the Treasurer, President or one of the Co-Presidents.
Recording Secretary (1 to 3 positions): records the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the board and of the PA, distributes copies of the minutes at the next scheduled meeting for review and approval by the board and the general membership, and performs all other duties incident to the office.
Communication Secretary (1 position): helps prepare notices, agendas, sign-in sheets and materials for distribution at meetings; helps review, maintain, and respond to correspondence and email addressed to the PA; and performs all other duties incident to the office.
Members-at-Large (5 positions): attend all Executive Board meetings and PA functions, and serve on committees or projects at the request of the President or Co-Presidents.
SLT Parent Member (2 positions): attend monthly SLT meetings, help develop the school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan, and play an advisory role to the principal and to the school administration.
This call for nominations was first sent to BxSci parents via email on March 4, 2018. To nominate yourself or another BxSci parent, or if you have any questions about the open positions, email nominations@bxsciencepa.org. The election will be held at the PA meeting on June 13, Wednesday, at 7pm at the school. All BxSci parents attending that meeting will be eligible to vote.
