Mission Statement
The purpose of the Central Middle School Parent Teacher Organization (CMS PTO) is to enhance and support the educational experience at CMS, develop a closer connection between school and home by encouraging parent involvement, and to improve the environment at CMS through volunteer and financial support.
Upcoming Events
News & Resources
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Meetings*
Everyone is invited to attend!
Tuesday, February 9th
Tuesday, March 9th
Tuesday, April 13th
Tuesday, May 11th
* all meetings begin at 8am in the 50's room
Ongoing Fundraisers*
Box Tops (General Mills) - Collect box tops from a variety of products. Each box top is worth 10 cents to our school. Go to www.thebigclip.com to enter a contest to win money for our school.
Tyson Labels - Each label is worth 24 cents so be sure to save them!
Campbell's Labels - Collect labels to help with school supplies.
Cell Phones, Ink Cartridges, Cameras - Recycle your old items to raise money for CMS.
Aluminum pop tops - This collection helps support local Ronald McDonald House charities.
* bring items to the front office for donation
Bylaws
Adopted 11/09
ARTICLE I: NAME, DESCRIPTION, & PURPOSE
Section 1: NAME – The name is Central Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. The PTO is located at Central Middle School (CMS), 2600 Wingate Blvd., W. Melbourne, Florida, 32904.
Section 2: DESCRIPTION – The PTO is a nonprofit organization that exists for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501©(3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Section 3: PURPOSE – The purpose of the PTO is to enhance and support the educational experience at CMS, to develop a closer connection between school and home by encouraging parent involvement, and to improve the environment at CMS through volunteer and financial support.
ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
Membership shall be automatically granted to all parents and guardians of CMS students, plus all staff at CMS. There are no membership dues. Members have voting privileges, one vote per household.
ARTICLE III: OFFICERS
Section 1: EXECUTIVE BOARD – The Executive Board shall consist of the following officers: President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Fundraising Chair and Treasurer. Officer positions can be shared. The school Principal, or his/her designee, is a voting member of the Executive Board.
Section 2: TERM OF OFFICE – The term of office for all officers is one year, beginning September 1 and ending August 31 of the following year.
Section 3: QUALIFICATIONS – Any PTO member must be a listed or registered volunteer to become an officer of the PTO.
Section 4: DUTIES
Executive Board: Develop the PTO’s annual budget, establish and oversee committees to conduct the work of the PTO, and establish fundraising programs.
President: Preside at general PTO meetings and Executive Board meetings, serve as the official representative of the PTO, retain all official records of the PTO and prepare agendas for all PTO meetings.
Vice President: Oversee the committee system of the PTO; assist the President, and chair meetings in the absence of the President.
Recording Secretary: Record and distribute minutes of all Executive Board meetings and all general PTO meetings and hold historical records for the PTO. Manage communications and marketing for the PTO, including but not limited to PTO newsletters, email broadcasts, website, bulletin boards, etc.
Fundraising Chair: Research and present fundraising programs. Assist Recording Secretary with managing communication and marketing for PTO fundraising including but not limited to PTO newsletters, email broadcast, website, bulletin boards, etc.
Treasurer: Serve as custodian of the PTO’s finances, collect revenue, pay authorized expenses, follow all financial policies of the PTO, and hold all financial records.
(Currently held by CMS bookkeeper, Mrs. Light.)
Section 5: BOARD MEETING - The Executive Board shall meet monthly during the school year, or at the discretion of the President.
Section 6: REMOVAL - An officer can be removed from office for failure to fulfill his/her duties, after reasonable notice, by a majority vote of the Executive Board and PTO members.
Section 7: VACANCY – If a vacancy occurs on the Executive Board, the PTO members shall vote a PTO member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the officer’s term.
ARTICLE IV: MEETING
Section 1: GENERAL PTO MEETINGS – General PTO meetings shall be held to conduct the business of PTO. Meetings shall be held monthly during the school year or at the discretion of the Executive Board.
Section 2: VOTING – Each member in attendance at a PTO meeting is eligible to vote, one vote per household. Absentee and proxy votes are not allowed
Section 3: QUORUM – Seven (7) members of the PTO present and voting constitute quorum for the purpose of voting.
ARTICLE V: FINANCIAL POLICIES
Section 1: FISCAL YEAR – The fiscal year of the PTO begins September 1 and ends August 31 of the following year.
Section 2: BANKING – All funds shall be kept in a checking account in the name of Central Middle School PTO, requiring two signatures of the Executive Board and held at a local financial institution.
Section 3: REPORTING – All financial activity shall be recorded in a computer-based or manual accounting system. The Treasurer shall reconcile the account(s) monthly and report all financial activity monthly. The PTO shall arrange an independent review of its financial records each year.
Section 4: ENDING BALANCE – The organization shall leave a minimum of $1,000 in the treasury at the end of each fiscal year.
Section 5: CONTRACTS – Authority to sign contracts is limited to the President or the President’s designee.
ARTICLE VI: BYLAWS AMENDMENTS
Amendments tot eh bylaws may be proposed by any PTO member. Amendments presented at a PTO meeting shall be considered for voting at a subsequent meeting. Two-thirds (2/3) approval of all members present and voting is required to adopt an amendment to the bylaws.
ARTICLE VII: DISSOLUTION
In the event of dissolution of the PTO, any funds remaining shall be donated to Central Middle School.
ARTICLE VIII: PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The authority for this organization shall be Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.
This page was last updated on 02/01/2010