Meeting Notice to Members/ Parents:

KDE PTA will be holding our General Membership meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2020 at 3:00pm. Due to current social distancing, our meeting platform will be on Zoom, and our ballot voting will be on Google Forms.  All members must register by May 12, 2020. All floor nominations must also be received by Friday, May 12, 2020 with registration.

The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers on February 19, 2020.

President- Rashmi Dharam

VP of Programs- Nicole Slusz

VP of Membership- Crystal Matovich

VP of Ways and Means- Kara Abrameit

VP of Family Engagement- Elizabeth Perry

VP of Communications- Jennifer Wisniewski

Treasurer- Meranda Cambel

Secretary- Caroline Vyvial

CURRENT 2019/2020 PTA MEMBERS:

Attendees MUST register to attend, to allow the PTA to verify their membership. Once your PTA membership has been verified, KDE PTA will send you an email. This email will include instructions on how to join the meeting. Each member must register separately with their own unique email address to receive a ballot, including members who have multiple PTA members in the same household.

NON-PTA MEMBERS:

A non member can register, and be approved to attend as a guest. However, only members can vote on PTA business. A non-member who intends to run from the floor can register and be approved to attend as a guest, but will not be sent ballots for voting.

JOIN the 2019/2020 PTA:

If you are not a current 2019/2020 PTA member please go to www.joinpta.org; select Katy ISD under the school district, and select KDE PTA under the PTA. Please take a screenshot of the completed registration or receipt, and email it to president@kdepta.org . If you are joining we must have the screenshot or receipt 5 days prior to the meeting in order to be eligible to vote. The deadline to become a member and register is May 12th to ensure eligibility to vote at the May 19th meeting.

FLOOR NOMINATIONS:

On Wednesday April 23, 2020 the Executive Board voted to only accept notice of intent to run from the floor prior to the meeting. Notice must be received at least 5 days prior to the meeting. The ONLY way to run from the floor is to fill out the meeting registration Google Form included in this email. Registration and floor nominations MUST be received no later than May 12, 2020. There will be NO exceptions, and the ballots will be set after May 12, 2020.

MEETING INFORMATION:

The meeting will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time. In order to be accepted, you MUST have your first and last name in the profile so we are able to accept you into the meeting. If we can not verify the name, you will not be admitted. If ballot voting is necessary, ballots for each position will be sent out separately. Please make sure you have access to your registered email to receive ballots for voting. Do NOT log out of the meeting while voting. You must be present in the meeting in order to receive a ballot. The ballots will be open for 2 minutes to allow for your vote.

IMPORTANT DATES:

April 23rd- Nominating Committee Report posted to PTA Members

May 4th- Google Form Registration OPENS for Membership Meeting/Elections

May 12th- Google Form Registration ENDS and Floor Nomination CLOSES. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

May 19th – General Membership Meeting at 3:00pm via Zoom

MEETING RULES:

•   The chair gives the chance to speak to every member who wishes it. Pro and con speakers should be given alternating opportunities to speak, if possible, and all speakers should tactfully be kept to rules of order and to the question.
• Each member has two opportunities to speak to the motion. A member may exercise his or her first opportunity to speak and, then, after every other member has the chance to speak, may speak only once more.
• All statements must be addressed to the chair and not to another member.
• The chair recognizes a member who has not previously spoken to the motion in preference to one who has spoken.
• The chair does not enter into discussion. Should the President wish to debate, the chair must ask the Vice President to preside. He or she does not resume the chair until after the final disposition of the question under discussion. The President may vote when the vote would change the outcome (to make or break a tie) or when the voting is by ballot.
• Debate continues until no one wishes to speak or until someone moves to close debate.
• Members cannot close debate by shouting, “Question.” A member must seek recognition and make the motion properly and requires a 2/3 vote to pass. (“I move the previous question.”) 

Please register with the following link. Click here to register

Thank you,

KDE PTA

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