STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION
ELECTED POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, AS OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS
Stuyvesant Parents’ Association elections are held twice a year. PA Officers & non-Freshman School Leadership Team (SLT) parent delegates are elected in Spring for the upcoming academic year, July 1st through June 30. Members-at-Large and Freshman SLT parent delegates are elected in Fall, and join the PA Executive Board for the remainder of the term.
Position descriptions and duties for Fall Election positions:
Members-At-Large
Members-At-Large represent their respective class constituencies in the PA.
Members-At-Large will attend Executive Board Regular Meetings, General Membership Meetings and other PA events to support and make connections with PA members.
Members-at-Large must be actively involved in at least one PA committee of their choosing. Additionally, Members-at-Large may be asked to assist in the performance of such PA work as may be identified by the President.
School Leadership Team Delegates (elected in Fall for Freshman class)
The SLT is an advisory committee composed of teachers, students, administrators, and parents. The primary role is to develop the Comprehensive Education Plan and align the budget with the plan. In addition, the SLT tackles substantive issues as they arise, which in recent years has included: ethics, homework policies, social-emotional support, and health/safety issues.
School Leadership Team Delegates represent the PA on the School Leadership Team.
It is the responsibility of the School Leadership Team delegates to solicit issues and ideas from the Executive Board and the general membership, to attend SLT meetings, to represent to the SLT, as appropriate, issues and ideas raised by the Executive Board and the general membership, and to report back to the Board and the membership on the activities and progress of the School Leadership Team.