All these posts were in our "Sample Bylaws Sites" thread, so I moved them over here.
A few responses:
1. Sample Catholic scholl bylaws? Best bet: Google something like "HSA bylaws" (HSA is a very common name for a Catholic school PTO) or "St Mary's School + bylaws".
2. Yes, provided your bylaws don't specifically disallow it, most PTOs are allowed to support a bond fund vote. There are good reasons not to do that, but it's not prohibited.
3. Bylaws are typically not state-specific. Most any of the sample bylaws links you see in that other thread should be helpful to you.
4. Charter schools are somewhat different animals. Key thing is cooperation. Those folks making those pronouncements -- who put them in charge? Were they elected by parents? What do the organizing docs of your charter school say? Is your PTO a completely independent entity? Or part of the school? There are no PTO police or national regs to determine how it will work at your school. But there are best practices.
Can the school board of a charter school TELL our PTO what we HAVE to have in our by-laws? And can the board TELL us what we can NOT have in our bylaws?? Can the board TELL us that the school principal has to sign of on EVERY SINGLE EXPENDITURE- even small reimbursements? We currently have it that money can only be spent or reimbursed for items that have been approved in a vote. Is there a site for PTO that lists what we ABSOLUTELY have to do as the board says?
Are PTO's permitted to provide funds for pro-bond referendum materials or pro-school budget election materials? I was just curious if anyone knew anything about this subject.
