HOWARD B. BRUNNER PARENT/TEACHER ASSOCIATION


The Brunner PTA is a member of the National Congress of PTA's, the state PTA, the Union County PTA and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood PTA Council.  As such, the Brunner PTA accepts the following objectives:
  • To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship.
  • To raise the standards of home life.
  • To secure adequate laws for the care and the protection of children and youth.
  • To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
  • To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.

MEMBERSHIP

Anyone may join the Brunner PTA at any time during the year.  The dues are $6.00 per person per year.  We encourage membership of every parent as well as any other family members.

The Brunner PTA is an active organization, providing many volunteer services to our children's school as well as supporting other community organizations.

Also important to the PTA is providing good communication between the school and the home through the Parent Guide, the Beaver Byline, the school web site (www.spfk12.org/brunner) and special flyers.  PTA membership meetings, open forums and PTA board meetings provide additional opportunities to learn about and communicate with the school.

While our volunteer hours of service are most vital, the PTA also finds it necessary to sponsor fund-raisers to provide cultural arts programs, safety programs and summer school scholarships for our students just to name a few.

We hope that you will join the Brunner PTA and get involved in our many varied activities!

PTA GENERAL MEETINGS

Most General PTA meetings coincide with an evening event for the pleasure of parents and children alike.  Following is a list of meetings scheduled for the 2010 - 2011 school year:
  • Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - PTA Meeting / New Parent meeting @ 7:00 PM

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS

These meetings are attended by Brunner PTA officers and chairpersons of PTA committees.  Any member of the general PTA may attend an executive board session, but because the agenda is set prior to the meetings, any general member of the PTA who wishes to speak or provide input to an executive board meeting must contact the PTA President prior to the meeting date.

MEETING DATES (7:30 pm):

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 (joint)