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SPF PTA Council promotes 10 standing committees that serve children in all 8 public schools and, at times, in St. Bartholomew Inter-Parochial School as well. 

Each committee has a chairperson and/ or co-chairperson. Other members of the committee are the chairperson(s) from individual school. 

The district chairperson and/or co-chairperson are appointed by the President and approved by the Council at its October meeting to serve a term of one year. No chairperson can serve more than two years consecutively.

The chairperson and/ or co-chairperson attends all Council meetings and reports all committee recommendations and actions to Council. All committees meet on a regular basis with one week's notice from the chairperson for such meetings. Prior to the close of the school year, each committee has a joint committee meeting for incoming and outgoing members to facilitate a smooth transition of responsibilities.

All district committee actions are approved and sponsored by Council.

Any committee that requires funds from individual PTAs collects and administers such monies by the PTA Council Treasurer with the exception of the YPT that administers its own funds. All committee expenditures are accounted for by the committee chairperson to the Council Treasurer via an itemized report prior to the May Council meeting.

Chairperson 2008-2009 : Kathy Shelus

The Chemical Dependency Committee services as a forum for the coordination and exchange of PTA sponsored activities to help deal with the problem of chemical dependency of young people. The chairperson keeps the Council advised of information and action proposed affecting the health & welfare of children.

This Committee conducts extensive district-wide work:  They 

• support assembly programs about avoiding substance abuse
• manage the annual spring Purple Ribbon awareness campaign
• promulgate the purple Hearts and Hands appeals from young schoolchildren exhorting high school seniors to avoid substance abuse, before the prom
• arrange Caring Candles to greet the returning busloads of seniors at the end of Project Graduation.  
• Each district school, and St. Bartholomew School, contribute toward this committee's activities.
  

For detailed information regarding the committee, please visit the Chemical Dependency page.

The Cultural Arts Committee serves as a forum for the coordination and exchange of PTA sponsored cultural arts activities throughout the district.

Representatives from each school's Cultural Arts Committee gather a few times in the year.  They exchange information about excellent assembly programs. The meetings offer an opportunity to coordinate performance dates with a potential for cost savings.  They occasionally meet with representatives from adjacent districts to pool resources and explore regional-booking discounts.

The Gifted and Talented Committee serves as a forum for the exchange of information and concerns as they affect the gifted child. The chairperson keeps the Council advised of information and action proposed affecting children who fall within this category in our school system.

The Health Committee is comprised of a representative from each PTA within the district.  The committee addresses health related issues that pertain to the school aged child.  The committee corresponds via e-mail unless a significant issue develops that would necessitate a formal meeting. The committee works collaboratively with the School Nurses.  The
Chairperson of the committee has full voting privileges and submits a report at each of the four yearly council meeting."

The District Legislative Team (DLT) serves as a forum for the exchange of pertinent legislative information. The chairperson, through Committee recommendation, keeps the Council advised of legislation affecting the welfare of children and schools and any other pertinent legislation pending or passed.

For detailed information regarding the committee, please visit the DLT page.

Chairperson 2008-2009 : Karyn Steele

Presidents' Committee has the charge of sharing and disseminating information among all local PTA units within the district in a timely manner. 

For detailed information regarding the committee, please visit the Presidents' Committee page.

The Safety Committee consists of a chairperson and/ or co-chairperson, the safety chairperson or his/ her alternate from each local PTA unit, and a representative from the Scotch Plains & Fanwood Police Departments respectively. It serves as a forum for the exchange of concerns affecting the safety of children and for the coordination of PTA sponsored safety activities throughout the district.  The chairperson and co-chairperson attend all SPF School Safety Council meetings. The chairperson keeps the Council advised of information and action affecting the safety of children.

The SPF Council Safety Committee were instrumental in the extensive safety report preparation and follow-up in 2002, that dovetailed with the renovation and expansion of the district schools.

For detailed information regarding the committee, please visit the Safety page.

The Scholarship Committee chairperson and/ or co-chairperson of SPFHS also serves as the scholarship chairperson for Council. The chairperson can not be a parent to a student currently applying for scholarship through the SPF Scholarship Foundation. The chairperson facilitates PTA support and communication with the Scholarship Foundation. Following the scholarship presentations, an annual report detailing the awards is made to the Council.

For detailed information regarding the committee, please visit the Scholarship page.

The Website chairperson will be responsible for maintaining the Council web site and keeping it updated with the latest information.

YPT representatives plan a series of professional performances for winter weekends, to offer our youngest school children excellent entertainment (dance, musicals, puppetry, dramatized stories, magicians, musicians) at moderate prices. It was first introduced into our community through the PTA Council of Scotch Plains-Fanwood in 1974-75.  For over 25 years, this non-profit organization made up of parent volunteers from five elementary schools have brought affordable live performances to children in their own backyards.  

The Young People's Theatre (YPT) committee consists of a chairperson and/ or co-chairperson, treasurer and three YPT representatives from each participating school. The chairperson and treasurer are elected by the YPT committee in May and approved by the Council at the October meeting. The term of office for the chairperson and treasurer is for one year and no officer may serve for more than two consecutive terms. If the committee is unable to elect a chairperson and/ or treasurer, the President of Council appoints these positions. 

The President of individual schools appoints three representatives to serve on a rotating basis.

YPT submits its budget for the coming year and year-to-date treasurer's report to the Council President by April 30. At the May Council meeting, the budget is submitted for approval and the year-to-date financial report is presented. YPT's books are given to the Council Treasurer by June 30 for audit which is completed and reported on at the September Council meeting.

Roster 2008-2009

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