Nottingham Elementary 2025 Bylaws Approved By Order of the Texas PTA Board of Directors

ARTICLE I – NAME

The name of this nonprofit association shall be the Nottingham Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in Houston, Texas. It is a Local PTA organized under the authority of Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers (Texas PTA), a branch of National Congress of Parents and Teachers (National PTA). The IRS assigned EIN is 237092266. The assigned Texas PTA ID number is 5116.

ARTICLE II – Purposes

Section 1. Purposes. The purposes of Nottingham Elementary PTA, in common with National PTA and Texas PTA, are: to promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, places of worship, and throughout the community; to raise the standards of home life; to advocate for laws that further the education, physical and mental health, welfare, and safety of children and youth; to promote the collaboration and engagement of families and educators in the education of children and youth; to engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of all children and youth; and to advocate for fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.

Section 2. Awareness. The purposes of National PTA, Texas PTA and this PTA are promoted through advocacy and education in collaboration with parents, families, teachers, educators, students, and the public; developed through conferences, committees, projects, and programs; and governed and qualified by the basic principles and policies set forth in the Basic Principles article and the Basic Policies article.

Section 3. Federal Status. This PTA is organized exclusively for the charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Article III – Basic Principles

The following are basic principles of this PTA in common with those of the National PTA and Texas PTA: This PTA shall be noncommercial, nonsectarian, and nonpartisan. This PTA shall work to engage and empower children, families, and educators within schools and communities to provide quality education for all children and youth, and shall seek to Page 2 of 14 B. C. D. A. B. C. A. B. A. participate in the decision-making process by influencing school policy and advocating for children's issues, recognizing that the legal responsibility to make decisions has been delegated by the people to boards of education, state education authorities, and local education authorities. This PTA shall work to promote the health and welfare of children and youth, and shall seek to promote collaboration among families, schools, and the community at large. Commitment to inclusiveness and equity, knowledge of PTA, and professional expertise shall be guiding principles for service in this PTA.

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