PTO Today Article
What Every Secretary Should Know
The secretary’s role is more than just taking minutes and posting the meeting agenda.
Downloadable
Parent Group Secretary Job Description
An outline of weekly and monthly tasks, characteristics of a good PTO or PTA secretary, and other job requirements.
Expert Guide
Secretary's Toolkit
This comprehensive guide will help both new and veteran secretaries do the job more effectively and efficiently, with information and templates to prepare for meetings, write letters, communicate with members, and more.
Topic Page
Meetings and Robert's Rules
Ideas, tools, and articles to help make your PTO's or PTA's meetings more effective and efficient.
Board Member Job Duties
How To Take Meeting Minutes
Get the ABCs about what to write down (and what not to), plus tips to make the group secretary job easier.
Minutes
PTO Minutes Approval Process Printable
Step-by-step guide to take you through the minutes process, from taking them to publishing them and getting them approved.
PTO Today Article
Email Communication Tips
How to use email effectively while avoiding common pitfalls that lead to miscommunication and misunderstanding.
Organization
PTO Record-Retention Rules
This checklist is based on IRS rules and includes guidelines for how long to keep some of the most common types of PTO and PTA paperwork.
PTO Today Article
Organize Your PTO Work
Parent group leaders share their favorite organization tips for order and efficiency.