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Annual Meeting Business

During the Power in Unity PTA 2025 Virtual Convention—Thursday, June 26 at 2 p.m. EDT—members of the voting body will have the opportunity to participate virtually in the live National PTA elections, as well as the debate and vote on proposed bylaws amendments and proposed resolutions.

Credentialed voters will need to be electronically present in the Zoom meeting to participate and vote during the meeting. 


Review the Proposed 2025 National PTA Convention Standing Rules to be adopted by members of the voting body.

Members of the voting body must pre-file amendments to the proposed bylaws amendments and resolutions by 5 p.m. EDT, June 24.

Stay tuned for important dates and information about writing labs for the proposed bylaws and resolutions, as well as a webinar for the voting body on the process for live debate and voting.


Who Can Vote

If you wish to vote during 2025 National PTA Virtual Convention and are not a member of National PTA governance, that is already part of the voting body per National PTA Bylaws, you will need to be selected as a state PTA delegate. You must register (including complete payment) for Virtual Convention by 11:59 p.m. PDT June 3, 2025, for your name to be part of the delegate selection process.

Contact your state PTA to learn about the process to become a state delegate. You will be notified on or around June 12 if you have been selected by a state PTA as a voting delegate. All registrants are urged to add Credentials@PTA.org to your safe-sender list to make sure you will receive all communication.

Credentialed voters will need to be electronically present in the Zoom meeting to participate and vote during the meeting.

All credentialed voters will receive an email the morning of June 26 with their Zoom log-in information to participate in live debate and voting. When you join General Meeting 2, please make sure your Zoom display name is in this format: First Name, Last Name, and State Abbreviation (i.e., Joe Smith, FL). Here is a short instructional video on how to change your display name in Zoom.

Convention attendees who are not members of the voting body will be able to view the General Meeting 2 in the Convention portal but will not be able to participate in debate and voting. 

Members of the voting body must pre-file amendments to proposed business by completing this 2025 motion form and emailing it to Amendments@PTA.org by 5 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 24. No motions will be accepted after 5 p.m. EDT June 24.



Important Dates to Remember

On or about June 12:

  • National PTA notifies individuals if they have or have not been named a state PTA delegate.

Monday, June 16
7 p.m. EDT

  • Join National PTA's Governance Committee and Resolutions Committee virtually for a writing lab with our parliamentarian to get help writing amendments on the proposed bylaws amendments and resolutions. Register now.

8 p.m. EDT

  • Session on how the live debate and voting will occur during virtual convention. Register now.

    • Please use the same email you used to register for the virtual convention.

    • You will receive an email from Invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com notifying the voting body a test ballot will occur during the webinar.

    • Please join as early as 7:30 p.m. EDT as we will be practicing verifying your voting credentials before you are let into the webinar. When you join, please make sure your Zoom display name is in this format – First Name, Last Name, and State Abbreviation (i.e. Joe Smith, FL). Here is a short instructional video on how to change your display name in Zoom.

Tuesday, June 24, 5 p.m. EDT

  • Deadline for all pre-filed amendments to proposed bylaws amendments and resolutions



Elections

The Nominating and Leadership Recruitment Committee (NLRC) announced slated candidates in February. National PTA Bylaws allow individuals to self-nominate for these positions. Consistent with the Elections Policy, as outlined in the Governance Policy Manual, individuals wishing to self-nominate must have been considered by the NLRC through the Letter of Interest. 


Candidates


Here is the list of candidates (slated and self-nominated) for election.

2025 Elected At-Large Board of Directors Candidates (2025-2028 Term)

NLRC-Slated

Tiffany Foster, North Carolina

Alvin Gainey, Alabama

Dee Hensley-Maclean, Montana

Helena Miller, South Carolina

Gerrod Tyler, Maryland

Mychael Willon, Virginia

Self-Nominated

Abdul Akbar, Georgia

Mindy Haas, Kentucky

Suzi Kennon, Texas

Jennifer Martinez, Florida

Marla Posey-Moss, Maryland

2025 NLRC Member Candidates (2025-2028 Term)

The candidates running for National Leadership Recruitment Committee are unopposed. Therefore, as per policy, they were not required to do a video. Their materials are posted below and we would encourage you to read them.

NLRC-Slated

Kathleen “Penny” Christian, Kentucky

Roberto Rijos, New York

Stephen Rudy, Idaho



Bylaws

Bylaws govern an organization’s operations and contain the basic rules relating principally to itself as an association.

The National PTA Bylaws outline the basic purpose of PTA, list basic policies of National PTA and provide a structure for how the PTA is set up. The bylaws also provide information on National PTA committee structure, the annual convention and amendment process. You can learn more about the National PTA Bylaws at PTA.org/Bylaws.

Please carefully review each of the proposed bylaws amendments listed below. In your review, please refer to the current National PTA Bylaws which were amended June 2024:

A video outlining the proposed bylaws amendments is available below.



Resolutions

National PTA resolutions are official documents outlining the opinion, will or intent of the association to address national problems, situations or concerns that affect children and require national action to seek resolution. You can learn more about National PTA resolutions at PTA.org/Resolutions.

Please review each of the proposed resolutions listed below. 

A video outlining the proposed resolutions is available below.



Proposed Bylaws Amendments and Proposed Resolutions Video


National PTA’s Governance Committee and Resolutions Committee review the proposed bylaws amendments and resolutions for convention this year.



How to Submit an Amendment

All amendments to proposed Convention business must include the completed 2025 motion form and be emailed to Amendments@PTA.org by 5 p.m. EDT June 24 in order for consideration during Convention.