About Us

The name of this organization is the Shrewsbury Parent Teacher Group, Inc., an incorporated, non-profit organization of its members

The Policies of the Shrewsbury Parent Teacher Group are:

1.    The SPTG shall be non-commercial, non-sectarian, and non-partisan. It shall not endorse commercial enterprises, political parties or school board candidates. It may decide to accept corporate sponsorship by means of advertisements or donations; solicitation of such companies may only be made with the approval of the administration and in co-operation with the Board of Education of the Shrewsbury Borough School.

2.     Open communication shall be maintained between the group and the Board of Education and the Shrewsbury Borough School administration through SPTG Liaison.

3.     Members of the group acting individually or collectively may not act in the name of the SPTG or Shrewsbury Borough School without permission of the executive board.

4.    The group may raise funds and provide financial assistance in accordance with SPTG objectives.

       5.     The financial year shall run from 1 July to 30 June.

The objectives of the Shrewsbury Parent Teacher Group are:

1. To provide a support network to the students, the Shrewsbury Board of Education, faculty and administration and to promote unity between the parents, students, teachers and administration by encouraging cooperation and understanding within the school community.
    

2. To provide excellence in education through extracurricular activities, special projects and communications.
    

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the Shrewsbury Parent Teacher Group, Inc. is formed exclusively for charitable, and educational purposes, as specified in Section 50 1(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal income tax under code Section 501(c) (3).

Membership

1. Membership is open to any interested person (s)/ family (ies) who shall abide by the by-laws and shall have a child in the SBS system, a faculty member, or a staff member at Shrewsbury Borough School (SBS). 
    

2. Regular Membership - All parents and/or legal guardians of students who currently attend SBS and all current faculty and staff of SBS shall be eligible for membership in the organization. Regular Members shall have the right to attend and participate in all meetings and activities of the organization, but shall not have the right to vote or to hold office.
    

3. Voting Membership - All Regular Members who are current in the payment of annual dues shall be designated as Voting Members.

Meetings

1. SPTG meetings will be held at Shrewsbury Borough School on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the Media Center. 
    

2. All SPTG meetings are an open forum to the community. Any member of the Shrewsbury community, who wishes to, may attend the SPTG meeting. Non-members who wish to speak to SPTG, however, must inform the executive board of the SPTG indicating briefly the subject of their remarks 15 days prior to the meeting. Those who have not so informed the executive board will be NOT permitted to speak.
    

3. Any member’s new business to be brought before the membership must first be submitted in writing to the executive committee a minimum of 15 days prior to the meeting.
    

4. Acceptance of the SPTG annual budget will be voted by membership at the September meeting.
    

5. Meetings shall be governed and conducted in accordance with "Robert’s Rules of Order, rev".
    

6. A quorum shall consist of all attending members, regardless of numbers. A simple majority shall constitute a legal vote at any meeting.
    

7. Bills shall be approved within the limits of the annual budget.

Shrewsbury Parent Teacher Group complete bylaws