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Need Help Beating the School Mom-click!
Asked by D.S. from Denver
on May 22, 2009
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Hello moms I need some help!
At my sons school there is a click of moms that have really thrown their weight around for the last few years. I have managed to stay cle...
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- Our PTA just finished raising over $150,000 this year! We do a direct giving party. The booze and food is donated, we have families provide their homes and the staff...
- I don't know about the PTA, but kudos to you for not giving in to the peer pressure! What a great example for your boys. I wish you the very best for this next year!
- One of the fundraisers I liked was the "door to door no more" where they just asked for a donation ( they suggested $100 per kid), I happily made the donation because ...
PTA: To Volunteer or Not to volunteer....That Is the Question!
Asked by A.L. from Detroit
on March 19, 2008
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I currently sit on the PTO Board at my childrens school. We are an ESL school, so I don't find it too perplexing that parental involvement is down due to communicatio...
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- A., I think it depends upon the group dynamics whether a PTO Board is a success or failure. I've not officially been involved with the PTO, but I have several conversa...
- I'm a FT working mom of 2 (13 & 18). When my kids were elementary school as well as HS, I wanted to be involved so much to help my kids schools. I would chair fund ...
- Hi A....I'm the mother of 4 daughters (now adults) - my reason for involvement was to have reason to be at the school...gave me great insite as to what was new and the...
PTA Is Only for Parents?
Asked by S.S. from Pittsburgh
on December 5, 2008
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At my daughters schools the general PTA meetings are held every other month. I have been a member for 3yrs now and have only seen one teacher attend a meeting and that...
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- I go to 2 different PTA meetings. One for elementary and one for middle school which I have attended 2 meetings each. For middle school there were no teachers there ...
- When my kids were in public school, the PTA meetings seemed to exist only to talk to parents about getting their kids to sell things to raise money for the school. Th...
- I'm a teacher and honestly I already do so much for my students and their families. Beside having a family of my own, I also have many meeting to attend each month so...
How Do You Deal with the Groupie PTA
Asked by K.B. from Seattle
on June 15, 2008
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I would really like to know if any of you have or are dealing with this. The PTA I belong to really have its groupies. Most of them are very nice and I enjoy talking w...
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- It is unfortunate that grown women are still acting like that! I too will be dealing with the school years and want to be involeved at my son's school, I have came ...
- I am not sure how your PTA works in your area, but ours is an after scool thing where these parents help with budget, and fundraising get togethers and such. There ia ...
- I just want you to know that I support you, and those stupid clique-y ladies need to grow up! I don't have any real good advice except to keep you head up. You are b...
PTA Meetings?
Asked by S.G. from Dallas
on September 8, 2008
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OK, my son started Kindergarten this year and tonight is the first PTA meeting. My youngest is not feeling well and didn't get his nap today. The 5 year old doesn't ...
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- I am on the board of an elementary school in Mansfield. No, you will not miss out on anything EXTREMELY important. You get alot of information at these meetings and ...
- S., It does depend on the school and being form PTA President I would encourage you to go to the next meeting and as many as you can get to. Some PTA's do programs...
- Most likely if it was the first general meeting youwill not miss a whole a bunch. Whenyou have time find out what your PTA offers, how they contact general membership...
