Question: Teacher appreciation week

Who pays for the teacher appreciation gifts? Should that come out of the PTO acct. or should the officers pay for them out of pocket? We only have 4 officers and over 30 teachers and staff which is going to get expensive really fast.

Answers:

Community Advice

DMeganR writes:
We have it as a line item in our PTO budget.

Advice from PTO Today

Rose H writes:
Hi davisyellowjacket,

Groups tackle this in different ways. Some groups do have a line item in the budget, while others may do a specific fundraiser or request for donations. We also know that many groups do lots of Teacher Appreciation events very inexpensively. For example, parent groups host luncheons for teachers in which parents donate the food.

Here are some articles that have fun and inexpensive ideas:

6 Low Cost Teacher Appreciation Ideas

Last Minute Teacher Appreciation Ideas

Teacher Appreciation Done Right

Good luck!
Rose C.

Community Advice

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