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"illegal" for PTO to pay for needy kids' school trip?
Our elementary school (in NJ) used to have a PTA. Earlier this year, we switched and became a PTO. The...
Asked by chassett in Finance & Budget

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Sponsor
Is a Parent Council allowed to sponsor sports teams outside the school?
Asked by melissaj in Events, Programs, & Activities

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Where does your organization keep money from fundraisers until you are able...
We are having an issue with our PTO. We operate seperately from the school, and maintain our own bank...
Asked by dakajazz23 in Events, Programs, & Activities

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Time for Elections
When is the best time to hold elections for PTO positions. After running ads in our last two newsletters...
Asked by ERMS PTO in Elections & Transition

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PTO Website
I have been elected as our schools PTA president, but we will switch to a PTO this school year. One of...
Asked by Davesjeep in Communications

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Looking for schools in Hillsborough County, FL that have switched from PTA...
We're pretty sure that switching from PTA to PTO would be the best thing for our school, but before we...
Asked by woubie in Elections & Transition

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Room Parent "job Descriptions"
Does anyone have a "job description" for your "room parents" I have preschool K3 through 12th grade...
Asked by ptfmom in Volunteers & Involvement

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Does anyone use a blog site or other for pto discussions
Instead of 1000 emails back & forth, anyone know of a good blog site where we can all go to to discuss...
Asked by Denisempi in Communications

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fundraising software
Do you have any software providers that you can recommend we use to plan and work through out school...
Asked by jdavismax1 in Fundraising

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Scrapbook Day Fundraiser
Has anyone done a Crop Day as a Fundraiser? If so- how did it go? Did you have vendors? How much did...
Asked by ptfmom in Fundraising