School board writing PTO’s bylaws?
Our school board is currently reorganizing and has decided the PTO should be reorganized, as well. The...
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Is e-postcard necessary?
Does our PTO need to file an e-postcard with the IRS? Our gross receipts are less than $25,000 a year....
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Independent 501(c)(3), or part of the school?
We are a fairly new school. Our principal informed us that we have to obtain our own 501(c)(3) status...
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PTO at a for-profit school?
Is it true that a PTO cannot use its funds to support a for-profit school? Is there a difference between...
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Revising bylaws: Just the board, or all parents and school administration?
Who needs to be present to revise our bylaws? Just PTO officers and directors or teachers, parents, and...
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Petty crimes included in bylaws?
We are rewriting our bylaws right now. An incident involving a parent stealing from a local grocery store...
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Can PTO use funds to support referendum?
Our school district has had a referendum come to ballot five times over the past four years. Each time,...
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Create PTO before new school is open?
Our new school isn’t due to open until September (fingers crossed). A group of us wants to get started...
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Does scholarship program violate bylaws?
A request has been made to our PTO to help fund a scholarship for a senior at our local high school....
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How to prove our new group is “official”?
We have just recently set up our PTO. How do you prove to people you are official? We wanted to display...
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