Have to agree with LUVMYKIDS, cards sure, but buying them a gift using PTA funds, probably not a good idea. Is is educational or charitable? It is not normal for a PTA to buy gifts on a regular basis using PTA funds. The PTA money should be used for items for the school or the children, not for the personal benefit of anyone. If you need back-up consult your bylaws. It should state under Basic Policies, something like "No part of the net earnings or the organization shall insure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, directors or other private persons" etc.
Perhaps you can have a class make something as a gift or if your unit wants to continue to do so, they can organize a collection amongst themselves to pay for them.
Using PTA funds is a No-No!
This year our ptc is buying one cake a month to celebrate all teachers and staff birthdays for the month. We all the officers believe that teachers and staff should be appreicated more than just the one week a year that is dedicated to teacher appreication week. But other than that our teachers and staff have a social club. they pay for retirement gifts, illness' funerals, baby births and so forth out of this, but the ptc doesn't have anything to due with this. One of teachers runs this. You might want to find out if your school has something like this, if not talk to the principal or one of the teachers you know pretty well and suggest it.
I could see sending a card, but not buying gifts. If someone brought up this idea at our PTO meeting, it would get nixed. We work hard to bring in the funds and we want them to go toward improving the educational opportunities for our children. It's very nice to recognize people on birthdays and holidays so they know how much you value them, but this seems a little much.
Hi everyone. I have served on our PTA for three years now. I just recently found out that we pay for birthday and christmas gifts for the principal and vice principal and possibly others out of pta funds. Is this normal? I feel it's wrong because this is money raised by local parents and communities to provide for the school. This has apparently being going on for a while now. Should i say something or if it's normal for pta? Please advise
