Hey there!
This is my first post in this forum and I'm hoping someone has had expeience with this....
In 2 years, our school will be housing another school within our building. This was a district decision ~ not ours. Some parents are very upset about this, but I think inevitably we have to just accept it and go on. You know what I mean? The building ultimately belongs to the district and they have made their decision. Our school is one of the biggest in the district, however has the 3rd smallest population of students. So, honestly, it makes sense for us to "house" this other school. From what our Principal was telling us (at our last PTO meeting) that the other school is not happy about the situation either! They wanted their own building. They have to move out of their current building becuase it's very old and unsafe. (just to give a little background)
Anyway, my question is ~ has anyone else experienced this and how did it effect your PTO?
My thoughts are that it could possibly be a scheduling nightmare if not done right. As a PTO, we make out our scheduling dates for the following year in May of the previous school year. So, who gets priority? The housing school's PTO or the "other school"? Say, we want to have our Family Fun Night on a certain evening and the "other school" wants to have something else the same night? Obviously, the scheduling should be done simultaneously for both parties to get what they want, you know what I mean?
I guess, I'm just hoping someone here has some advice or suggestions!
Oh, and BTW, I'm the current President of the PTO and hope to be next year's Pres. as well. I will not be Pres. the year the change happens, but I'm just wondering how I can help make the process a little easier for the following year. Does that make sense?
Any response will be appreciated!
THANKS!
Laura
