I'm faced with the stigma that as long as I have children in our school (my youngest is 2) I will always be "the go to gal" as far as the PTO is concerned.
As much as I try to offer new names and moms to call, I'm the first one they call.
I have even joked with the Principal "Will this all look good on a resume...you know when I grow-up and need a real paying job?"...she did chuckle and offered me a job!
In reality this is a volunteer job but (and those like me) will find you enjoy this MORE than the career or job you had before kids! I do!
"I've accomplished a lot that I thought we should do, set stuff in place for future things and to be honest, am feeling overwhelmed"
Talk to her. You'll never know unless you say something. Explain what you said in the quote, with the exception of feeling overwhelmed. Also add some of the comments from boysmom.
If she's a bit skittish about it, would you be willing to be available to help her until she gets settled in? That might be the reassurance that she's needs.
I would say that if you offer to help guide her and be available for questions, that might give her the confidence to do it. I know that I had someone who offered to give advice when I needed it and I didn't take advantage of her. It has been a great help.
This is year 1 for me as co-pres and I have learned a lot and gotten things going. I hope to continue next year, just to finish out somethings and actually get a whole school year from start to finish to know just what all there is.
I guess I already knew the answer, just needed to hear it. Right now we don't (that I'm aware of) have anyone that is interested in it. I have someone in mind that was new to the board this year and with great enthousiasm and enenergy - any ideas on getting her to take over?
I'm starting to think 2 years is a good limit for most PTO jobs. That gives you a year to learn the ropes and a year to try to improve upon your learning year, and then it's time to pass it along to someone with new ideas. Although, as ptohyeah says, sometimes it's tough to find someone to pass it along to!
If I knew someone else was interested I would definitely step aside. While, I still enjoy it, there's usually no one else willing to step up so you kind of get "stuck" for a couple of years. But, I would gladly let someone have a go at it if they wanted to. It's been a good experience.
