ok,, I am confused on 1 item,, WHY on earth would an outgoing prez feel distruaght? or like she didn't do a good enough job? it is well known in advance in our PTO that the prez is not going to be so for the entire school career of her/his children. for a couple reasons, 1. to allow other parents the chance to do something for their childs school, 2. to prevent burn out 3. to allow for fresh ideas. don't all do that? see I find it really odd that any pto/pta prez would feel they should hold the position for ever, and goodness this gal has a TON of positions!! is there a lack of parents that want these jobs? I see that in the school we are at. I wish you a ton of luck. Just reinforce to her that you repsect her way of being the prez for so long. aslo I agree she should be given the minutes just as all in the group should. but I don't feel that you should take your time if you don't have it to have a private meeting with just her, from experiance, that causes more problems then anything.. those improptu meetings.. yikes!
michelle
plw, i'm not quite sure what the problem is. i do know that several parents didnot like the way that things were being done however noone ever stepped forward when it was election time. i don't want to take anything away from her i thought that she did a good job however people get tired of the same thing and want to try some new. like the fundraiser it has been the same company for 3 years she wouldn't even give another company a chance to come and make a presentation even though quarenteed a bigger profit.she was not open to suggestions everytime something new was mentioned it was shot down.when i first accepted the nomination i was excited now i am thinking that i was nuts.she did not turn anything over till after school started then just gave me some boxes had no clue what to do with everything it was very unorganized. i didn't have a clue about how to do a newletter when i approached her i was told "its not my job anymore". i almost feel as though she doesn't want me to do a good job. we do have a good board though so hopefully it will eventually fall into place. if you have anymore suggestions i would appreciate it. oh and the way she will receive a copy of the last meetings minutes i was just so upset about how she left that i didn't want to talk to her and say something that i shouldn't have.
Unfortunately she is holding some important positions. As an outgoing president, I know it is difficult for us to let go. My question is - what is she having difficulty with. Her job is to decide on the fundraiser, and get members. Is there conflict on that front?
Change is a difficult thing for past presidents because it is the closest thing to a slap in the face as you can get. It means the job you did for the past four years was not adequate therefore - the changes. So if there are sweeping changes it must be difficult for her.
I know I say this over and over but... we all have one vote. If her vote is not enough for her then she will have to deal with it. Do try to find out what exactly her problem is though, and I certainly would not continue to reschedule meetings around her. You can take care of business in her absence as long as you have a quorum. We very often cannot get our whole board at every meeting.
I would also give her the minutes of the meeting. It will not help to leave her in the dark and as an officer, even if you miss a meeting or have to leave early, you should know what is going on.
Hi all! This is my first year as the PTA Pres. and so far I'm not sure if I will make it all year. The past Pres.(4yrs) is now the Vice Pres., fundraing chair, membership chair and so on.I believe that she is having difficulty in having someone in the Pres. position besides herself. Everything that I want to change she fights us on. When I first aboard I was nervous because the only other new person was the secretary, however I seem to have backing from some. For example we had a board meeting laast week reschedule 2x for her, and then she got mad and got up and left. We were stunned but went on with the meeting. What should I have done or said(she did tell me that because of everything going on in the nation that she couldn't concentrate), when she asked what she missed i wouldn't say anything if she really wanted to know she would of stayed. I am feelimg a bit discouraged right now and sure could use some encouragement, ideas, on what i could do to possibly make things run a littel smoother.THANKS!!!
