A PTO Manual has been put together for the new President coming in. I know how I felt when I became President no notes, no nothing. The smoother the transition the better for the school and board. Through out this whole year I have put data into the manual. Helpful Hints, forms,
vendors, event forms, IRS info, events that are sponsored by PTO, numbers for district officials.
Hi. As outgoing Pres. I think you should hand over your notes (presuming you have some). You might also want to type up a brief outline of the things you did and also contact persons names, phone numbers, etc. Whatever you think you would have liked when you took office. As for next year, why dont you do something like Secretary, this way you would still be involved (as well as have an executive vote!), and could volunteer on different committees, depending on how much time you have. As for me, I've decided to do Programs. I've put together a little binder with Parent Ed. seminars, Science programs and Arts programs. I'm excited about it! In fact, I probably have too much stuff I want to schedule. I think its important to get parents educated on different topics. Many of the people I've contacted said they'd speak for free (YAHOO!). So my only cost will be refreshments.
I'm going to be the new president next year so I'm writing this from my perspective. I would like to know what you did, what activities worked and what didn't, details of who to call about items pertaining to the position, and any other helpful information you can pass on. What I don't want, and believe me I've received this by the boatload already, is how hard the job will be, who to avoid, bad situations I'll encounter, the unGodly number of phone calls I'll receive, and any other negative thing you can come up with. The more positive you can make things, the better the new president will feel about doing his/her new job. They'll be more apt to call with questions. They'll be more open to your suggestions. Etc... As for being the VP, on our board that position is just as busy as the President. Does your board have a Parent Advisor post? That would be perfect. As for talking to the principal, just let him/her know what is going on, but I do have a word of warning. You will need to be clear about not being the PTO President. You could cause hard feelings if the any of the staff came to you about PTO matters that wasn't in your scope of responsibility. Some people can be very territorial and you don't want to hurt your working relationship with the new president! Good luck on whatever new endeavor you choose! :cool:
I am the current President of our PTO, but next year I want to still be on the Board maybe as VP but not President. What do I need to get together for our new Pres. for next year. I still want to be involved but with maybe half the stress of this year. I have a full time job and two kids in different schools, so I would like to cut back at one so I can do more at the other. I want to get everything in order to make it easier on the new President to take over my responsibilities. how can I make the transition as easy as possible on her? But at the same time cut back a little on my time spent at the school. Right now I spend about 2 hours a day working on the stuff for PTO, and I think my boss is tired of all the missed time at work. Oh, and how do I break it to our principal that I will not be President next year, but I will still be around? Any advice will be helpful
Thanks Rhonda
