In our district it's not uncommon for the PTO of any new school to send a letter to the others soliciting help to get started. The letters we have received are generally very friendly but don't state an amount.
We usually send a token amount, anywhere from $50-$200. Not everyone contributes. We wouldn't send a large amount, as our thought is they are just needing a little startup money to buy supplies and tide them over until they can begin their own programs and fundraisers.
I don't think it would be a problem to send such a letter as long as their participation is voluntary.
Although, as a parent or a PTO leader, I'd be wondering how this was going to work. It seems like your functions will overlap. Are you going to have fundraisers that hit the entire population of all schools? Will all your special ed families be hit up twice, once by their school PTO and once by the Special Education PTO?
Hopefully you have specific goals and targets and plan to coordinate activities with the other PTOs. You might want to think through these things before you write the letter.
Hello. I would like any PTO members opinion and input on this question.
Some background. We are setting up a new district wide Special Education PTO that will serve 12 school buildngs.
My question is since we will be serving all the schools in the ditrict, is it appropriate to ask each of these 12 individual PTO's for a contribution to help aid us in start up costs?
If the answer is that it is appropriate, how much should we ask for from each school
