Hi!
I'm a member of a recently elected board of a new PTO. We have a few board members who have been involved with committees before the PTO was officially started.
We have a few committee members who do not want the board members at the meetings. They say it is a conflict of interest and members may not say things if we're there. They also think we would influence the votes in the committees. We said we would not vote on committee business and are not chairpersons. They still think it's a problem. We're parents who want to help that's all. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. We don't have bylaws yet. There was a survey/ballot that asked about board members being committee chairs and it was voted only if there was no other volunteer to be a chair. there was not question regarding membership.
Thanks,
Beth McGoldrick
new pto treasurer