The on going saga of starting a pto at a private school.
A little background info.: Our school board currently runs all fundraising events and every suggestion or idea gets voted on by the school board.
The school has recently hired a development consultant who is in the process of restructuring the school board.
Starting Sept. 1st we will initiate a development team which will be made up of the following committees; fundraising, enrollment, public relations, database, financial, education and events.
The current school board has approved the idea of a PTO and in an effort to define how the PTO will work with the new committees they have proposed that the PTO will be a seperate committee.
HERE IS THE QUESTION--- what are your thoughts on the description that the board has made up on what the PTO committee will do.
" this committee will help to fill the other committees with volunteers. They will also provide volunteers for specific events such as the auction.They will carry out the ideas, the other committees cannot handle, plus they may bring ideas to the various committees. In addition, any funds raised would be for a specific project and all monies would go through the school's general fund."
I SHOULD ADD THAT I HAVE TOLD THE BOARD THAT I HAVE 22 PARENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE PTO .
I have never been to a PTO --but after much research this does not sound like what a PTO typically does at a school.
any advice on how to diplomatically reply to this suggestion?

[ 06-26-2004, 02:23 AM: Message edited by: allora ]