I like this figure. $0.00 We opened our new school 9 years ago. When we started, we drew students from 3 different elementary/middle schools. From those schools we received nothing. But then again, we didn't need it. We were a new thing, a cute cuddly puppy that everyone wanted to play with. We had over 50 members on average at our first meetings. This was the place to be and people were willing to get invovled.
Now unless this new school is built in a high poverty area (which really doesn't seem to happen) this school is going to be trying to beat away the parents with a stick. Stick to your guns. I don't know what your offer was, but anything over $5000.00 is way too generous. And don't give it to the new principal - wait until a board has been elected and an account established - at that point feel free to cut the check/make the transfer.
Your new PTO board will love you for it. And truthfully, you'll never really be working with that principal so what does it matter what they think. Good Luck
We are faced with a similiar issue in our school. I believe in helping the new school-to a certain point. We are contributing an amount that will assist the new school in obtaining their corporation status and liability insurance (to get their business started).
It truly is not about how much each student raised as compared to how well these students benefited from the current year fund raising. Some persons believe we should give a percentage based on the number of students that were transferring to the new school though we came up with the same conclusion time after time. The funds raised this year were used this year for the benefit of everyone in this school.
My suggestion would be to divide the amount you raised last year by the number of students in the school. That will give you a by student value. Multiply the # of students departing by the amount you've determined was raised for each student's benefit and then donate that amount. I don't think it is possible to fairlly say that "those parents didn't help raise the money" since it isn't about the strength of individual participation of the group; it is about the strength of the participation of the whole. Not sure how much we're talking about here but since the amount offered was contested I suspect the suggestion above is a fair way to determine the amount donated.
I am the newly elected president of our PTO. Our school is splitting in the fall to a new school. We are offering an amount of money to the new principal for their PTO to get started. A "start up" fund, if you will. The principal of the new school is not happy with the amount we are offering. We feel that it is generous since the participation of those families has been low to non-existent. The funds that we raised this year have been from the families staying at the school and would not be fair to those families to give half of it away.:confused: Does anyone have experience with this position. Our by-laws do not cover this subject. Any advice?
