We have decided to start a PTO at my daughter's school. It's a small school--less than 350 kids total. My husband started talking with other parents and called me saying...'guess who I nominated for president'! EEEEKKKK! I've never done this before...I'm starting on research, but I'd like 'real world' help, not text book help. Any advice given would be greatly appreciated!
2006-11-06 04:13:00 · 2 answers · asked by Jen-Jen 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
recommend starting by asking yourself, "What are the biggest problems and/or concerns in our school as seen by the parents?"
you can use the passion from the parents to get further recruits (parents) to help you....assign each problem a chair person to find their own committee members.
by targeting what everyone sees as a problem, you will get more respect for your initiative, better buy-in and more participation.
congrats and good luck.
2006-11-06 04:17:15 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a link all about PTO's. It's a job for many parents.
http://www.ptotoday.com/index1.html
2006-11-06 04:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋