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gr1
Jan 8 2006, 04:18 PM
FYI - No Prop A stipulations currently do not allow for PTA's/PTO to fundraise for cash toward operating expenses.

The difference between a PTO and PTA is simply that PTA's are part of the National PTA. There is no national organization which governs PTO's. National (and locally Michigan) PTA lobbies and advocates for laws... protecting children.

PTO's primarily concern themselves with what we normally see our local PTA unit do within the school. Events, fundraise for needed items...
A PTA unit must pay membership dues to the National and State PTA.
In Livonia, we pay about $4.75 between Membership to National, State and Livonia Council. Some believe it's not necessary, but the agencies do also provide training and assistance when needed, (specifically now when we'll be merging units and $.) A PTO would be on their own.

PTA's try to emphasize that their main purpose is to be advocates for children, but there are many different ways to do that. Raising $ for books for them to read at school, providing social opportunities... At a PTA conference, a speaker there said, "We are not banks for schools." Some administrators and staff automatically assume the PTA will buy it if they are asked to. It is up to the members of that unit to decide what purchases are made from their budget.


Does that clear it up?

PTA's are not banks for the schools? Will someone tell my school that :-)
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I just found out that the Adams' PTA wants to "merge/give" several thousand dollars of Adams' $ to the Roosevelt PTA, because they feel we are definitely moving to that school, and LI will definitely be in place.

In addition, not all of the children are going to Roosevelt, some are headed to Cooper/Emerson.

Our PTA is the one, which put in the $18,000 playscape in the Fall of 2005, which cannot be moved. Too bad the BOE did not send out a moratorium on large purchases, when they knew the plan was to close 7 schools.

I believe some principals "warned" their PTAs about waiting to make large purchases.

Get involved and advise your PTA to not "give" those thousands to anyone until later.

Why not just wait? Besides, those thousands are the parents' donated money. It should not be handled unwisely. PTAs handle a lot of money. Find out where your donations are going.

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I just found out that the Adams' PTA wants to "merge/give" several thousand dollars of Adams' $ to the Roosevelt PTA, because they feel we are definitely moving to that school, and LI will definitely be in place.

In addition, not all of the children are going to Roosevelt, some are headed to Cooper/Emerson.

Our PTA is the one, which put in the $18,000 playscape in the Fall of 2005, which cannot be moved. Too bad the BOE did not send out a moratorium on large purchases, when they knew the plan was to close 7 schools.

I believe some principals "warned" their PTAs about waiting to make large purchases.

Get involved and advise your PTA to not "give" those thousands to anyone until later.

Why not just wait? Besides, those thousands are the parents' donated money. It should not be handled unwisely. PTAs handle a lot of money. Find out where your donations are going.

Anna Krome

Be certain no money will be changed between PTA's until the end of this school year. All schools in which Adams children would be going to would potentially get money NOT just Roosevelt. Perhaps your PTA president could clarify for you.
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Nothing is supposed to happen with regard to merging PTA dollars until the end of our Fiscal Year, which for most PTA's is June 30.

This is what I understood Livonia PTSA council has advised.
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I just found out that the Adams' PTA wants to "merge/give" several thousand dollars of Adams' $ to the Roosevelt PTA, because they feel we are definitely moving to that school, and LI will definitely be in place.

In addition, not all of the children are going to Roosevelt, some are headed to Cooper/Emerson.

Our PTA is the one, which put in the $18,000 playscape in the Fall of 2005, which cannot be moved. Too bad the BOE did not send out a moratorium on large purchases, when they knew the plan was to close 7 schools.

I believe some principals "warned" their PTAs about waiting to make large purchases.

Get involved and advise your PTA to not "give" those thousands to anyone until later.

Why not just wait? Besides, those thousands are the parents' donated money. It should not be handled unwisely. PTAs handle a lot of money. Find out where your donations are going.

Anna Krome

Basically what you have heard is untrue. Adams is not planning to give Roosevelt thousands of dollars.
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