PTSA Donations

[Anonymous]

If you donate to your school’s PTSA, how much do you donate? Not just dues but over and above annual dues.

[Anonymous]

Zero, no accountability or transparency for how the money is spent and they are constantly asking for food and other donations when they bring in a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

We donate $500 a year.

[Anonymous]

$100-200

[Anonymous]

$150/year/student for us. They do a lot for the school, particularly in terms of teacher appreciation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zero, no accountability or transparency for how the money is spent and they are constantly asking for food and other donations when they bring in a lot of money.

Have your thought of joining the board?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zero, no accountability or transparency for how the money is spent and they are constantly asking for food and other donations when they bring in a lot of money.

Have your thought of joining the board?

I’ve been on boards and ran things very differently. I’ve done my time. Still help with former schools.

[Anonymous]

The PTSA budget is passed at a meeting. Attend and you'll see the proposed budget and even get to vote for or against it

[Anonymous]

All the great things a school has? It's usually because of the PTSA spending on those things, so not giving only hurts the students

[Anonymous]

Sounds like most people do not donate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zero, no accountability or transparency for how the money is spent and they are constantly asking for food and other donations when they bring in a lot of money.

Same, absolutely zero. Very cliquish group also. Will not donate anything.

[Anonymous]

I keep reading this as PTSD Donations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like most people do not donate?

I buy stuff directly for teachers regularly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep reading this as PTSD Donations.

That's after you were an officer.

[Anonymous]

If more families donated $100 per kid, our schools would be transformed. Particularly our DCC schools which have much weaker, less funded PTAs compared to the W schools.