PTA and Parent Association fees -- poll
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Anonymous
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I think the idea of the PTA helping to defray school cost is a good one. 100 bucks doesn't sound unreasonable at all.... What is unreasonable, however is that if you can't afford to pay, or if for some reason you don't choose to financially support the school via the PTA that you would not be permitted to be a voting member. (voting presumably on more than just how the dues is ultimately spent).
Are there other schools besides Yu Ying that require the payment of dues to be a voting member... I am sure they are not the only school That has difficulty getting parents to pay the supply fee. What do other school PTAs do? |
Anonymous
| I'm at a loss...the PTA is optional to join, correct? Just like neighborhood watch or any other group formed for public benefit...If they have rules about who can vote, I don't see a problem... |
Anonymous
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I totally believe in financially supporting my DCPS, but Parents shouldn't have to pay in order to have a vote in matters concerning their child at a public school. Period.
Organizations have rules and if you don't like the rules, then you shouldn't join. I agree with that in some contexts, but not when it comes to a public school PTA. Why would a public school parent association even want to have a rule that could potentially result in less participation and less inclusion on the part of all of the students and their families? |
Anonymous
| KIPP' Benning Campus. $10/family. |
Anonymous
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Hold on, people: It's not a PTA, it's a PA, and an independent 501 C3 to boot---meaning the school does not control this entity and has no say over the PA's efforts. So if you have a problem, it's not with the administration or YU YING---it's with the independent Parent Association whose bylaws were voted on by everyone/anyone who chose to participate. So quit your attacks on the school.
And to the original poster---nice job on bringing the whole DCUM population into your school's business instead of working through the school itself. |
Anonymous
| Eaton has an HSA but everyone is a member and can vote. They ask for $400 per child for supporting school wide initiatives. They also are a 501 c3 but don't have the conditional voting qualifier. |
Anonymous
A little passive aggressive but a nice job. Understand perfectly why you felt the need to bring it to DCUM so you're not the only one. |
Anonymous
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Janney is $10 to join the PTA.
Their suggested contribution is then $550/child but this has nothing to do with PTA membership or voting privilege. |
Anonymous
As a YY parent, I knew from the thread title where this was coming from, but am interested in the responses about policies of other PTA/PAs throughout the city. It appears that YY is fairly unique in the "pay to play" "pole tax". My experience is that most folks who bother to come and vote have already paid, and that tracking this stuff is a headache, and that there is no point to "catch" the couple of families who might vote while not paying. But, I didn't go to the meeting on the bylaws, guess I live with the outcome. |
Anonymous
| Eastern is 5.00 |
Anonymous
Good question. Obviously, they don't want full participation. |
Anonymous
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The term "PTA" is a registered trademark of the national PTA organization. If your organization is a "PTA" then it has to be a member of the DC State PTA, and has to pay dues to the state chapter and the national organization for each member. In DC, the dues are $5 per member, with $1.75 of that going to the national. At my school the PTA dues are $5, a pass-through of the state dues. In theory you have to be a member of the PTA to vote in PTA elections, but I have never seen any attempt to enforce that. The PTA also conducts LSAT elections as a courtesy to the school, and those are open to all parents.
In addition to the $5 dues, my PTA asks for $65 per child to cover the cost of supplies purchased by the PTA, and $150 per family plus $50 per child to help fund PTA activities. This is voluntary. |
Anonymous
| One option is to hound those who don't pay. I agree that many families who can well afford it don't pay. Often out of laziness. I know I hadn't done it until I got a reminder letter. I also see families that live in nice areas/homes complain about aftercare costs. I just thank my lucky stars it is even around -- it was not when I was young. |
Anonymous
Hounding. What a productive use of time. |
Anonymous
| Janney is 500 per child, $1050 max per family. |