How much does it cost to join your PTA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$75. Funds a $40K budget that covers childcare during PTA and other adult night meetings, covers all the parties (back to school night, fall festival, a dance in winter, spring festival) and, most importantly, over 20K goes to teacher trainings and classroom supplies.

I'd happily pay more. Potomac.

Who do they pay to do this? My son's school gets middle schoolers who need service hours to do this for free. Just an idea.

[Anonymous]

My school is $20 per family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$75. Funds a $40K budget that covers childcare during PTA and other adult night meetings, covers all the parties (back to school night, fall festival, a dance in winter, spring festival) and, most importantly, over 20K goes to teacher trainings and classroom supplies.

I'd happily pay more. Potomac.

Who do they pay to do this? My son's school gets middle schoolers who need service hours to do this for free. Just an idea.

Oh, no, MS kid as a sitter is not good enough for the Potomac crowd. They want a licensed sitter who knows cpr, and has a degree in child psychology.

[Anonymous]

$25 but they really push for a $100 donation on top of that.

Potomac.

[Anonymous]

$20 per adult.

This is in the Silver Spring/Rockville area.

[Anonymous]

$250 per family, but many give more, upwards of $5,000 in some cases. Somerset.

[Anonymous]

$12 for individual or $20 for family - includes directory. Silver Spring.

[Anonymous]

$25. Bethesda ES in WC.

[Anonymous]

$10 at a Focus school.