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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former PTA board member here. Haven't read the whole thread but I think there are some misconceptions. The PTA doesn't have anything to do with the curriculum and the teachers don't want parent input about what they teach.  Period.  The PTA has a very limited mission.  The reason that some of you didn't see any educational volunteer opportunities at your back to school night is that the PTA doesn't control those opportunities. Individual teachers ask for volunteers to help in their classroom (can include helping kids with an assignment or photocopying or whatever help the teacher needs during the period you are there). Some teachers don't want any parents in the room (my dc once had a teacher who wouldn't accept volunteers b/c she was worried that the parents would discuss how other children were doing and gossip). Probably a valid concern.  If you want to volunteer in the art room, contact the art teacher.  If you have a special talent and want to do a program for the students, contact the principal, vice principal or school counselor.  The money the PTA raises does go to the cultural arts presentations which teachers typically appreciate and and the students love.  So it isn't all fluff.  If you don't want to support the PTA, that is your right. But stop criticizing it for not being educational -- those volunteer opportunities are there -- just not through the PTA.[/quote]

What would be an [b]example of a cultural art presentation?[/b] Does anyone know if the PTA money at [b]Janney[/b] goes to teacher [b]"teaching and management workshops"[/b] Like trips abroad or to other US cities for [b]"teaching or management enhancement"?[/b]

Because at Janney most families have at least 2 kids with a contribution of $1050 per family. [b]If even half the families contribute, that's 200K+-- WTF.[/b] How many "cultural arts presentations" can you have?[/quote]

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