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[quote=Anonymous]Janney's PTA requests contributions from all families called a "Student Support Fee". Others schools call it other names. I think it is about 600 for families with 1 child at the school, 1050 for families with 2 or more (I haven't paid yet this year, but I give as much as I can each year). Murch requests 355 per child (so 3 kids is over 1000). These are voluntary contributions and at Janney over 70 percent of families contribute some amount every year. At every PTA meeting I have ever been to families are encouraged to give what they can. Individual contribution amounts are never made public to the community and to be an actual member of the PTA the fee is 10 dollars. (At Murch it is $15) I have found the Janney PTA to be very transparent about what they spend the money on and every PTA meeting contains a finance update by the Treasurers. Budgets are approved each spring and changes to the budget are presented to the membership (who show up) at meetings. The PTA pays for many, many things including furniture, fixtures, text books, computer support, iPads, supplies, gardens, teacher professional development, visiting artists, assemblies, some staff salaries not covered by DCPS, enrichment programs (band, musicals, etc) and provides scholarships for kids to take after school classes at the school when families apply - these class offerings have increased over the past year to include dance, tutoring, language, yoga, art, etc. The list is endless. Take a look. There is a reason the budget is so high. The budget is created every year after DCPS provides their budget to the school and crafted in such a way that and the funds are spent to compliment what DCPS provides. The funds also provide the school the flexibility to keep buying necessary supplies when DCPS freezes the school budget - which happens almost every year. When the budget of each school is frozen, the school cannot buy paper, pens, paint, etc. Salaries are paid, but that is about it. NW schools need PTA funds to keep the school day going when the DC government can't. Every PTA is a group of working and non-working parents who get very close - because they spend so much time together - but I have never been to a meeting where this "clique" was not begging for help from anyone who would listen.[/quote]
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