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[quote=Anonymous]PTAs have a tough time.  They try to add enrichment that the school should really be doing but moco does not fund.  Yes - sometimes things go to pet projects and yes sometimes a new parent is frozen out.  Such is life.  They can't hand off annual fundraiser to a newbie, so they basically test you out at lower tier jobs.  It might not be official or even cognitive but it is true.  For every event, they have a tight timeframe to gear up and if someone signs up and then bails it is challenging to triage.  Plus - as a prior poster said, they get pilloried for every snafu.  It's a volunteer organization with limited authority and lots of expectations loaded in by parents "the pta should really do x".   A recipe for disappointment.  That said, volunteer and help out in ways that make you as a parent happy, but don't imagine it will be a model of efficiency, enlightenment or risk taking.  For me, it is really all about my kid knowing I care about and invest in her school.  Plus - I don't mind making sure I know the teachers and school staff.  just because something is imperfect does not mean it can't do modest good. [/quote]

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