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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been at two elementary schools in the past few years. The first one had a wonderful, inclusive, and very transparent PTA. They appreciated help and I was always happy to volunteer because everyone was so nice. The second one has a PTO that is the polar opposite. They don't have public meetings, they don't have a newsletter, and they don't seem to want or appreciate help (I was micro-managed and treated like I was this person's employee, not a volunteer who was donating her time to help her child's school), so I'm never volunteering again![/quote]

+1 Our FCPS PTA was full of friendly welcoming parents who were happy to have volunteers for a variety of committees and activities but were not controlling. Not a clique.
We moved to a new school last year with a PTO that spends a lot of time defending that they are not a clique. They are. I tried to sign up to volunteer but they "put me on a list" and never followed up. I reached out once more to see if my name was lost and it wasn't. Then they beg for volunteers publicly so they can look like martyrs who are doing everything for the school. Only the board members are considered PTO at this school and everyone else is just a parent and they like to remind everyone of this distinction. :roll: [/quote]

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