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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t this practice of PTAs raising large sums of money not allowed in almost every other jurisdiction in the US?
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We’re in a neighboring jurisdiction. The State PTA org has no set limit on how much can be raised, but gives pretty clear guidance on how the money can be raised, and how it’s allowed to be spent, and even that the majority is to be spent within a certain timeframe of its being raised, so that it’s not just accumulating and not ever being spent. Then our district has even more restrictions on what PTAs may/may not fund. It’s all a little squishy and I’m not sure how often things have flown under the radar, but there’s been a concerted effort both from PTAs and the district to be more transparent and accountable to the rules, because it really does mask problems when a wealthy PTA just throws money to solve a problem for themselves, leaving the schools that don’t have the generous PTA funds (and Title 1 is very restricted in what it can be used for) at even greater disadvantage. Title 1 schools are supposed to get more money from the district, and have smaller class sizes and lower student:teacher ratios. [/quote]

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