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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my DS was in an upper NW elementary school that attracted a large OOB population, there were several OOB parents who did quite a lot for the school.  But the prevailing general attitude among OOB parents was to let the in-bounds parents do most of the volunteering perhaps on the theory that they lived a bit closer to the school.  The same view seemed to hold on fundraising, that the upper NW parents should be looked to for the money.  This was a bit galling when so many OOB students arrived daily in late-model SUVs and luxury cars with their low-numbered (politically connected) license plates.  This resulted in some resentment by IB parents who felt the burden was being put on them not only for sweat equity but for cash contributions to underwrite school activities.[/quote]

As a related topic, I'm constantly amazed how few families pay their PTA/PTO dues, as a percentage of the student population (my child attends a Ward 3 public school).  And, in practice, relatively few families are involved in supporting the work that the PTO does.  But, at the same time, the PTO does an incredible amount to raise the level of school performance.  This drives home the point to me how hard it is to get families involved with supporting their schools with their time and money (hopefully they are at least doing their part at home to educate their kids).  The conclusion being: if it's difficult to get large numbers of families in Ward 3 to support the PTO with time and money, I can't imagine how hard it is in areas of town with lower SES. [/quote]

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