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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the problems with Jones Lane, is the PTA. It's run by a few moms (all white) who have a habit of not involving other moms that they don't like into the PTA. The moms they usually don't like are non whte moms, i.e. Asian and Hispanic. This results in a very cliquey and non inclusive feeling for other parents who want to get involved but can't bc of these moms.[/quote]

100% false.  The PTA has held several PTA meetings in Spanish in the West Side Drive community, as well as a picnic.  They actively seek out input & involvement from diverse populations of the JLES community.  Every year they are virtually begging for volunteers to serve on the PTA board and chair events.
PTA meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month, do you go?  I'm guessing not, or you would know that there are always several events that they are looking for volunteers for.  You also would have seen an Asian woman who has been on the board for 2 years. And you would know that a Hispanic woman was named Volunteer of the Year last school year.  I don't know who in the PTA pissed in your cornflakes but spreading lies does no one any good.[/quote]

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You have a right to your opinion, but it's not fair to say that I am spreading lies.
Nobody pissed in my cornflakes, I am stating the facts and what I have observed at the school for the past 6 years. I am trying to show a true portrayal of jones Lane, not the PC correct one the PTA is trying to portray. I have been to meetings, the PTA picks and chooses who they want so that it looks like they are a diverse body. 
It's like that saying people have where they say " oh I'm not racist, see I have a black friend" I want to emphasize I'm not saying anyone is racist at jones Lane, I'm am just trying to give an example of how  ITS ALL SUPERFICIAL! The PTA is run by a few moms, maybe it's like that at other mcps schools I am not sure, but I can confidently say Jones Lane is not all rainbows and unicorns like the PP so vehemently stated.[/quote]

So were you involved in the free legal.clinic for immigrants organized by the Jones Lane PTA or the food drives? Do you translate for families at PTA events?

If there are things you think aren't happening at your school, then volunteer to do it and change the culture! All PTAs are just people who are just as busy as you are volunteering so other people can complain.about them and take what they do for granted.

Please share the volunteer activities you have done to help create positive change at Jones Lane. If you don't like something, fix it.[/quote]

That’s great what the PTA is doing for the west drive community. 
What I am talking about is how the PTA makes parents feel who want to volunteer, they give they worst jobs to minority’s or people they don’t like, while they and their friends take all the best jobs, with the most publicity and perks. You say fix it...how can one change the culture of the PTA if I am one individual and there are so many who think the same way. The pack mentality is there and At the end of the day it’s just not worth it, and so that’s why I am trying to express my opinions to others in this forum, so they know what to expect.[/quote]

This sounds like every PTA/volunteer organization, except that you seem to be assigning nefarious intent that isn't there.   In any volunteer organization, the "best" jobs will go to people who have been involved the longest/people who have organized those activities before and shown reliability.  I'm not sure what the "worst" jobs are (seriously - what are the "bad" PTA jobs?  A volunteer position is a volunteer position).  In general, if someone has organized something before, then they get first pick at doing it again.  If they did a good job previously, it makes sense for the same person to do it, and it's easier than teaching a new person how to do something.  If it is a job that's open, people are probably going to offer it to someone who has been doing other PTA/volunteer positions before.  When you are at work, does the brand new person get the leadership role or do they need to work their way up to the top and show that they are reliable while people get to know them?  It's literally the same thing - that's how groups and organizations work.

I don't go to Jones Lane, but your attitude sounds like part of the problem, not the solution.  And yes, one person can make a difference if they actually DO something, and not just complain about things. I know the person that organized many of the activities listed above - she's amazing.  She created volunteer opportunities and PTA roles that didn't exist before.  She saw a need in her community and she made a difference.  She's not her on DCUM complaining.

Sign up for the "worst" job because it will help out your child's school and help out the other people in the PTA and they will see you are a team player and want to be involved.  When no one signs up for the "worst" jobs (I still want to know what those are) someone still has to do it.  It's probably the same people doing the "best" jobs that you are so envious of.  They take on more because you'd rather complain than be part of the solution.[/quote]

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