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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's just remember that the PA's funds ARE parents' funds, and if the PA doesn't support the trip then many people won't support the PA.....[/quote]

Not every parent in the school who has contributed time and money to the PA, wants to see their efforts go to a China trip which benefits a select few.  Most parents would prefer to see those collective funds go to a project that benefits [u]everyone[/u]: the library, electronic whiteboards, the treehouse classroom, music, just to name a few.  So, I might re-state your assertion as:

[i]Let's just remember that the PA's funds ARE parents' funds, and if the PA doesn't support [u]the projects that benefit the whole school[/u], (aka, the children of the [b]entire[/b] PA) then many people won't support the PA....[/i]

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PP here: hoping to keep this civil and get to yes....I guess I needed to state more clearly that the money that goes to the PA comes from parents. The PA could and should commit to a level of funding for the 5th grade trip--i.e., a certain percentage or dollar amount---since it will occur every year, and some kids will need funding more than others. The intent is for every child to go. If parents decide otherwise, of course that is their right, but the majority of the kids WILL be going (just as this year 2/3 of the upper class is now going). IF the PA decides not to support, then it will see its funding drop and more competition for fundraisers from parents who are saving to go. That was my point. There is no select few. I don't think you actually do speak for "most" parents. 
PS: Just fyi: No one wants electronic whiteboards--they are becoming obsolete at this point and no one who knows anything about educational technology would invest in them!! [/quote]

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