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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Barcroft does not have an active PTA.  It does not have committees of any kind. [b]It has about 6 parents who do anything at all. [/b]You are not the first group of UMC parents moving to Barcroft. They have been there all along. For decades. But the schools are overwhelmed by the multi unit housing in the district. [/quote]

Well, I guess all six of them were at the bake sale out in the rain selling homemade treats on Election Day then. And they send out a lot of emails on the neighborhood listserv. In general, [b]PTA's are usually just 5 people pulling the main load.[/b] That's not unique to Barcroft. If the school had a normal calendar, we'd be there and I'd be on that PTA.

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No, see, that’s where some people in S.A. don’t  even know what they’re missing. Parental involvement is so much higher at many schools in Arlington.[/quote]

This what what my friend at Long Branch complained about. Last time I checked, that's considered N Arlington.

I know there are N. Arlington PTAs with lots of parents who can do things during the day, like come in and read or cut out shapes, but that's not necessary at a Title 1 school. They don't need parents to come in to help in the classroom, because Title 1 money means they have additional staff who do those functions. They only need a solid core of committed parents to take on organizing fundraisers and events. It would behoove them to have more parents, who could seek out and apply for grants, who can organize to represent the school politically should there be a reason. But you don't need to be a SAHP or WAHP for that.

We're not at Barcroft, but live in the neighborhood.  They've always done fundraisers. Over the years we've attended or heard about bake sales, restaurant nights, Fun Runs, carnivals, etc. We're at an option school w/very high PTA involvement, so I know the difference. I just think a lot of what the "very involved" parents do at our school, is not something they'd be asked to do or needed for at Barcroft. But I think it wouldn't hurt Barcroft to have more involved parents. I will say two of my neighbors enrolled their oldest kids this year for K. They are both SAHM. [/quote]

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