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[quote=Anonymous]I'd suggest writing a letter to the principal and copying the area superintendent, new superintendent and BOE. MCPS has no power to tell PTAs who they can or can not hire to fund raise. Its a separate organization. At some schools though its the principal pushing the PTA for Boosterthon and more money.

MCPS can control this and get their principals to not be the main advocate for Boosterthon. MCPS can control who goes into the classroom. I'm shocked that they allow these companies into the schools, and give them daily instructional time to make young kids feel bad if they didn't raise enough money.

I'm actually surprised that they way Boosterthon operates doesn't already violate MCPS policies. Boosterthon contracts are set up as gross/profit sharing rather than a flat expense to run. In this relationship, Boosterthon is advertising its product to make money in the school and is not just a work for hire organization performing a service. MCPS already disallows commercial interests from advertising within schools. Commercial groups can't send home flyers outside the designated quarterly flyer distribution process. MCPS is violating the spirit of its own regulations by allowing companies under this arrangement to operate within the school. [/quote]

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