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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When too much is asked, the many families that don't participate feel like outliners. Opposite of building school spirit. Opposite of feeling good about school, for most. The PTA needs to always have in mind that what they suggest is not what an ordinary family considers reasonable.

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Again, this is not done by the PTA (for the most part). And how is wearing your PJs asking too much? It's literally saving time as they don't need to get dressed in the morning. As a former PTA president, you have NO IDEA the time and effort some of these parents put into the school. But sorry that picking out a colored T-shirt is too much effort for you.[/quote]

NP. I’m a room parent at my kid’s school, and I wonder if some of these people believe it’s *me personally* asking for donations and choosing spirit days and class parties. I wouldn’t have thought so until I read this thread.[/quote]

As a room parent, I asked for donations via sign up genius for the two parties.  If we didn't get sign ups, I'd get a big costco cake, drinks, fruit and a few cheap snacks, like crackers and done.  Sometimes I'd splurge on pizza (usually another parent would) as you used to be able to get $5 pizza's pre-covid so $30 fed the class.  And, a few activities.  Done.  It cost me $40-50.  Teacher gifts can be done by the individual family.  I never collect money as we were at a low income school and I didn't want those folks to feel pressured when I could do a party cheaply and didn't mind paying and some of the more comfortably families were cheap/lazy or knew I'd do it if they didn't so they didn't bother.

I think the PTA does it as its easy for them.  It takes two minutes to create a wish list for donations for food/snacks/presents and then people drop it off, school sets it up and PTA can take credit for being generous and doing a good thing.  We have had 7 or so donation requests this year from the PTA for staff - all sign up geniuses that take little effort.  So, where is all the PTA funds going?  They aren't buying things for the school or doing anything significant.  That is my concern.

I will gladly donate to a teacher or directly to the school.  If the school asks for something, I'm one of the first to donate.  But, the PTA has funds and doesn't spend them appropriately and I know I'm done.  (and yes, I tried to change things and it didn't work and the PTA folks were very hostile to me about it).[/quote]

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