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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part of the problem is the bureaucracy.  What should be just a small group of concerned parents making things nicer and fun for the schools has turned into this monster with bylaws and myriad activities that seem to exist only to justify the existence of the PTA.  If we could just scale the whole damn thing back and throw some class parties and a spring fair, it would be a lot better. Why can't the PTA send out an email to parents reminding them that it is "teacher appreciation week" and then let the parents do something or not themselves? [/quote]

It's not bureaucracy per se - it's the fact that PTAs are non-profit organizations, so there are a myriad of rules and regulations that need to be followed to keep on the right side of the IRS. So, yes, the President and Treasurer roles are like having a 2nd job - it's not martyrdom, it's reality - those people are running a non-profit organization for free. It is a lot of work and it does make it hard to find new people to be on the board because most people don't have the time or inclination to do so, especially when all of the other parents will wind up criticizing you for not doing a perfect job.

We had a treasurer one year who really messed things up - didn't know what they were doing at all. But that's what happens when you ask people to take on a job that other people get paid for in real life (being an accountant/bookkeeper) for free. The treasurer has to file all kinds of tax forms, arrange audits, make sure every single transaction is entered correctly, write reimbursement checks, the list goes on and on.

It's understandable why most people don't want to take it on.[/quote]

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