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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I may, I'm a member of a PTA at what would be considered a well regarded school.  I've never been, or applied to be, a room parent, so I can't speak to how that process works.  What I can tell you is that if you want to get involved, the PTA is a great avenue to do so.  After the first meeting, it ends up being the same handful of people, and they always need an extra set of hands for various events.

I don't think there are any benefits to it that I can see, not what's been described.  I had one instance where I requested my child be placed in the same class as another child because they were friends and worked well together.  I didn't request a specific teacher.  The kids got placed in the same class.  But that form is sent to everyone at the end of the year, I didn't specifically request it, nor did I say that I was making the request as an involved member of the PTA or anything of the sort.   My child is in one of those academic competitions that has limited spaces available.  Again, I didn't advertise that I volunteer for the school, my kid got picked but I wasn't pulling any strings that I was aware of.  No secretive phone calls from the administration, nothing like that.

Point is, if you want to be involved, get involved with the PTA.  Just about every PTA could use more help.  If you wind up getting picked to be a room parent later, you can tell yourself that it was because of joining.  And who knows, there might be something to being a known commodity.  Even if you don't get chosen, at least you'll be helping the school.[/quote]

I don't think OP is someone who doesn't know how to get involved. I think OP's just frustrated with the poor behavior of some at the school. Just because there are other opportunities, doesn't make this behavior ok.[/quote]

No, OP is frustrated she’s not getting exactly what she wants at exactly the moment she wants it.[/quote]

No, she's saying people aren't playing fairly.[/quote]

She’s making that assumption because she refuses to believe it’s possible for her to not get what she wants unless someone else is cheating.[/quote]

This statement below is an example that shows directly the teacher and this other parent not playing fairly, not OP making an assumption. Both because the parent was not the first to sign up and because the parent is already room parent in another class and was the year before. That shows preferential treatment, not some assumption on OP's part.

OP here. To give an example last year I was the first parent to fill in the sheet for a Room parent position (while signing up you see how many slots of each position are available and filled). After waiting for any intimation/email and not receiving anything back from the teacher, got to know from my DD that another parent was already made the room parent. This individual signed up after I did, but apparently is always the room parent in all her kids classes. I would definitely consider this preferential treatment. How is it not so? What are the odds the same parent gets to be the room parent for all of her kids' classes - all 3 classes, year after year. [/quote]

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