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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were sent information about PTA and I am curious if most families join their PTAs. There was a thread recently about how ineffective the PTAs are and I have no way of accessing whether ours is great or not. The events listed were 90% virtual, as expected. We are a COSA family and DH thought it would be a great way to connect with other families. I am just dubious if we would be able to do that due to covid.[/quote]

I think it depends on the school how many join. Whether you meet families will depend on your involvement level. With COVID restrictions, those opportunities may be limited. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't join the PTA and if you can afford it, make a donation above your membership dues.

In the schools my children have attended, the PTA has provided many enrichment opportunities that otherwise would not have been available to students. The PTA also has paid for needed supplies and equipment when MCPS' school budget didn't give the school an allowance for them.  Many PTAs also provide scholarships for kids to go on field trips when MCPS budgets don't include those funds and the families cannot afford the cost.  Most PTAs also provide staff appreciation events.

On the county, state, and national level, PTA engages in advocacy with the very small (around $5 of dues that are paid to the "higher up" PTA associations).  But at the local school level, the PTA helps improve the school environment for all students.

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It depends on the PTA.  The two schools we've been at did no enrichment activities, did not buy anything needed for the school and didn't proceed scholarships to field trips.  The school would ask for donations from parents to help fund kids who couldn't afford it.  That's great yours do all that. [/quote]
DP. Our PTA helped to collect, on behalf of the school, funds for the field trip to St. Mary's so that all kids could attend. That was probably the most memorable field trip my kid ever had with MCPS. Also collected donations to fund a weird wild animal show at the school (I'm not sure how to describe it). [/quote]

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