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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a member of a great PTO at my son's old school. Very proactive and really worked on stuff that mattered.

I joined the PTA at his new school, but I don't do anything beyond pay membership dues. The reason is that he's at a magnet far from where I live and work, and I just can't go to any of the meetings. Not sure what else the PTA does there besides meet, because I never see any email (I gave my email address), and I've never been contacted again or asked to do anything. If I were closer, I'd invest more I guess.

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Me again. Just want to clarify. By "stuff that matters," I meant organizing the parents to do things like fight school budget cuts, fight to keep parent liasions and media specialists, stock the on-site food pantry (yes. families were experiencing economic hardship and hunger), and really supporting the efforts of the school to educate all the kids regardless of their situation or background. It felt good, did good, and I never felt excluded because I had a full-time paid job. One of the reasons it worked is that the PTO did regular outreach. [/quote]

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