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Does your PTA work to include all parents (mothers, fathers, black, white, Hispanic, wealthy, poor, single parent, two parent, special education families, mainstream families) or does it cater to certain groups or types of parents?
What are some examples of how it is exclusive or inclusive?
I'm not sure what kind of examples you want but our PTA is inclusive. They are always seeking volunteers and they don't care or ask what color you are or what your income is or what your marital status is when you sign up to volunteer.
Do you want examples of events? They do a elementary school tailgate and football game at the HS every year. Our high school is directly across the street from the ES. You can get food or bring your own and hang out in the parking lot while the kids play in the huge grass area and on the playground. The kids get in free to the game and parents pay $7 for a ticket.
They do a fall festival and it's $15 for a 10 punch card. They do movies nights on Friday's and it's $15 for one kid or $20 for 2 kids and they get water, pizza and popcorn. They do these monthly. They do monthly skate nights and each month the focus is on a different grade. Kids get in free though they do have to pay $2 for their skates.
Does your PTA work to include all parents (mothers, fathers, black, white, Hispanic, wealthy, poor, single parent, two parent, special education families, mainstream families) or does it cater to certain groups or types of parents?
What are some examples of how it is exclusive or inclusive?
For the good that our PTA does, it is very exclusive. It reminds me of the popular girl clique in high school. I went to a few meetings and more time was spent gossiping about drama and sucking up to the women holding different committee chairs, than actually doing anything of value.
Does your PTA work to include all parents (mothers, fathers, black, white, Hispanic, wealthy, poor, single parent, two parent, special education families, mainstream families) or does it cater to certain groups or types of parents?
What are some examples of how it is exclusive or inclusive?
Anyone is free to volunteer to be on the PTA. My feeling is, unless they volunteer in some way they shouldn't be complaining. My child's school is always hurting for volunteers. It is sad that some parents will look for any reason to sue or claim some kind of discrimination, but won't get involved themselves to make their child's school a better place. It's just so incredibly negative. I will be the first to admit there is some snobbery amongst the PTA people, but I am grateful for what they do. They are not paid for it.
Anyone is free to volunteer to be on the PTA. My feeling is, unless they volunteer in some way they shouldn't be complaining. My child's school is always hurting for volunteers. It is sad that some parents will look for any reason to sue or claim some kind of discrimination, but won't get involved themselves to make their child's school a better place. It's just so incredibly negative. I will be the first to admit there is some snobbery amongst the PTA people, but I am grateful for what they do. They are not paid for it.
It's a bit hard to volunteer for something when the people in charge don't accept you as a volunteer, since you don't fit the mold they created that all volunteers must meet.
A bit of both. Ours seems to have cliques like in high school who gossip and only want their own involved but then there are other areas where everyone is welcome. Our PTA does do a poor job of involving working families though. They often meet during the day and only ask for help with things that have to be done during work hours, not for things that could be done in the evenings or on the weekends. I have to take time off to volunteer which not everyone can do.
It's a bit hard to volunteer for something when the people in charge don't accept you as a volunteer, since you don't fit the mold they created that all volunteers must meet.
What mold is that? Is it based on your color, sex, religion? Or is this just another complaint about how the PTA isn't accommodating you to your satisfaction based on your status as a working parent? Or did they not respond quickly enough to an email? Or did something else tick you off about the science fair?
It's a bit hard to volunteer for something when the people in charge don't accept you as a volunteer, since you don't fit the mold they created that all volunteers must meet.
Can you b?e more specific?
Isn't this the 2nd or 3rd post about the PTA this school year where you are the OP?
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