If it's an afterschool program, the school may choose not to get inolved, but then again they might.
They are already set up to process these types of payments for employees/contractors. Schools frequently pay existing teachers extra amounts or hire outsiders for afterschool tutoring, extra assignments like being the cheerleading sponsor or collecting admissions at football games, special programs, etc.
It's not that the PTO can't do this, but I'd be very careful. If you could buy it as a package - the way you might pay for Mad Science or someone to come in as a program - maybe. But anytime you hire people, it can get complicated.
Some PTOs do this - just make sure you've really thought it out and know exactly what you are committing to.
Then it might not be covered under the school employees salary... ie. Our Afterschool Program is put together by the school's program Co-ord AND sponsored by the PTA.
The school collects the $$$ for classes, gives to PTA (which helps fund other PTA programs from the proceeds) but anyone can teach afterschool classes- Parent, Teacher, Community member (in laymans terms -- its considered teaching a hobby-You have a tax threshold of up to $7,000 (I'll have 2 find the exact amount- its close though) before you pay income taxes on it thus no taxes of any kind -- your almost like an independent contract teacher).
The school pays her salary because it IS part of her everyday job description
Our other afterschool activities are run by non school staff (ie. Beyond the Bell staff not school/district staff-- we dont pay their salaries or does the school-- or have anything to do with their $$$ or program)
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Ditto to the others. A PTO should NOT get involved in paying a teacher directly. If it's a program you are willing to support - work through the school.
The opportunities for problems with this are endless.
I'd think it should be paid for by the school, therefore proper taxes could be taken out of her check, insurance coverage provided, etc. If your group pays her, wouldn't that put some liability on your group's shoulders? Workman's comp., etc. She's a school employee, right? If you pay her, thus employing her, it opens up too many issues. Sounds like the after school program is a good thing though, just needs to be handled differently.
A teacher in our school wants to start a program for after-school, academic activities. She wants start up moneys for supplies, but also wants to be paid to run the program. The salary to do this would be a small amount, but I am not sure if this is the right thing to do. I feel that if she wants to do this, she needs to get paid by the school district, mainly because of taxes and union due, etc. What does everybody think about paying a teacher to run a program?
