I would want the Principal in addition to the teachers. The purpose of the teachers being the faculty advisors or representatives is that they bring the issues, concerns or questions from the staff to the PTO. If the Principal does not agree 100% who's to say the issue is being raised! Encourage your Principal to attend as the Administrator, but bringing a teacher as the faculty representative.
I would say that the Principal being the faculty advisor would be fine as long as it does not prevent the rest of the staff from being able to attend the meetings, being provided information about what the PTO is doing, etc.
Usually our principal has been a board member and the teachers have 1 or 2 representatives that attend board mtgs.
<font size=""1""><font color="#"black"">Liberalism is not an affilation its a curable disease. </font></font><br /><br><font color="#"gray"">~Wisdom of Shawnshuefus</font><br /><br><font color="#"blue""><font size=""1"">The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is...
I would say whether you want your principal there or not they will oversee your group! I am not seeing it as a conflict of interest as very seldom will you find any group or committee in a school that they do not have a part with. Having that realtionship can break or make you...so embrace it! Truth is I wouldnt want it any other way, that whole home school community piece!
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