We have the same problem.

I am willing to run for Pres again, and my VP will run if nominated, even though she'll be very pregnant/have a newborn for most of the school year. My treasurer is very good and willing to stay again. We have co-secretaries, and neither really wants to do it again, which is fine with me, because they are both great volunteers who could serve us better by chairing things. One of them will run if nominated.

After next year, the board has to vote unanimously to allow me to run past a second term. I really hope we have someone to nominate so I don't have to. I wanna be a regular volunteer, too.

The best we can do is work to develop a culture within our PTO where people are comfortable when they first get involved. Their involvement should grow to the level to which they are comfortable. Hopefully, a few are comfortable leading. It is a slow process.

I did see my stint as president of this PTO as a 2-year project, and we are ahead of where I thought I would be. 110 members, but no new officer candidates.

If we can swear in a new Pres next May, I'll be happy.

Luckily, things are running smoothly today. But those experienced parents are going to be moving on some day. Maybe you could take on assistant or "in-training" officers for a year to learn the jobs so the old officers could move on.

I wonder about the perception of the board among the newer parents. They might see your long-standing board as a clique. "Sure they say they want new officers, but who can break into that group?" Do you have a formal nominating committee whose job it is to actively coerce--I mean recruit--new officers? Maybe don't change them all at once, but for the long-term health of your PTO, the officers need to develop new leaders.

I feel you on that one. We had the same problem for the past 3 years. The good thing about it is you don't have to start over from scratch and we always end up learning something new the longer we stay in it. Try targeting parents of younger kids who will be there longer. Hope every thing goes okay.

Hi!!! Since no one wants to step-up, the officers probably feel that if they don't continue in office then the PTO would fold. I've been in that situation. No one wants to step-up & no matter how many notes are sent home, still none. There were times when us, officers, switched positions just to keep the PTO going. Sometimes you just have to bend & amend the by-laws in situations like this..as long as no one wants to step-in & the current officers are willing to keep doing it then I don't see a problem unless they are not doing a good job. Good luck. We all do it for the kids.

We have an executive board that is in place solely because no one, I repeat, no one stepped up to replace them. Parents are more than happy to send a check, participate in 2-3 events per year but not one has stepped up to volunteer for VP or P. The current guidelines provide for 1yr as VP then next as Pres. Treas & Secy are 2 yr stints. Thus our current eboard is primarily president's that have been in place or on the board 2-5 yrs. No problem with event volunteers or donations just e-board. Any suggestions?