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Hmmm--What's Your Take on THIS one?

19 years 8 months ago #72055 by <boysmom>
Replied by <boysmom> on topic RE: Hmmm--What's Your Take on THIS one?
How about a new flyer, one sent only to the teachers, that says, "I will/will not participate in the PTO's efforts this year by circulating flyers to students in my class." Then beneath that, explain to the teachers that their responses will determine who will or will not continue to receive funds and other assistance from the PTO. ;) I suppose I'm kidding, but not by much.

We're lucky enough to have a wonderfully supportive principal who went at our teachers with both barrels when one made a snide remark to our PTO president as she was putting student flyers in mailboxes; the principal basically told the teachers that the school cannot ask the PTO to help them make ends meet in countless ways while simultaneously obstructing its efforts. Given what I've read elsewhere about your principal, you obviously can't count on her for backup, unfortunately.

Perhaps you could formulate some kind of communication to the teachers that would seriously outline what you do for them and what you expect in return--worded as a gentle reminder and request for, or even "thanks for," their cooperation? (Personally, I would write one the way I would LIKE to say it and then throw that away and do a real one!)
19 years 8 months ago #72054 by kmamom
One of your chairs hands out a monthly flier that has an order form.

It's given to the teachers in a file folder which gets returned to the chair so they can use it again for next month's order forms.

The chair goes to the mailbox, and in it is a folder from one of the teachers with all the order forms still inside it.

It just happens to be the same teacher who not-so-kiddingly made a comment the first time they met you--"Oh--so YOU'RE the one who's been giving us all this stuff to hand out. :rolleyes: I'm beginning to feel like that's all I do!" (And believe me--you're handing out hardly anything). Your chair doesn't happen to know this comment was made to you, but is annoyed with the teacher anyway.

Things that make you go, "Hmmmm." How would YOU take this?

BTW the chair took the folder and order forms and stuck it back in the teacher's mailbox.
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