Hello all. I am new to the boards and new to PTO's. We are about to start the very first PTO at our school and I have some (ALOT!) of questions for all of you experts. The biggest question I have is how Officers are placed at the beginning...obviously since we are just starting there has to be some kind of Board but what is the proper and fair way of doing this? Would "we" just appoint a Board and have elections at some time after the first (or more?) meeting(s) or would these people serve until next school term? Also, although our school has been open for more than 5yrs, there has never been a Parent Organization of any kind...only a School Advisory Council which has delegated one of their members to chair the Fall Festival each year. Since the SAC is state mandated and receives their funds through the state and the Fall Festival monies from the previous years are incorporated in the SAC monies, would it be appropriate to request the previous years Festival funds to be transferred to soon to be PTO? How would all of you handle this? Oh, I have so so many more questions but don't want to overstay my welcome. Thanking all of you in advance for ANY help or insight you would be willing to share.