Go Get Em IMovePeople! Tell em how you really feel...lol
And know that I agree with you!
PTO's are to provide things for THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN. It is to HELP assist teachers. It is to provide support outlets, and I don't mean financial support! Bonuses are something an employer gives an employee. PTO's traditionally do not employ teachers (I know I know... some provide "A" teacher for certain extra-curricular studies, but 99% of PTO's do not practice this). PTO's traditionally fund school programs and events that directly affect either the school (say a new Risograph for example) or the children (say new playground equiptment). PTO's traditionally do a small gift for staff members at Christmas, but this would fall under rules of gift giving (i.e. no one should EXPECT a gift). Let's put it this way: There was an entire posting a couple weeks back about how much should be spent on Teacher Appreciation Week. Our school has 85 or so staff members and we spent less than $500 for all 85 people to receive very cool T-shirts and a Fruit Bar, Salad Bar and Dessert Bar. Less than $6.00 per staff member. I guess we
could have given them the $5.88 as a bonus...rotflol...
Spend it on field trips, assemblies, Red Ribbon Week, Pioneer Days, The Animal Band, The Earth Ball, playground equiptment, your school library, your school computer lab, your school music program, whatever turns your
CHILDREN on!
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