We're dealing with a similar situation with someone on our executive board, and you are right, it can undermine everything positive you are trying to do. As the president, I have attempted to counteract this by sending upbeat memos encouraging everyone to keep up the great work and to remember to encourage each other. Doing a bit of "cheerleading" any time I possibly can. Those kinds of things. If it comes down to it, I will pull this person aside and visit with them about the problem. I hate to do this, but we have worked so hard to get the PTO where it should be and that balance is too fragile to mess with. Maybe address the problem with the principal. Maybe someone on the executive board needs to step up and discuss the issue in a general manner without pointing fingers. If you come up with a miracle solution, contact me ASAP!
Hello, I am the former PTA president. The new PTA president is very negative. Most of the time when a chairperson shows her a flyer they are planning to send out, she finds something negative in it (and ream them). She has made negative remarks at the PTA meetings. The last two years the executive board has tried to be postive and publicly thank the chairpeople. We have tried to promote a positive image, and the morale had improved greatly. Now the morale level is going down. What can be done? I am trying to step back, but it is hard seeing all that you strived for go up in smoke. Any suggestions? It is amazing that when you give some people a little bit of power they can suddenly change their stripes a little. :confused:
