Who's Fundraising? PTO or School?

This Washington Post column brings up an interesting issue -- why are Principals fundraising (especially when they have an active parent group already doing so?

by Tim Sullivan

02/07/2016

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s Washington Post column brings up an interesting issue -- why are Principals fundraising (especially when they have an active parent group already doing so?

Talk about fundraising burnout! The parents at this school must be buying locks for their wallets. At most well-working schools the goals (and the fundraising) is shared. The idea of parents trying to differentiate between a Principal's fundraiser and a PTO's is just not realistic. To parents, it's all just the school reaching into their pockets again, and -- long-term -- that's a recipe for turned off parents and (ironically) lower fundraiser earnings. Not good.

This happening at your school? Why?