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How To Avoid A PTO / PTA Horror Story

November 4, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

It’s a story we hear all too often, and hope never happens to our organizations: late last August the president of the South Middle School PTA in Arlington Heights, VA was charged with stealing funds from the PTA’s accounts. The former PTA president, who ultimately pled guilty to charges of forgery and theft, was using […]

Filed Under: News, Parent Organization Management Tagged With: arlington heights pta, pta, pto

4 Tips To Increase Parent-Organization Meeting Attendance

November 3, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

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You’ve made it past the first few months of school and now – as your PTO, PTA, or Boosters Club gets ready to begin fundraising in earnest, you’re realizing you might have a little problem. While parents were eager to sign up to be on your board in early September, everyday life can get in the […]

Filed Under: Parent Organization Management Tagged With: parent organization, pta, pta meeting, pto, pto meeting

Increasing Parent Engagement at PTO and PTA Meetings

September 24, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

One of the most frustrating things for the leaders of any sort of group is encouraging and maintaining member involvement, and parent organizations are no different. During the registration periods there may be lots of enthusiasm and good intentions, with parents signing up to be members but as the school year begins and planning for […]

Filed Under: Parent Organization Management Tagged With: Increase Volunteer Engagement, Parent Engagement, pta, pto

PTO Management Made Easy: PTO Board Positions

August 10, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

With the 2015-2016 school year just around the corner, we thought this would be a perfect time to take inventory of your existing parent organization/PTO Board structure and make sure that everyone’s roles and expectations are clearly defined. There’s nothing worse than people duplicating efforts or having too many cooks in the kitchen. President The […]

Filed Under: Parent Organization Management Tagged With: pta, PTA Board, pto, PTO Board

End Of The Year Teacher’s Gifts

May 28, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

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It’s nearly here – so close you can taste it. The end of the year! The air is fresh (… well, and probably full of pollen), children are literally twitching with anticipation of summer vacation, and teachers are experiencing a plethora of emotions. Teachers spend roughly six hours per day, five days per week, nine […]

Filed Under: Fundraising Ideas, Holidays and Fun, Parent Organization Management Tagged With: parent-group, pta, pto, teachers, Teachers Gifts

Organization Misbehavior

May 15, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Have you ever tried to function in a situation or organization in which the proverbial left hand and right hand do not work together? Where there are seemingly no “hands” (one person doing everything) or too many (everyone doing their own thing). Where people communicate, but not in an effective way, to get things done […]

Filed Under: Parent Organization Management Tagged With: P4SS.com, parent teacher group, parent teacher organizations, pay for school stuff, Pay4SchoolStuff.com, pta, pto

Jump Start Your 2015-2016 Board!

May 11, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

The nominations have been made, the ballots have been cast, and it’s now time to get your 2015-2016 PTO and PTA board into shape! While your board probably has a few returning members, especially those who were elected or appointed to officer positions, there’s probably a few newcomers as well, and it’s important that everyone […]

Filed Under: Parent Organization Management Tagged With: 2015-2016, pta, PTA Board, pto, PTO Board

Have a Resolution for Your Organization for the New Year?

January 6, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

How About Working Smarter in 2015? It’s early January 2015. The suitcases are put away.  Friends and family have returned home.  The holidays and parties are fun memories.  It’s much quieter around the house as kids are back to school. As we shuffle off to work at home or our office, we attempt to pick […]

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‘Tis The Season… How Will You Use Pay4SchoolStuff This Winter?

December 11, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Pay4SchoolStuff.com Snowy School Bus

‘Tis The Season… to be jolly, for shorter days, for colder and darker mornings and early evenings, for frost on the windows… basically, a whole lot of things that keep children and students indoors. During this time of year, when the outdoor sports seasons have come to a halt and everyone seems to be forced […]

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Pay4SchoolStuff.com Continues to Incorporate Parent and Administrator Suggestions to the Website

November 7, 2014 by admin 1 Comment

There is not much more we can do to make Pay4SchoolStuff.com the best solution for parents and schools/parent groups. But parent and account administrator users continue to make suggestions for improving the online experience. And so, we’ve added still more enhancements in addition to the full offering of features already available (see “Feature Corner” below). […]

Filed Under: News, P4SS Updates Tagged With: education, fundraising, p4ss, parent teach organizations, parenting, pta, pto

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