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Advice from PTO Today

Craig writes:
I'm interested to know what you're expecting from teachers or how you would like them to participate. There aren't very many schools where teachers attend PTO meetings regularly, help organize events, work on fundraisers, etc. There are several reasons for that. For one, writing lesson plans, grading papers, etc. can be a time-consuming process. Teachers tend to work a lot of hours during the school year, and coming back after hours may be difficult. For another, teachers with children may want to help out at the (different) school that their children attend. They get involved in that PTO rather than the one where they work. To me, it's important for teachers to focus on their most important job: teaching. If they are generally supportive of the PTO and maybe attend an occasional event, that's great. More involvement is a bonus and not something that I would take for granted. Even though it's called PTO, in practice these are really parent groups aimed at supporting the school and the teachers.

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