At our PTO, parents and teachers can vote. There is no dues to be collected, all you need to do is have a child at the school or teacher there to be a member. Many times the teachers that attend do not vote either way, many votes have to do with money and giving it to the teachers so they don't participate.
There's no definitive answer for your school, except what your bylaws say. If your bylaws have only parents as member, then that's the rule for now. That said, bylaws can be changed -- and your group might think about the benefits of working together with the faculty.
If they pay dues they are entitled to 1 vote---PTA & PTO's equal Parent Teacher Association or Parent Teacher Organization. Sounds like their is a barrier between teachers and parents which can cause so many problems--i would work on trying to break down that barrier..
Just a simple question! In your schools, are teachers voting members of your PTO's. If so, does conflict ever raise its ugly head, and how is that handled.
Currently, our by-laws include only parents as voting members, and teachers feel that they should be included in the voting membership. Our concern is that often they have a different position than parents. As an example selling candy at school during lunch for fund raising.
Your insights into this situation will be invaluable.
