I have recently been asked to be PTO president for a school I work at. I am not sure what all PTO should pay for. The people at my school are very opinionated and have said PTO is paying for things it should not. We recently did Teacher Appreciation week. Any suggestions as to what PTOs or PTAs usually pay for?

For guidance, examine your PTO's mission statement in your by-laws and compare it to the needs your school has that aren't covered by the county budget. A PTO can pay for things from classroom equipment to educational materials/programs to teacher salaries for extracurricular programs (check the legality of this one with your district) to teacher appreciation activities to structural improvements that the school needs but can't afford.