Came across this interesting article about how one school board is saying no to using extra funds to hire teachers.. What it boils down to is one school fundraised enough money to offset the costs of cultural events, field trips, technology and more. As a result, the principal was able to use operating expenses to fund a technology teacher.

Recently their county school board announced a new policy that states that principals will no longer be able to hire extra teachers for their schools using operating funds. The reason: budget and equity concerns. The result: no more technology teacher, one very unhappy school parent group! Tough economic times mean tough budget and policy decisions all around. It also raises the question of what should PTO and PTA groups pay for?