I'm entering my second year of fund-raising for PTO and I want to know how the money raised is going to be spent. I was totally in the dark last year. Just this week, I found out that half the 07/08 budget will be spent on food and gifts for teachers. I'm not happy. I think the funds should go to school improvements and the students. How much, if any, do other PTOs spend on teachers? Do teachers join the PTO? How do you decide where the money goes? Do members get any input? Or do principals tell PTOs what the needs are?