Hi everyone! I'm brand new here and don't know if I'm posting in the correct category. So please forgive me if I am not, but I could really use some help.
My school has a parent association, but I was told it is not a PTA or a PTO. The name of the organization is an acronym that is a play on words for our mascot, but it seems to operate like a PTO. I became a member of it last year and volunteered to help with events, and in May I was elected president for the upcoming school year. The previous president only ran it for 1 year, and to be honest she seems pretty clueless herself when I ask questions. I reached out to another former president from years ago, and she is the person who told me we are not a PTO. She said our school used to have a PTO, but it was dissolved due so that members would not have to pay fees and this group was started instead. I am so confused! I thought any parent group aside from the PTA was considered a PTO. Is that not the case? If we are indeed a PTO, are there rules I should be following?
The group isn't very organized at all. It isn't incorporated and is not a 501(c)(3). Do I need to change that? It is a very small group and doesn't have much money, but I'd love to change that and see it grow. Any advice you can offer me is greatly appreciated!
