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PTA pays or field trips

9 years 10 months ago #165723 by PA Mom
Replied by PA Mom on topic Re:PTA pays or field trips
Our school does not offer field trips. The PTO pays for monthly assemblies and we bring the 'field trips' to the school. The kids love it and the programs are fantastic. Our budget is $5500 for this.
9 years 11 months ago #165699 by gjcoram
Replied by gjcoram on topic Re:PTA pays or field trips
Our elementary school PTO covers the full cost of field trips and in-school enrichment programs.

The middle school PTO covers some in-school programs, but all the field trips are paid for by the families -- you have to send in a check with your child's permission form.
9 years 11 months ago #165691 by Alicia
Replied by Alicia on topic Re:PTA pays or field trips
Our PTO donates $6,000 to our school for field trips and have been for a couple years now.
9 years 11 months ago #165689 by Craig
Replied by Craig on topic Re:PTA pays or field trips
A lot of parent groups — but certainly not all — provide some funding for school field trips. I don't think a lot of groups provide full funding, however, because they're so expensive. A few different ways it might work include funding buses for a specific number of field trips during the year, providing a specific amount of money per grade for field trips, or helping to fund a few specific (usually traditional) field trips during the year.

A key question to ask is where field trip funding falls on the overall list of priorities. You might talk it over with the principal — he should be able to help you understand how important the field trips are and what alternative funding might be available.

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9 years 11 months ago #165685 by Jwelsh
PTA pays or field trips was created by Jwelsh
I am just wondering if other PTA's pay for fieldtrips for all the kids in the school. We are having some financial issues and this seams like something we could cut. Before we bring it to our members just wondering if others pay for this item.
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