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Reasons to Get Involved in Your Child's School PTO

Reasons to Get Involved in Your Child's School PTO

 

A PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is most often an independent group that creates fundraising activities to benefit the students. Usually consisting of parents and teachers who volunteer to form a board with appointed positions. They work together to better the school, the community, and the collective academic goal for its students. They encourage involvement to create programs and events for children to participate, excel, and enrich their lives, and their future.

 A wide variety of activities can came about through the organizations efforts and nurture a feeling of belonging, involvement, and accomplishment. These are all excellent qualities to instill in our children and provides the united support a child often needs.

A well organized and supportive PTO has been known to accomplish tremendous feats when something has been needed to improve the quality of the school or its programs. Creative fundraising events have proven to be very successful. Here are some excellent points to encourage your support and involvement in your local PTO.

Information- The best way to remain in the loop, is to be an active member of it. It allows you to receive the most current information concerning the school and the community first hand without any second hand confusion or mistakes happening.

Input- Being a PTO member provides the opportunity to have a say in the decision making and creative process by which events are formed and scheduled as well as submit your own ideas for consideration.

Be a part of- You will get to be a part of the positive changes that benefit your child, the school, and the community as a whole. This presents an excellent example to your child and others.

Social opportunities- It provides a great way to meet other parents and teachers who share the same interests and goals as you. This keeps you involved and on the same page with the parents of your child's friends.

Greater communication with your child's teachers- Because the PTO is a parent and teacher organization, it gives you direct contact with the teachers on a more consistent basis.

Involvement in your child's life- During a child's schooling years, it is where they will spend the majority of their day. Involvement in the PTO places you, essentially, right there with them. It makes it possible to build a relationship and strong bond in more areas of your child's future.

Positive results are just waiting for your involvement. Become an active member in, not only your child's future, but the school, and the community's future as well. A PTO's abilities are limited only by its members. Help create the environment you want for your child today, and look into a PTO in your area.

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