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PTO president tells board unclear policies, fees are hampering school volunteer groups
Summary
A PTO president told the board that inconsistent instructions from central office have left volunteer parent organizations unsure whether they must pay for electricity, rental agreements, and other requirements to host events at school facilities; board members pledged follow-up.
Lou Glover, president of the PTO at Hammond East Upper, told the Tangipahoa Parish School Board on April 1 that unclear or inconsistently applied policies are discouraging volunteer parent organizations from hosting events at district schools.
Glover said she had been told by school and central-office staff that PTOs must pay for electricity and submit rental and fundraiser paperwork to host events, and that central-office financial staff had told her she "owes" money for events already held. She told the board those requirements were communicated verbally and not easily found in…
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