TimPTO writes:
Hi Penny -
You might want to bring that question over to www.ptotoday.com, which specializes in all the many challenges (and occasional joys?) of leading a PTO.
As a relatively disorganized PTO leader myself, can you guys be complementary. Does your co-chair have other skills that are great? And perhaps you can pick up the slack on the organization front. Teamwork.
Tim
Sibbyo writes:
I'm on our pto and every year there is someone on the committee like that - LOL. Tim brings up a really good point - have each co chair work on things that use their strengths. I also have found that email is a great way to cut down on the friction... so you get things organized with your check list and documents etc. and then instead of having a lot of meetings to discuss plans - do it thru email.
Lisa @ School Family writes:
Hi Penny- Sounds like you're getting some good advice here. Just in case you haven't been to our ptotoday.com site, its a great resource for parent group leaders. Here's an article that you might find helpful:
http://www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/article/409-how-to-deal-with-difficult-peopleAlso, you might want to post this question on our message boards:
http://www.ptotoday.com/boards/?position=top
Beyond that, you'll find ideas, programs and tools to make your job as PTO chair easier! Best of luck ~ Lisa
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