Parent Teacher Organization

Face painting at PTO Picnic

Well, I've officially started it.  A Parent Teacher Organization at my son's School, Building Bridges.  I am getting us incorporated and more importantly getting us 501(3)(c) status.  There is a lot of paperwork involved and I hope I can do this on top of creating a business.  I have my plate so full right now I can barely think straight!  Busy is good though.  I seem to be happier when I'm working.

I have the best group of people on the Board, helping me with the PTO.  I am amazed at the enthusiasm and support these parents want to give the school and their children.  This picture is from the first activity the PTO arranged.  The ladies who did it are wonderful!

I'm so glad to be starting an organization dedicated to helping improve our children's education as well as support other parents of spectrum children.   I'm also very tired from the extra hours I'm putting into getting us non-profit status.  So I am ending this entry and going to bed!

Parent Involvement

I've been busy creating a Parent-Teacher Organization at Building Bridges.  I thought I'd be a member of 1, but several people showed up at the first meeting, giving me a lot of hope at organizing things further only to have the 2nd meeting not go so well.  The hard part is that volunteering is work; and with parents of spectrum children, they might not have the time nor the energy to do more.  I know I feel like I'm barely hanging on some days, so in some ways I can't blame them.  But, I'm pressing on.  My July meeting is coming up.  I have to see if I can track people down, see if we can come up with a better time to meet.  Then, maybe we can have a better turn out.