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Pros and Cons For Joining a Parent Teacher Organization

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Sunday, March 26, 2023, In : Mom Life 
Many schools call their Parent Teacher Organization, PTA (Parent Teacher Association), others are just PTO.

What's the difference?

A PTA, Parent Teacher Association, has to pay fees to the the national PTA organization in U.S.A. but a PTO, Parent Teacher Organization, doesn't have to pay fees to the PTA and can have different rules and regulation/by laws.

Regardless if they are PTA or PTO, how they are run can be pretty impressive, dependent on the leadership of the board.

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Chaperoning Tips for a Field Trip

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, In : Mom Life 

I've been fortunate to have been able to accompany my kids' field trips as a chaperone for the last couple of years. Their school needed volunteers and I had the spare time to do it.
Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach is a popular field trip for elementary kids in SLO County(picture of Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach)

Requirements to Become a Chaperone at an Elementary School

Before I was able to chaperone on a field trip, I had to get fingerprinted and pass a background check for my sons' elementary school. They also needed me to pass a tuberculosis (TB) test. For the backgro...


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