Frequently
Asked Questions
What is
the difference between the Foundation and the PTSA?
The PTSA
is an organization that supports the day-to-day
educational and social programs of the school.
There are very specific guidelines and
restrictions pertaining to fundraising and expenses.
The Foundation has the ability to provide
programs and resources above and beyond those provided
by the Cobb County School District and PTSA.
The tax-exempt status of the Foundation allows us
to receive employee-matching funds and to apply for
educational grant monies.
Do other
schools in our area have foundations?
Yes.
Many of the schools in Cobb County have very
active foundations.
They have been able to fund foreign language
instructors, drama classes, science lab equipment, sound
equipment, computer equipment and much more.
You can check out other foundations by
visiting www.cobbk12.org and looking at various
elementary schools websites.
Most school foundations have a listing or tab on
the school home page.
Does
this mean I
am going to be asked to volunteer more?
A
foundation typically only needs a small number of
volunteers.
Unlike PTSA, a foundation sponsors only a few, limited
events.
Does
this mean we are going to be asked to give more money?
The
Foundation plans to only sponsor a few fundraisers each
year. These
events will be carefully planned out with the Frey
administration to insure that each event is given a
separate time frame on the school calendar and does not
overlap with, or fall closely to,
additional
fundraising events at the school.
It is our goal to make sure that all
parents see the value in the foundation and
understand how it enables them
to invest in their child’s education.
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