What's in a name

Why are we calling our blog "Silver Mesa United"???

How would a PTO benefit our kids?

What's going on...

Some parents at Silver Mesa elementary are interested in exploring the option of a PTO. Canyon's District didn't have a policy allowing parents to choose which group best fit their school. Now they do.

District Policy

Quick review... Canyons District has a new policy. It is regarding parent support organizations. In the past it was very difficult,

Insurance

Every parent organization is required to have insurance. This insurance covers accidents at activities and

Dues or Not

It all boils down to the fact that parents shouldn't have to pay to volunteer at the school. While the National and State PTAs lobbies

Org Chart

We received a request to share what our org chart might look like if a PTO was organized. This would change in response

All-Inclusive

I'm going to use the next few posts to explain further why some parents are interested in exploring the option of a PTO. As always feel free to ask questions or comment. Also, you can let us know if there is a topic you would like us to address.

All-Inclusive-

Repost

This is a repost of an article written by Holly. It explains why some parents want to look at an alternative. The full article is below:

What are we about

I can't believe it has been such a short amount of time since this blog started. A lot has happened and a lot of information has been shared, but I want to get back to the basics. This blog was started to help get the word out about what is happening

Update

On Tuesday night the Canyon's School Board of Education approved a new policy. This policy will allow parents to choose which parent group is best for their school. This policy

Tonight!

There is a school board meeting tonight. They will be addressing several items including a new cell tower at Jordan High School. They are also going to address a policy that allows for parents to choose which parent volunteer organization they want at their school. Kind of a big deal!