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PTO funding committee
Hi! We’re new around here…
This year (the ‘25-‘26 school year) the PTO formed this Funding Committee in order to create a process to fairly and equitably review the one-off and non-budgeted requests for funding that we receive from the Talley community.
Our overall goal is to help our Talley community by filling gaps, increasing access, and removing barriers while staying within the bounds of our nonprofit charter and bylaws. We also aim to help reduce any overlap in efforts by routing requests first through other appropriate sources of funding like the district (City Schools of Decatur), school, existing PTO budget lines, club funds, or class parent funds.
Questions? Reach out to the funding committee: funding@talleypto.org.
Ready to apply? Fill out the form below.
Curious about what we will and won’t fund?
We will refine as we go and learn. Here are some of our starting points.
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Clubs: The PTO will consider funding specific expenses that would otherwise prevent an at-risk or marginalized student from participating. We will also consider other needed items not covered by other sources of funding.
Classroom supplies: We may consider innovative, creative, or special supply requests that remove barriers or increase equitable access.
Other opportunities that increase equitable access for students or align with PTO’s mission of supporting education and community.
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Professional Development
Emergencies
Personal expenses
Requests already covered by the CSD Budget, the Talley school budget, a particular club’s dues, or class parents.
Recurring costs: We encourage requesters to still apply. The PTO will use these requests to evaluate whether a new PTO budget line item should be created.
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Fill out and submit the form below.
Review: the funding committee will review and follow up if needed. Unusual or large requests may go to the PTO executive board for a vote.
Timeline: decisions typically delivered within 2 weeks.
Decision: Approvals will be confirmed with reimbursement or purchasing steps. Denials will be explained. We prefer to purchase directly through the PTO or ask you to submit for reimbursement. Distributions of cash will be avoided.
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Funding will not always go to requests benefitting the largest number of students. Equity may mean prioritizing marginalized groups, underserved students, or specific access needs, even if fewer total students benefit.
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Since this year is a pilot year for this process we plan to collect some data and may reach out to requesters with a year-end survey. We are also open to all feedback!