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Hi there. Hope your school year is off to a good start.

Just wondering if you as specialists get treated/respected as well as the classroom teachers? Case in point, an all school email was sent to offer money for classrooms from the PTA group to supply games for each classroom for indoor recess...they could request anything and as much as they wanted....and will get it granted to them.

I asked if specialists could request a few things that would benefit all students (since we do see every student in the building... about 530 students per week).

I was told that the specialist were NOT included and that if we wanted anything that we should apply for a grant.

Well, I saw the list of items requested today.....expensive and lengthy ....and couldn't believe that we could have nothing. I guess I feel bad that the students can't benefit from somethings that would help to make specials fun in a different way. I had some cool ideas but...no.

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anon 2 Oh boy! I know how you feel. That is so frustrating to think the PTA will not give you a few extra things. I must say I haven't had that problem. I think maybe it's because I make sure the students "show off" the stuff we learn. I try to get them to perform at least a few times each year. When parents/pta see how music benefits the children, they s...See More
Sep 9, 2014
Veuzent I was never left out at my school, either. PTA always solicited and tried to fund my requests and anything classroom teacher received, first aid boxes, kleenex, etc., I also received. Do you have the children of any of the PTA board members in your classes? If so, I would start by asking the parent to stop by your room so you can explain what you a...See More
Sep 9, 2014
c Yep, this exactly happened to me, so I joined PTA. Now I am on the PTA board, and I help make the decisions as to who gets what.

In my case, the teachers were lined up at a staff meeting, and the PTA president passed each of them $100 to spend on whatever. This included the counselor, the librarian and the reading teachers. However, the a...See More
Sep 10, 2014


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