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<h3><font color=green>Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? till the right action arises by itself?

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PD and Conference Opportunities

by Feeling Stifled

Mar 19, 2017

How do principals decide which teachers get to go to away conferences? There are some teachers at my school who are on their 4th trip and others have only been on one or for some, none. Why are certain ones offered more opportunities than others? They aren't necessarily the ones in leadership positions either. Although, I don't think even the ones ...See More

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maybe? Are you possibly teaching in a specialized subject area where it would be difficult to get good substitute coverage for you, or with a population of students that would suffer more than usual from a break in routine of not having their regular teacher there?

Might be one reasonable explanation (but still not really fair)

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Mar 20, 2017

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Novel Try to make your communications with him more formal. Don't talk with him, send emails that leave an electronic trail. Copy in teachers who teach the same subject or your line manager. Look up the PD language used in the school documents and start using that - mention "inequitable" - senior management has to be seen to be fair. When you ...See More

Mar 21, 2017

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School Supplies

by Mhpolzi2

Mar 15, 2017

Hi all! Good afternoon! My name is Megan and I am currently studying elementary education at NC State University. I'm working on a project for one of my classes and was wondering if you all would be willing to help! If you could answer a few (or all ;)) of these questions it would be greatly appreciated.

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Judy2/CA I've been retired a couple of years. Following Ed law we supplied all of the students' basic supplies. Each teacher had a budget and we placed our orders with the office and they ordered from Office Depot. I bought a lot of supplies from Walmart at the beginning of the year because they were cheap and they had exactly what I wanted. Those I bought ...See MoreI've been retired a couple of years. Following Ed law we supplied all of the students' basic supplies. Each teacher had a budget and we placed our orders with the office and they ordered from Office Depot. I bought a lot of supplies from Walmart at the beginning of the year because they were cheap and they had exactly what I wanted. Those I bought with my own money. If we went on a field trip we could only ask the parents for a donation. If they didn't turn in their money the child went anyway. I use to pay it myself but finally wised up and quit doing it so my school did. Most of the field trips were very inexpensive - just a few dollars. The school paid for the bus which wasn't cheap. I spent a lot of my own money on my kids. My husband once said to me " I don't think you understand. You go to work to make money, not spend it." But my school was a high poverty school and he understood that the kids needed whatever I could provide.

On 3/20/17, no supplies wrote: > There are a lot of schools in CA that don't do this. If > you say it's the law, then I won't argue, but they aren't > following it. They consider paper in the copier (when > that's there) as supplies for students, I guess... In my > experience there is a supply closet with a few Expo > markers and pens/pencils where you can grab a couple of > boxes at the start of the year. > > Crayons/markers/scissors, etc? No way. Teacher buys or you > don't use. My experience is in high school though, where > there will be much less use for those things, but there > are few supplies provided by the school. > > I actually demanded chalk boards reinstalled in my room. I > can get a box of chalk for $1.00 and that will last a > whole quarter. A box of 8 Expo markers cost $10.00 and > will only last a couple of weeks. My principal was aghast > that I would ask for an old school chalk board until I > asked if he would provide me with a year's supply of expo > markers for the wonderful white boards... then the chalk > board was up by Monday. > > On 3/18/17, DonnaR/CA wrote: >> >>>>> 1. Do you go to buy school supplies for you classroom >>>>> every year? >> >> Yes, during the July and August sales. I generally look >> for things that the school does not supply. California >> State Education laws state that the districts have to >> supply the basics - paper, pencils, crayons, scissors - >> and anything that the teacher wants either has to be >> requested "as a donation for your child's benefit" or >> provided by the teacher. >> >>>>> 2. Do you have students who repeatedly come to class >>>>> without supplies and why? >> >> They don't have to supply. (See my reply above.) What >> makes me sad is when I see a child who doesn't have much >> lunch or a snack, and the parent is too proud to apply >> for free or reduced lunch. >> >>>>> 3. Do you think that there is a more efficient way to >>>>> provide school supplies for students? Possibly a >>>>> website that sent a box of required supplies to the >>>>> home >> >> As I said, in my state, school has to supply it. If we >> say "required" on any form letter or list, the generator >> of said list has to buy the item. Any lists sent home say >> "donation"! >> >>>>> 4. If there was a universal way to order school >>>>> supplies, would you use it? >> >> The only complain I have heard in my district was from >> our secretary. She has to use "approved vendors", and >> there are a few vendors she would like to use that are >> not approved (Amazon is one). >> >> >> Donna

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Judy2/CA I've been retired a couple of years. Following Ed law we supplied all of the students' basic supplies. Each teacher had a budget and we placed our orders with the office and they ordered from Office Depot. I bought a lot of supplies from Walmart at the beginning of the year because they were cheap and they had exactly what I wanted. Those I bought ...See MoreI've been retired a couple of years. Following Ed law we supplied all of the students' basic supplies. Each teacher had a budget and we placed our orders with the office and they ordered from Office Depot. I bought a lot of supplies from Walmart at the beginning of the year because they were cheap and they had exactly what I wanted. Those I bought with my own money. If we went on a field trip we could only ask the parents for a donation. If they didn't turn in their money the child went anyway. I use to pay it myself but finally wised up and quit doing it so my school did. Most of the field trips were very inexpensive - just a few dollars. The school paid for the bus which wasn't cheap. I spent a lot of my own money on my kids. My husband once said to me " I don't think you understand. You go to work to make money, not spend it." But my school was a high poverty school and he understood that the kids needed whatever I could provide.

On 3/20/17, no supplies wrote: > There are a lot of schools in CA that don't do this. If > you say it's the law, then I won't argue, but they aren't > following it. They consider paper in the copier (when > that's there) as supplies for students, I guess... In my > experience there is a supply closet with a few Expo > markers and pens/pencils where you can grab a couple of > boxes at the start of the year. > > Crayons/markers/scissors, etc? No way. Teacher buys or you > don't use. My experience is in high school though, where > there will be much less use for those things, but there > are few supplies provided by the school. > > I actually demanded chalk boards reinstalled in my room. I > can get a box of chalk for $1.00 and that will last a > whole quarter. A box of 8 Expo markers cost $10.00 and > will only last a couple of weeks. My principal was aghast > that I would ask for an old school chalk board until I > asked if he would provide me with a year's supply of expo > markers for the wonderful white boards... then the chalk > board was up by Monday. > > On 3/18/17, DonnaR/CA wrote: >> >>>>> 1. Do you go to buy school supplies for you classroom >>>>> every year? >> >> Yes, during the July and August sales. I generally look >> for things that the school does not supply. California >> State Education laws state that the districts have to >> supply the basics - paper, pencils, crayons, scissors - >> and anything that the teacher wants either has to be >> requested "as a donation for your child's benefit" or >> provided by the teacher. >> >>>>> 2. Do you have students who repeatedly come to class >>>>> without supplies and why? >> >> They don't have to supply. (See my reply above.) What >> makes me sad is when I see a child who doesn't have much >> lunch or a snack, and the parent is too proud to apply >> for free or reduced lunch. >> >>>>> 3. Do you think that there is a more efficient way to >>>>> provide school supplies for students? Possibly a >>>>> website that sent a box of required supplies to the >>>>> home >> >> As I said, in my state, school has to supply it. If we >> say "required" on any form letter or list, the generator >> of said list has to buy the item. Any lists sent home say >> "donation"! >> >>>>> 4. If there was a universal way to order school >>>>> supplies, would you use it? >> >> The only complain I have heard in my district was from >> our secretary. She has to use "approved vendors", and >> there are a few vendors she would like to use that are >> not approved (Amazon is one). >> >> >> Donna

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