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Public School Pre-K Teachers: What's your dress code?

by Returning to the Field

Jul 6, 2012

I've been out of the public schools for quite a while now, but trying to get back in. I was doing child care in my home so my current wardrobe is super casual, but I want to start accumulating some appropriate clothing this summer. Do you guys wear dresses, skirts dressy slacks and blouses, or something more casual for sitting on the floor and getting splattered with paint? Nice khaki type pants and a button down top or sweater? I've had this non-style going for too long now, and I don't know where to start!

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Pre K Teacher I work in an urban public school. My principal requires that we wear professional attire. ( Our students are not used to seeing this). Once, I had one of my students ask me why I was dressed like the President. We are allowed to wear jeans on pay day, field trips, or special days.

Jul 16, 2012

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pksped I wear pants in a variety of colors. I rarely wear dresses, and if I do, they're longer and fuller so that I can sit on the floor without flashing anyone. I also do the "bend-over" test on any questionable shirt before I buy it: if I bend over as I look at my reflection and get a peek of the girls, it goes back on the shelf. My rule is to try to dr...See More

Jul 22, 2012

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alexis Hi my names i alexis and im am a university of phoenix student going for my associates degree in elementary edu and I have to interview a teacher for a assignment the interview is 5 questions long if interested could you e-mail me stating so and I can send you the questions thank yo

Jul 24, 2012

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Alexis On 7/24/12, alexis wrote: > Hi my names i alexis and im am a university of phoenix student > going for my associates degree in elementary edu and I have to > interview a teacher for a assignment the interview is 5 questions > long if interested could you e-mail me at [email removed]

Jul 24, 2012

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Bo Our public school preK teachers and aides dresss as any other teacher, which in my system is super casual. Sandals, flip flops, sneakers, slacks and shirts. Capris in really hot weather and some schools in my system allow the preK staff to wear nurse scrubs. The PreK teachers in those school coordinate their scrubs as do their aides and wear cute p...See More

Aug 22, 2012

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