How much do you spend on gifts or gift cards for teachers at school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I give the county limited maximum gift ($25) to the classroom teacher.

As a government employee myself the idea that teachers can accept unlimited gifts is hard for me to believe.

[Anonymous]

I do $50 for the main teachers, $25 for the specials, and $15 for the PE coaches (they have a ton of them!).

[Anonymous]

I’m an art teacher and don’t get many gifts so every one is appreciated. One of my favorites was a rock a student painted with a picture of a palette.

[Anonymous]

We don’t give to specials or math. We give about $30-$50 for main teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do $100 per child, but my children’s school does a pool so it’s from the whole classroom. I greatly prefer this as I want to be generous (they do so much!) but don’t want to be seen as trying to curry favor.

Is that even allowed?

[Anonymous]

I stopped the gifting after preK. I buy a box of cards and my kids write nice notes to their teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do $100 per child, but my children’s school does a pool so it’s from the whole classroom. I greatly prefer this as I want to be generous (they do so much!) but don’t want to be seen as trying to curry favor.

Is that even allowed?

I think it's okay if it's going into a classroom pool and not individually identifiable to the specific family. PP's $100 evens out the average for the families that didn't contribute.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know the DCPS limit? I assume $25 or so.

[Anonymous]

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Don't add more nonsense to your list, OP.

+1

[Anonymous]

$25 per teacher, once at Christmas and once at the end of the year. My oldest is in 5th so he has 4 teachers this year as they switch subjects.

I stopped once my oldest hit middle school. I offered to buy for any teachers he wanted to buy for and he didn't want to. I am the fundraising chair for the PTA so I figure I do my share for teacher appreciation events that way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Give what you are comfortable giving. The worst gifts I got were expensive cookies and expensive candles from different sets of overbearing parents. The best gifts I got over the years were heartfelt thanks, a book of puns related to a class I taught, and a $5 Starbucks gift card.

This year I got my kids teachers a gift boxe of Sugarfina candy (like a variety).. does this seem like a bad gift? I'm thinking maybe it is. : /

I’m the PP. Sugarfina wrapped gift would be fine because probably DH would eat or I’d regift since it is shelf stable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do $100 per child, but my children’s school does a pool so it’s from the whole classroom. I greatly prefer this as I want to be generous (they do so much!) but don’t want to be seen as trying to curry favor.

Is that even allowed?

Why wouldn’t it be? I just got a room parent email last week with suggested amount of $50 per kid. But this was just a suggested amount and we could choose to give more or less. They also collect for teacher and assistant birthdays and teacher’s appreciation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an art teacher and don’t get many gifts so every one is appreciated. One of my favorites was a rock a student painted with a picture of a palette.

I’d love to give to art teacher but no idea what. Would a box of chocolates be appreciated? I know not everyone eats sweets but I feel like it’s not a bad thing to have to put out when company visits, or they can regift…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do $100 per child, but my children’s school does a pool so it’s from the whole classroom. I greatly prefer this as I want to be generous (they do so much!) but don’t want to be seen as trying to curry favor.

Is that even allowed?

Why wouldn’t it be? I just got a room parent email last week with suggested amount of $50 per kid. But this was just a suggested amount and we could choose to give more or less. They also collect for teacher and assistant birthdays and teacher’s appreciation.

In VA public school teachers are not allowed to accept gifts at or valued at anything over $100 total FOR THE YEAR. They can lose their job if they do. I suspect enforcement is low on that, but it puts the teacher in an awkward spot of maybe having to turn down a gift if it's too pricey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:500 a teacher

Go back to the private school forum. In public school this would be better aimed at the PTA.