Student Monitors

[Anonymous]

As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

So true, it doesn’t make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

So true, it doesn’t make any sense.

Right? Spend time planning for coverage so that we can give you some planning time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

ES teachers haven’t officially heard that any of this is occurring. So we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

[Anonymous]

Starting pay for monitors seems to be $18 an hour. I have not looked at the job offerings for part time jobs available during school hours but I am not sure how many jobs offer that same pay and a guarantee of a job for a number of hours. I am not talking about consulting jobs or white collar jobs that allow part time work but am thinking of the types of jobs that some of the Moms (the one Dad I know at home doesn't work) in my neighborhood have. Those are mainly at stores for 16 hours a week. The Moms I know who work those positions are looking for a bit of extra cash, something to do during the day, some adult interactions, and available during their kids school hours. If that is what you are looking for, $18 seems to be a fair salary to start at doing different supervisory tasks throughout the day at the school. The money would probably help with presents for special days, vacation, or a college fund.

Assuming 30 hours of work a week, you are looking at about $400 a week, after taxes. That is not a bad amount to use to bolster other spending.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

The recess block would amount to maybe 20 minutes of planning time. Besides, I value that time outside. I’m an ES teacher and we’ve heard about this. Our school is working on other ways they will provide the extra planning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starting pay for monitors seems to be $18 an hour. I have not looked at the job offerings for part time jobs available during school hours but I am not sure how many jobs offer that same pay and a guarantee of a job for a number of hours. I am not talking about consulting jobs or white collar jobs that allow part time work but am thinking of the types of jobs that some of the Moms (the one Dad I know at home doesn't work) in my neighborhood have. Those are mainly at stores for 16 hours a week. The Moms I know who work those positions are looking for a bit of extra cash, something to do during the day, some adult interactions, and available during their kids school hours. If that is what you are looking for, $18 seems to be a fair salary to start at doing different supervisory tasks throughout the day at the school. The money would probably help with presents for special days, vacation, or a college fund.

Assuming 30 hours of work a week, you are looking at about $400 a week, after taxes. That is not a bad amount to use to bolster other spending.

Maybe good for younger retirees?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

The recess block would amount to maybe 20 minutes of planning time. Besides, I value that time outside. I’m an ES teacher and we’ve heard about this. Our school is working on other ways they will provide the extra planning.

Yeah recess is not an option. There would be no time to actually get anything done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Starting pay for monitors seems to be $18 an hour. I have not looked at the job offerings for part time jobs available during school hours but I am not sure how many jobs offer that same pay and a guarantee of a job for a number of hours. I am not talking about consulting jobs or white collar jobs that allow part time work but am thinking of the types of jobs that some of the Moms (the one Dad I know at home doesn't work) in my neighborhood have. Those are mainly at stores for 16 hours a week. The Moms I know who work those positions are looking for a bit of extra cash, something to do during the day, some adult interactions, and available during their kids school hours. If that is what you are looking for, $18 seems to be a fair salary to start at doing different supervisory tasks throughout the day at the school. The money would probably help with presents for special days, vacation, or a college fund.

Assuming 30 hours of work a week, you are looking at about $400 a week, after taxes. That is not a bad amount to use to bolster other spending.

Maybe good for younger retirees?

It is good for some people and if it relieves Teachers of having to cover recess or other activities or have some coverage for classes when Teachers have to be in a meeting, then great. It sounds like a way to get coverage that doesn't cause Teachers to lose their planning periods and other time during the school day. Hopefully it works for enough people that they can have a good number of monitors and Teachers can get back some of the time that they lost.

Honestly, it doesn't matter who it is a good fit for if it works. I am not going to judge someone who thinks that it is a good way to pick up some extra money while being able to stay home with their kids. I don't understand why other people think that it is their place to be judging what works for individuals. I wouldn't sneeze at making an extra $2000 a month if I was at home with my kid. I can see how that money would come in handy and how the position would be convenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

The recess block would amount to maybe 20 minutes of planning time. Besides, I value that time outside. I’m an ES teacher and we’ve heard about this. Our school is working on other ways they will provide the extra planning.

Teacher here. Our recess block is 30 mins and is attached to lunch. So if it takes you 15 mins to eat lunch then you would get 45 mins of planning time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

The recess block would amount to maybe 20 minutes of planning time. Besides, I value that time outside. I’m an ES teacher and we’ve heard about this. Our school is working on other ways they will provide the extra planning.

Teacher here. Our recess block is 30 mins and is attached to lunch. So if it takes you 15 mins to eat lunch then you would get 45 mins of planning time.

That might work if all kids eat in the cafeteria. Last year we had to do lunch in classrooms every other week. I lost lunch time waiting for my kids to go to the line and walk them back to my classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

The recess block would amount to maybe 20 minutes of planning time. Besides, I value that time outside. I’m an ES teacher and we’ve heard about this. Our school is working on other ways they will provide the extra planning.

Teacher here. Our recess block is 30 mins and is attached to lunch. So if it takes you 15 mins to eat lunch then you would get 45 mins of planning time.

That might work if all kids eat in the cafeteria. Last year we had to do lunch in classrooms every other week. I lost lunch time waiting for my kids to go to the line and walk them back to my classroom.

Yeah. All the kids ate in Cafeteria. We only have 600 kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, monitor covering for planning time just means me planning sub plans for them. No thanks. That’s not the solution we need than makes it “equal” to HS.

They don’t need plans to cover your recess block.

The recess block would amount to maybe 20 minutes of planning time. Besides, I value that time outside. I’m an ES teacher and we’ve heard about this. Our school is working on other ways they will provide the extra planning.

Teacher here. Our recess block is 30 mins and is attached to lunch. So if it takes you 15 mins to eat lunch then you would get 45 mins of planning time.

That might work if all kids eat in the cafeteria. Last year we had to do lunch in classrooms every other week. I lost lunch time waiting for my kids to go to the line and walk them back to my classroom.

Why on earth would kids not be back in the cafeteria this yeae?

[Anonymous]

The pay is not $18/hour. It is $15-16.