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[quote=Anonymous]I am brainstorming about how we can make the transition more smooth when a classroom teacher goes on maternity leave.  (This question is primarily for elementary school parents, since the kids in middle and high school have a variety of teachers throughout the school day.)

We are very pleased with our elementary (in the BCC cluster) -- teachers and administration alike.  Over the years, many of the teachers for my kids have gone out on maternity leave for 3 months at a time.  (This is wonderful news for the teacher and we are always happy about the arrival of a new baby!)  Usually, the substitute has been pretty good.  However, I'm concerned that there is not more time for the substitute to overlap with the pregnant teacher before she goes out on maternity leave.

According to my friends with kids in private school, those schools make it possible for the substitute to spend about 1 month with the pregnant teacher in the classroom before the maternity leave begins.  This ensures a smooth transition.  (Of course it requires paying an extra month of salary to the substitute.)

I understand that this may not be feasible in MoCo because it would be very costly.  And I understand that PTA funds or parent contributions are not allowed to be used for personnel (which is unfortunate because a pool could be created that would benefit all schools, allowing assistants to be hired.)

But is there a way to possible have more than 1 day of overlap before a substitute takes over an entire class of 25 kids?  I think anyone would agree 1 day is not ideal.  Does the rule prohibiting the use of parent funds for personnel apply to a temp substitute?

Or could some parents volunteer in the classroom more for the first month that the sub is in place?[/quote]

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