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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that the majority of the gift cards should go to the teachers and not be split evenly across the board to all staff members. I think it is a nice gesture to try to give something to everyone to show our appreciation, however it should be based on some kind of tiered system where classroom teachers get the most, then specials, etc. [/quote]

Why shouldn’t specials get same amount?  [/quote]

It’s simple: they don’t have to do parent teacher conferences, IEP meetings, or 504 meetings. [/quote]

Right, specials teachers just teach every child in the building, host field day (pe), produce multiple student shows each year (music). Provide coverage when others are absent AND attend IEP/504 meetings when requested. [/quote]

No one really requests a music or PE teacher at an IEP meeting, sorry.

And yes, dealing with parents via multiple emails and parent teacher conferences alone deserves a bit more appreciation. Deal with it. [/quote]

[b]Well, tell that to the IEP meeting I went to as a music teacher last week lol[/b]. I’m not sure why you’d imply that I’m lying about that?
I also deal with parents (~500) via emails/over the phone and have in some instances hosted conferences when requested. On top of that I’ve produced 3 concerts so far this year and spent countless volunteer hours preparing kids and taking them to all county chorus. I’m absolutely not saying classroom teachers deserve less, just that specialists deserve the same appreciation too. It’s sad that someone would advocate keeping a few treats once a year from a public school teacher. [/quote]

Are you a middle school teacher? You mentioned all county chorus. I’m talking about elementary school teachers here anyway. Who requested that you go to the IEP meeting? I have never heard of a parent requesting a music teacher to attend. Was it the parents of the student who asked you to be there? Or did the admin request you were there because none of the core teachers could go?[/quote]

Elementary has All County Chorus too. It was last week in FCPS.

[/quote]Is there an All County Chorus for a grade diffferent than 6th??[/quote]

6th grade is elementary in FCPS. [/quote]

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