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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS giving teachers money is completely separate from the PTA issue.  MCPS should give teachers money, and do give a small amount in ordering, but more would be nice.

However, some of it is the PTA.  Our PTA president the past few years did very little nor would let anyone else do anything but a few of her friends.  There was a reason why things weren't getting done.

But, the teachers getting gift cards probably didn't get from the PTA but parents.  If you have 30 kids giving $20 each, that adds up.[/quote]

I agree these are separate issues.

5 years ago, I also transferred from a school where the PTA was lavish in funding classrooms to one where little to nothing is done for teachers. I’m not even talking about gift cards (although the first school’s PTA gave about $200 in gift cards to each teacher twice a year*). Nope, there was not so much as a classroom grant if you wanted to do something extraordinary for instruction or as a student incentive. However, the second school is much lower income overall. I’m happy when the money is spent directly on struggling families’ needs like replacing a lost backpack or outgrown coats.

*Allegedly, this was okay because it was as if one family in each of your five classes gave you $20 twice a year.)
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