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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is really sad that some teachers have spend so much of their own money on the classrooms. [/quote]

Well they shouldn't. MCPS reimburses them for all materials that support the curriculum. [/quote]

HAHAHAHAHAHA.[/quote]

Give me an example of where an MCPS teacher wasn't provided by their school/MCPS the materials/supplies they need for the curriculum. [/quote]

MCPS teacher here.  Teachers/departments  are required to purchase from the warehouse or a limited set of businesses.  Some schools encourage ways around this.  My current school doesn’t allow me to use anything off the bid list.  So, for my specialized curriculum I do have to buy some things on my own.  Theoretically, I can get reimbursed but the paperwork is annoying/burdensome.  If I pay tax, it doesn’t get reimbursed, so I have to use my school tax free card which needs to registered on a business system so that business doesn’t get in trouble with MD.  Classroom decorations are highly encouraged but never provided or reimbursed.  Snacks/treats/prizes never reimbursed even though staff are encouraged to use them to motivate struggling students.  I am pretty cheap but end up spending at least a few hundred dollars every year.

My current program is unique to my school so loads of items are not on the bid list.  Huge pain in the ass to get the supplies I need to do what I am supposed to do.  Even for normal teachers whenever they update the curriculum it doesn’t mean they updated the bidlist/warehouse list so schools end up scrambling to figure out ways to do the activities.  A huge problem in science courses and one of the reasons some teachers hate hands on activities now.[/quote]

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