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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Better pay.[/quote]

A lot better. Like a premium.[/quote]
I'm an aide in DCPS and my paycheck is $1060 every two weeks. I work 7 hours a day, 35 hours a week. I did not sign up for any benefits, because I don't need any they are offering. My rate is actually pretty high for an aide - $18.2 an hour per my contract.
I have a 2nd job where I make about $35 an hours. I need this 2nd job just to have the first one. I find myself too tired to go to my 2nd job after a week at school. 
It's really hard to believe that DCPS cannot find extra money to pay the aides. It's not an easy job to keep 20-24 kids safe and learning 6-7 hours a day.
I knew the rate is low, but I didn't know how physically and mentally draining the job was. It can only be done if you have the energy and don't need money. Even then you are wondering why you are doing it to yourself.
The school is lovely and the kids are lovely, but the work is still hard. I've always had somewhat physical jobs with long hours (12-hour shifts), but this is job is much harder. It has this mental component of keeping the kids safe every second of every minute.
I will not be returning to school next year unless the rate goes up significantly. My 2nd job asks me every day to pick up more work.
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Hello other aide out there who sounds remarkably like me.  Sending empathy.[/quote]

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