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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We already have a free after school program at my Title One school. They rotate classrooms that they use. I hate when they use mine because the aftercare teachers aren't usually actual teachers. They are more like babysitters. They don't pay much attention to the students and the kids end up ruining a lot of my stuff (books, school supplies, etc). My room is almost always messy when I come in the next morning so I have to spend a good 15 minutes cleaning and putting things back where they belong. It isn't just my classroom that is a mess.[/quote]

You need to talk to your principal and the staff at the after care about that.  I'd rather have a messy classroom and kids safe than kids going home alone at a very early age.[/quote]

NP and this also happens to me. My principal’s response is that it’s out of her jurisdiction since the aftercare is responsible. The aftercare won’t hold themselves responsible. They both said to just lock up anything I don’t want them to use. I’m not sure how to lock up open shelves of books and supply closets that don’t have locks and won’t fit an external lock. It’s a huge time and money issue and no one really cares because it only impacts me (the teacher who purchased most of the stuff they’re using out of my own pocket). 
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I would get a lockable chest/locker like we had in college. And, some teachers put a heavy fabric and make it very hard to get to the open shelves. Be creative. Principal is wrong.[/quote]

Be creative? Heavy fabric? I have 5 bookcases of books to lock up in addition to all of the supplies in each desk (pencil cases filled with supplies, bags of crayons, markers, colored pencils), dry erase boards, clipboards, center tubs, etc. There is no way I can lock all of this up. It takes nearly a week to pack it up and creatively pack it away in my closet and decide what needs to be taken home (usually larger items like rugs). The "teachers" in charge of the program just let the kids use my stuff. I've talked to them and they nod and say that they will tell the kids not to touch anything. That might last for a day or two and then the kids are back to using and trashing my stuff. The person in charge says that she talks to the kids but if their classroom teacher doesn't care, the kids will do what they want. Last week, the kids pulled out puzzles I use during center time and left all of the pieces in various desks around the room. When my students tried to put the puzzles back together, there were tons of missing pieces. I have no idea where they are.

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