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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Got it. So I should shell out more money to protect the stuff I've already bought with my money. How much of your own money do you spend on supplies just to be able to do your job? I know you're trying to be helpful but I shouldn't have to spend more of my own money to protect the stuff I've already bought with my own money. Do you know what a teacher's maximum annual deduction is? $250.

Should I be expected to lock up everything in students' desks as well? Think about how much time that would take every day to put it all away and then bring it back out in the morning. I don't have time to pack up and then set up the classroom every single day. But if I don't then I have to field parent complaints about their child's stuff being tampered with. And if I use communal supplies out on tables they'll get stolen and/or broken. It's a lose lose situation. [/quote]

I am a social worker.  Probably far more than you.  Shoes, clothing, food, car seats, school supplies and things for work like pens.   Teachers are not the only ones who use their money.  [/quote]

What's your caseload?

In an elementary setting, with 25+ kids, over half may be needy.  In a high school, we're looking at 30+ kids per class.  Now, we're not handing out coats to every needy kid, but we are looking at general supplies - paper, pencils, pens, etc.  It gets costly.  And yes, we often give them $ for food.

This is no competition, sweetie, but since you opened up the discussion, spend a day in OUR shoes. [/quote]

How about the social workers posted in schools?  Ours came in whenever she pleased, had her own office, and rarely came into direct contact with an actual student.  I think social workers can sit this one out.[/quote]

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