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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The county no longer pays for monitors and we don’t have enough staff to cover outdoor lunch. It’s a logistical nightmare to shift gears when the weather doesn’t permit outdoor lunch; unless parents actually want to volunteer (and they don’t).  So go ahead and waste your principals time complaining about something they have obviously considered and dealt with for the past two years. [/quote]

MCPS still has federal covid money that is unspent. It was literally designed to support initiatives such as this. [b]I get that it’s hard to hire people (everywhe[/b]re), but just because some people are over covid does not mean these funds should not be allocated to support the one part of the day that is highest risk to students who are otherwise masking. [/quote]

There are so many hundreds paraeducator jobs in the county. It's not like mcps isn't trying to fill these jobs. [/quote]

I don’t think a lunch monitor position has the same hours or qualification requirements as a paraeducator. I also agree with the poster upthread that you don’t need double the number of staff to supervise outdoor lunch. There’s a ratio they need to meet, whether they are inside or outside.[/quote]

Typically schools will try to package up a para job with lunch and recess hours so that way you can a give employees a full day or close to it. I suppose there are some people who would like to just work a few hours in the middle of the day ( might work well for bus drivers who have a few hours to kill in between the morning and afternoon routes) but most people require a full time job or close to it. [/quote]

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