As I teacher, I've always been advised by my administrators that the district was responsible for basic supplies for all students. Most students came with their own, but by law we had to provide for those who could not. In individual budgets allocated to each teacher, paper, pencils, pens, etc. were the first items we had to allocate for. If we had left over inventory from the previous year, then we could spend more on items like newspaper subscriptions, AV materials etc for our own students. As a side issue, private companies like Pepsi, Nike, et al. would also deliver, gratis, huge amounts of school supplies with their logos; however, I went out of my way to make sure no brand names made it into my classroom. In a message dated 7/16/2008 2:43:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
These are consider personal items and are not a part of the regular supplies for the children---I do agree our children should have access to computers, books, and whatever else is necessary ---but I do remember when I attended school umpteen years ago this was not supplied. We got sneakers from shoprite and 2 guys was the back to school store although you did not want your friends seeing you shop there. But since the children have no say so over what is purchased with state money, we are trying to help them not sweat the small stuff!!! ----- Original Message ---- From: oakdorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:23:42 PM Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: IT'S COMING -----OH NO!!!!! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com_ (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) , denise <denisemchd@ ...> wrote: > > Could you imagine going back to school on the first day ---no bookbag,pencil, pen, notebook. "Spanky did you do your homework. No Mrs. Crabtree I didn't have a pencil !!!! (dating myself) > > This is a great project - HOWEVER, I thought that the $85millon in state aid/Abbott $ buys these materials. **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)
