I came from a district with lots of money. If you had 23 kids in a classroom, you had a parent volunteer. I feel bad for teachers because they have so many kids, especially the multi-age classes. And now I have four teachers, a half an hour with each, and playground duty. I feel like I would be better using my ability, I have a teaching degree, if they hired someone else for playground.
Teachers make the choice of where to use the paraprofessionals.
We would prefer that classes being offered for training are announced more widely and that we get credit for it. We believe that the training should lead to increased compensation. Some open communication to where we find out what s going on. We need to know before it s in place so we can be prepared. Like Peoplesoft, computer training is very helpful.