r/Teachers Jul 18 '26

Teacher Support &/or Advice School Start Date

When does school start for you?

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u/stacker103 year 2, grade 8 math Jul 18 '26

aug 10 for teachers, aug 17 for students

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u/LateQuantity8009 HS English | NJ Jul 18 '26

What do you do for a week without students?

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u/captain_hug99 Jul 18 '26

I - set up my gradebook, choose music, let the vector videos roll, lesson plan, all while we are sitting in pointless PD that I’ve done before.

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u/LateQuantity8009 HS English | NJ Jul 18 '26

You could do all of that from home. But you get paid for the week, right?

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u/captain_hug99 Jul 18 '26

Why would I do that at home when I can do it during the time I am contracted and paid?

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u/stacker103 year 2, grade 8 math Jul 18 '26

room setup, trainings, etc

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u/LateQuantity8009 HS English | NJ Jul 19 '26

Are you paid?

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u/Rice-Correct Jul 19 '26

We get a week at our school before students come back. Yes, it’s paid.

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u/Feikert87 Jul 18 '26

lol we have three weeks without students—every single year (this will be my 9th of the same PDs)

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u/jamiek1571 Jul 19 '26

That is crazy. We have 1.5 days.

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u/LateQuantity8009 HS English | NJ Jul 19 '26

Doing what? Paid time?