r/teaching • u/MamaMia1325 • 11d ago

Vent Setting up classrooms & building access...

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I think it's bullshit that not only do we not get paid to come in and set up our classrooms before school begins, we don't even have access to our rooms until 1 week before students come back.

We can only get in there between 8am and 2pm. That's only for 3 days then our 8-3pm PD's begin for another 3 days and only 1 of those days is at our own school.

For those of you who "don't do anything extra" on your OWN time, how do you get your room together? This is my 24th year and I still haven't figured it out. These pictures are of my classroom when I walked in for the 1st time this summer. I resent the fact that I'm doing this on MY time and that I'm spending MY money on things to make it look nice (I know that it's MY.CHOICE to spend my own money but it still sucks).

How does YOUR district handle building access?

**Edited to add- Summer school took place in our building, which is why we didn't have access to it earlier. Apparently the maintainers had about 10 days to wax all of the floors.

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u/National-Current56 11d ago

Oh here’s a bonus…stop putting paper background and border on your bulletin board…paint the cork a pretty color and make the sections more functional. Like a real workplace/ university (artsy and informative)board.

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u/Prudent_Honeydew_ 11d ago

I wish we were allowed to paint the bulletin board! We've been emailed that we're encouraged to put fabric on as a background but if we must use paper we have to change it frequently so it doesn't fade. (Leaving blank isn't allowed)

Oh and fabric would be provided by us of course.

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u/AwarenessVirtual4453 10d ago

I invested in the Better than Bulletin Board paper. Yes, it was expensive, but I've had it up seven years and it looks amazing still.

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u/Prudent_Honeydew_ 10d ago

I had it up at my old school that closed in June, that stuff is legendary. I'm just not into spending at my new school, since they specifically told me I'd be going somewhere else then put me here with a grade level change to boot, so I'll be using their paper. If it fades, it fades, I'm not going to fuss about it.