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I am not sure this went through.  I apologize if this is a duplicate.  Thank
you to all who responded to my HELP! request regarding "What do you do with
third grade?  I am feeling a bit more prepared to face off with the teacher
who complained, among other things, that I didn't read to her kids
correctly.

>
> I get three extra "paid" days. Therefore, I have the last due date set
> for
>         two weeks before school lets out. Last year when my inventory
> didn't take,
>         I requested an extra week, and I was paid for it.
>
> I have a ten month contract which is a God-send because I have no
> volunteers
>         or student help during the school year. Basically, it is the
> time when I do
>         weeding, book processing and cataloging of audio visual
> materials.
>         It allows us to open our media center earlier (the 2nd or 3rd
> day of school)
>         and stay open later (the 2nd or 3rd to the last day of school),
> so the
>         students and teachers are able to utilize the media center more
> fully.
>
> Please let me know. I feel the same way. The high school library that
> always has
> summer school always has such a nice looking library because they have
> the paid time to get the work accomplished.
>
> I have 10 days of summer work because I am the lead media specialist for
> our
>         district. In this capacity I work with the elementary media
> center staff.
>         I use the ten days for ordering, completing reports, unpacking
> orders
>         technology maintenance, software installation and helping
> teachers when
>         they are in the building. I work on and off, just a few hours at
> a time.
>         It is easy for me to do that since I live a block from the
> building.
>         I also have additional time for curriculum writing with teachers
> and
>         working on the district web site.
>
> I have 15 extended days that I get paid to work in the summer. I do
>         inventory, clean, repair, etc.
>
> I do summer library here. The last 2 years we were open on Wednesday
> morning,
> from 9:30-1:30, to accommodate summer school. This year, we are cutting
> our summer school program, so we are going to be open longer, so that
> kids
> can continue to read and check out all summer. Our hours this summer are
>
> Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00-3:00, with scheduled activities at different
> grade levels on Tuesdays. We hope that will bring in some extra kids.
>
> We and the guidance people are on 10 month contracts which means an
> extra 1/2
> month at the end of regular school year and an extra 1/2 mo. at the
> beginning of the school year. My checks are spread throughout the whole
> calendar year however.
> It'd all be peachy with me if I didn't have to crowd college classes in
> YEAR-ROUND to get certified. State of Mo. requires you to at least take
> 18 hours the first two years, which breaks down to a MIN., of course, of
> one 3hr. class per sem. I am taking THE MINIMUM.
>
> I come back to work a week before the teachers and I stay a week after
> and
>         I am paid for these days. It's amazing how much you can get done
> in two
>         weeks without any interruptions!
>
> I work 10 days longer than the teachers at an additional 5% salary.

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