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I am looking to see what schools do with the A+ money they get from being an A+ school. I know this applies in Florida schools. Every year we (Parents & Teachers) go head to head on this. I as a mother would like to see more then 10% go to the school for Technology. Right now, as it stands we get $71,000.00 in bonus money and the teachers get 90% to spend how they wish. It does [B]NOT[/B] have to go back to the classroom. They can spend on Christmas presents, clothes etc. I as a mother help in the school for many hours and parents help the students at home. This just burns me up. What do others schools do with the money?

Thanks

I've never heard of this but I would go to the source and find out if there are rules or stipulations on to used this money

Here's a link to the state law guidelines on how A+ money gets spent.

http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/Schoo...tion_Funds.pdf

Basically it works like this: Any number of proposals can be submitted for consideration, and the STAFF gets to do a secret vote on which proposal (or "none of the above") they prefer.

Majority rules...and no hanging chads allowed!

Winning proposal goes to the SAC (School Advisory Council) which can only vote YES or NO in a public vote.

If it's yes, its a done deal. If no, you return to the "make a proposal" stage.

However, the "Final trump card" if needed always favors the staff, as I quote from the legal guidelines: "If school staff and the SAC cannot reach agreement by November 1, the awards must be equally distributed to all classroom teachers currently teaching in the school."

Hope that helps clear up the process.

Now, on a personal note, teachers are generally underpaid for the jobs they do...so as much as you might want other things I wouldn't begrudge your teachers getting some extra cash to spend on themselves from the state. It's well deserved!