Schools using Student Funds to pay for Teacher Planning Time

Last we heard, parents and PTAs could not pay for classroom teachers at local schools.

Yet, the Report released by the teacher's union shows that MCPS elementary schools are currently using student funds to pay for substitute teachers so that classroom teachers can have additional planning time during the school day.

Where do student funds come from? They are payments by parents, guardians and students to the local school for tickets to plays, athletic events, yearbooks etc... The funds are put into the local schools Independent Activity Fund (IAF) account.

The use of student funds for substitute teachers was listed as a "creative strategy" in the Report.