Funding
These funds are sent mostly straight to the states and school districts for use.
What are federal funds?
The first two things that schools typically cut when budgets are tight.
What are school supplies and field trips?
Review _____ before creating the budget for a field trip, resource person, and experiential learning.
What are potential costs?
The average amount teachers spend out of pocket for their classroom.
What is at least $459 ~ Roughly $500?
Many educators are not ___ for out of pocket spending on learning experiences and environments?
What is reimbursed?
This institution provides the largest proportion of education investment, primarily through tax revenue
What is the government?
This acronym is a teacher’s best friend when it comes to spending less on classroom materials.
What is D.I.Y?
Oftentimes this is not included in an operational budget for a primary classroom, teachers often spend $20-$35 on ____ when children reach reading goals, etc.
What are pizza parties and celebrations?
One way families can contribute to classroom materials to lessen the cost of budget expenses/money and out of pocket costs.
What are beginning of school year supply lists?
Out of pocket soft furniture/accessories that educators purchase for their classroom.
What are rugs, soft seating, dim lighting (lamps), pillows, soft toys?
This type of budget describes the year’s projected income and expenses once the center or school is operating at its anticipated utilization rate.
What is the operating budget?
These can be used in a variety of lessons, for lists, and many other uses, where a pack of twelve hundred can be purchased for about $2.
What are Post-It Notes?
Teachers can spend an average of $200-$600 on _________ for the school year from resource-sharing sites and thrift shopping.
What are games and activities?
This website allows teachers and the school to organize a page for parents and community members to easily donate to the classroom.
What is DonorsChoose.org?
When looking into budgeting for the room environment, look into this rather than United Art & Education or Lakeshore Learning for posters, etc. because it is much cheaper.
What is Teachers Pay Teachers or make own with Microsoft/Google?
In the United States, this body has the major responsibility for funding allocation
What are school districts?
Teachers spend roughly $745 on supplies a year, with ______ the price of supplies has increased by $250.
What is distance learning?
To ease the budget and money out of pocket, many resource people you can bring into the classroom come right from ___. They also may bring multicultural contributions.
What are student's families?
Often, educators can deduct unreimbursed expenses for up to ___. Though many often spend way more than that.
What is $250?
This can be set up and decorated throughout the year for around $27
What is a bulletin board?
The ____ is the anticipated expenses involved when launching a new classroom versus a/an ______ is a year to year budget after the initial start up/setup is already taken care of.
What is the start up budget/operating budget?
The average amount a primary educator spends a year on chapter books, bookshelves, folders, organization trays, pocket charts, construction paper, and hand sanitizer.
What is $300/year?
One way that a teacher could ease the cost of a field trip.
What is School-Packed Lunch, Government Free Places (Zoo, etc.), Do a Tour ($3/child or set price) instead of Museum ($15/child)?
Two ways to have students and their families recycle items to the classroom yet are opportunities for the classroom to gain income.
What is Collect box tops & Collect ink cartridges for store credit by recycling to Staples Office Supplies?
Many low-cost changes have a tremendous impact on the classroom environment.
What are fabric to soften a space, identify an activity, or display a beautiful design, fabric to re-cover a tired couch or make comfy cushions that feel good to the touch, and drape fabric over an area to communicate that this is a special place to read or listen to stories.