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mbawnr
LIF Toddler
Member since 6/07 400 total posts
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Vanessa
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Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Did anyone get this email?
Does anyone know if this is true?
Even as many City Council program priorities were cut in the final city budget, the Keep the Promises Coalition was successful in salvaging some 60 percent of Teacher’s Choice funds, which had been threatened with elimination.
We wanted you to be among the first to know this year’s amounts.
The Teacher’s Choice allocations are as follows:
$150 for all teachers;
$100 for social workers, school psychologists and guidance counselors;
$50 for school secretaries; and
$75 for lab specialists.
If you’ve already begun making purchases, you may use receipts that date back to Aug. 1, 2008. The purchasing period ends on March 15, 2009.
Everyone eligible to participate in the Teacher’s Choice program will receive a separate allocation from the DOE in December to cover purchases made anywhere – as long as the purchases are for appropriate educational materials for use in a classroom or other professional assignment.
Remember that unreimbursed spending on school supplies is also tax-deductible.
Sincerely,
LeRoy Barr
UFT Staff Director
United Federation of Teachers • A Union of Professionals
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Posted 8/1/08 10:06 AM  |
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BabyLove08
Love her!
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Are you kididng me? This would be awful and DISGUSTING! Don't they know we don't get ANY supplies and the $260 we were getting was not even close to enough!
I am so suprised and a lot of teachers may not know until Sept when they have already spent there money assuming they will get it back.
Just terrible!
Thanks for letting us know
Edited:
I just cheked the UFT site and it says nothing. Do you think you e-mail could be wrong???
Message edited 8/1/2008 11:07:20 AM.
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| Posted 8/1/08 11:05 AM |
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beth1
LIF Infant
Member since 2/07 339 total posts
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Beth1
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
I got the same email. I believe it is correct. I think it's pathetic.
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| Posted 8/1/08 11:22 AM |
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Epeebes
Easy Peasy!
Member since 11/07 1428 total posts
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Epeebes
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
that is horrible, i spent well over $500 last year as a first year teacher!!!!
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| Posted 8/1/08 11:41 AM |
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jewels
Stop and smell the flowers
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
i spent that 260 so easily last year. i can't beleive that. it's a HUGE drop.
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| Posted 8/1/08 2:15 PM |
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drpepper318
MIR MIR MIR!
Member since 6/07 8274 total posts
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me
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
FOR REAL?!?!?!!!! 
That is so messed up!!!!!!!
They should have left it as it was.
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| Posted 8/1/08 2:29 PM |
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lilqtny
-Crossfit & pitbull addict
Member since 7/06 2830 total posts
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Tracy
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
I did not receive an email. Was it from your principal? or UFT? the website has not changed and being Aug. 1st, I do not think it is fair for them to make such a drastic cut now. What about those who already began buying.
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| Posted 8/1/08 2:44 PM |
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Erica
LIF Adult
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Thats' bad!! I got $200 when I worked in NYC 10+ years ago!!! The DOE needs an economic lesson on inflation!
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| Posted 8/1/08 4:52 PM |
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MissJones
I need a nap!
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
I had heard this rumor a few months ago. Wow...
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| Posted 8/2/08 1:04 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
First of all WHY the hell do secretaries need TEACHERS'S CHOICE? What are they buying? They get all of their supplies.
I am just going to buy less this year then
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| Posted 8/2/08 3:34 PM |
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MissJones
I need a nap!
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Posted by beautyq115
First of all WHY the hell do secretaries need TEACHERS'S CHOICE? What are they buying? They get all of their supplies.
I am just going to buy less this year then
After looking again at this post, I saw that and was just going to write that. 
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| Posted 8/2/08 3:43 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
I did a search and found this
dated 7/31/08
Link
Basically the same info with a little editorial at the bottom which is funny and true
Actually it may be a blog as well
Message edited 8/2/2008 4:22:04 PM.
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| Posted 8/2/08 4:21 PM |
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happytobreathe
The Lazy Days of Summer
Member since 10/06 1413 total posts
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
This is so upsetting! I wish they actually had told us before August 1st.
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| Posted 8/2/08 4:27 PM |
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BigB
C & J are 10!
Member since 6/05 5914 total posts
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Stacey
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Shoot...I already spent that! And BTW, I LOATHE Leroy Barr!!!!! UGH
!!!!!
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| Posted 8/2/08 8:01 PM |
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baysidebride
LIF Zygote
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
It's better than them letting go teachers.
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| Posted 8/2/08 8:21 PM |
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nicrae
He's here!
Member since 12/06 9289 total posts
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Mommy
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
ARHHH that isn't good. My school doesn't even have chalk for us 
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| Posted 8/2/08 8:27 PM |
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Posted by niikki-8-18-06
ARHHH that isn't good. My school doesn't even have chalk for us
That is terrible- at my first school we had no chalk, and I started too late to be eligible for Teacher's Choice that year.
It sucks, but I am not surprised. One benefit of being in so long is that I don't need so much- but it's got to be much harder on the people who are early in their careers and/or getting new assignments.
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| Posted 8/3/08 2:31 PM |
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Jackie24
~We Did it~
Member since 7/06 6718 total posts
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Jackie
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
That is pretty disgusting, I hate the city!!!
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| Posted 8/3/08 9:10 PM |
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donegal419
St. Gerard, pray for us.
Member since 7/07 7650 total posts
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K
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
that sucks!
why is that school secretaries get a THIRD of what the teachers get? no offense to them, of course, but that doesn't seem fair.
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| Posted 8/3/08 11:10 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Posted by donegal419
that sucks!
why is that school secretaries get a THIRD of what the teachers get? no offense to them, of course, but that doesn't seem fair.
They just started this last year...IMO NO need for them to get $$$. If they took they money they were giving them and gave it back to the teachers we wouldn't have a problem. They are not buying things for kids!
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Candy Girl
Candy girl- you are so sweet!
Member since 11/07 6349 total posts
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erin
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Posted by beautyq115
Posted by donegal419
that sucks!
why is that school secretaries get a THIRD of what the teachers get? no offense to them, of course, but that doesn't seem fair.
They just started this last year...IMO NO need for them to get $$$. If they took they money they were giving them and gave it back to the teachers we wouldn't have a problem. They are not buying things for kids!
Secretaries always got TC, at least since I have been a teacher(since 2000.) I think it is awful we've been cut so much.
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| Posted 8/4/08 12:04 PM |
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BabyLove08
Love her!
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
UPDATE WITH PROOF!!!
Teacher’s Choice allocations set for this year
Aug 4, 2008 4:07 PM
Even as many City Council program priorities were cut in the final city budget, the Keep the Promises Coalition was successful in salvaging some 60 percent of Teacher’s Choice funds, which had been threatened with elimination.
The Teacher’s Choice program, now in its 22nd year, helps offset teachers’ out-of-pocket purchase of supplemental classroom supplies. It is built on the premise that educators are in the best position to decide what supplies they need for their classrooms and assignments.
The city funding for the coming school year was reduced from $20 million this school year to $13 million.
The Teacher’s Choice allocations this year are as follows: The Teacher’s Choice allocations are as follows:
$150 for all teachers;
$100 for social workers, school psychologists and guidance counselors;
$50 for school secretaries; and
$75 for lab specialists.
If you’ve already begun making purchases, you may use receipts that date back to Aug. 1, 2008. The purchasing period ends on March 15, 2009.
Everyone eligible to participate in the Teacher’s Choice program will receive a separate allocation from the DOE in December to cover purchases made anywhere – as long as the purchases are for appropriate educational materials for use in a classroom or other professional assignment.
Remember that unreimbursed spending on school supplies is also tax-deductible.
SUCKS!
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| Posted 8/4/08 4:43 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
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Me
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
Posted by Snickers
Posted by beautyq115
Posted by donegal419
that sucks!
why is that school secretaries get a THIRD of what the teachers get? no offense to them, of course, but that doesn't seem fair.
They just started this last year...IMO NO need for them to get $$$. If they took they money they were giving them and gave it back to the teachers we wouldn't have a problem. They are not buying things for kids!
Secretaries always got TC, at least since I have been a teacher(since 2000.) I think it is awful we've been cut so much.
Oh I overheard the secretaries thanking the UFT rep (like he had anything to do with it) for getting teachers choice last year that's why I thought that...did they always get that amount??
Still rediculous that they get a dime
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| Posted 8/4/08 5:29 PM |
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BigB
C & J are 10!
Member since 6/05 5914 total posts
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Re: Teacher's Chioce has been reduced???
The DOE just stinks.......
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