Teacher Schedules

[LaLa1923]

When I get asked "Do I have to pay during summer and breaks?" I say that I have several options available for teachers.

The options are:

#1 Yearly rate divided by 9 months, paid monthly. (NO attendance in summer)

This takes what they would pay over a 12 month period and instead of paying your normal weekly rate, they pay that plus a little extra.
(I save that extra and "pay" myself all summer.)

#2 One lump sum to hold their space. (NO attendance permitted without additional payment)
For example if your normally weekly rate is $150 or approx. $600 per month, I would charge them $450 for the month and enjoy the lighter work load for a little less money

#3 Attend a minimum of 3 days per week (if over 2 yrs old) and a minimum of 2 days a week (if under 2 yrs old) to hold their space.

I enjoy the lighter work load in the summer so I am willing to negotiate a bit for summer rates.

The last several years I have done nothing but straight payment 52 weeks a year but I am finding that as I age, I am a lot more willing to take a slight pay cut and not deal with the child at all for a few weeks/months plus I really enjoy the outside time in the summer months and having a lighter load of children enables us to do some things we don't normally do.


As for school breaks and holidays, that's on them. I already offer a flexible payment plan for summer, what more do they want?

I have paid holidays already and the few teacher workshops and such that there are, most my teachers work or bring their kids anyways so that has never been an issue.

HTH

I really like this! I doubt any families around here would go for option #1.
If you end up getting paid with option1 why don't they get to bring their child?

[SSWonders]

Reply with "do you GET paid during summer break when YOU are not at school?". Of course they do. Tell them that if they don't want to pay over summer, you can take your yearly tuition and spread it over 9 months instead of 12 for them.

Technically, they don't. My husband is a teacher. He gets paid for a certain number of days. He can choose to spread that amount out over the summer if he wants to. But that is in effect paying him for time that he has already worked.

[Jack Sprat]

When I taught I had my salary divided among the 12 months. Then I got a check during the summer months and worked part-time at a camp.

My teacher policy is that you pay half of your weekly rate to hold your full time spot for the fall. I do not charge for days I take off ever and they do not pay Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring breaks as long as I know 2 weeks in advance that the child will not be here. That way I will be able to have the SA kids come that need care.