Our school policy is $25 and under is acceptable. This is also our company's rule of gifts from vendors. I don't know what the US policy is, but would think that it would be the same. :cool:
Does anyone know how much money in a gift certificate is allowed before a teacher must claim the item as income? Also, if the gift certificate is for a specific store, can it be income? Also, can you donate money to a particular department without it being income for the teacher in charge of that department? Our school is stating we must make out all checks to the business office, and once receipts are turned it, then the teachers/departments will get their money. This does not seem fair to me. Thanks for any response.
We generally don't do a teacher appreciation week, instead we do quarterly staff appreciations. This year we did (or had planned as we were evacuated from Dec-March) "You are Souper" (soup luncheon), a Texas BBQ, a "Sweets for the Sweet", and "You're a real treat!" (breakfast stuff). We had each level (Preschool/PreK, Elem, Middle, High School)host so that the same parents weren't the ones doing each one and this worked out really well. We also had a door prize at each one based on the theme...a gift basket of American snack food, a soup pot full of mixes and utensils, and so on. That was a big hit! We just gave each teacher a gift certificate for a local restaurant. In the past, our PTO has done the "trinket a day" idea, but trinkets aren't inexpensive here and somewhat hard to find so that idea was not a big hit. :cool:
this year we had our major testing (PACT) during the same week. We started the teachers off with a catered breakfast on Monday, on Thursday we had a catered lunch, on Friday we gave an apple to every person. We do teacher/staff appreciation. We can not forget those behind the teachers that impact our children's lives every day. We also have a hand spa set up for them during our field days at the end of school.
I came up with a great idea for next year--by accident. I was slopping around a bucket from the janitor's closet to my son's class. (I was the all important "glue bottle fixer" that morning). Anyway--I said jokingly to the secretary that I know I volunteered to help out Mrs. X (not her real name) but do you think that her making me wash her car is appropriate? HA-HA. Then it struck me what a great &cheap idea for Teacher appreciation next year. We will give it a try if I can get enough volunteers.
Our PTM started this last year. We came up with a list to send home with the children that had suggestions of what they could bring to their teachers and staff members each day of the week. For Instance:
Monday- Apple Day. Bring an apple draw an apple make an apple out of paper etc.
Tuesday- Flower Day: Make a flower, bring a flower, draw a flower etc.
Wednesday: Sweet day. Make something sweet, bring something sweet etc.
this goes on until we have the Grand Appreciation day on Friday. Our teachers and staff have loved this idea as well as the children. Each day brings something new to the teachers and staff from the hearts of our children and ourselves. We change the list around a little each year.
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