Comments on: DeSantis: $1,000 Bonuses Coming For Florida Teachers, Principals

By: Lorie

Lorie — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:37:58 +0000

Only the cafeteria staff, custodians, and campus monitors were back for months well before virtual learning. They were the ones cleaning, sanitizing, making hundreds of bag lunches and handing them out car to car in the heat with shields and masks. Even in the rain! The monitors were watching the campus, answering questions, unlocking doors and gates. All were put at high risk before we knew anything about this virus.

By: April L Leach

April L Leach — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 23:27:42 +0000

Where is your response Governor?

By: Angela Anderson

Angela Anderson — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:46:01 +0000

Is there any reason why we always forget about the custodians who clean the school. Remember we were the first to be back making sure the school was sprayed down to prevent any kid or worker from catching anything we always forget about the people at the bottom look down sometime. We are part of the staff also.

By: Carol Murray

Carol Murray — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:27:23 +0000

You stated that all staff and paraprofessionals were to get $1000. bonus. I am a paraprofessional and played the teachers role for 3 classes during covid because those teachers where home on virtual. As a paraprofessional for 5 years taking care of 10-15 ASD kids is a tough job and needs a person with a lot of love and patience.
I was very upset when that bonus was taken away. We DON’T even make $15 an hour. That’s why we are short help.The price of everything is going up except our salaries. Why do we hand money out to none workers and can’t even give hard workers risking our lives to covid a bonus.

By: Well..forgotten again

Well..forgotten again — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:31:32 +0000

We tried. Guess not all of us qualify as high risk workers. At least we are working. And have a job. Be safe out there! God bless.

By: Regina Greene

Regina Greene — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:53:44 +0000

I am so confused as to why private school teachers (especially parochial school teachers) that are already paid less than public school teachers and have more students in their classrooms, do not qualify for the 1,000. Any teacher that is certified by the State of Florida and taught during the pandemic should receive this benefit.

By: Round and round

Round and round — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 18:12:24 +0000

Ok. So here it goes. We all were part of keeping schools going. We’re a team. Be a teacher bus driver cafeteria language..we all are. Not one person can do this alone. Takes a team. So patting your self on the back for being noticed is like slapping the rest of us in the face. Guess we just have to accept that we ourselves did a great job. And continue to keep the wheels rolling. Be thankful we have such a good crew of mechanics and County personnel to keep our team running. Be happy we have jobs. See you on the roads! Wheels down. People..lol. Me!

By: Heather DeRigo Lahiri

Heather DeRigo Lahiri — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:55:48 +0000

I FEEL I DID JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE in The SITUATION THAN OTHER TEACHERS! AS A MUSIC AND ART TEACHER I RELENTLESSLY TAUGHT ONLINE, ( MUSIC AND ART ESPECIALLY) SCRAMBLING TO ADJUST ON SO MANY LEVELS and GOING THE XTRA MILE REPEATEDLY TO MEET THE NEEDS IF THE CHILDREN AND THE ACHOOL AND THE PARENTS WISHES!
Why are WE PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS NOT INCLUDED????
Very unfair.

By: Celestine Pickett

Celestine Pickett — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 02:21:14 +0000

ECP’S ARE TEACHERS AND WE WORKED BESIDES TEACHERS.WE WORKED ONLINE AND RETURNED TI WORK.ARE ECP’S NOT TEACHERS OR NOT GRANTED THE BONUS.

By: Ralph Diprimio

Ralph Diprimio — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:05:59 +0000

Dear Governor I believe that after you read this you might reconsider and realize that there are a lot more people who work for schools like myself and others I work in renaissance charter school in tradition in Port St. Lucie Florida I am maintenance I clean with a crew of five every day except for weekends since day one of this virus came to United States there was no stopping on keeping the school up-to-date and cleaning keeping them clean constantly throughout the day we are just at risk of getting the virus we should be getting hazardous pay and we deserve there’s $1000 bonus as well as teachers principles nurses in schools office workers we put ourselves just as much has anyone else hopefully you read this and maybe I could get a response and reconsider that we are just as good as teachers bus drivers to that’s another thing they put themselves at risk as well throughout this whole virus I believe this is fearAnd as the governor of Florida it’s your responsibility to be fair andUnderstanding