XOXO-
I'm also in CA and have no problem asking for accommodations because I've been a teacher and a vice-principal! I know that in our district, only 60% of the money is actually spent on pupil instruction, yet they drag this number out like it's bragging rights. So you don't mow the lawns out front of the district office this year... and my kid gets a new book that was written sometime after 1976!
I'm biased of course because all my career experience has been in a charter school where we had complete control of our own budget. I was never lacking supplies, materials or books. But our principal didn't make $175K a year either. We turned off the lights, shut down computers on the weekends and used our parent volunteers wisely.
Districts waste a ton of money... using it on your child is not a waste!
