The Four Rs:

Research

It is the mission of ACT! to collect research data and anecdotal information that lays out a compelling case for action regarding teacher unreimbursed classroom expenditures.

Our public education system continually funds nonpriority conferences, lunches, dinners, and similar items to the tune of thousands of dollars annually. Furthermore, every fiscal year certain school district budget accounts typically have carry-over amounts into the new fiscal year. This occurs while every year there also are high percentages of teachers paying out-of-pocket for crucial classroom supplies that remain unreimbursed.

ACT! will research school district policies for budgeting, fiscal oversight, and reimbursement procedures. The goal is to identify system opportunities for stronger deployment of resources in support of teacher classroom supplies.

The goal is also to develop more user-friendly protocols and procedures for teachers to be able to more easily obtain reimbursement for their out-of-pocket classroom expenditures. Many teachers go through a school year unreimbursed for their classroom expenditures due to a burdensome and slow-moving, bureaucratic system that provides an incentive for not seeking reimbursement.