Education

Special education reading teachers need an intermediate reading curriculum for middle school that is not too elementary but suitable for students who repeat special education for multiple years.

The current yearbook software (TreeRing) is disliked, and the preferred design tool (Canva) doesn't support large-scale printing for ~75-page yearbooks, forcing consideration of alternative printing services like YearbookLife.

A first-year teacher creating multiple math courses from scratch for summer school lacks ready-made, engaging activities and materials.

Teachers are frustrated by disruptive students who detract from the learning environment with little recourse to address the behavior.

Teachers are being required to manually enter grades on California Department of Education's CA-60 form for each student, a redundant and time-consuming task.

A teacher was forced to retroactively assign passing grades to a misgraded senior who had already graduated, due to administrative oversight and lack of communication about student class levels.

Grade weight system designed for frequent labs is broken when labs are infrequent, causing unfair grade fluctuations and no way for students to recover.

Kindergarten teacher needs affordable or free access to the Secret Stories phonics curriculum because district-provided resources are insufficient.

Creating end-of-year certificates by manually editing student names in Word is tedious and time-consuming.

Teachers with normal vision cannot verify if their color-coded worksheets are accessible to color-blind students.

A first grade teacher is overwhelmed by conflicting opinions on phonics and literacy curricula, unsure which resources align with the science of reading, and struggling to implement a consistent approach amid pressure from parents and staff.

Teachers spend excessive time on administrative paperwork (behavior reports, parent contacts, meeting notes, follow-up reports, spreadsheets) instead of teaching.

Middle school teacher needs a bathroom usage policy that allows students to go when necessary but deters overuse and long absences, without being overly restrictive.

Teachers waste significant time switching between multiple disconnected apps for LMS, gradebook, email, lesson plans, and communication tools during the school day.

Art teachers must personally fund classroom supplies beyond a single annual order due to limited school budgets.