I used to work in a title I school and seemed like they got so much money they were able to send teachers to this conference, to that one, even out of state ones. Also if a teacher needed teaching materials (like guided reading books, etc) it was very easily granted. I moved to a regular school, and according to the principal, they are not able to send any teacher to any prof. development training because they would have to pay the sub and it’s not in their budget. I also asked them to get me a set of leveled books that I could share with my grade level, and was denied…”we don’t have the budget”. It’s hard to believe, that a school in the top 10 of the district cannot send their teachers to conferences or get them materials because of the budget! How can I go above and beyond? Will I have to suck it up and deal with it?