{"id":1940,"date":"2013-05-14T20:20:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T20:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2013-05-14T20:26:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T20:26:25","slug":"survey-results-are-in-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/survey-results-are-in-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey results are in: How easy is it for you get reimbursed for things at your school?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0survey results<\/a>\u00a0are in, and it seems as if most visitors and members of\u00a0International School Community<\/a>\u00a0who voted have had very easy<\/strong> when trying to get reimbursed for things at their international school (though ‘kind of hard’ was in a close second place).<\/p>\n

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Thank goodness that most members are finding is very easy to get reimbursed.\u00a0 There is nothing worse than buying something for your school (even after getting approval to buy it) and then it being a big hassle to get your money back.<\/p>\n

Some countries you need to really do everything by the book, otherwise there isn’t much hope for you to get your money back.<\/p>\n

But what is it typically like for the international school teachers who are finding it very easy to get reimbursed?\u00a0 These schools will most likely be not-for-profit ones.\u00a0 They also will be in an excellent financial situation with great budgets for departments and for individual teachers.\u00a0 When you buy something for this kind of school, all you have to do is hand in your receipt to the business department; and yes they will accept all kinds of receipts (or better said, the country that they live in doesn’t have a history of corruption amongst local businesses and the receipts that they use will be more universal and accepted).<\/p>\n

Once you had in your receipt at a school where it is ‘very easy’ to get reimbursed, you will either get paid back straight away in cash (if the amount is under a certain amount) or you the business office manager will set up a bank transfer that day so that you can get your money back quickly in that manner instead.<\/p>\n

Getting your money back in a timely manner is good for everyone at the school.\u00a0 If you are waiting for money to be paid back to you then that most likely means that you are still thinking about getting that money back when you come to school each day.\u00a0 As each day passes (without you getting paid), it starts distracting you (at times) from your work and doing the best job you can do.<\/p>\n

Let’s share more about the international schools where it is ‘very easy’ to get reimbursed!\u00a0 It would be very interesting to see which schools would show up on that list.<\/p>\n

Luckily on\u00a0International School Community<\/a>,\u00a0we have a School Information section in the comments and information part of each school\u2019s profile page that discusses this very topic.<\/p>\n

\u2022 What types of budgets to classroom teachers\/departments get?
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\nTaken from the\u00a0Misr American College<\/a> (37 Comments) school profile page.<\/em><\/p>\n

There have been many comments and information submitted in this topic on numerous school profiles on our website.<\/p>\n

One\u00a0International School Community<\/a>\u00a0member said about working at Vietnam American International School<\/a> (27 Comments): \u201cThere were no budgets. No one ever knew how much they could spend. Most of the supplies requested and ordered did not come in. Even basic supplies like teacher’s editions to lab supplies to art supplies were not purchased during the 2011-2 school year. However, there were two very good copiers and plenty of paper available.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another\u00a0member said about working at American School of Barcelona<\/a> (98 Comments): \u201cGetting supplies at ASB can be quite the challenge as all the supplies are “guarded” by 1 person. You must go through him to request these supplies and sometimes he is not so forthcoming with them to you. If you ask for pencils, you might get 10 from him!\u201d<\/p>\n

Another\u00a0member submitted a comment about working at Harbin No. 9 High School International Division (Songbei Campus)<\/a> (45 Comments): \u201cI was not aware of any budget process. The man financing this for profit school was Mr. Cao Ying Hua. He seemed to wield the purse strings as he saw fit. I believe that his primary intention for the school was to make money. He showed very little concern for anything else. Certainly not for the well being of staff or even long range student well being. Oligarch maybe!\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are currently a premium member of International School Community<\/a>, please take a moment to share your experience of what it is like to get reimbursed (or NOT reimbursed) at the international schools at which you have worked. You can start by logging on here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for our next survey topic which is to come out in a few days time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0survey results\u00a0are in, and it seems as if most visitors and members of\u00a0International School Community\u00a0who voted have had very easy when trying to get reimbursed for things at their international school (though ‘kind of hard’ was in a close second place). 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