School Suffers Supply Shortage Amid Soaring Need
Shortage of school resources drives Pioneer teachers to buy necessary supplies for their classrooms.
By Abigail Shlimenzon
Shortage of school resources drives Pioneer teachers to buy necessary supplies for their classrooms.
By Abigail Shlimenzon
The pandemic created many obstacles for schools to overcome and while many were solved, some, such as the supply shortage, have continued to persist and affect both students and teachers at school.
The lack of supplies at schools was caused by the staffing shortage and shipping issues created by the global pandemic. These supply shortages have especially negative impacts on campus when there is a heightened need for supplies that allow for the safety of both students and staff.
As a way to better help teachers get access to the supplies they are in need of, the administration has tried new methods to survey staff and provide monetary compensation. Assistant Principal of Student Services Kiera Strockis detailed a few of the ways Pioneer has helped teachers acquire the supplies they need.
“We just sent out a staff survey to see what they would like more support with,” said Strockis. “We have also let teachers know that if they are in need of supplies they can reach out to either one of us on the admin team or (Sara) Goss in the office.”
Despite the efforts of the administration to supply teachers with the supplies they need, supply shortages and shipping issues created by the pandemic make it harder for the school to get crucial supplies to teachers. This often necessitates teachers to purchase supplies for their classroom on their own.
Math Department Co-Chair Zohreh Moaven explained how she sometimes had to purchase basic supplies because the school was not able to provide them at the moment they were needed.
“There are a lot of times that we have to buy things for our classroom such as pencils, notebooks, sometimes we buy graphing calculator batteries, just because at the moment that we need them, it hasn’t been provided for us yet,” said Moaven.
Students have also noticed the increased need for supplies post lockdown. Dareum Kwon, 11, noted that not only have safety concerns caused for an increase in supplies needs but also the change in routine for students can also cause a need for more supplies.
“There is definitely a greater need for supplies post-pandemic due to the reason that students lose supplies quite easily after a long time of not going to school in person for so long and some may not be able to have enough time to acquire them,” said Kwon.
Despite the increased need for supplies being yet another obstacle for schools to overcome it is not entirely a bad thing. Strockis commented on how the continued need for safety supplies shows the precautions taken by both students and teachers during times where safety is very necessary.
“There is a greater need for supplies in regards to hand sanitizer and masks because we have noticed that teachers are going through them, which is good. That means students are wearing them, it means students are wearing hand sanitizer,” said Strockis.
The lack of supplies at schools was caused by the staffing shortage and shipping issues created by the global pandemic. These supply shortages have especially negative impacts on campus when there is a heightened need for supplies that allow for the safety of both students and staff.
As a way to better help teachers get access to the supplies they are in need of, the administration has tried new methods to survey staff and provide monetary compensation. Assistant Principal of Student Services Kiera Strockis detailed a few of the ways Pioneer has helped teachers acquire the supplies they need.
“We just sent out a staff survey to see what they would like more support with,” said Strockis. “We have also let teachers know that if they are in need of supplies they can reach out to either one of us on the admin team or (Sara) Goss in the office.”
Despite the efforts of the administration to supply teachers with the supplies they need, supply shortages and shipping issues created by the pandemic make it harder for the school to get crucial supplies to teachers. This often necessitates teachers to purchase supplies for their classroom on their own.
Math Department Co-Chair Zohreh Moaven explained how she sometimes had to purchase basic supplies because the school was not able to provide them at the moment they were needed.
“There are a lot of times that we have to buy things for our classroom such as pencils, notebooks, sometimes we buy graphing calculator batteries, just because at the moment that we need them, it hasn’t been provided for us yet,” said Moaven.
Students have also noticed the increased need for supplies post lockdown. Dareum Kwon, 11, noted that not only have safety concerns caused for an increase in supplies needs but also the change in routine for students can also cause a need for more supplies.
“There is definitely a greater need for supplies post-pandemic due to the reason that students lose supplies quite easily after a long time of not going to school in person for so long and some may not be able to have enough time to acquire them,” said Kwon.
Despite the increased need for supplies being yet another obstacle for schools to overcome it is not entirely a bad thing. Strockis commented on how the continued need for safety supplies shows the precautions taken by both students and teachers during times where safety is very necessary.
“There is a greater need for supplies in regards to hand sanitizer and masks because we have noticed that teachers are going through them, which is good. That means students are wearing them, it means students are wearing hand sanitizer,” said Strockis.