Every student in my class works. Within the first few weeks of school, the students apply for jobs. For very demanding jobs, such as bankers, the students need to get a letter of recommendation from a former teacher or adult that confirms they will be a dependable individual.

	Occupations
Job Title	Description	Pay
Baseball Bank Teller	A baseball bank teller keeps records for half of the students in the class. This student must be good at arithmetic and a person of the highest integrity. The bank teller takes deposits and money from the bank customers and coordinates accounts with the other bankers. They are usually four baseball bank tellers in my class.	$700	Ben Matthew Jacob
Grounds Crew	A ground crew person is given a specific area of the room to keep orderly. They are paid highly because I want a neat and tidy room. Thanks to the grounds crew, I do not clean my own room. There are usually four members of the crew in the classroom.	$650	Tanner Anna Coleton Dyllan
Club House Attendant	The club house attendant takes attendance sheet to the office for subs and any notes to the office. This person also takes up lunch money to the money box. They must also return corrected work to the students in a timely manner. They must be honest and to be able to read other students' handwriting. There is one club house attendant per classroom.	$600	Brylie
Team Publicist	The team publicists design and create all posters for MVP and any cards that come from our classroom. They may be asked to do other posters or signs for the class. This person must have artistic talent and be willing to share this with others.  This person will need to be able to write creatively because they will help with my newsletter to the parents.	$500	Ryann
Reading Dugout Captain	The reading dugout captain will check books in and out of the library and mark the students' library sheets. They will also place books in the appropriate box. These students must understand genre and how to code books. They must also be aware that each person may only check out one book at a time. There will be one reading dugout captain per classroom.	$550	Ashley
Relief Pitcher	The relief pitcher's job is to substitute for anyone who is absent.  They will need to know how to do everyone's job; therefore, they need to be a well-rounded and patient student.	$400	Matayo
Equipment Manager	The equipment manager will put papers in number order when they have been handed in. They will then staple these together so I see who has handed in their work on time. These students will be asked to collect papers, help with absent students, and sharpen pencils for the class before and after school. There will be two equipment managers per class.  Preference will be given to students who arrive at school around 8:00 am	$550	Jenna MaKayla
Security	A security officer has several duties. If a student breaks any of the class rules, the officer keeps a record of the infraction. The officer helps me collect all the fines that students pay for breaking rules. They are also in charge of monitoring the bathrooms during wash time. There will be two security officers (one male and one female) in the class.	$500	Josh Corbyn
Computer Coach	The computer coach turns on the computers at the beginning of the day and logs into rcuser. At the end of the day, the computer tech. is in charge of shutting down the computers in the room and on the mobile cart. This person must be technology savy and either walk or get picked up from school.	$450	Bethany
Trainer	This person stocks Kleenex and antibacterial soap.	$350	Brittany
Announcer	This student is responsible for leading the class in the pledge each morning. This person must be a good leader and must be able to recite the pledge. They must also use a respectable voice level.	$350	Brittany

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Rent

The children must work because they have to pay rent to sit at their desks. The areas of the room closer to the front have higher rents than the ones in the back.

Luxury Box	Front of the room - $700 a month to sit here
Grand Stands	Middle of the room - $600 a month to sit here.
Bleacher Seating	Back of the room - $500 to sit here for the month.

Payday

Payday is the last Friday of each month. Each student receives a set of checks at the beginning of the year. I teach the students how to fill out a check and how to use their ledger sheet. This will show them how to deposit and withdraw money from their account. If a student can not pay rent, they are evicted from their seat and have to sit at a table in the back of the room. They are able to save enough money through the bonus money they can receive.

Bonus Money

Students can earn bonus money in many ways. They can earn money by doing well in class, using their CPR2 skills, displaying outstanding citizenship, participating in certain optional activities, and through Reading Counts points.

Fines

Conversely, to bonus money, our police officers will fine students if rules are broken. Folliwing are a list of fines levied on any student who does not toe the line.

Bonus Opportunities and Fines	Debit	Credit	Per
Attendance	-	$2	Day
Perfect Attendance for the quarter	-	$10	quarter
100% on Spelling test	-	$2 (amount doubles after 3 in a row)	Test
90% on a test	-	$5	Test
100% on a test	-	$10	Test
Each day staying on green card		$2	Day
Flipping a card	$1	-	Flip
Missing supplies	$1	-	Item
Missing homework	$2	-	Assignment
Missing Library book	$2	-	Media Day
Missing gym shoes	$2	-	PE Day
No name on paper	$1	-	Paper
No number on paper	$1	-	Paper
Tardy	$4	-	day, amount doubles with each offense
Rudeness, such as not listening when another person is speaking	$5	-	Offense
Clean desk/Messy desk	$5	$5	police raid
Dishonesty	$20	-	offense
Disrespecting an adult	$20	-	offense

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Purchasing Condominiums

The fun really begins now! At any time a student may purchase his/her seat and call it a condominium. To do this, they must pay the bank three times the amount of his/her rent. For example, if the rent is $1000, the student would need to write out a check for $3,000 to the bank and that makes the student the official owner of his/her seat. From that time on, the student no longer has to pay rent each month. This teaches the students how to save their money and the advantages of owning property rather than renting.

Students may also purchase another student's rented seat and become a landlord. If a student buys another person's seat, then the student renting the seat must pay the landlord each month. They learn that the rich get richer when they save their money and plan ahead.

Auctions

At the end of the month, after rent has been paid and paychecks have been given out, we have an auction in the class. School supplies, books, art materials, models and many other things are sold. We are willing to accept donations to this great learning experience, as well. The kids learn so much from this opportunity. Some children spend all of their money on buying things, others hold off because they are saving to purchase their condominium. Still others hold off on purchasing, because I keep some of the greatest items until the end of the school year. The student learn about saving, planning, and delayed gratification.

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