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ISEA Communiqué • isea.org June 2014 15 it's no secret that educators dip into their own pockets to meet the needs of their students. in addition to the extra dollars spent on supplies, snacks, and other essential items, educators are also adding more communication home, extra hours at the end of the day, and other necessary items to the list of things to accomplish during the day in an effort to make student's public school experience the best it can be. IN-fOCUS Here's how you stacked up $37 87% $1.6 billion 10 Hours, 40 Minutes Average amount teachers spend a month on food for students who come to school hungry. SouRce: ShARe ouR StRenGth parents of K-12 students who say they receive newsletters, memos, emails or letters from their children's teachers and schools. SouRce: nAtionAl centeR foR educAtion StAtiSticS 99.5% percentage of teachers who reported buying essential classroom materials out of pocket. SouRce: 2013 nSSeA RetAil MARKet AwAReneSS StudY 67% percentage of teachers wo say they've purchased food for their students to meet nutritional needs. SouRce: AdoptAclASSRooM.oRG 30% percentage of teachers who say they've bought warm clothing for their students. SouRce: AdoptAclASSRooM.oRG $945 Average amount of money teachers spent on out-of- pocket expenses during the school year. SouRce: 2013 nSSeA RetAil MARKet AwAReneSS StudY estimated total out-of- pocket teacher spending last year. SouRce: 2013 nSSeA RetAil MARKet AwAReneSS StudY Average length of a teacher's school day — more than 53 hours, each week. SouRce: SchoolAStic StudY this information is excerpted from NEA Today magazine's winter 2014 edition. So, at the end of the 2013-14 school year, iSeA members can look back and feel great about going the extra mile in your classrooms. You are making a difference, and it is noticed.