Only two TAs at my current location are trained for bus unloading/parent traffic. My coworker and I are expected to do traffic duty regardless of weather conditions. Other team members are not being required to be trained, even though they should be, because they do not want to. We did not volunteer for this, and it is not fair that the task is not expected of the entire team. Are the most unpopular duties supposed to be spread out fairly among the staff, or always given to the same people?
How duties are assigned is a school-based decision, often determined by who is available at specific times. Typically, principals do spread duties across several people. If you have not already done so, you are encouraged to talk with your principal or AP about your assigned duty if you are uncomfortable doing it.
Questions from the March AEA Exchange
Answers by Dr. Matthew Haas, Superintendent