ooh, you know, i forgot something on lunch supervision...in elementary school the teachers each take 1 day per week doing it. just lunch, not recess...they have recess off to eat their lunch and do their planning and whatnot. none of them really seems to mind, and that way each grade has 1 teacher present, along with the aides and stuff. I think it's just fine that way, since they still get a (longer) time off for recess just afterwards while the aides watch the kids.

I think fees ideally should be replaced by taxes for things like that, though, since everyone has an opportunity to eat in the lunchroom. parking? hell yes, you should pay for that. supplies? everone should buy their own. but teachers/aides/whoever's time should be paid for out of the budget...a fee could be introduced while budget/tax changes were being worked out, but it shouldn't be a long term thing.