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How to stock a room in metro Orlando

Families fill a child list from a school page. Teachers fill a room from walk-in shelves, catalogs, and, if eligible, a state stipend plus a free teacher store.

Five steps

  1. Open the campus listSeminole elementary uses one district file. Orange and Osceola lists live on each school site. Start at Lists.
  2. Buy the student columnBackpack (no wheels), composition books, #2 pencils, crayons, blunt-tip scissors, glue sticks, headphones. Kits turns those nouns into a table.
  3. Fill the shared roomTissues, wipes, extra dry-erase: walk-in teacher retail, office superstores, or a warehouse club. Cards on Classroom stores.
  4. Use the stipend if eligibleFlorida’s Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program (F.S. 1012.71) is for classroom materials, not equipment. Seminole runs it through the SCPS Teacher Classroom Supply Program. Amounts change with the appropriations act.
  5. Shop a free teacher storeEligible instructional staff: A Gift for Teaching (OCPS email and employee ID) or Tools 4 Seminole Schools. Osceola teachers use A Gift for Teaching of Osceola County— confirm the street address on that page.

Walk-in

Same-day shelves in metro Orlando.

  1. Lakeshore Learning, Fern ParkTeacher retail. Furniture and classroom materials.
  2. Michaels Waterford TowersCraft, fabric, framing, seasonal décor.
  3. Sam Flax OrlandoFine-art supplies, framing, Teachers' Shopping Catalog.

Order

Catalogs and membership warehouses. No Orlando storefront for the two institutional catalogs.

  1. School SpecialtyClassroom materials, décor, furniture, Quickship, Projects by Design.
  2. DemcoFurniture, shelving, display, bulletin, signage.

  3. Membership required

    Costco Orlando Business Center #651Office furniture and business products. Better room-stock fit than a regular warehouse.

  4. Membership required

    Costco Classroom Supplies catalogExpo markers, scissors, tape, wipes, tissue cases, stacking bins.

  5. Membership required

    Sam's Club #4828 Narcoossee. FurnitureFurniture, office furniture, shelving. Teacher new-member offer via ID.me is on Sam's help center.

Free décor (eligible teachers)

Read the eligibility page before you drive. These shops serve instructional staff, not walk-in public shoppers.

  1. OCPS instructional staff. Appointment and app login on the teacher page.

    A Gift for Teaching. OrlandoDonated teaching supplies, incentives, books, organization, decorating. Shop with an OCPS email and employee ID on My AGFT.

  2. Eligible Osceola instructional staff. Appointment Wednesdays.

    A Gift for Teaching. OsceolaFree teacher store. Confirm hours and street address on the foundation page (public listings have used both 2310 and 2320).

  3. SCPS educators. Shopping days posted on the Foundation page.

    Tools 4 Seminole SchoolsFree teacher store for SCPS educators: pencils, notebooks, crayons, glue, tissues. 1780 West Airport Blvd., Sanford, FL 32771.

FAQ

Does the stipend cover a document camera or a rug?

The statute names classroom materials and supplies, not equipment. Consumable student supplies are the core. Confirm doubtful items with the district program page.

Can a homeschool parent shop A Gift for Teaching?

A Gift for Teaching’s teacher page is written for eligible Orange County public school teachers. Homeschool families use walk-in shelves and the homeschool portfolio kit.