[CROWD NOISE]
HI 5s, SMILES AND HUGS MARK
THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
STUDENTS HEADED BACK TO CLASS
IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS MORNING.
MOST OTHERS WILL RETURN THE DAY
AFTER LABOR DAY.
THAT MEANS SOME FAMILIES
STILL HAVE SOMETIME TO FINISH
THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING.
ONCE, AGAIN, MOST ARE POSTING
THEIR SUPPLY LIST ON A WEBSITE.
THAT WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE
NOTEBOOKS, FOLDERS, PENCILS,
CANS BUT IN RECENT YEARS IT HAS
BECOME LONGER AND MORE
DETAILED.
THERE ARE NEW AND DIFFERENT
THINGS ON THE LIST.
Reporter: YES.
BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING IS A
LOT OF FUN THESE DAYS.
NO.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED AND SO HAVE
CLASSROOMS AND INCREASED USE OF
COMPUTERS AND iPADS ARE WHY
WE'RE SEEING REQUESTS FOR FLASH
DRIVES AND EARBUDS AND SOME
HAVE I TUNE GIFT CARDS AS AN
OPTIONAL ITEM SO STUDENTS CAN
DOWNLOAD EDUCATIONAL APPS.
WHEN YOU HEAD BACK TO
SCHOOL, BE PREPARED TO TOSS
MORE ITEMS INTO THAT CART.
THEY LEARN MORE.
THERE ARE HIGHER EXPECTATIONS,
HIGHER DEMANDS FOR KNOWLEDGE
AND ACHIEVEMENT AND SO WE SEE
AN INCREASE IN THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS.
WHAT IS NOT AS CLEAR AS THE
REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC BRAND
NAMES ON SOME SUPPLY LISTS.
AT HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY, 3rd
GRADE ERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO
BRING 75 PENCILS MADE BY A
HIGHER QUALITY NAME.
ALSO ELMER'S GLUE AND IN MOST
IT IS MUCH MORE GENERIC.
WE WORK WITH OUR STAFF AS
WELL AND REMIND PRINCIPALS IT
IS A BURDEN IN SOME CASES SO
LET'S BE REAL COG NIS SENT OF
THAT.
IT IS NICE TO HAVE, BUT DO YOU
REALLY NEED IT.
Reporter: WHEN YOU HAVE
STUDENTS WITH ADVANCED MATH
CLASSES, BE READY TO SHELL OUT
$100 FOR A CALCULATOR.
THEY USE THEM EACH YEAR AND IN
COLLEGE.
IT IS AN INVESTMENT.
MANY SCHOOLS RELY ON
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
TO MAKE DONATIONS OF SCHOOL
SUPPLIES.
WE HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS.
MORE BUSINESSES AND EVEN IF
THEY ARE NOT PARTNERING WITH
THE SCHOOLS, THEY ARE REACHING
OUT.
Reporter: TISSUES, PRINTER
PAPER, DISINFECTANT WIPE, DRY
ERASE ERS.
THEY ASK PARENTS THAT CAN
AFFORD IT TO DONATE EXTRA
SUPPLIES AND ALSO FEES FOR
FIELD TRIPS.
IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, PAY FOR
ANOTHER CHILD'S.
AND SPORTS.
