By: Dylan Waits
Brittany Newberry (right) speaks to Marquez Thomas at the morning meeting at the Perry Leisure Services meeting room. Brittany Newberry will be teaching 7th grade at Hawkinsville Middle School in the fall.
Albert Crumbley (left), Marquez Thomas (middle) and Brittany Newberry listen at the meeting to find out what they will be coaching. Brittany Newberry coaches basketball, football and baseball year-round.
Nicole Holmes (left) and Brittany Newberry drive down to the Splash Pad they monitor to check and see if everything is working. According to the Pew Research Center about one in six teachers work a second job.
Brittany Newberry is outside monitoring the Splash Pad to make sure people follow the rules and that everything is working. Brittany Newberry monitors the Splash Pad on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Brittany Newberry highlights coach points to bring up in the next morning meeting. During the summer Brittany Newberry works 30 hours a week during the summer when she's not teaching.
Nicole Holmes (left) works in the office across from Brittany Newberry and they work through planning the football season. Brittany Newberry works 70 hours a week total while she's teaching as she holds both jobs all year.
Brittany Newberry is typing up football rosters on the computer to prepare for the upcoming season. Brittany Newberry works her other job because she said the cost of living is expensive.
Brittant Newberry (bottom) works on building rosters and assigning coaches while working across from Nicole Holmes. Working a second job has allowed Brittany Newberry to travel to Jamaica and she also has a trip planned to go to New York.
Brittant Newberry looks at her computer screen while trying to assign practice fields for the upcoming season. Brittany Newberry says that she knows a lot of teachers who work a second job to pay bills and support their families.
Brittany Newberry sits at her desk while working on coaching points and fielding requirements. Brittany Newberry makes an extra $10,000 a year working at the rec department.
Brittany Newberry is focused on her work on the computer as she hopes to leave by 3 p.m. Brittany Newberry has been teaching and working at the rec department for 10 years.
Shatasha Mitchell (left) talks to Brittany Newberry about a time where she could use the gym for her physical therapy. Brittany Newberry only makes $54,000 a year for teaching and she has been doing it for a decade and that's still not enough to support herself.
Brittany Newberry (left) is being handed papers by Annie Hobbs that are the meeting agenda sheets from the morning meeting. According to the Walton Family Foundation 71% of teachers hold some sort of second job.
Brittany Newberry is talking to one of her coworkers on the phone about the things that need to be done before the season starts. Brittany Newberry spends over 12 hours a day at work during the school year on top of spending time outside of school to grade papers.
Brittany Newberry grabs papers she sent to the printer that contain schedules for the upcoming football season. Brittany Newberry has spent her own money multiple times on her classroom, and she said her coworkers have done the same.
Brittany Newberry laughs at her coworker's joke as she grabs papers from the printer. According to the National Education Association the rise in teacher salaries has not kept up with the rise of inflation.
Brittany Newberry is converting the information from the paper into an excel document. Brittany Newberry previously taught 1st grade at Miller Elementary School last year.
Brittany Newberry (left) is talking through sports team assignments and scheduling with Nicole Holmes. Teachers and their unions have been advocating for higher pay, and it has been gaining momentum over the past few years.
Brittany Newberry (left), Marquez Thomas (middle) and Nicole Holmes discuss plans and field arrangements for the upcoming football season. Brittany Newberry went to Fort Valley State University and got a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Sciences.
Brittany Newberry (left) and Marquez Thomas discuss who's coaching which teams for the football teams this fall. Teachers with a master's degree make more money but the cost of going back to school isn't worth the pay raise for most teachers.
