Comments on: Teacher contract approved: What’s it mean for teachers? http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/ Covering the beat of Portland Public Schools Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: marcia http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47414 marcia Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:56:26 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47414 Yes, and now the district faces a huge headache in figuring out all that retroactive pay...So silly. Yes, and now the district faces a huge headache in figuring out all that retroactive pay…So silly.

]]> By: Whitebuffalo http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47234 Whitebuffalo Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:56:19 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47234 Looks like the district blinked on this one. I don't see one area where the PAT gave in and lots of areas where the district caved. So, we almost went to "war" over 7.5 minutes? 19 months over quibbling over 7.5 minutes, um, ok, that makes sense (?!). Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot. Looks like the district blinked on this one. I don’t see one area where the PAT gave in and lots of areas where the district caved. So, we almost went to “war” over 7.5 minutes? 19 months over quibbling over 7.5 minutes, um, ok, that makes sense (?!). Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot.

]]> By: Zarwen http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47187 Zarwen Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:34:55 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47187 At our school, the "writing teacher" no longer comes into the classrooms and work with students. She now describes herself as a "support person." She used to comes into all the classrooms in grades 3-8 and help the kids learn to write pieces that would pass the state test. But she doesn't come into the classrooms any more, although her position is still .75 FTE. How's that for "cutting back"? At our school, the “writing teacher” no longer comes into the classrooms and work with students. She now describes herself as a “support person.” She used to comes into all the classrooms in grades 3-8 and help the kids learn to write pieces that would pass the state test. But she doesn’t come into the classrooms any more, although her position is still .75 FTE. How’s that for “cutting back”?

]]> By: Carrie Adams http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47185 Carrie Adams Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:33:02 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47185 Where's Merry Sunshine? Where’s Merry Sunshine?

]]> By: Steve Buel http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47184 Steve Buel Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:14:54 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47184 Nice to see the district is pushing writing. What are they cutting back to free up teachers to correct. How about knocking off a lot of the staff meetings? Nice to see the district is pushing writing. What are they cutting back to free up teachers to correct. How about knocking off a lot of the staff meetings?

]]> By: ppsvet http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47183 ppsvet Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:58:55 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47183 If you read the Oregonian Trudy Sargent made a big deal that they could now pay teachers to tutor and other things after the end of the school day. They already could do that. It's called extended responsibility and the teacher gets their hourly pay. It was already in the contract. Apparently they didn't realize it. There is not additional instructional time or an increase in the amount of periods a teacher must teach a day. No increase in workload. As a teacher who sees over 180 students a day now this was the major issue. Not pay. With the district pushing writing can you imagine how much grading time another class would take. It would be time to retire. If you read the Oregonian Trudy Sargent made a big deal that they could now pay teachers to tutor and other things after the end of the school day. They already could do that. It’s called extended responsibility and the teacher gets their hourly pay. It was already in the contract. Apparently they didn’t realize it.

There is not additional instructional time or an increase in the amount of periods a teacher must teach a day. No increase in workload. As a teacher who sees over 180 students a day now this was the major issue. Not pay.

With the district pushing writing can you imagine how much grading time another class would take. It would be time to retire.

]]> By: Paul http://ppsequity.org/2010/03/01/teacher-contract-approved-whats-it-mean-for-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-47178 Paul Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:09:11 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1635#comment-47178 I am not a teacher, but from what I can see of the contract there is NOT additional instructional time.Teachers may be assigned duty for 7.5 minutes before and after the STUDENT DAY. The board wanted 15 minutes. Hardly a great gain for the board as teachers were probably already there. I am not a teacher, but from what I can see of the contract there is NOT additional instructional time.Teachers may be assigned duty for 7.5 minutes before and after the STUDENT DAY. The board wanted 15 minutes.
Hardly a great gain for the board as teachers were probably already there.

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