Petition for the August 1st Calendar

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Disgruntled Parent of 2 AND Teacher of Area 5
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#697 Where's the data?

2011-03-05 22:10

I am a teacher and my job is to do what is right for the children! The data I have seen shows that this extended calendar has already saved our county tons of money on substitute teachers. It has lowered the absence rate of students as well. This is a win, win for our kids!
Many teachers have written to board members personally and many get a copied and pasted letter in return. Ms. Angelucci shared her support for Six Flags over GA and the monies they lose over those 2 weeks of us an extended year. REALLY??? Although I have NEVER seen her face in my school building (Yes, she has my area)-I'd love to see her face EXITING my area!

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#702 Re: Where's the data?

2011-03-06 00:01:13

#697: Disgruntled Parent of 2 AND Teacher of Area 5 - Where's the data?

More likely, the new teachers absence policies and sense of urgency caused by RIF's is what has led to reduced absences.  I have no data to support this cause/effect relationship - just as you have no data.

If I'm correct - AYP performance and performance of many/most? schools/grades has increased a bit in the past couple of years - at the same time - the budget has been drastically reduced!  Perhaps there is a cause/effect relationship in cutting the bottom teachers and instilling more of a performance-based culture.

"Although I have NEVER seen her face in my school building (Yes, she has my area)-I'd love to see her face EXITING my area!"

- AND another catty comment from our professional corps of teachers