The district has informed teachers at Oak Grove Middle School that they will provide an additional two and a half hours of instruction every week next year with no additional pay. They are being ordered to provide more instructional time than teachers at any other middle school, more than than they spent this year, and more time than required by the contract. This additional instructional time has been imposed on top of the excessive amount of time required for meetings, reports, and observations that are demanded at a much higher level from Oak Grove teachers than at any other middle school.
We cannot stand by and allow this abuse to happen. Does anyone have any ideas about how we can support our colleagues at Oak Grove?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Beginning of Class Size Swellling
Last night, the School Board reacted to massive State Budget Cuts by agreeing to increase class size in grades 1 - 3 to 30 students. There are about a million reasons why this is a bad idea and about a million bad things that will happen as a result. One fact, however, is most important: they had no choice.
Education funding decisions in California are made by three or four people who probably have not seen in the inside of a public school classroom in their entire lives. The system is broken and we need to be part of the solution. Please:
Tell everyone you talk with - and call people you haven't talked with in a long time. Tell them:
We need a return to democracy: All budgetary and revenue matters should be decided by a majority.
We need to end the 2/3 vote requirement.
We need to make sure that every person and every corporation is paying their fair share of the state budget.
We need to make sure the state budget process is not manipulated, but is clear and fair.
We need a Democratic governor.
We need community member who understand the bigger picture - how the state governement works, how the election process works, how education works, and what the results could be if every child really received a free and appropriate education.
Please educate adults about why children are important - every chance you get!
Thanks.
Education funding decisions in California are made by three or four people who probably have not seen in the inside of a public school classroom in their entire lives. The system is broken and we need to be part of the solution. Please:
Tell everyone you talk with - and call people you haven't talked with in a long time. Tell them:
We need a return to democracy: All budgetary and revenue matters should be decided by a majority.
We need to end the 2/3 vote requirement.
We need to make sure that every person and every corporation is paying their fair share of the state budget.
We need to make sure the state budget process is not manipulated, but is clear and fair.
We need a Democratic governor.
We need community member who understand the bigger picture - how the state governement works, how the election process works, how education works, and what the results could be if every child really received a free and appropriate education.
Please educate adults about why children are important - every chance you get!
Thanks.
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