Member Blogs: Secondary Scheduling
This post dedicated to sharing opinions on the options of: 6 of 7, 5 of 7, 5 of 6, or block. Have something to add to the conversation? Send to: dan.bennett@floridaea.org An argument for teachers returning to teaching 5 classes: In the discussion regarding secondary scheduling and teaching 6 out of 7 something that I haven't seen mentioned yet anywhere is the issue of clubs/coaching, etc. Since we moved to 6 out of 7, the number of teachers willing or able to take on extra
Secondary Scheduling Discussion
Should the union take a stand on Secondary Planning Time? And yes, this involves Elementary School teachers as well. Where we are: Secondary teachers used to teach 5 out of 7 classes a day. Before that, they taught 5 of 6 classes a day. In 2013-2014, secondary teachers began 6 of 7. This was after the half penny failed the first time on the ballot. The district needed to cut about $31 million; $11 million was cut by losing 200 secondary jobs. There have been various course