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to create scheduled, sufficient, and sustained time for staff members to carry out the work of the school and collaborative professional learning communities

PLEASE watch this.  It’s just 30 minutes.  If you watch this, I believe you will…

1. vote against the teacher contract
2. participate in the deliberative session
3. vote your school board representative out off office

All of these things are good.  All of these things are necessary if you want to send your kids to good schools.

This year there were FOUR teacher development activities – four days in which our kids were in school long enough to meet the legal requirement but not long enough to learn anything.  For next year there was a plan to eliminate these nonteaching days.  This was rejected by administrators who INSISTED on four early release days PLUS three DOs — Days Off.  I’m going to keep my kids home for these days and urge all parents to do the same.  Shame on our School Board for allowing our School In Need of Improvement to cheat the kids out of three days of education.

When Jack Paone wonders why we need so many NONTEACHING DAYS King Richard shrugs, “It’s in the contract.”  I asked King Richard to address this matter in the just approved — and not yet funded – contract nearly two years ago.  At that time, he said, “That is off the table.”  I’m going to vote against the warrant to fund the new contract.  If the teachers want more money, they are going to have to teach more.

If education is important to you, contact me.  I’m going to organize an educational activity for each of the nonteaching days.  I will post notices on DanvilleDelivery.com no later than one week after the NONTEACHING  calendar is approved.  We won’t be alone.  One local newspaper has promised to join us.  I will be inviting ALL local and regional news organizations to join us. 

Second, I ask you to vote against the warrant that funds this contract.  We must vote against all such warrants until the teachers agree to teach. 

Please show your support for the children by joining me in voicing disapproval of our school district and its school board!  There is no better place to voice disapproval than the deliberative session onThursday, February 4, 2010 at the PAC between the high school and the middle school.  Bring signs.  Unseal the Minutes is a good sign.  Teach 180 Days is a good sign.  The school’s camera won’t acknowledge you, but my camera will!

PS The guy that seems to throw up in his mouth everytime someone suggests teachers teach is Scott Strainge.  I’m guessing the late starts were his idea.  We have sent Scott to Hawaii SEVENTEEN times for the children.  How many times has your family been to Hawaii in the last twenty years?  For Free?

 

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