Charter schools

Charter schools

Fewer sped, iep students taken
Run by business;their children go to private schools
Only 17% charters do better
Students decrease when school performance goes up
Segregated by low income and middle class
Parents have no voice
Lottery -only some kids get in
Can't find help (charter schools have own board of directors)
New Orleans flood, then charter( arnie Duncan likes it)
Joe Klein under Mayor Bloomberg

Finland : 98% union teachers, small classes, Less testing.

Va, Ga, NC, SC, TX have no union - lowest SAT scores.

Testing since 2002-NCLB eliminates critical thinking, not connect teaching to life, what is wrong with these tests?

Need more teaching less testing
Empower parents
Culturally relevant curriculum
Non-racist curriculum


Education is not a business

Bluberry effect

Michele Rhee -50 graduation class size. Much 1 on 1.

Teachers' working condition is your children's learning condition.

School laws

School Laws Dr. Gupta(MSEA)

Personal info can't be released.

MD laws has "due process"- you can not be disciplined unless:
1. Immortality
2. Misconduct
3. Insubordination
4. Willful neglect of duty
5. Incompetency

MCPS admin 4205 appeals - misc. Issues (non-contract), transfer..

MD labor board - contract
MD board of ED

Benefit (salary,...)
Permissive
...

If sheriff or child protective services shows up at school: Teachers should say "Let met get in touch with Mr. Gupta.

60 days, MCPS needs to decide.

Assault release days- if I break up a fight, I am injured.

Report to CPS

- Suspect
- Reporters are Anonymous
- if too obvious, I need to report

Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Neglect

Teachers dont own tests, slides created by teachers. MCPS has a policy to share lessons.

Igt-ra Mcps policy on use of technology at schools - must be education related.

Use work email with students.
Tell an admin if get a bad email message.(don't respond)

All email msg are permanent even deleted.

Friend students or parents?

1st amendment: a PS teacher is protected only if speaking as a private citizen. Your Off-duty online activity may lead to discharge. Your speech about your first duty is not protected. You must be tenured.

Political: no I love MCEA, Obama, union sticker or buttons. Do not advocate.

FB select friends only.
FB remove search on self.
Manage blog
FB no students
Google self, monitor self
Be anonymous online
Mom rule

Members get all benefits. ($15-35000 attorney fees) 2 free legal advises(1/2 hr) NEA $1mm liability law suit.

Fee-payers only represented in grievances. $10 a paycheck difference.