Sentences with phrase «extended teacher contracts»

Many school districts in the state extended teacher contracts through the 2011 - 2012 school year after Act 10, Gov. Scott Walker's law gutting collective bargaining powers of most public employees, was implemented in 2011.

The Madison Metropolitan School District extended its teacher contract for two years — through the 2013 - 2014 school year — after Dane County Judge Juan Colas struck down key provisions of Act 10 in September 2012.

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The obvious solution is to build nutrition and sustainability into food contracts, give principals more autonomy to make smart decisions, and extend the school day so that our fine, fine teachers have enough time to give our kids what they need.

The School Teachers Review Body found in February that there was no need to extend teachers» hours as they already work well beyond their contracteTeachers Review Body found in February that there was no need to extend teachers» hours as they already work well beyond their contracteteachers» hours as they already work well beyond their contracted hours.

The Houston - based schools have extended days, learning contracts signed by students and parents, school - issued cell phones for teachers, and classrooms bearing the names of colleges — the now - familiar features of what David Whitman dubbed «New Paternalism» schools in his 2008 book Sweating the Small Stuff (see «An Appeal to Authority,» features, Fall 2008).

For Teachers Contract Talks, Extended School Days Is an Issue - NPR article and audio clip on ELT featuring Amrita Sahni, Director of Instruction at Edwards

Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers overwhelmingly approved a four - year contract last week that increases teacher salaries, extends the school day, and requires the development of a new pay plan.

In my research I have identified 34 different examples of charter school innovation, including small size; untenured teachers; contracts with parents; real parent and teacher involvement in school governance; outcome -(rather than input --RRB- based accreditation; service learning fully integrated into the curricula; unusual grade configurations; split sessions and extended school days and years to accommodate working students; and computer - assisted instruction for at - risk and other frequently absent students.

As I have reported earlier, the San Jose Teachers Association agreed in their landmark contract with the district to extend probation to a third year, under certain circumstances.

The contract also includes $ 6,800 supplements for «expanded - impact teachers,» great teachers who extend their reach to at least 33 percent more students with paraprofessional support, but who do not lead teams.

Most districts with teacher contracts extended them for one year last spring because of the uncertainty during the debate over the state's new collective bargaining law, said Miles Turner, executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators.

More than 150 members of Madison Teachers Inc. — one of few teachers unions in Wisconsin that still have a bargained contract — and AFSCME and building trades union members filled the school district's auditorium Monday to urge the board to extend their cTeachers Inc. — one of few teachers unions in Wisconsin that still have a bargained contract — and AFSCME and building trades union members filled the school district's auditorium Monday to urge the board to extend their cteachers unions in Wisconsin that still have a bargained contract — and AFSCME and building trades union members filled the school district's auditorium Monday to urge the board to extend their contract.

RESOLVED, that the School Reform Commission authorizes The School District of Philadelphia, through the Superintendent or his designee, to execute, deliver and perform an amendment of Contract No. 0344 / F18, originally entered in to with Carnegie Learning, Inc., pursuant to Resolution B - 9, approved by the School Reform Commission on March 15, 2017, by increasing the amount of the contract by an additional $ 3,160,000.00 from $ 6,326,174.00, approved by Resolution B - 16, to an amount not to exceed $ 9,486,174.00, and by extending the term of the contract from its original scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2018, through June 30, 2019, to provide professional development services to K - 8 and Algebra I teachers in support of the District's math iniContract No. 0344 / F18, originally entered in to with Carnegie Learning, Inc., pursuant to Resolution B - 9, approved by the School Reform Commission on March 15, 2017, by increasing the amount of the contract by an additional $ 3,160,000.00 from $ 6,326,174.00, approved by Resolution B - 16, to an amount not to exceed $ 9,486,174.00, and by extending the term of the contract from its original scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2018, through June 30, 2019, to provide professional development services to K - 8 and Algebra I teachers in support of the District's math inicontract by an additional $ 3,160,000.00 from $ 6,326,174.00, approved by Resolution B - 16, to an amount not to exceed $ 9,486,174.00, and by extending the term of the contract from its original scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2018, through June 30, 2019, to provide professional development services to K - 8 and Algebra I teachers in support of the District's math inicontract from its original scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2018, through June 30, 2019, to provide professional development services to K - 8 and Algebra I teachers in support of the District's math initiative.

Carnegie Learning (B - 3) siphons off another $ 3 million as the District extends their contract to «provide professional development services to approximately 1500 K - 8 and Algebra I teachers in support of the District's annual summer mathematics initiative (2018 Summer Math Institute).»

Teachers who assume these leadership roles are given a salary supplement — typically ranging from a $ 2,000 to a $ 12,000 annual pay increase — and extended contract days.45

Less than six months after de Blasio's inauguration, the district administration and the teachers union reached agreement on a nine - year contract, extending retroactively back to 2009, that was resoundingly approved by the rank and file.

At Gateway, we have captured time that is built into our teachers» contract for early release days and extended faculty meetings to dive into this huge undertaking.

Improve allocation of vital resources to support interventions that will attract and retain excellent teachers and school leaders in high - need schools, including 11 - month teacher contracts; extended contracts with incentives for proven turnaround principals; teacher scholarships; and opportunities for teachers to advance in their careers without leaving the classroom.

Traditionally this autonomy has taken the form of greater freedom in hiring (and firing) teachers and school leaders (in most states charter school employees are not required to be part of the district collective bargaining unit), developing budgets, choosing curriculum, procuring supplies and contracting with vendors, and shaping the school calendar (through longer days and / or extended school years).23

And for the past year, Governor Charlie Baker has failed to gain legislative approval to create «innovation zones» in which a select group of schools within a district would gain charter - school - like flexibility to extend school days and get around other teacher contract provisions.