Sentences with phrase «teacher additional duties»

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Union leaders say the district is retaliating against the teachers, while the district says the cuts are needed to balance the building's budget, as the aides hired to perform those supervisory duties cost an additional $ 571,000.

The online article includes an interactive map with a state - by - state breakdown on duty - to - bargain laws, total earnings losses as a result of those laws, and additional details about teacher unionization.

This can involve asking existing staff to take on additional duties and using more supply teachers to cover classes.

Most teachers belong to unions and are paid on the «contract scale,» but many receive additional compensation for longer days and extra duties.

Menomonee Falls and Greendale eliminated additional pay for extra duties and froze scheduled raises for teachers who had reached certain professional - development goals.

Other school characteristics associated with better student achievement included: more time spent on English instruction; teacher pay plans that were based on teachers» effectiveness at improving student achievement, principals» evaluations, or whether teachers took on additional duties, rather than traditional pay scales; an emphasis on academics in schools» mission statements; and a classroom policy of punishing or rewarding the smallest of student infractions.

However, as a teacher in a school (in addition to my mentor duties), I know that schools often treat academic deficiencies with additional work, tutorials, or remedial courses.

Union agreements may stipulate that teachers must be paid for additional duties like serving on a hiring committee.

The Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools already offer higher salaries to teachers with 25 years of experience, but new teachers also could see a boost in pay if they agree to additional duties or participate in extra professional development.

Instead of paying teachers based on seniority, North Carolina is experimenting with alternative models — such as paying teachers more based on student test scores or for agreeing to accept additional duties or leadership roles.

In addition, they successfully pushed for proposals that would enhance union operations, which would allow it greater access to teacher information (such as demographics, personal contact information, and licensure, among others) and additional days for union leaders to be released from their teaching duties to carry out union business.

• McInerney outlined important findings from Teacher Tapp research on workload: 75 per cent of teachers surveyed spend three or more hours a week marking, 60 per cent do three or more additional duties, and 50 per cent run after - school clubs.

A special education teacher's aide, also called a paraprofessional, performs a lot of additional duties as compared to that of the teaching assistant — but for a different purpose.