Faculty reaction to the news has run the gamut, Jackson said, with some teachers excited about possible raises, and
veteran teachers concerned about the change.
Not exact matches
The tight timetable for approval and implementation of the plan may not have left enough time to address
teacher concerns — such as the possible loss of pay for some
veteran teachers if they had lower evaluation scores.
Some
teachers,
concerned about students» ignorance of the origin and meaning of Memorial Day, have created programs that stress the importance of remembering and honoring U.S. war
veterans on that day.
Was the White House more
concerned that the law might stifle nontraditional
teacher recruitment and licensure or that the arrangements gave states too much room to game the provisions for
veteran teachers?
But
veteran teachers are also
concerned that longer days don't work for the youngest students, and that an absent
teacher or student also loses a larger fraction of the school week.
However, the most significant
concern I hear from prospective candidates and
veteran teachers is they want their efforts and opinions to matter and be respected by all members of the greater community.
And in a meeting for South L.A.
teachers, the area's leader, Ingrid Villeda, expressed
concerns that the district would replace
veteran instructors with inexperienced young ones — including some of the 500 new
teachers headed to Los Angeles under a $ 20 - million grant to Teach for America, a nonprofit based in New York.
Veteran South Side
teacher Russell Reid captures Burris in this way, ``... Dr. Carol Burris is the most
concerned, dynamic, and effective building principal leader that I have known»....
A 30 - plus year
veteran of the district who has risen from the
teacher ranks, King wants to connect with parents and share her plans for the district, then hear their
concerns — standard practice for an incoming schools» chief.
My fellow student
teachers and I walked into the room, and one
veteran teacher turned to us and with a look of genuine
concern, said,» It's not too late for law school.»
Moreover, if we care about keeping
veteran teachers, then we should be
concerned about the much larger «push - out» effect that pensions have on
teachers who reach the normal retirement age.
A
veteran teacher lists his four chief
concerns with Michelle Rhee and her leadership of D.C. schools.