CPS is requiring principals and schools to submit a plan for the upcoming school year extended day (from 6.5-7.5 hours for HS and looking at about 90 minutes in length for grade schools) . The powers that be are trying to have “Approved Plans” by union members working with administration… sounds like fuel for contract negotiations.
All of this to be done without:
What is going on with schools and the "extended day" schedule proposals? We have heard a variety of horror stories.
How is this time being spent? What are the "creative ideas?" Many schools are vying for the $100,000 reward for most creative schedule... and where is that money coming from? 30 schools get 100K? Unbelievable! No money for paper, books, or positions - but get those creative juices flowing so no one realizes that we have no plan....at all.
What's going on at your schools? Let us know!
P.S. - Make sure your Delegate organizes and submits a signed Open Letter on the Extended School Day as soon as possible. Download it at here.
This is incredibly important! Make sure that the LSC's and the Board have on record our demands to make the mandated extended day work!
All of this to be done without:
- A contract
- an idea of how many positions will be funded
- how many classes will be offered due to lack of knowledge of teacher #'s
- no directive by administration as to how this time should spent
What is going on with schools and the "extended day" schedule proposals? We have heard a variety of horror stories.
How is this time being spent? What are the "creative ideas?" Many schools are vying for the $100,000 reward for most creative schedule... and where is that money coming from? 30 schools get 100K? Unbelievable! No money for paper, books, or positions - but get those creative juices flowing so no one realizes that we have no plan....at all.
What's going on at your schools? Let us know!
P.S. - Make sure your Delegate organizes and submits a signed Open Letter on the Extended School Day as soon as possible. Download it at here.
This is incredibly important! Make sure that the LSC's and the Board have on record our demands to make the mandated extended day work!
There are committees at some schools. Ill have to check with my school. Ill download the lsc form too. Thanks
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ReplyDeleteThe form is a good starter for conversations at the very least. Getting many other teachers and parents to sign would show that your school and its community is considering all these demands as plans that are made involves many stakeholders.
ReplyDeleteAs a CPS parent I support the teachers but it's hard to blindly support a longer day. Who will decide how the to,e is spent ? Is it up to the individual schools?
ReplyDeleteThank you