I teach middle school and have a lot of students with IEPs and 504s. I am often the one who gets chosen to go to their meetings.
My favorite was a parent who wouldn’t let me leave the IEP meeting after my part was done to get me to go back to my class (a class with 8 students with documented disabilities who really need my help), but when I missed 30 minutes of the class that her precious child was in for a different meeting she threw a fit that I was neglecting her son’s education. |
What are contract hours? |
Yup....I personally don't care if they feel better. Personal/sick leave are my days and I have a family and myself to worry about. |
No one wants to talk about this one. |
Not ok. |
This. The parents who complain about the teacher being absent....have no problem making the teacher absent for 50 unnecessary IEP meetings |
Those are also the parents that come 20-40 minutes late for the start of the meeting because they are entitled or proving a point…who knows why. But because they were late, we can’t finish the meeting on time and it throws everyone’s schedule off, Often resulting in the need for a second meeting. It’s intentional, because it happens every time. |
teachers should be allowed one day a week (Mon. through Fri.) off. they are overworked, undercompensated, always doing work on the weekends, etc.
fcps needs to compensate teachers who have leave when they exit the system. |
Yes it is. Contract states there may be meetings outside of school hours. That can include team meetings. It is simply not possible to have all meetings during the time the kids are there. |
DP True. There are a few school board policies that limit things such as the number of staff meetings, their length, and address the notice that needs to be given. |
Its not an occasional meeting it's constant asking of teachers to work around the clock. Kindly shut it! |
It’s very possible if you staff the buildings properly. |
You shut it. I’m a retired FCPS teacher and I’m just explaining what the contract says. 8 am meetings are technically ok. The contract doesn’t prohibit any meetings outside of school hours. Feel free to work to the rule if you have an issue with it. |
WJLA's coverage of our education system has been disgusting and abysmal. They should be ashamed of themselves and their shoddy journalism. The hatchet job they did on LCPS, for example, was embarrassing. Rank amateur stuff. |
Within reason, this is fine. It's not okay to schedule an IEP meeting that starts at 5pm and expect a teacher to be able to attend it. It's not okay to schedule a meeting for two hours after school and then also expect teachers to be at school that same night for back to school night. It's not okay to schedule an after-school meeting every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and then also expect teachers to also stay after school two days every week to help students. It's not okay to schedule one meeting from 3:00-4:00, another from 4:00-5:00, and another from 5:00-6:30 when the teacher has been at school since 7:00. |