Teachers to Vote on Strike
With authorization, they can pull the trigger any time in the next few months:
- The Chicago Teachers Union says it will conduct a strike vote next week as contract negotiations grind on.
The union said the action doesn't mean teachers will immediately walk off their jobs. But CTU said it decided to take a strike authorization vote because teachers are “tired of being bullied, belittled and betrayed.”
- In recent weeks, both Emanuel and education groups that lobbied for the passage of the state law have fought efforts by the union to take a strike vote before the panel returns its findings.
The mayor reiterated that stand today.
“As I’ve always said, the school system, the schools and our educational system are for our school children, not for anybody else but our children," Emanuel said. "Second, there’s a fact-finder, independent arbitrator working to make sure that our school children do not get a strike, they get an education. And our teachers get the pay raise they deserve and worked for.
Two questions:
- Which Chicago Public School do Rahm's spawn attend?
- That "pay raise they deserved and worked for"? Who cancelled that?
We're just curious.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
46 Comments:
Thye Evil One is a pathetic liar who just loves playing mind games with every one. He just sits in his 5th floor cage and laughs his ass off about how he fucks with all of us. He could care less about the kids in our schools. He is only worried about his kids at the Unv. of Chicago Lab School. When the dust settles he still feels he will come out on top looking like a true leader. No wonder he fit in so well in Washington DC. Fucking deranged scumbag.
Go hour for hour with a CPS teacher - before, during, and after school hours. What's that salary looking like? Really, I'd Friggin Flip!!!!
This new proposal will increase an elementary school teachers work day by 21%. This same teacher did not receive the 4% pay increase promised in the 2012 contract. The proposal's salary offer is a 2% wage increase in year one, with 4 years of wage increases "IF" revenue projections change.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE VOTING NOW!
this city and state should be declared a federal disaster site--- big bad rahmbo is going balance his books on the backs of his employees--- nobody took a job as a teacher or cop or firefighter to become rich--- we all would like fair compensation for the services we provide to the citizens of chicago--- we are not going to be shoved around by this little egotistical maniac who is hellbent on taking away things that were fought for in the past--- watching the little guy squirm around if the teachers walk off the job will be quite entertaining....
I'm not a teacher, but bottom line, would you work 12 extra hours a week with no compensation...think about it. Just pay them for their work.
They're taking a vote now because a non-vote counts as a no and over the summer it's hard to get teachers to vote.
The teachers are the only ones that can strike and to tell you the truth, I hope they do. This megalomaniac is going to rake us over the coals and we can't do anything about it. Someone needs to make Rahm look like the asshole he is to these idiot voters in this city.
At least the teacher's union put up a organized and strong front to fight for their benefits. They are proactive and united during contract negiotations. I admire their determination to slavage some of their benefits. I am sure CFD will also organize and fight during their negiotations. I highly doubt FOP will come close to organizing and fighting like the teacher's union. How hard is it to obtain 75% of all employees to vote for a strike? We are lucky if anyone shows up for a union meeting. You might disagree with the teacher's demands but admire their ability to organize and fight back.
Just keep in mind according to the Feds CPS has the shortest big city school day in the nation, the highest paid big city teachers in the nation, the shortest big city school year in the nation.
They could never find as sweet a gig anywhere else. Rahm and Brizzard want them to teach the same hours and year as every other school district in the friggin state!
Over 20,000 teachers have been laid off in the last 3 years statewide and these folks want a 30% raise? for what?
Let's see. My wife is a teacher. Her day begins around 730 to get her classroom ready for the day. She gets home around 430 unless she decides to support her students at a volleyball or basketball game. She takes a break for dinner. She is grading papers or doing lesson plans until 930 or 1000. On weekends almost the entire day on Sunday is devoted to grading and preparing for the upcoming week. And I thought being the Police sucked. BTW she makes far less than most POs.
why is rahm putting all the weight on an arbitrator. i hope everyone knows this is his doing. this could have all been resolved, but rahm's ignorant self is leaving it to an arbitrator. just like he will do with cfd and cpd. he makes it sound like this is a priority yet he refused to handle it himself and now he's making it seem like it's all the arbitrator's fault.
What's the combination ULTIMATE big mega million pay-off, 6 wing dinner with that large drank & 2 sides + a happy-ending that Rahm is so desperately and persistently trying to fuck over teachers, Firemen & Policemen to achieve??
THERE IS A PAY-OFF PENDING!
Hmmm... Fuck up union members and collective bargaining to perhaps cut them out of the revenue stream of the pending casino license for Chicago?
(It's the only thing half-ass making sense right now...)
We've already addressed the fact that the above people have union membership, and are capable of mounting organized resistance to Tutu's bullshit... And yes, he's on bullshit. The very first thing he said after announcing for mayor was he was going to make it his business to fuck up every muni employee who had collective bargaining...
Why would a half a motherfucker with no ties to this city, parachute in and declare war on the middle class tax-payers who happened to have made an accident of choice in employment?
It takes a twisted psyche to harm the hostages. It has to have been concluded that they have no value or they will organize and fight back...
Take the full measure of the little North Shore shit-ass...
His history, actions and demeanor indicates an undiagnosed/untreated mental & personality disorder.
The whole running up to someone in the Congressional showers with his dick swinging, shouting obscenities and shoving them thingy notwithstanding...
*Heh-heh! He doesn't mean anything by it... That's just Rahm being Rahm*
(Sometimes the cure for stinkin' thinkin' is a good ass-beatin'...)
Hmmmm... Likely, the family has played along with the "quirky personality" excuse during his formative years instead of getting that little narrow ass diagnosed, treated or involuntarily admitted?
Ya see what they grow up to be?
Didn't we just rid ourselves of a stuttering leprechaun who likely wrote on the bathroom walls with his own shit as a child?
Crazy-assed, fringe dwelling, altered reality, make the hair on your neck stand up motherfuckers are The Patrolman's specialty... We can spot 'em miles away.
We knew this rain-man motherfucker was "touched" from the get-go.
The North Shore mascot made too much noise, drama and shit on the Oval Office carpet too many times and the stink had gotten very noticeable and the D.C. heavy-hitters got tired of getting their shoes ruined... Sparkle-Farts doesn't like shit, noise and drama in the White House.
Flaming Tutu's election is a damning indictment of the Chicago electorate who are getting exactly what they deserve. We couldn't in good conscience vote for this ill formed manling so our conscience is clear... But DAAAMN!
We hope the teachers "stick it" in Rahm's ear and break it off sideways.
I bet kid's test scores go up the longer the teachers are on strike.
When they strike and all the "honor students" are running wild in the atreets, cpd and cfd should slow down otw to jobs...... Cpd should park and strictly answer calls.
Bullshit all talk and no action, they won't strike
Next year, if nothing changes, the avg. CPS teacher salary is $69K.
Now, there's supposed to be 180 school days next year, some teachers will have (7) and some will have (7.5) hour school days. throw in another (2) hours for travel time and doing work at home.
So, for (9) hours, teachers will be paid an average daily pay of $383, $1916 weekly or $42.60/hour.
For (9.5) hour days, it's still $383 daily, $1916 weekly, and $40.35/hour.
let's not forget CPS HS teachers have 5 (43-48 minute) teaching periods, 2 (43-48) prep periods, and 1 (43-48) minute lunch.
Howevr, nextyear, all teachers will be given an upnpaid supervisory period because of the longer school day.
CPS OFFER
Chicago Public Schools are offering a five-year contract that would provide:
■ A 2 percent raise in year one.
■ A pay freeze in year two.
■ Raises based on “differentiated pay’’ in years three to five. A joint district-union committee, to be seated in January, would decide how “differentiated pay” would work but it could reward teachers of high-need subjects, in high-need schools, or in teacher leadership positions, or those who rate highly in a new teacher evaluation system that is tied, in part, to student growth.
■ Elimination of “step and lane’’ increases for extra years of seniority and added certifications.
■ A longer school day that, under a new law, does not require union approval. The elementary school day will increase from 5 ¾ to 7 hours, and the high school day will increase from 7 hours to 7 ½ hours four days a week, with an early dismissal on the fifth day.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/12919967-418/cps-offer.html
When they strike and all the "honor students" are running wild in the atreets, cpd and cfd should slow down otw to jobs...... Cpd should park and strictly answer calls.
6/02/2012 11:58:00 AM
Those "honor" students don't attend school now.
Anonymous said...
Just keep in mind according to the Feds CPS has the shortest big city school day in the nation, the highest paid big city teachers in the nation, the shortest big city school year in the nation.
They could never find as sweet a gig anywhere else. Rahm and Brizzard want them to teach the same hours and year as every other school district in the friggin state!
Over 20,000 teachers have been laid off in the last 3 years statewide and these folks want a 30% raise? for what?
6/02/2012 09:50:00 AM
You are the type of ignorant jerk the city loves!! What a foolish comment.
The teachers will give this Emanuel the fight of his life. The ability to strike gives them power. The police have none. He can do what he will to the cops and we can doing nothing except cry .
Why are you all picking on the teachers? Come do their job and see. I also note that no one is taking shots at the Fireman, if you look at their contract and salary its pretty dam good. Get a allowance for uniforms you dont even own, get a higher education for something that has mothing to do with their jobs. All on our ax paying backs.
To the poster who thinks CPS teachers have a sweet gig: direct your attention to some suburban districts. Lyons Township in La Grange has a school day that runs from 7:45 to 3 and their students score well above the state and national averages on the ACT. Their teachers earn significantly more than CPS teachers, too. There must be something else besides time in school that affects test scores and achievement.
The union will cave. One phone call from Rahm's buddy Barak and they will drop to their knees and praise thev Messiah.
The reason police do not have power is due to the fact CPD is not UNITED but large group of individuals. Besides Blue shirts dont have the balls to take a stand or stand up for themselves.
i would love to see that
his kids at a regular chicago public school?
i bet rahm thinks it's treat to teach in chicago
my sister taught for 35yrs + on cook county
problatey last 25 at paddock school in palatine
rahm ought to try being a subsitite
for a day and see how he likes it
then he would know what's it's about
Which Chicago Public School do Rahm's spawn attend?
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Far, Far away from the schools that his constituents send their childrens !
Being ultra rich keeps him from being branded a racist, but truth be told.................
You are the type of ignorant jerk the city loves!! What a foolish comment.
6/02/2012 05:21:00 PM
Well looks like you know the original poster to call him/her an ignorant jerk. Hoever, this ignorant jerk is correct in his comments.
Anonymous said...
Let's see. My wife is a teacher. Her day begins around 730 to get her classroom ready for the day. She gets home around 430 unless she decides to support her students at a volleyball or basketball game. She takes a break for dinner. She is grading papers or doing lesson plans until 930 or 1000. On weekends almost the entire day on Sunday is devoted to grading and preparing for the upcoming week. And I thought being the Police sucked. BTW she makes far less than most POs.
6/02/2012 10:15:00
This is a bunch of BS. I taught school for 11 years and rarely did I put in these types of hours and rarely did my fellow teachers. Please stop the BS. I wish someone would do an independent time engineer study of grade school and high school teachers in the public system to forever put an end to these types of lies in order to get a more money and benefits.
As a cps teacher who plans to vote yes in the strike vote, I can attest that it's not really the longer school day that has us fired up. We all knew it was coming, and 10 minutes or so per class period isn't that much of a big deal. (I'm a high school teacher....elementary schools have longer hours proposed). It's the merit pay provision that we object to. It's unfair, illogical, and punitive to attempt to tie raises to improved test scores given the amount of negative influences outside of the classroom that teachers can't control. Merit pay will just lead to number manipulation on the part of teachers and administrators.
Anonymous said...
Let's see. My wife is a teacher. Her day begins around 730 to get her classroom ready for the day. She gets home around 430 unless she decides to support her students at a volleyball or basketball game. She takes a break for dinner. She is grading papers or doing lesson plans until 930 or 1000. On weekends almost the entire day on Sunday is devoted to grading and preparing for the upcoming week. And I thought being the Police sucked. BTW she makes far less than most POs.
6/02/2012 10:15:00
This is a bunch of BS. I taught school for 11 years and rarely did I put in these types of hours and rarely did my fellow teachers. Please stop the BS. I wish someone would do an independent time engineer study of grade school and high school teachers in the public system to forever put an end to these types of lies in order to get a more money and benefits.
6/03/2012 10:17:00 AM
As a teacher of 11 years, when did you grade homework? Grade papers? When did you call parents, answer emails and update grades online? When did you update or create lesson plans? Did you work in a public school or the typical Chicago public school? Did your classes have textbooks or did you make copies or create your own assignments? To remain cretified, did you attend additional college classes during work or on your own time? You can take that engineering study and shove it, asshat.
This is a bunch of BS. I taught school for 11 years and rarely did I put in these types of hours and rarely did my fellow teachers. Please stop the BS. I wish someone would do an independent time engineer study of grade school and high school teachers in the public system to forever put an end to these types of lies in order to get a more money and benefits
-----------------------------------really, you must have been a great teacher! 11 whole years! What do you do for work now sir, oh, a police man? Why, more money, overtime, benefits, oh yeah, you can collect Retirment sooner! Teachers don't want MORE money, we want OUR money. We have to play ball like rham, ask for the World up front. Knowing dam well it will settle in the middle some where! You ever haggle for a car, you should know how this works dipshit!
I will do your job for a day and you come back and do mine, or you couldn't hack it at the daily, thankless job as a teacher. I took the CPD test in dec, I know 20 other teachers who did too! We still all work for the same jag off- cut us and me some slack buddy!
Signed,
an NBCT high school teacher 10 yesrs and running.
Merit pay is the killer in this. Asking high school teachers, and I am one, to account for many years of influences outside of school is impossible and improbable.
Anonymous said...
Let's see. My wife is a teacher. Her day begins around 730 to get her classroom ready for the day. She gets home around 430 unless she decides to support her students at a volleyball or basketball game. She takes a break for dinner. She is grading papers or doing lesson plans until 930 or 1000. On weekends almost the entire day on Sunday is devoted to grading and preparing for the upcoming week. And I thought being the Police sucked. BTW she makes far less than most POs.
6/02/2012 10:15:00
This is a bunch of BS. I taught school for 11 years and rarely did I put in these types of hours and rarely did my fellow teachers. Please stop the BS. I wish someone would do an independent time engineer study of grade school and high school teachers in the public system to forever put an end to these types of lies in order to get a more money and benefits.
6/03/2012 10:17:00 AM
Interesting. So, maybe you were a lousy teacher. Or, maybe you were a veteran who never varied their lesson plan and rarely assigned homework. Or, most likely, you're a poseur. Yup, I think we have a winner.
My dad taught for twenty years, after leaving a successful career as a CPA. He went in early, stayed late tutoring students who asked for help, worked on his lesson plans for hours -trying to keep the classes fresh and relevant and interesting. He wanted to make a difference, and he DID, and he worked a LOT of long, unpaid hours.
This is a bunch of BS. I taught school for 11 years and rarely did I put in these types of hours and rarely did my fellow teachers. Please stop the BS. I wish someone would do an independent time engineer study of grade school and high school teachers in the public system to forever put an end to these types of lies in order to get a more money and benefits
-----------------------------------really, you must have been a great teacher! 11 whole years! What do you do for work now sir, oh, a police man? Why, more money, overtime, benefits, oh yeah, you can collect Retirment sooner! Teachers don't want MORE money, we want OUR money. We have to play ball like rham, ask for the World up front. Knowing dam well it will settle in the middle some where! You ever haggle for a car, you should know how this works dipshit!
I will do your job for a day and you come back and do mine, or you couldn't hack it at the daily, thankless job as a teacher. I took the CPD test in dec, I know 20 other teachers who did too! We still all work for the same jag off- cut us and me some slack buddy!
Signed,
an NBCT high school teacher 10 yesrs and running.
6/03/2012 07:54:00 PM
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Hey, NBCT high school teacher, why are you assuming that poster is a police officer? While you may be right in defending your profession, you don't have to strike out against the police profession when there's NOTHING in that post that indicates the poster is a police officer.
In addition, as a teacher, you should realize how very similar our jobs really are.
Ever since the Federal government took over the PSS the whole system has gone down hill.. kids spend to many house IN school.. teachers spend to much time IN school.. education quality has gone DOWN and HOURS up.. these teachers are traveling out of their neighborhoods to teach and kids are being bussed out to their neighborhoods to learn.. BOTH are taking much valued time from their FAMILIES.. Granted some kids are better off in school than with their families .. HOWEVER.. school is not a daylight hour babysitter for the parents who HAVE kids and DON'T want them or to make the necessary sacrifices to raise them and the teachers have their OWN kids to raise.. who is raising the TEACHERS kids?? so what we have is a war for more money and kids with LESS family contact due to GOVERNMENT..
As a teacher of 11 years, when did you grade homework? Grade papers? When did you call parents, answer emails and update grades online? When did you update or create lesson plans? Did you work in a public school or the typical Chicago public school? Did your classes have textbooks or did you make copies or create your own assignments? To remain cretified, did you attend additional college classes during work or on your own time? You can take that engineering study and shove it, asshat.
6/03/2012 07:35:00 PM
All a very emotional discussion as everyone has heard many times before. But, a time study would answer the question once and for all and I believe the average teacher and union official is afraid of it. The union and CPS administration should sponsor a time study and make the results public. If the teacher's claims are true then I think this would get the public behind them. However, if these claims of working dawn to dusk on lesson plans and grading papers is BS ?? I am sure some teachers actually do work long hours and are dedicated, but what is the percentage? You can't tell by the poor test scores and miserable graduation rate.
Merit pay idea is ridiculous. My father is a cps teacher in a ghetto school. Every year he is saddled with disrespectful gang banging "students" that have no desire whatsoever to learn or do anything productive. The bad kids he cannot get rid of, drag borderline students down to failing levels. He is an excellent teacher who also taught in the catholic schools where people pay for and want their kids to get a quality education. If students were severe disciplanary problems, they were promptly expelled. It is not teachers fault, it is the parents that don't participate. To blame this b.s. on teachers and want a wage system that pays for results with these future felons is ludicrous. He should be paid more for dealing with the turds he has to attempt to impart learning to. Is it the fault of englewood or 11th district cops that homicide/violent crime stats are huge in their respective districts, HELL NO!! Should they be paid less due to the stats...no chance, they are the best ofcr's. we've got. Asinine idea, from a giant egotistical, hypocritical prick stuck in a midgets body!! Fuck u Rahm, Strike teachers, Be strong 99% of police with you. any negative posts probably from Brizard, Rahm, or their staff!!
Hey, NBCT high school teacher, why are you assuming that poster is a police officer? While you may be right in defending your profession, you don't have to strike out against the police profession when there's NOTHING in that post that indicates the poster is a police officer.
In addition, as a teacher, you should realize how very similar our jobs really are.
6/04/2012 02:25:00 AM
I truely appreciate the police job. I wish I was on CPD at this point, didn't mean to offend, just wanted to point out to the poster of the previous comment that there are perks to both jobs and they are Critcizing teachers when they. Did not stick around because it sucked so bad. No offense meant and I hope non taken.
Well, it is clear that there are many very dedicated teachers, but far too many who are not. Bring on merit pay which the union is afraid of. I am very tired of hearing about burning the midnight oil grading papers and doing lesson plans. I agree with the poster that most of that is bs and the union should do a study to verify these constant claims. I grew up with teachers in the family and had friends who were teachers. It is a mixed bag. Most of them said they were taking the job because they loved all of the time off. Have them punch in at 8 and punch out at 5 and they can do their work in the school building. Four weeks vacation each year just like the rest of the work world. The taxpayer can only afford so much.
Anonymous said...
Well, it is clear that there are many very dedicated teachers, but far too many who are not. Bring on merit pay which the union is afraid of. I am very tired of hearing about burning the midnight oil grading papers and doing lesson plans. I agree with the poster that most of that is bs and the union should do a study to verify these constant claims. I grew up with teachers in the family and had friends who were teachers. It is a mixed bag. Most of them said they were taking the job because they loved all of the time off. Have them punch in at 8 and punch out at 5 and they can do their work in the school building. Four weeks vacation each year just like the rest of the work world. The taxpayer can only afford so much.
6/04/2012 06:10:00 PM
Then make the changes to the CFD and CPD contracts. Since we cannot stick together, why not change everyone's contract? Rahm calls it reform. Merit pay for teachers based on the school's reading scores? Sounds fair when 50% of the students are below the poverty level and live in one parent family. Take away duty availability from CFD and CPD. Reduce the medical benefits to stop the fraud. Why pay CFD and CPD to stay in shape? That is their duty to be in shape to perform their job tasks. We should slam everyone. Divide and conquer and remain weak. At least the teacher's union has the balls to unite and fight back.
Anonymous said...
As a teacher of 11 years, when did you grade homework? Grade papers? When did you call parents, answer emails and update grades online? When did you update or create lesson plans? Did you work in a public school or the typical Chicago public school? Did your classes have textbooks or did you make copies or create your own assignments? To remain cretified, did you attend additional college classes during work or on your own time? You can take that engineering study and shove it, asshat.
6/03/2012 07:35:00 PM
All a very emotional discussion as everyone has heard many times before. But, a time study would answer the question once and for all and I believe the average teacher and union official is afraid of it. The union and CPS administration should sponsor a time study and make the results public. If the teacher's claims are true then I think this would get the public behind them. However, if these claims of working dawn to dusk on lesson plans and grading papers is BS ?? I am sure some teachers actually do work long hours and are dedicated, but what is the percentage? You can't tell by the poor test scores and miserable graduation rate.
6/04/2012 09:07:00 AM
Blamming teachers for poor grades and graduation results is the same as blamming officers for high crime rates in 007 and 011. Bring on the time study. It still will not make a difference to Rahm. He will cut pay and benefits and increase the work time for teachers. Maybe we could extend the time study to firemen and police officers? Have them account for every minute? What an asshole.
To 6:10pm
We get time off but are not paid for it. All money collected over the summer is bought and paid for. Teachers are esentially laid off all summer. Merit based pay is like comstat! If I were in the private sector making widgets, the widget would be the same when I come to work as when I left. Not the case with students. Pay police for less crime in 16 because they do a better job numbers wise than 011! Get the picture. These merit based pay studies have been done, by union busting specialists and contracted "universities" ehhem UIC, ehem. Not to mention any... Do you need a study to prove cops in 16 should NOT get paid more than cops in 11? Didt thinks so! It is not a waste of tax money, merely a ruse to redistribute it to make it look like "politicians" are doing something great for constituents to get votes! They wouldn't do that, C'mon! Meanwhile taking food out of the mouths of teachers families.
I'm retired CPD and come from a family of educators. Merit pay for them due to poor performance in their classrooms is the same as docking our paycheck because of the number of domestics we have on our beat. Circumstances beyond our/their control. It's all on the family and their priorities.
Anonymous said...
Which Chicago Public School do Rahm's spawn attend?
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Uh, they do not attend public school and Rahm refuses to discuss it. Rahm went to public school, New Trier HS in Wilmette.
Kids go to University of Chicago Lab School. Grade 6 through 8 is $25,326 per year per student, over $50,000 a year for the two of them. Easily afforded for the average millionaire. I don't know if the kids get round the clock police escort service like dad but it is a distinct possibility.
Remember, it is the police and fire pensions that are breaking the budget. And Rahm is spending a quarter billion ($250,000,000.00) dollars on a new Malcolm X College. Something must be wrong with the Malcolm X College built in the 70's. Not enough basketball courts or something.
St Ignatius College Prep on Roosevelt seems to do OK with a building that is over 140 years old.
Here's why some taxpayers are pissed and why CPS parents, students, and coaches want to know why there's no money for CPS Sports, well, here's why:
Prosser Career Academy HS Assistant Principal Dr. Raul 'Magoo' Luna is retiring this year and here's what he's going to be taking with him.....MONEY, SERIOUS MONEY....
Magoo's salaries for the last four years were:
2012-13: $136,055
2011-12: $136,055
2010-11: $134,364
2009-10: $129,215
4-yr.Total = $535.689
Now, is you factor in Dr. Magoo's 300 unused sick/vacation days at what they're worth at his current salary ($745/day) not what they were worth when he saved them, Dr. Magoo will be getting a cash payout of $223,500 after he hands in his retirement papers.
Now, the $223,500 will be factored into his last (4) years of salary ($535,689) which would equal $759,189
divide $759,189 by 4 (his 4 last years) = an average salary for his last 4 years of $189,797
To calculate his pension take the 189,797 X 75% = $142,347
So, while Dr. Magoo never made over $136,055, his yearly pension will be $142,347
Prosser's retiring AP Dr. Magoo will walk with a a balloon payment of $223,500 for unused sick/vacation days and a yearly pension of $142,347...THINK ABOUT PROSSER'S AP DR. RAUL ' MAGOO' LUNA WHEN YOUR KID'S TEAM CAN'T PLAY BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FUNDS, FIELDS ARE IN BAD CONDITION, NO BUSES, ETC..
Maybe, Dr. Magoo can take some ESL courses at Wright College to help him speak English as he sure didn't speak it at Prosser. But, hey, the City Colleges of Chicago are so fucked up they might name him president....as comedian Yakov Smirnoff used to say "America, oh what a country!"
Anonymous said...
I'm retired CPD and come from a family of educators. Merit pay for them due to poor performance in their classrooms is the same as docking our paycheck because of the number of domestics we have on our beat. Circumstances beyond our/their control. It's all on the family and their priorities.
6/05/2012 01:35:00 AM
My understanding is that the proposal for merit pay was only additional monies for outstanding teachers, not to take anything away from teachers or to base their salary on results. It is being used around the country with some success. By the way, I would not be a public school teacher in the ghetto for twice the money. We all find out niches in life and teaching is not mine.
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