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Teachers' Top 20

By Antonio D. French

Filed Monday, June 5 at 7:06 AM

Top 20 Policy Statement Violations & Membership Issues:

1. Unjust hiring/transfer procedures for the reconstitution and restructuring of 13 schools.

2. Continued failure to pay Paraprofessionals for required extra time worked.

3. Stalling tactics used to prevent Salary Schedules and J.A.Qs (Job Analysis Questionnaires) for Paraprofessionals and Secretarial/Clerical employees.

4. Lack of accountability for continued payroll mistakes.

5. Failure to address increasing physical and verbal assaults on employees.

6. Failure to adopt "Zero Tolerance Discipline Policy".

7. Increasing suspensions/terminations of employees for unjust and unsubstantiated charges.

8. Ineffective and inappropriate curriculum pacing and materials which fail to address different learning abilities and levels of students.

9. Failure to allow teachers' professional judgment in the classroom.

10. Drastic decreases in Special Education services and resources, lack of training on curriculum, failure of SIS system, increased caseloads, excessive paperwork.

11. Failure to follow policies concerning assignments, transfers, and promotion of Safety Officers.

12. Inconsistent use of agreed-upon Performance Based Evaluation documents and procedures.

13. Repeated postponements of required steps in the Grievance Procedure.

14. Repeated cancellations of monthly Labor Management Meetings.

15. Failure to pay some employees for Spring Break Entitlement.

16. Lack of clear policy concerning status of Curriculum Coaches.

17. Lack of required consultation with Local 420 concerning PTO and vacation day usage during blackout periods.

18. Stalling salary increases for Librarians for two years.

19. Lost/improper handling of certification paperwork.

20. Continued lack of R-E-S-P-E-C-T for employees.


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