tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post5964682843510748622..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: What Will The Next Contract Contain?Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-57621256207383381322019-09-30T18:30:16.021-04:002019-09-30T18:30:16.021-04:00Proof of Orientation...…
Conflicts of Interests......Proof of Orientation...…<br />Conflicts of Interests...<br /><br /><br />Is it the joint burden of the NYC DOE and UFT to prove Orientation? How is this done? <br />Years ago I taught in a SURR school.<br />Both the union and the N YC DOE failed to address issues of Orientation.<br /><br />In a school in a state of extreme educational emergency...facing closure....<br />Is not an appropriate Orientation mandatory?<br /><br />Also, seek information/blogs addressing conflicts of interests between the NYC DOE and NYSUT..Yesenialopez@tutanota.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-2320276496432086542018-07-12T12:43:51.953-04:002018-07-12T12:43:51.953-04:00We as teachers are UNDERPAID!!! That's a fact!...We as teachers are UNDERPAID!!! That's a fact! For the amount of education we all are REQUIRED to have and professional development we are REQUIRED to continue to maintain up to date, further validates our argument that we are UNDERPAID! Union workers without a college education are making comparable salaries, and most if not all, labor unions are making more! The fact we have to teach 15++ years to break $100,000 is RIDICULOUS!! Bottom line its not the NYC DOE that is doing anything wrong, the government is at fault. There are failing schools, but it's not the teachers, this has to do with the communities that these schools are located in. Charter schools come in neighborhoods and only take the BEST kids. The charter schools don't have ESL teachers and Spec Ed teachers. Their students don't have IEPS. There is a screening process and application process for charter schools. I share a building with a charter school. The amount of resources they have in comparison to us is comical. Not one ESL student. There is a SIGNIFICANT UNFAIR playing field. Of course these schools will be performing at higher levels. Their teachers' couldn't handle any of the kids in my school!! This should be part of our argument, when defending our importance as educators. The NYC DOE will never go away bc there will always be a need to place the underperforming and underachieving misbehaving students, with the minimal resources. I'm referring more to the very low socioeconomical neighborhoods. There are some very credible public schools in the doe, but generally they're in better neighborhoods or if in a struggling neighborhood, it's a screened school. Also charter school salaries are higher for teachers. The charter schools are able to fundraise money on top of receiving tax payer money and have more private donors. I'm just stating facts, the NYC DOE has professional teachers who deal with a lot and remain underpaid especially for living in NYC. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718595722937032020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-42337850009011534922018-04-19T18:12:55.898-04:002018-04-19T18:12:55.898-04:00Because we are living in hell. Until you are an A...Because we are living in hell. Until you are an ATR ( and all it takes is one disgruntled kid!) you will not understand hie bad our quality of life is. How unfair. mkrstichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837543356762963749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-70359194818976079042018-04-07T03:24:23.334-04:002018-04-07T03:24:23.334-04:00AgreeAgreeluvsummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737730025120999427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-74167987512297099472017-11-26T13:06:10.189-05:002017-11-26T13:06:10.189-05:00The "4 drive bys" can be either announce...The "4 drive bys" can be either announced or unannouced. So, if your AP is a decent and cool, theyll tell you when they want to come or ask you when is good. Then its 15 mins each time, nice and quick. Best option if you have a proper admin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-89842454399851461462017-08-22T19:31:14.571-04:002017-08-22T19:31:14.571-04:00Any way the next contract can be voted on before D...Any way the next contract can be voted on before Diblasio exits? Think we have a better shot at an increase in an election year than post election. Or do they have to look at budget numbers? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825361828968767355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-53375076998544761692017-07-05T00:08:13.103-04:002017-07-05T00:08:13.103-04:00The UFT will be a union that worries about it'...The UFT will be a union that worries about it's members once Mulgrew is gone. He's nothing but a lap dog for the city. DeBlasio tells him to sit and he listens like a dog waiting for a bone. The UFT/Mulgrew expects us to accept whatever they say and it seems that we its members do accept the scraps that we get that's why we voted for the last contract. It seems that any contract that is negotiated by the UFT gets voted on because most UFT members are brainwashed when the UFT uses the line "This is the best that we can get. The City is broke. If we don't accept it we will go to the back of the line. It's the members fault that the contract was voted for and that Mulgrew is still president of the UFT. We are to blame. No one else and until we wake up and organize the same thing is will happen for the next contract. The City will be broke because they offered the buyout to the ATRs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-15353014233967792622017-07-04T19:39:36.426-04:002017-07-04T19:39:36.426-04:00Years ago, when I was day to day subbing, the UFT ...Years ago, when I was day to day subbing, the UFT held a meeting for us (there must have been a contract they wanted our vote on). Anyway, it was at a hotel, I think, in Manhattan. Standing room only. Hundreds of us. Surprised the heck out of the union speakers. Not sure how you could draw people in- but the power of the workers is there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-14621746653954524092017-07-03T14:59:00.546-04:002017-07-03T14:59:00.546-04:00Current ATR status changed back to excessed from n...Current ATR status changed back to excessed from non-excessed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1299020564757564082017-07-03T14:54:58.203-04:002017-07-03T14:54:58.203-04:00Shad,
Organize through James, Chaz, Francesco, Ar...Shad,<br /> Organize through James, Chaz, Francesco, Arthur or MORE and you'll have plenty of people if you're serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-2089908493921023392017-07-03T14:49:41.145-04:002017-07-03T14:49:41.145-04:00Too far away to make any speculations. It's m...Too far away to make any speculations. It's mid-2017. Let's get through the constitutional convention,cuts in programs in NYC,etc first. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-15234530437233360742017-07-03T11:43:08.656-04:002017-07-03T11:43:08.656-04:00How about the TDA back to 8.25% since the state is...How about the TDA back to 8.25% since the state is no longer in financial peril...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-16246722323034584002017-07-03T08:27:59.068-04:002017-07-03T08:27:59.068-04:00This website is often a useful resource for teache...This website is often a useful resource for teachers but it devolves into being a general ATR board. Wasn't this post about speculation about the upcoming 2019 contract?DOEvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084835745942351587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-780431370078664982017-07-03T08:06:25.917-04:002017-07-03T08:06:25.917-04:00I'm looking at the email we received about our...I'm looking at the email we received about our fees. Am I correct in saying that people with ghi who pay nothing currently will be paying almost $200 a month for family prescription drugs? That's almost $2400 a year. That's way more than the last raise. Is this true? I haven't seen any blogs mention it so I'm thinking it must be wrong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-66276599054039853922017-07-03T07:26:33.387-04:002017-07-03T07:26:33.387-04:00It changes to that status for everyone during the ...It changes to that status for everyone during the summer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-23721001754239257512017-07-03T03:09:32.248-04:002017-07-03T03:09:32.248-04:00Shad
Apparently the 'mom's basement' t...Shad<br />Apparently the 'mom's basement' trolll has returned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-14425542377802267292017-07-03T00:24:33.007-04:002017-07-03T00:24:33.007-04:00For teachers and paras it's 6:50 but for secre...For teachers and paras it's 6:50 but for secretaries it's 7:20.<br /><br />There will probably be a measily 1% raise per year, but it won't start until 2021 because they will be giving us our retro in 2019 and 2020. The city won't have enough money to give 25% of the retro and a raise. There will be a load of givebacks and a lot of concessions on health insurance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-91683954130075073332017-07-03T00:19:00.698-04:002017-07-03T00:19:00.698-04:00Look, I am willing to show up in a cage with a sig...Look, I am willing to show up in a cage with a sign saying "equal treatment to all ATRs" or "ATRs are humans too" or "ATRs are UFT too". Whatever you guys feel is the right sign is okay by me. However, I will never show up in a cage or go anywhere near a UFT event unless I have support and numbers.<br /><br />All these bitter ATRs cry, scream and talk nonsense. However, when it comes time to really voice their opinion, show up in numbers and be heard - they all disappear. We are simply not united. We make fun of each other. We put each other down and we expect respect???<br /><br />Only way to get respect is be united. If we can get 350 to 450 ATRs at the labor day parade then we will see serious changes. We would almost out outnumber the whole UFT showing up at the parade. Once we embarrass Mike in front of other labor unions then we will see change.<br /><br />Who is with me? Let's spread the word and meet up at a park somewhere. Shad C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-52797381109343987212017-07-02T22:36:48.039-04:002017-07-02T22:36:48.039-04:00Isnt the day 6:50 not 7:20?Isnt the day 6:50 not 7:20?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-6310280605564403032017-07-02T22:02:06.204-04:002017-07-02T22:02:06.204-04:00Shad, ATRs will be rotated; at least the guys with...Shad, ATRs will be rotated; at least the guys with unwanted licenses and 3020a parolees. Even the guys that are placed will for the most part just be covering classes. They'll up the buyout money next June. It's got to be at least a 100 k to even consider it. Shad I wish you weren't full of shit and showed up in a cage on Labor Day, because we'll all be in one the next day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-92042029220458691212017-07-02T20:13:30.626-04:002017-07-02T20:13:30.626-04:00shad spoke with deputy superintendent and they tol...shad spoke with deputy superintendent and they told where you will be next year. all I can say is good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-91955696031067090832017-07-02T19:44:35.387-04:002017-07-02T19:44:35.387-04:00Shad @ 1:33PM (You broke my heart. Okay, let'...Shad @ 1:33PM (You broke my heart. Okay, let's pass them all.) & 1:44PM (What can be said. Bravo.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-24322322903620233222017-07-02T18:42:06.458-04:002017-07-02T18:42:06.458-04:00My current status on open market also says I am no...My current status on open market also says I am not in excess too! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-43444524651868956622017-07-02T13:44:45.512-04:002017-07-02T13:44:45.512-04:00@9:49 My understanding is every ATR will be place...@9:49 My understanding is every ATR will be place in a school for the year. This placement is not permanent however ATRs will not change from school to school. However, ATRs will still have to find jobs and interview if something is available. Now, comes the question of whether we will be assigned to teach classes or not have our own classes. It would be silly for a principal to place an ATR in a class only to have the ATR interview and leave. That would leave that principal with classes uncovered unless the principal gets another ATR in the same subject. On the other hand I have seen principals that do not believe in subject area teachers teaching their own subjects. <br /><br />Now, what I do when I arrive at a school is immediately set up an interview with the principal. Unless, I find out the AP is running the school then I meet with the AP. No reason to speak to a lame duck. I explain to the leader my history and experience in 4 minutes or less. Anything more than 4 minutes will be over their attention span. Also, most of them are to busy to listen for more than 4 minutes.<br /><br />I tell them about my rubber room days, my u-ratings, 3020A (twice) and my survival rate (100 percent). I tell them we can do this the hard way and drag this out for months or we can do this man to man (even woman principals like to be considered a man and they do not get offended). Usually, we come an agreement. They provide me with all the keys I need. I go into the classroom and teach "my way". At the end of the year if I do not have results then I will take a u-rating and a couple of fake file letters which I will sign. IF and when I do have results then the principal is happy and gives me my S rating. <br /><br />So far this has worked in my favor every time. <br /><br />Shad C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-84526190620576971732017-07-02T13:33:31.530-04:002017-07-02T13:33:31.530-04:00@9:48 I am not sure any more if grades have to be ...@9:48 I am not sure any more if grades have to be earned. After speaking to a principal I had 3 years ago I began to change the thought that students should earn their grades.<br /><br />This principal was confronting teachers about changing their grades and passing 90 percent of students. Similar to Clinton's principal now. He'd scream and shout "not under my watch" and "pass'em all". It even became very contentious. <br /><br />Me always being the voice of reason and not having anything to lose confronted him. After speaking to him and having a heart to heart conversation I left feeling a changed man. He described to me how he failed 3rd grade twice, 5th grade once and barely earned his GED. He told me how he promised himself that never again will these teachers do this to students and how he was going to make changes. Carmen also feels the same way.<br /><br />Well, now I understand what is happening. We have principals who themselves were not passed along and now are making sure their little collegues get pushed along and graduate. How can I argue with that argument? Shad C.noreply@blogger.com