tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post8887011661352105505..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: What Does The Future Of The Absent Teacher Reserve Look Like?Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-59804765806337689132013-12-05T12:18:32.651-05:002013-12-05T12:18:32.651-05:00I would love to hear someone's opinion about F...I would love to hear someone's opinion about Field Supervisors who are out there in the field to observe ATRs? I already had a Pre Obs with one of them and he has plan to come to observe me in the coming weeks. Does it make sense?<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-76594923846734865382013-11-04T14:11:24.388-05:002013-11-04T14:11:24.388-05:00I am a first year ATR! I have been in the system 2...I am a first year ATR! I have been in the system 28 years. Never received a "U" rating; not even from Bloomberg's hired henchmen (lynch mob) to get rid of veteran teachers. I went to all the workshop learned the common core and Danieleson for my discipline. Guess what. Principals would love to hire us, but they can't because they don't have the budget. They hire students with no file number right out of college and leave the poor ATR who can teach sitting there in the office! Wow! I'm pissed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-24761754365348535152013-07-07T08:19:42.992-04:002013-07-07T08:19:42.992-04:00I was a full-time tenured teacher at a high school...I was a full-time tenured teacher at a high school in Queens. I left in 2006 for child care leave. I am now due to return to work, and was told my school does not need me. During my leave I returned to graduate school and I am now about to receive a PhD in my licensed area. I went on the Open Market, and applied to all the vacancies in my area. I went on one interview, and as of now, no job offers. I imagine that there are other teachers out there who are in the ATR Pool, but who, like me, are not there as a result of school closings, downsizing, or because they received a letter "U". I suspect there are mothers out there who simply went on child care leave. It has become apparent to me that, with an impending PhD in hand I will be just too expensive, even though I am an excellent teacher, which I hd the opportunity to show in my recent interview, where I was required to give a model lesson. I wish I had video taped that lesson to be an illustration of excellent teaching, something I imagine is better represented in the ATR Pool, than he DOE would like to acknowledge. So, with the principals' right to choose, it is very possible they will be choosing someone with inferior skills in order to save money, unless of course, there is a misguided belief that any recent college grad is by definition a great candidate. I have not yet received my "Excessed" letter --I'm sure it is in the mail-- but I have alreaday encountered that characteristic *finesse" of DOE bureaucrats in handling a phone inquiry. I am already looking to get out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-60971188020302712222013-05-10T12:03:42.879-04:002013-05-10T12:03:42.879-04:00ATR numbers will skyrocket this fall (2013)
ATR numbers will skyrocket this fall (2013)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-56622797985984536542013-05-10T11:44:27.655-04:002013-05-10T11:44:27.655-04:00The number of ATRs is going to skyrocket in Septem...The number of ATRs is going to skyrocket in September.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-69763916666916221562013-01-11T11:16:06.992-05:002013-01-11T11:16:06.992-05:00As an ATR, I was given the absent teacher's af...As an ATR, I was given the absent teacher's after school reading club and a group of children who could not go outside for recess (in the cafeteria). Are these acceptable assignments for an ATR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-64481806862113555932012-10-15T11:50:05.959-04:002012-10-15T11:50:05.959-04:00dont vote for chritine quinn its like bloomberg al...dont vote for chritine quinn its like bloomberg all over again only in a dressAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196323546933463817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-73528344558628956552012-10-13T07:09:29.710-04:002012-10-13T07:09:29.710-04:00NICE opening i think is the opportunity for talent...NICE opening i think is the opportunity for talented guys its good step.<br /><a href="http://www.dilekavsar.com.tr/genital-estetik.html" rel="nofollow">Kızlık zarı</a><br /><a href="http://www.dilekavsar.com.tr/genital-estetik.html" rel="nofollow"> Genital estetik </a><br />Kızlık zarıhttp://www.dilekavsar.com.tr/genital-estetik.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-72111326575838428542012-09-26T14:55:36.621-04:002012-09-26T14:55:36.621-04:00Does anyone know how to go about changing their se...Does anyone know how to go about changing their seniority district, that is the district they were originally excessed from.<br /><br />Thank YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-1056863231759640452012-09-25T19:59:34.236-04:002012-09-25T19:59:34.236-04:00Anon 7:23 pm
The answer is yes. You can refuse c...Anon 7:23 pm<br /><br />The answer is yes. You can refuse cafeteria duty, unless the circular six assignment allows for it and other teachers are also doing this job. However, even here they can only make you to do one period and not more.<br /><br />You cannot do four consecutive periods without your approval and you can do six periods only if the teacher you are assigned to cover does six periods that day. I would try to get paid if they give you six periods and if not remind them that they are in violation of the contract and you will grieve for coverage pay. That usually stops the abuse..Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-88189533837528114152012-09-24T19:23:07.597-04:002012-09-24T19:23:07.597-04:00I have been an ATR since the beginning of this sch...I have been an ATR since the beginning of this school year. Re. your section on ATR Non-Representation: I have already been assigned cafteria duty and they have attempted to assign me four consecutive coverages and six coverages in one day. Do any of these violate the contract (I believe I did find the wording on the 4 consecutive periods)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-35314262109518995072012-09-24T18:17:03.708-04:002012-09-24T18:17:03.708-04:00....especially in The Great Recession.......especially in The Great Recession...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-65253719508118734892012-09-24T09:04:03.091-04:002012-09-24T09:04:03.091-04:00Why not offer all ATRs some kind of retire...Why not offer all ATRs some kind of retirement similar to disability retirement as an option for some ATRs? That option can reduce the number and it can save the city a lot of money.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-87387980669716817632012-09-23T14:21:03.706-04:002012-09-23T14:21:03.706-04:00Forget an ATR buyout - that is wishful thinking. O...Forget an ATR buyout - that is wishful thinking. On top of that, the numbers you cite are peanuts for abandoning one's career (unless one has reached retirement age).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-26925666954191869062012-09-23T11:31:09.021-04:002012-09-23T11:31:09.021-04:00Quinn is a Bloomberg lap dog. I can't stand he...Quinn is a Bloomberg lap dog. I can't stand her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-24358584227180443392012-09-23T11:30:27.022-04:002012-09-23T11:30:27.022-04:00Did you see the buyout the DOE offered and the UFT...Did you see the buyout the DOE offered and the UFT wanted 5 months salary?? Are they joking?How about pension credit, full health benefits, our death benefit in cash...and if not that a teaching position in our subject area that a newbie has!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-2921210055979276542012-09-23T11:02:35.301-04:002012-09-23T11:02:35.301-04:00If Quinn, or some of the others win....expect more...If Quinn, or some of the others win....expect more of the same...Scumberg ruined John Lius chances..the best candidate for most working New Yorkers. Quin is a complete 1 percenter whore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-34026645582003181862012-09-22T17:34:17.586-04:002012-09-22T17:34:17.586-04:00If a principal tells me to answer phone -file - co...If a principal tells me to answer phone -file - copy or do cafeteria duty, I politely say NO and that I will grieve immediately. Then I go back to the teacher's room and take out my book. It has worked every time because it is the LAW! Atrs are letting themselves be abused even more than we are!! Don't let them abuse you - just say no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-47104409103947966962012-09-22T13:31:55.847-04:002012-09-22T13:31:55.847-04:00If the teacher requests a lesson specific pre-obs ...If the teacher requests a lesson specific pre-obs for the SY 2012-2013 in writing (email it to the principal) as per Article 8J, component B, and the document "Teaching for the 21st century". Then administration must honor that request. All teachers are still under the old guidelines of pre-obs, obs, and post-obs (contract still enforced as per Triborough Amendment).<br /><br />I'm a chapter leader in a small school in the Bronx. One thing that I make sure is to inform the members, even the ATRs, of their rights. I check the ATRs' program to ensure that none of their rights are violated. When the rotation of ATRs begin in October, I speak to the ATR(s) and tell them about their prep, lunch and professional periods. If I see something wrong, I immediately go to administration to have it corrected. It is the responsibility of the chapter leader to protect the members. I don't know how chapter leaders do it in a large comprehensive school, but in a small school there should be no excuse from the chapter leader.zulmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-26309031204217690452012-09-22T11:05:08.284-04:002012-09-22T11:05:08.284-04:00here is new atr supervisor mentality(happened to m...here is new atr supervisor mentality(happened to me) 'i will be observing you, but i won't give you the day' and the union says its ok. ridiculous!veteran teachernoreply@blogger.com