Petition for the August 1st Calendar

#306: Guest - Re: Show results of factual research backing the decision to withdraw the balanced calendar. 

 interesting points

#104: Guest - Re: Keep August 15th. FIX CHRISTMAS BREAK 

 probably a good idea

#101: Guest - Re: people need breaks? 

 you poor baby

bless your heart

#132: Guest - Re: people need breaks? 

 you poor baby

bless your heart

#188: Guest - Re: Re: Survey is not a vote 

 This is the most intelligent and appropriate input I have seen anywhere.

Thank you!

#372: 4 B C - Re: people need breaks? 

Said very nicely!!  I am an elementary teacher, I get to work at 6:40 every day of the week and work (at school) until 4:30 every day except Friday!  That is 10 minutes shy of 10 hours a day I am at school.  Like you, I come home and do lesson plans, update my website, e-mail parents, search for Promethean lessons online, grade papers, do the weekly homework calendar, make tests, cut lamination...I work at the very least one hour at home every night but it's usually two hours. I stay two weeks at school after the kids last day doing report cards, filing papers, doing portfolios that will go with my students to the next grade, packing, cleaning, and I report two weeks before the students first day preparing for the first day and sneak a peak BECAUSE our "pre-planning" days are filled with meetings and trainings.   I keep up with my hours (at school and home).  This year,  Week 1 - 62 hours.  Week 2 - 59 hours. Week 3 - 64 hours.   I haven't worked under 40 hours a week at all this year.  My lowest week was 46.5.  The proposed calendar will cause much burnout...

#407: Bring back the balanced calendar! - Re: Re: people need breaks? 

 you poor baby

please your heart

#408: Guest - Re: Re: Re: people need breaks?

How old are you two?  Why don't you try a mature, logical dabate--or do you not have one?

#407: Bring back the balanced calendar! - Re: Re: people need breaks?

They have fired us--then rehired some.  They have cut our pay 2%.  They have given us our raises 5 months late.  They have furloughed us 3 days.  They have made us pay more for health benifits (most on a calendar with an August 15th start date I might add).  They have asked us to do more with less.  All we asked for in return was a reasonable calendar with some breaks for us and our students.  This would make our lives and the lives of our students a little less stressful.  What did we get?  A sharp stick on our eye.  Thank you Cobb County School Board!

#411: disgruntled - Re: Re: Re: people need breaks? 

 You poor baby.   Bless your heart.

God forbid that teachers (god's give to mankind, the untouchables, the intellects behind changing the spelling of benefits to benifits, etc.) share a fate similiar to the rest of the economy.

#413: - Enough! 

 Nothing.  The vote has been taken.  There is no grounds for recall.

4 board members, who campaigned on a promise to change the calendar, were elected, did what they said they would do, and changed the calendar.  They made a big mistake in asking for an uncontrolled survey. 

There is no grounds for a recall.  Any attempt for a recall will only lead to one thing - loss of additional teacher jobs.  Teachers will likely loose jobs with the budget this year.  The board likely won't raise taxes to save jobs.  (Why should they - school performance has INCREASED since teachers have been put under greater pressure to perform in recent years).  Any money to defend a recall comes from - the general fund which pays teach salaries.

So, this cute little petition forum, facebook recall forums, etc. are used to let people rant about how mean the school board is to them.

So, by all means - keep up the ranting about how mean they are and how teaching is just an incredibly difficult job.   I feel bad for the vast majority of excellent teachers in Cobb that have to work with the whiners.

#414: Guest - Re: Enough! 

I do not understand why this has become a forum for argument. This is a petition set up for people who want the balanced calendar. If you don't agree, why are you here? If you want your voice heard why dont you start your own petition or go on the school board page and speak your mind? This has become completely ridiculous. Everyone has the right to state their opinion, but the arguing and trash talking is not helping anything. Quit the arguing already!!!