90 minutes to the school day as well as evaluation system that uses student scores.
The school district announced last year that they would increase the length of the school day by one hour. The teachers demanded additional pay for the extra hours and the school district agreed that it was reasonable. The teachers wanted 30% over two years. The negotiations are stalled with the teachers wanting 19% for one year and small cost of living for the rest of the contract. The school board has offered 4% per year. The teachers currently make an average of $71000 per year.
The second major issue is that the school board wants the principals to be able to choose teachers to fill open positions in their schools because principals are responsible for the overall achievement of the school based on test results. The teachers union wants all vacancies filled from their union roster based on their criteria. There is an additional issue of teachers being held responsible for the overall performance of students on standardized testing.
What that chick said ^.
I think its stupid for teachers to simply strike, kids educations are being halted and their graduations.
After 10 months of contract negotiations, they could come to an agreement.
Why were they going on a strike for?
