Re: Along the charter school discussion...Flagstaff Academy?
Posted by CO Teacher on 4/02/09
Terri,
Then, for my own piece of mind, can you answer this question...
What percentage of the present FA teachers are staying?
It just seems hard to imagine that the school could be needing THAT
many teachers...How many new students do you anticipate. Check the
St. Vrain website. They are looking for AT LEAST 11 new teachers
AND a new principal. Let's see...if you need about 15-20 students
per teacher, then you are expecting AT LEAST 165 new
students...Pretty optimistic, I must say! They must have some
public relations/advertising campaign going on...Or, am I missing
something?!?
I am still wondering...I hope you can enlighten me...and others.
On 4/02/09, Terri wrote:
>
> The reason the school is hiring a bunch of new teachers is that
> it is expanding and moving into a new building. They are adding
> new tracks in K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and a preschool. A large number
> of Flagstaff teachers recently presented at the recent CK
> conference. (The most of any CK school).
>
>
> On 4/01/09, The statistics in states that have studied their
> charters wrote:
>> On 4/01/09, COTeacher wrote:
>>> Just an interesting note...Principal at Flagstaff resigns
>>> (3/19/09)and now they are looking for a BUNCH of new
>>> teachers in virtually every grade level and subject. Makes
>>> you wonder...sure looks like more proof of the lack of
>>> curriculum consistency and job security in the charter
>>> schools!
>>
>> say that most charter school principals don't stay more than 2
>> years (on average) and that they have double the teacher
>> turnover of the public urban schools. So job security--no. By
>> the way, most of the teachers who leave the charters never
>> quit teaching instead of going to other schools. I think that
>> is a good sign that they are traumatized by the experience
>
