Re: Cutting 500 teachers across Iowa

Posted by Julie on 3/06/04

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On 4/24/03, Mike Bal wrote:
> On 5/08/02, Is that what you heard? wrote:
>> YIKES! I knew things were bad, but to cut 500 teachers
>> across Iowa!
>>
>> Then, I guess the state misfigured again and we are short a
>> LOT more money...
>>
>> What ever are we going to do?
> Do something because the students dont feel like loosing
good
> teachers

In my school district rumors start to happen this time of
year. People start to become defensive and look out for
themselves. My counselor came up to me the other day and said
that the counselors throught the state of Iowa are coming
together to form support for keeping counselors in the
schools. She suggested that Iowa Art Teachers do the same.
She basically said that if we cannot prove how the National or
Iowa Art Standards fit into the State Reading Standards then
all programs will be cut........that could be us. What ever
happened to Art for Arts Sake????????? Counselors and others
are given the time to attend conventions where all can be
present because they don't have to hire subs. If we are gone
subs have to be hired. We have never been treated with the
same professional respect. The art programs are successful and
maybe the state needs to try to make the Standards fit into our
Art Standards...we are seeing successes and the kids look
forward to school because of the arts. Julie

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Cutting 500 teachers across Iowa, 5/08/02, by Is that what you heard?.
• Re: Cutting 500 teachers across Iowa, 5/09/02, by K - NE.
• Re: Cutting 500 teachers across Iowa, 5/15/02, by TW.
• Re: TW Where are you???, 5/19/02, by safe for now, bot for how long.
• Re: TW Where are you???, 5/20/02, by TW.
• Re: Positions?, 5/20/02, by K - 2nd.
• Re: Ankeny, 6/02/02, by ....
• Re: yes, my district pinked slip all first year teachers, some , 6/03/02, by have been recalled already... nfm.
• Re: Cutting 500 teachers across Iowa, 4/24/03, by Mike Bal.
• Re: Cutting 500 teachers across Iowa, 3/06/04, by Julie .