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Arizona Teachers Chatboard

TAP: Teacher Advancement Program

by Jill

Mar 10, 2011

I want to hear from teachers who have participated in the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP). What are your thoughts? Experiences? Likes? Dislikes? Our school is participating next year. Teachers who don't want to participate have the option to transfer to a non-TAP school, and I want to make an informed decision about whether to stay or go.

AZ Elementary Certificate valid elsewhere?

by AZ Elementary Teacher

Mar 13, 2011

Hi. Does anybody know other states that pay more than Arizona that have reciprocity for AZ elementary certificates?

MIKE I am not sure but you should consider working conditions in a state before the amount of pay that is offered. Arizona is a last ditch state when it comes to working conditions. You have to experience the affair yourself instead of buying into someones opinion.

The administrators are part of the big problem but they are only a cog in the b...See More

Mar 14, 2011

Denise On 3/14/11, MIKE wrote: > > I am not sure but you should consider working conditions in a > state before the amount of pay that is offered. > Arizona is a last ditch state when it comes to working > conditions. You have to experience the affair yourself instead > of buying into someones opinion. > > The administrators are pa...See More

Mar 14, 2011

by Susan

Apr 1, 2011

As you may have heard things in TX are getting tough (yeah even more) for teachers. We are a foreign family (husband and wife are both certified teachers in VA and TX) working under H1B visa and half way on PR. We are afraid we may lose our jobs here due the economy and the $$ crisis in the state. So, we have decided to start job hunting. My questi...See More

Terry Susan, Arizona is not a good state to be a teacher. Schools especially on the west side are difficult to work in. Administrators are there just to get experience and many school districts are not very ethical. I don't want to be negative. The state just cut almost $200 million for education funding which means higher class sizes and less support. R...See More

Apr 4, 2011

Red Mesa Elementary on Navajo Rez

by Pam Smith

Apr 3, 2011

Can anyone give me any information about teaching at Red Mesa Elementary School (TeecNosPos, AZ)?

more budget cuts?

by enlighten me

Apr 4, 2011

I'm not up on current events, but didn't just last year prop 101 pass to help education? But now they still need to make even more cuts? I pay for ALL of my classroom supplies throughout the year for myself and the students (not the parents or the district even though it's Title 1). I only received two packages of notebook paper, a box of pencils, ...See More

Sharon Why did you want to teach in the worst state for education? Don't complain because you must of known about Arizona's reputation for education. The administrators are inexperienced, and the constant demand for teaching to the test is well known. Some of the schools on the west side resemble a school system is a third world country. Run, run, as fast...See More

Apr 4, 2011

ja Good grief! Don't even whisper your ideas about shutting down the school system for a year and have the parents homeschool. That's an idea that the legislators will actually debate and probably pass. The governor will applaud you for your creative budget fixes and award you with an administrative job within the state. This is a third world country....See More

Apr 5, 2011

WHY IS ARIZONA SO BAD FOR TEACHERS = WHOSE IS AT FAULT?

by Kellie

Apr 8, 2011

What's the scoop? Who is to blame?

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Sean Dog and Pony Show!!! That is exactly what my principal told me she wanted to see. The vice principal didn't know her teachers, walked like a turtle,and was very critical and suspicious of her teachers. The teachers are in the trenches and there is nobody to support them

On 4/14/11, kl wrote:

> Here, here! Definitely the govern...See MoreDog and Pony Show!!! That is exactly what my principal told me she wanted to see. The vice principal didn't know her teachers, walked like a turtle,and was very critical and suspicious of her teachers. The teachers are in the trenches and there is nobody to support them

On 4/14/11, kl wrote:

> Here, here! Definitely the governmental powers-that-be are the > catalysts for lame decision-making on the part of the school > district administrators. It should be against ALL laws known to > man that any kind of funding for education be nixed, at any > level. How can our own state lawmakers JUSTIFY cutting education > funds when we have recently been ranked #50?!! > > There are too many administrators at the district level and > school level who have NO classroom teaching experience, or very > little, OR their experience was 20 years ago, who are making > decisions that they claim are in the "best interest" of > Arizona's students. More testing, more accountability on the > teacher, more technology (which changes every year, and is > ultimately incompatible with the current technology in place), > more dog/pony shows, etc. > > Teachers are viewed here as magicians. We are not magicians. Why > are teachers held to the highest of standards as a priest is in > the private church sector? Then, when our TRANSIENT students > come and go through our classes, and don't perform at level > because they have missed critical concepts of education, thus > failing important tests, yep, the teachers are still blamed for > it. > > Why is Arizona so bad for teachers, you ask? Maybe the parents > who don't give a rip should be asked, "What are YOU doing to > help your teacher who is helping your child?" > > On 4/10/11, ja wrote: >> There has been a climate of non-involvement within the >> legislature with educational issues. No one really cared if >> the illiterate learned to read. We have a huge "retired" >> community that did not really care about the educational >> issues. We were a largely agrarian community that really did >> not know about that education beyond a certain age was a >> necessity and no one to represent their interests. We had >> McCain at the helm for the last thousand years and he catered >> to special interest groups. Our legislature typically limits >> their involvement in education to proposing bills that would >> have schools and teachers reports suspected illegal immigrant >> children. Our legislators also proposed bills that would >> have teachers carry guns in the classroom. The wealthier >> citizens did have decent educational systems but the poor >> were ignored. Go into any of our new schools and look at the >> administrators. They are paid huge salaries but have little >> experience with classroom issues. There are no books for the >> students, no supplies and teachers are paid a poverty wage. >> The teachers have no union to represent their interests, >> there is no legislator willing to represent the interests of >> the students, the school committees are full of corruption. >> Good experienced teachers from other states come into the >> system that want to make a change however throw up their >> hands after a couple of years of battling the system and >> understanding that the fight isn't worth the emotional and >> physical toll and leave with sanity intact.. >> On 4/08/11, Kellie wrote: >>> What's the scoop? >>> Who is to blame?

Apr 15, 2011

some teacher On 4/08/11, Kellie wrote: > What's the scoop? > Who is to blame? "Who's" at fault. Not "whose" = )

Our Governor keeps making cuts and there are some school districts who don't know how to handle their money.

Jun 4, 2011

SRA Specific Skills Series

by Lori Rice

Apr 9, 2011

I am looking for a used set of the SRA Specific Skills Series for reading comprehension. If you have the series and are looking to part with it, please e-mail me. Thank you!

AZ bad for teachers

by Terry

Apr 12, 2011

I can attest for the administrators at least at the school where I worked. The Vice principal was merely there for the experience and has intentions of moving onto another school to be a principal. She is not motivated, does not know her teachers, and is basically inept. Yes, the administration is a big problem, They don't support the teachers,and ...See More

anon Sounds familiar. Our school is an administrative training ground...every two years we get a new vice principal who moves on...then someone fresh and new comes in, someone without much teaching experience, someone who changes the rules, the discipline, etc. and then they wonder why kids, parents, and teachers don't know which end is up! The discrepa...See More

Apr 13, 2011

Mark Teachers pay for supplies Principal and vice principal have little experience Parents not involved too many duties (busy work) too many meetings Too much paperwork discipline problems large classrooms bad pay- subs are given nothing long hours - correct papers on own time no unions or support when problems schools do not hire back RIF's Too much em...See More

Apr 16, 2011

by What do others think?

Apr 18, 2011

How long do you think it take to overturn the birther law? I'm guessing not long, but a friend of mine thinks we'll have a nail biter-- and maybe even have ballots printed with no names but the Republican nominee before the final ballots are approved.

My reasoning: I mean "quickly" as in settled within months, noy weeks.

This is...See More

Sean What does this have to do with teachers?

On 4/18/11, What do others think? wrote: > How long do you think it take to overturn the birther law? > I'm guessing not long, but a friend of mine thinks we'll > have a nail biter-- and maybe even have ballots printed > with no names but the Republican nominee before the final > ball...See More

Apr 19, 2011

iteach Good question! What DOES this have to do with teachers?

FYI: There are political forums out there for issues like this.

On 4/19/11, Sean wrote: > > What does this have to do with teachers? > > On 4/18/11, What do others think? wrote: >> How long do you think it take to overturn the birther law? >> I'm gues...See More

Apr 19, 2011

Grim to be a teacher in Arizona

by Shawn

Apr 20, 2011

More budget cuts, layoffs especially on the west side. One school district stated they are going to hire new teachers but leave out the fact that last years RIF teachers were never hired back. School districts are on the verge of being unethical. Arizona, you take the cake for education!!!

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EllieJ. You are so right. You get a 6 for "word choice"; it is uncivilized here. If I had it to do all over again, I never would've chosen AZ to build a career. And evil? My school went through a major scandal that in the "real world" woud've been cause for termination of all involved. Instead their infidelity was overlooked because of decent test scores. ...See More

May 17, 2011

kl Where are the better and more professional places to work? Please, I would love to know b/c I am SOO done teaching and being a teacher in stupid Arizona!

On 5/17/11, EllieJ. wrote: > You are so right. You get a 6 for "word > choice"; it is uncivilized here. If > I had it to do all over again, I never would've chosen > AZ to bui...See More

May 18, 2011

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